Lactation

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 Just wondering what must be the selection criteria here. It cannot just be size, as it is widely acknowledged that it is the firmness,  even skin tone and a pronounced visibility, is what is more important in breast beauty. Above all, is how a woman carries them...is she apologetic about them, is she proud of them to hold her chest high and make their presence felt. Ganga seems to score well on the last point, though not too sure on the first one or two. Maybe the more experienced of the group can tell. 


By the way, size has no biological or evolutionary advantage. Neither do large breast necessarily produce more milk. In fact it is a function of the glandular tissues, whereas size is due accumulation of fatty issues, which has no bearing on milk production. It is as worthless as saying penis size is related to potency in men.


I am not complaining, but of all the 5000 mammalian species on Earth, only humans have permanent breasts. In other species they develop temporarily during nursing, and after lactation, they promptly disappear (what a pity). In humans they develop during puberty and thankfully are there to stay. It has puzzled biologists and it was Darwin who said breasts developed to serve as a sex symbol to replace the swelling rear end of other female primates during ovulation. Once our ancestors started walking upright, the sexual organs were no longer as obvious to spot. So males had no obvious way of knowing when a female was sexually mature, except the visible breasts. 


It has been hard wired in men that they generally select women on the basis of their fertility and ability to raise children. It works very subtly and at a subconscious level. In almost all cultures, female attractiveness is in some way related to fertility. High levels of Estradiol right around the time of ovulation are correlated to fertility. And what characteristics will women who have high levels of Estradiol develop? Small waists with little relative fat, large adipose deposits around the hips and thighs, and larger breasts. In terms of contemporary measurements, that translates to a low waist-hip ratio, and a large bust-underbust ratio. 


Men cannot obviously conduct a fertility evaluation, but with a quick glance at a woman, we will subconsciously evaluate the body ratios and determine who is more fertile, and thus more attractive. So, from a biological perspective, though not an obvious one, breast size is very close to the popular perception. It is advertising.

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