"When it comes to
finding a mate, it seems
size does matter – the size of the
ring finger, that is. The length of a man’s
fourth finger has been linked to his
libido.
The more
testosterone – the
male sex hormone – a baby is exposed to, the longer his ring finger is likely to be. Men’s fourth fingers are usually longer than their index fingers, while for women it is the other way round. "
Essentially, more
androgen equated to a proportionally
longer fourth digit. More
estrogen resulted in a
feminized appearance. In many cultures, a proportionally longer ring finger in men has been taken as a
sign of fertility.
Exceptional performances in
sports and - as stated above - excellence in the
financial domain are being linked to the amount of male hormones that people absorb before birth while they stay in the womb.
Men with long ring fingers, consider themselves as
attractive. Studies show that women in the general rule agree and confirm the judgements of these men. Interestingly, women who have long ring fingers also find themselves attractive.