Why bearded lads are 'more attractive' to women, according to science

[Gefn]

With World Beard Day today (September 2), we decided to take a look at why facial hair makes men attractive.

And there's more science to it than you think, apparently.

From confidence to being a sign of masculinity, facial fuzz could give you some big benefits, according to experts.

And the explanations may see you ditching your razor for good.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/real-life/bearded-lads-more-attractive-women-30834522

[Free Vulcan]

So glad I live in the rural Midwest. You don't have these kinds of issues. Women generally want real men, and generally aren't into sissy boys.

[mountaineer]

I don't know about that. Personally, I'm tired of just about every guy having a beard, especially when they're patchy and scraggly.

[Free Vulcan]

I don't know about that. Personally, I'm tired of just about every guy having a beard, especially when they're patchy and scraggly.

Alot of that really gets into the poseur stuff and projecting an image being rural or blue collar or something. I'm generally buzzed and clean shaven, don't wear overalls, no tats, and rarely wear workboots, yet I got more country and shop skills than just about everyone but the Amish. I don't know why alot of guys think they can just put that on like a suit.

[roamer_1]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBQ01X-1AlI

[roamer_1]

Alot of that really gets into the poseur stuff and projecting an image being rural or blue collar or something. I'm generally buzzed and clean shaven, don't wear overalls, no tats, and rarely wear workboots, yet I got more country and shop skills than just about everyone but the Amish. I don't know why alot of guys think they can just put that on like a suit.

I look cowboy in the summer... though I am never ever clean-shaven. but I got a lot more hillbilly in me, and it shows the rest of the time... Long hair and a beard are haute couture in hillbilly culture, and here, that bleeds into formal redneck culture and is perfectly acceptable, along with a throat patch, moccasins, full leathers, and any number of Native accouterments.

[240B]

I look cowboy in the summer... though I am never ever clean-shaven. but I got a lot more hillbilly in me, and it shows the rest of the time... Long hair and a beard are haute couture in hillbilly culture, and here, that bleeds into formal redneck culture and is perfectly acceptable, along with a throat patch, moccasins, full leathers, and any number of Native accouterments.

I am bald.

[roamer_1]

I am bald.

bald and beard is a thing... 

[Smokin Joe]

No tats, never saw anything I wanted to wear that long.
4 button beard (start counting at the top of the shirt)--it just kinda grew on me. 
Haven't had a haircut in years. Pull it back, keep it tied in 3 or four places, will be shot dead before I do one of those "man bun' things.
I wear workboots and jeans (FR when at work, regular at home), unless I am going to something more formal like a wedding or funeral. (I avoid going to court...).

I like durable, basic clothes, and always in the back of my mind is the question "How many days stuck out in the boonies would I last in this outfit before it was rags?" and "Would it be strong enough material to tie a splint or use as a bandage or even a tourniquet?" (Yes, I would give the shirt off my back for such a thing).

And I always have at least one knife on my person, unless I am going through an Airport or into a Government building where they have metal detectors. It's a tool I use frequently.

But with me, none of this is done for anyone else's benefit. It's just my nature.

[roamer_1]

No tats, never saw anything I wanted to wear that long.
4 button beard (start counting at the top of the shirt)--it just kinda grew on me. 
Haven't had a haircut in years. Pull it back, keep it tied in 3 or four places, will be shot dead before I do one of those "man bun' things.
I wear workboots and jeans (FR when at work, regular at home), unless I am going to something more formal like a wedding or funeral. (I avoid going to court...).

I like durable, basic clothes, and always in the back of my mind is the question "How many days stuck out in the boonies would I last in this outfit before it was rags?" and "Would it be strong enough material to tie a splint or use as a bandage or even a tourniquet?" (Yes, I would give the shirt off my back for such a thing).

And I always have at least one knife on my person, unless I am going through an Airport or into a Government building where they have metal detectors. It's a tool I use frequently.

But with me, none of this is done for anyone else's benefit. It's just my nature.

All that... except I saw my hair off (onion head) in the spring, and probably again at harvest... to include the beard... The only thing surviving perpetually being the mustache. So by spring, when I saw it off, a 3 button beard and a 6 inch tail. 

[Smokin Joe]

All that... except I saw my hair off (onion head) in the spring, and probably again at harvest... to include the beard... The only thing surviving perpetually being the mustache. So by spring, when I saw it off, a 3 button beard and a 6 inch tail. 

[240B]

bald and beard is a thing... 

It is the migration. Your hair around 50 migrates south. Eyebrows, Ears, Nose, and beard.
You are right. My beard is monumental. I do not know what it would take to cut it?

Stand up, Hook up, Shuffle to the front     .. what the f u c k  man, here we go ...

[jmyrlefuller]

I don't know about that. Personally, I'm tired of just about every guy having a beard, especially when they're patchy and scraggly.

I've tried a few times in my life. Though my mustache has always come in fine, the beard never has any semblance of consistency.

It's tough when articles like this are selling you a particular look you're not really able to emulate. But I'm me, and that's all I can be... so if they don't like me, that's on them.

[240B]

You are better off than most of us ... here is a woman

[roamer_1]

It is the migration. Your hair around 50 migrates south. Eyebrows, Ears, Nose, and beard.
You are right. My beard is monumental. I do not know what it would take to cut it?

Stand up, Hook up, Shuffle to the front     .. what the f u c k  man, here we go ...

Just use your ear hair for a comb-over... you'll be fine. 😁

[roamer_1]

I've tried a few times in my life. Though my mustache has always come in fine, the beard never has any semblance of consistency.

It's tough when articles like this are selling you a particular look you're not really able to emulate. But I'm me, and that's all I can be... so if they don't like me, that's on them.

I had trouble with cheek hair (we're talkin about my head here people  ) Nice and full under the jawline, but sparse and patchy on the cheeks... So I shaved my cheeks (on my head, Wings... on my head), getting a kinda Mormon/Amish look... Till I quit giving a sh*t and let it go... then it all filled in fine within a year or two.

[libertybele]

I've tried a few times in my life. Though my mustache has always come in fine, the beard never has any semblance of consistency.

It's tough when articles like this are selling you a particular look you're not really able to emulate. But I'm me, and that's all I can be... so if they don't like me, that's on them.

[andy58-in-nh]

I have a full beard, and I have had at least a goatee since 2001. Every time I consider shaving it, my wife says "no".

So, there you go: proof that having a beard makes you more of a man... who does exactly what your wife tells you. 

[libertybele]

I have a full beard, and I have had at least a goatee since 2001. Every time I consider shaving it, my wife says "no".

So, there you go: proof that having a beard makes you more of a man... who does exactly what your wife tells you. 

My hubby has always had a mustache.  He came back after a weekend with the guys and shaved it off.  I didn't recognize him and told him to please grow it back.  Over the past 15 years he's grown a beard -- which is fine.  He's grown his hair long which has thinned significantly -- that's what I'd wish he'd chop off.  It's his head and his face, so be it.  He's still the same person underneath.

[roamer_1]

I have a full beard, and I have had at least a goatee since 2001. Every time I consider shaving it, my wife says "no".

So, there you go: proof that having a beard makes you more of a man... who does exactly what your wife tells you. 

I have never been able to do that goatee thing... too much management...
To give you an idea, the last time anything other than mustache scissors have adjusted my hair was back in the spring sometime. I am fine with hygiene (kinda), but I ain't gonna fuss with it. A vanity I never acquired. 

[roamer_1]

My hubby has always had a mustache.  He came back after a weekend with the guys and shaved it off.  I didn't recognize him and told him to please grow it back.  Over the past 15 years he's grown a beard -- which is fine.  He's grown his hair long which has thinned significantly -- that's what I'd wish he'd chop off.  It's his head and his face, so be it.  He's still the same person underneath.

My wife never minded the hair... she always minded the stubble because it gave her a rash if we got to cuddling... so it took a couple weeks for the stubble to get soft, and then she was fine again.

[240B]

[Kamaji]

My father has worn a beard his entire life to hide a remarkably receding chin.  He shaved it once - he wanted to "punish" himself for screwing up his golf game - and I was rather shocked to see him - none of us inherited his chin.

[LMAO]

I’ve gone several days without shaving, but I have never grown a full beard

Ive been blessed or cursed with extremely thick hair, and I’m afraid what  a beard would look like

[roamer_1]

I’ve gone several days without shaving, but I have never grown a full beard

Ive been blessed or cursed with extremely thick hair, and I’m afraid what  a beard would look like

For the cost of a gas powered hedge trimmer, it can look however you like.