BREAKING: Men Think Having a Baby Makes Them, Like, Totally Hot

It’s no surprise that a new study has confirmed that moms don’t exactly feel sexy after having a baby, what with the exhaustion, lack of bathing and lingering pregnancy weight and all.  However, it’s interesting to find out that dudes totally do feel more attractive after becoming a dad — at least, that’s what the study in the Journal of Gender Studies claims.

And, upon further reflection, that difference in our self-perceptions makes sense considering how the world often treats us after we have a baby: