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by Spixxy on August 31st, 2004

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Is it true that in women the index finger is always longer than the ring finger, and in men it's the opposite?

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  • by Kim Siever on September 1st, 2004

    Kim Siever

    It is not absolutely true. Both my wife and I have index fingers that are shorter than our ring fingers.

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  • by harlow_sam on August 6th, 2009

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    I think this is bull. I mean it could happen that the mayority has them the way you say, like around 70%. But the rest may have them like the oppisite sex. I've seen a lot of persons who have them like the opposite. Many theories, it's supposed to have something to do with the amount of testosterone you were exposed while your mom was pregnat. They say people with the ring finger longer are better at sports, die earlier, are better at math and music. People who have the index longer are supposed to be better in martial arts, literature, and live longer. They also say girls with longer ring fingers, are more sexual than the others, more aggresive and prefare more masculine guys. Stuff like that, nothing has been clear. Other study says that the lenght of your fingers is basically genetic. You never know. All i know is I am girl, my ring finger is longer in both hands, I´m straight, I suck at sports and I'm kind of good at literature. So, trust me, those investigations are not very accuarate.

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  • by Anonymous on August 24th, 2005

    Anonymous

    I'm a heterosexual man, and here's a picture of my left hand:

    http://www.impulse.net/~thebob/BobLeftHand.jpg

    Seriously though, even before that injury occured, the ring finger was shorter than the index finger, as is the case on my right hand as well.

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  • by Relsqui on November 7th, 2004

    Relsqui

    No, as my own fingers prove, and such generalizations are rarely true.

    You may, however, be thinking of recent studies which suggest a correlation between the length of the second and fourth fingers and sexual orientation. The hypothetical reason for this is that androgen (a hormone) has an effect both on finger length and future sexual orientation in a developing fetus. This site has links to a couple papers on the subject and more information:

    http://bioteach.ubc.ca/TeachingResources/Biochemistry/FingerPapers.html

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  • by Firebrand on August 6th, 2009

    Firebrand

    No that is not true.

    On some women and sometimes on one hand but not both.

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  • by nahani on August 14th, 2009

    nahani

    My index finger is longer than my ring finger. So this proves that I am female . . .

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  • by Strength on August 6th, 2009

    Strength

    My index is smaller than my 4th

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  • by Jenniferocious on October 4th, 2005

    Jenniferocious

    I have met both men and women with the index longer than the ring finger... however...

    Which way are we looking at our hands? Palms down?
    with my palm down my ring finger is longer than my index finger.
    with my palm up my index finger appears longer...

    If I can't even tell which one of my fingers is longer how would I be able to make a definite decision on this? Oh no! Am I a woman or a man??? OH NO!

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  • by Princess_So on June 5th, 2009

    Princess_So

    well my index finger is longer then my ring finger?

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  • by Elllie on June 5th, 2009

    Elllie

    my ring finger is longer than my index finger and I am a girl.

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  • by Galeanda on June 7th, 2009

    Galeanda

    My fingers are the same length, no difference and my husband's index is longer than his ring finger. I've seen it all ways.

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  • by Sunshine n Lollipops on August 6th, 2009

    Sunshine n Lollipops

    i have no idea but im a woman and my index fingers are ever so slightly longer than my ring fingers and never really paid any attention to it before hehe

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