On the contrary, men who look at women with a normal, open eyed gaze are perceived to be more sincere and better partners, according to a team at the University of Michigan which has carried out the study.
In their study, researchers discovered that narrowing the eyes in an attempt to look alluring only makes men look untrustworthy and up for a fling, the 'Daily Mail' reported.
The researchers, however, warned them and any other men to use such a technique carefully.
According to 'Livescience', the researchers used identical photos of white men in their early 20s with their eyes half-open and fully open and showed them to two groups of test subjects totalling 400 men and women.
The female participants were asked to rate each of the men on how attractive they were for a long term relationship, a short term relationship and a fling. They were also asked which of the two men they'd prefer to father their baby, and if they