Smile Smile

A smile seems to have a favorable influence upon others and makes one likable and more approachable. In the social context, smiling and laughterhave different functions in the order of sequence in social situations:

• Smiling is not a pre-laughing device and is a common pattern for paving the way to laughter;
• Smiling can be used as a response to laughter in the previous turn.

Smiling is a signaling system that evolved from a need to communicate information of many different forms. One of these is advertisement of sexual interest. Female smiles are appealing to heterosexual males, increasing physical attractiveness and enhancing sex appeal. However, recent research indicates a man’s smile may or may not be most effective in attracting heterosexual women, and that facial expressions such as pride or even shame might be more effective. The researchers ignored the role of smiles in other sexual preferences.