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PaperclipPerfector  4d ago (text post)   2639 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for November 6, 2026

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Another "choose the face" website is making rounds on Twitter, this one actually provides some stats, unlike Aella's: https://mytype.fyi/

I learned that my type is so basic it's almost painful. In a nutshell, it's a Mormon or Midwestern college athlete.

Fun idea, but is their goal really for people to upload pictures of themselves and then to match people who like each other's features? That's never ever going to work, mainly because women don't like 95% of male portraits.

I learned that my type is so basic it's almost painful. In a nutshell, it's a Mormon or Midwestern college athlete.

The interesting thing I learned is not what I like (I already knew, of course), but what I don't like. Apparently, short hair and died hair are absolute deal breakers. Huh. Also, I can't tell white women and middle eastern women apart.

And, apparently, my T levels must be off the chart, literally. I found 15 women per batch attractive, the average man chooses 2 or 3. The chart ends at 12...

It does seem more fun and to work better than the last round.

women don't like 95% of male portraits.

I wonder if it's a matter of would prefer vs do not like. It's a bit hard to tell with this methodology. But yes, the difference in distribution is quite remarkable.

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