Beard Or No Beard, Types, Confused- Ask Your Women
Beard or no beard, it’s a manly trait, but women govern it!
You’ve probably thought about this question over the past few years, especially if you grew a beard during the last two years of the pandemic and kept it. Or, you may be on the cusp of adulthood and be wondering what to do with a beard you’ve grown.
Do women truly enjoy facial hair? This question is normal from adolescence to adulthood, as one may need clarification about the preferences of women or, more specifically, what women prefer when it comes to men’s facial hair. So without further ado, let’s examine what research on the topic has to offer.
Surprisingly, there is more data and information on the subject than you might believe, and it appears that men everywhere are increasingly sporting facial hair. Let’s look into it.
Tessa R. Clarkson and others studied women’s attraction to men with different levels of facial masculinity and beards at the University of Queensland. They found that women find men with beards more attractive and more powerful. Ladies who are particularly morally repulsed are more inclined.
Beards And Masculinity
For the study, 919 American women between the ages of 18 and 70, most of whom were white, rated 30 photos of men at different stages of facial hair growth. With and without beards, the photos showed guys with artificially changed looks. The ladies judged the men’s attractiveness for long-term and short-term relationships. According to the study, men with more facial hair are more attractive, especially for long-term relationships.
Face features that make a man look strong and healthy, like a brow ridge that sticks out, wide cheekbones, a strong jawline, and narrow eyes that are set far apart, tell a woman that a man is healthy and strong. Women associate physical strength and social aggressiveness with masculine faces. It may imply a man with a strong immune system.
According to the experts, facial hair boosts a man’s manly traits, such as a broader jawline. This could provide resources and protection for mothers and their children. In other words, a beard may be a primitive, aesthetic way of signaling, “Hey girl, I’m a testosterone-fueled, lean, mean, pathogen-fighting machine.”
A beard’s fate maybe it’s own. This study looks at past research that found that men who grew beards felt more manly and had higher blood testosterone levels, both of which were linked to being the most powerful person in a group. They also held more traditional gender roles in their relationships with women than males with clean-shaven faces.
How Is Beard Preference Related To Disgust?
Obviously, not all women enjoy beards. The researchers were particularly interested in what features make women prefer bearded males over clean-shaven ones. They considered a woman’s dislike for certain concepts, her desire to get pregnant, and her personal exposure to facial hair.
The study found that women who didn’t like facial hair were put off by the thought of parasites or other critters in their hair or skin. Women who scored high on this “ectoparasite dislike” measure may have seen beards as an indication of poor hygiene. But women with more “pathogens” liked men with beards, probably because they saw beards as a sign of good health and a strong immune system.
Morality was an intriguing finding in the study. Women with more “moral revulsion,” or aversion to doing things that are wrong, liked men with hairy faces. According to the authors, beardedness, conservative politics, and traditional masculinity in heterosexual relationships may be linked.
It’s important to remember that culture plays a big role in how women decide which qualities in men are attractive. Due to the small sample size and cultural specificity of the American women examined in this study, broad generalizations about masculinity, facial hair, and male appeal should not be made. But this research is important because it shows that people’s decisions about how to look are affected by more than just fashion trends. Sociobiological, economic, and ecological factors all play a role in how we choose to show ourselves.
Other studies have shown that women find men with beards to be more attractive, and they also think they would make better partners and parents. Research shows that women see a beard as a sign of stability, which suggests that men with beards are more interested in long-term relationships than in short-term ones.
A beard may be a fashion statement; it can complement any personal style or clothing — depending on the type of beard you sport, of course — and it can be a good change of pace for your overall appearance if you’ve ever wanted to experiment with a new grooming routine.
Therefore, The Ultimate Question Is: Which Type Should I Sport?
It all boils down to selecting the proper facial hair for your face shape. In recent years, popular styles have ranged from the 5 o’clock shadow stubble to longer facial hair (like Keanu Reeves’ “scruff”) to the short, well-groomed business beard or goatee. It’s never a terrible idea to mimic a fashion icon like George Clooney, right?
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