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How you may be able to tell if a man is more likely to be unfaithful by the size of his NOSE

Stronger masculine features including a square jaw and a strong brow could be indicators that a man is more likely to cheat, according to researchers

UNFAITHFULNESS can be judged from a man’s face — but not a woman’s, according to research.

Both sexes identified cheaters by looks in tests.

 Scientists have found that unfaithfulness can be shown by a man's face but not a woman's. Ryan Giggs had an affairs with model Imogen Thomas and his brother's wife Natasha
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Scientists have found that unfaithfulness can be shown by a man's face but not a woman's. Ryan Giggs had an affairs with model Imogen Thomas and his brother's wife NatashaCredit: PA:Press Association

They made above- chance judgments using “straying” features including square jaw, strong brow and wide nose.

Dr Yong Zhi Foo, of the University of Western Australia, said: We found above-chance accuracy in unfaithfulness judgements of same-sex faces - but only for men rating men's faces and not women rating women's faces. Our results were not as expected."

Dr Foo's team based the latest findings on an online study of more than 1,500 men and women aged 18 to 75.

They were asked to rate the faithfulness of 189 white adults - 101 men and 88 women - from colour photographs with neutral expressions and most of the hair, neck and ears masked.

They provided self-reported data about the number of times they had cheated on partners or poached them.

They were also were rated for attractiveness on a seven point scale.

The participants were randomly assigned to rate 'how likely is this person to be unfaithful?' of either the men's or women's faces on a 10-point scale from 'not at all' to 'extremely'.

The researchers then measured whether ratings of unfaithfulness predicted the self-reported cheating and poaching of each face identity.

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