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→Vox Day on involuntary atheist celibacy
''See also:'' [[Atheism and sexuality]] and [[Atheists and physical attractiveness]]
''See also:'' [[Atheism and sexuality]] and [[Atheists and physical attractiveness]]
The [[England|English]] [[Anthropology|anthropologist]] Edward Dutton indicates that using [[right-wing]] politics as a proxy for [[religion|religiosity]], there is evidence that [[atheism|atheists]] are less attractive and he pointed out that right-wing politicians are more likely to have [[Symmetry|symmetrical]] faces according to a study.<ref>[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/unique-everybody-else/201806/defending-atheist-mutational-load-theory-part-2 Defending Atheist Mutational Load Theory — Part 2] by
Scott A. McGreal MSc., Psychology Today, June 22, 2018</ref>
The American contrarian blog ''Half Sigma'' declared about [[atheism and social outcasts]]:
{{cquote|...[[Atheism and loneliness|atheists are most likely to live alone]].
This is not surprising. Atheists are less desirable...partners. I observed this once when I was living in Washington, DC, and I wandered by an atheist convention happening on the mall. The atheist were [[Atheism and women|predominately male]], and significantly uglier than average.
This is because ugly people become social outcasts, and social outcasts are more likely to be attracted to outcast movements like atheism, [[libertarianism]], [[communism]], etc.
Jay Fink writes:
If you are attractive and have a good social life you will generally not be interested in out of the mainstream groups or ideas. Why buck the status quo when it's working in your interests?<ref>[http://www.halfsigma.com/2009/01/atheism-is-a-lonely-religion.html Atheism is lonely religion]</ref>}}
In the [[Western World]], atheists have lower marriage rates (see: [[Atheism and marriage]]).
[[File:Vox Day.jpg|thumbnail|left|150px|[[Vox Day]] ]]
[[File:Vox Day.jpg|thumbnail|left|150px|[[Vox Day]] ]]