Mindfully Healing

Is the overfilled lip popular among some female celebrities really the most attractive look? Many women are paying for cosmetic ‘enhancements’ to their lips that are making them less attractive, if new research is anything to go by. The overfilled upper lip may not actually be the most attractive look, a new study published in the journal JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery finds. Scientists at the University of California showed a series of pictures of women’s faces to 150 judges. Both the overall size of the lips and the ratio of

In the real world, forcing someone to have sex is something that is widely regarded as a repugnant act. By contrast, in our sexual fantasies, the prospect of being forced to have sex is something that many people find to be a major turn-on. For instance, research on the prevalence of so-called “rape fantasies, “ or fantasies about being forced to have sex against one’s will, has found that they are quite common. Indeed, studies have found that anywhere from 31% to 57% of women report having had these fantasies;

Being rejected socially, can give you this outsider advantage. Being rejected socially makes people more creative, research finds. Feeling outside the group helps people generate more novel ideas. It may help to explain why so many great artists were outsiders — people who lived separate lives in order to produce works that would surprise and delight the rest of us. The study’s authors call it the ‘outsider advantage’. Professor Jack Goncalo, who led the study, said: “If you have the right way of managing rejection, feeling different can help you