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It is often wrongfully thought that it is the man who chooses the partner. The reality is different. Just as in the wild, it is the female who communicates mating signals and males react to them. Ninety percent of all signals concerning finding a partner are given by women.

Nature has provided us with a wonderful attention span for noticing every representative of the opposite sex, whether we want to do that deliberately or not.

All men and women notice when a person from the opposite sex enters the room. Our eyes quickly scan the person, assessing the entrant.

This scanning is done quicker by women than men, and this is also why men so often more readily 'get caught' looking at an attractive woman. Women carry out their own review, only faster and in a far more subtle way.

While men are more oriented toward a woman's looks during the initial meeting, women make an assessment of how well a man is capable of protecting offspring. This means that women are more oriented toward the man’s social position and power. But remember, exceptions are the rule.

Clothing is one of those silent signals that influence our visual sense. Bright, contrasted clothing attracts more attention than clothing with more modest colours.

Our sense of sight perceives bright colours as more exciting and intriguing. These colours make us feel stronger emotions, while darker tones keep our feelings more restrained.

Research has shown that women who wear red clothing are more likely to be looking for a sexual partner. At the same time, men also feel that women who wear red are more attractive and more likely to be interested in sex than women who wear other colours.

This of course does not mean that all women who wear red are 'on the prowl'. But it does seem that courageous, active and attention seeking women tend to wear red.

The colour red, especially in sultry overtones, is the most attention grabbing of all the colours. Red always sticks out and who can deny its passionate undertone.