Should I grow a beard?

[rufuspaul]

Or has that ship sailed? I'm not talking about a Harden or Napoli style chin nest, just a regular ole beard. I had a goatee back in the late 90s that had a good run but never sported a true beard.

What's the word on the ISH street?

[nightprowler10]

Depends. Can your face handle it?

[hateraid]

I have one currently. Then again I'm setting up to be Jesus for Halloween

Do it.

[rufuspaul]

I have one currently. Then again I'm setting up to be Jesus for Halloween

Do it.


:cheers: I think we're gonna need a pic of that.

[rezznor]

jesus on a raptor. do it.

[Le Shaqtus]

If you can't show it don't grow it.

[Styles p]

no pieces of food will fall out of it into patients mouths while you're cleaning their teeth.

[-p.tiddy-]

My wife and I had a big debate about facial hair...here is a fact: WOMEN HATE IT

My wife's mother is a writer, she writes romance novels (aka porn for women) and it was pointed out to me that the one thing that has NEVER been seen in a romance novel is a man with a beard, because the truth is, it is a major turn off for women...and that is just about ALL woman...have you ever heard a woman say "oh what a sexy beard"?


THAT BEING SAID...you're married with kid(s)...not single a dating...so fck it!!! :lol

[boozehound]

goatees are weak sauce. Do it if you want to. It will definitely make you look more manly if you can grow a good (i.e. not a lame redsox hotmess) beard. As I recall, you have a weak chin? Helps with that as well.

[boozehound]

My wife and I had a big debate about facial hair...here is a fact: WOMEN HATE IT

My wife's mother is a writer, she writes romance novels (aka porn for women) and it was pointed out to me that the one thing that has NEVER been seen in a romance novel is a man with a beard, because the truth is, it is a major turn off for women...and that is just about ALL woman...have you ever heard a woman say "oh what a sexy beard"?


THAT BEING SAID...you're married with kid(s)...not single a dating...so fck it!!! :lol
this is complete and utter bullshit

[-p.tiddy-]

it's scientific law fellas...sorry :(

[-p.tiddy-]

[QUOTE]Last spring, the scientific community dealt a devastating blow to bearded men and the women who love them. After assessing the facial hair preferences of 227 women, University of New South Wales researchers Barnaby Dixson and Robert Brooks released a study suggesting that straight women deem men more attractive when they are beardless. As The Daily Mail put it: [B]

[-p.tiddy-]

another study:


Men, you have a simple choice: If you want respect from other men, grow a beard. Aiming to attract a woman? Shave it off.

A study reported in Behavioral Ecology used pictures of men from New Zealand and Samoa in normal poses and making angry faces, both with full beards (over six weeks of growth with no trimming) and sans facial hair, to determine how the men were perceived. Researchers showed the before and after photos to 200 women, and asked the women to rate the men’s attractiveness. It didn’t matter the country — the women found the clean-shaven men significantly more attractive.

http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/03/06/beards-get-respect-but-not-women-study-finds/

[-p.tiddy-]

I've had lots of girls tell me it's hot and then I get bummed because I can't grow one, then that sadness turns to resentment for people with beards.
I've never heard any woman refer to facial hair as "hot"

I have facial hair myself...so I'm not biased


my wife makes a good point...romance novels are "porn for women" and the fact that there isn't a single romance novel out there that contains a bearded man says something on this issue

woman may say to their mate "oh I love your beard honey"...that means nothing...wives with bald husbands probably tell them they love their bald head too...that is just the equivilent of a man saying "naw you don't look fat in that dress" when they do lol

[-p.tiddy-]

Well I don't think many women read romance novels... I've only known of one, my friends mom. I think for most women porn is porn.
their is a huge market for them actually, esp with older women

and there is romance novels for younger women too...usually consists of young vampires and such :lol

ever seen a vampire with a beard?

[rufuspaul]

no pieces of food will fall out of it into patients mouths while you're cleaning their teeth.


I wear a mask dude. How long has it been since you've been to the dentist?

[hateraid]

Whipped and beaten Jesus or regular Jesus?

Resurrected flowing handsome Jesus

[DeuceWallaces]

I can't grow one, so do it for me.

[Budadiiii]

I wear a mask dude. How long has it been since you've been to the dentist?
Wow very strong ether.

Straight clowned him. In a subtle way I might add.... basically said "You're broke, have shitty rotten teeth, and you have no knowledge on dental equipment"

Good shit my brother..

[rufuspaul]

Resurrected flowing handsome Jesus


:applause:

[rufuspaul]

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f80/rufuspaul/beardstyles_zpsb6d54984.jpg


I'm leaning towards the mutton chops or the french fork.

[reppy]

My wife and I had a big debate about facial hair...here is a fact: WOMEN HATE IT

My wife's mother is a writer, she writes romance novels (aka porn for women) and it was pointed out to me that the one thing that has NEVER been seen in a romance novel is a man with a beard, because the truth is, it is a major turn off for women...and that is just about ALL woman...have you ever heard a woman say "oh what a sexy beard"?


THAT BEING SAID...you're married with kid(s)...not single a dating...so fck it!!! :lol

That's pretty much not true at all. Maybe if you live in some state where women can't handle a real man. :lol

It really depends on the kind of woman you're after. Out where I live, women are more inclined to date a guy with a beard than in other areas of the country. Hell, my brother's girlfriend pretty much made him grow a beard.

I'm rocking a beard and loving it. The only downside is that when I go out for my walks past the school and I'm dressed in dark clothing and a hoodie it seems to frighten little children. :lol But depending on your perspective, little kids not bothering you on your walk could be a good thing.

[-p.tiddy-]

it is true though reppy....there are plenty of studies to back it up too

here is somewhat of an explianation as to why women hate beards:
[QUOTE]Confused researchers in New Zealand and Canada decided to conduct their own research to see if they could get to the bottom of why women were going against their natural instincts. To conduct their research, they rounded up some hairy men.

19 men with full beards had their picture taken, showing their beards in all their glory. The mighty beards were then shaved off and the men were photographed again

[reppy]

it is true though reppy....there are plenty of studies to back it up too

here is somewhat of an explianation as to why women hate beards:



although I always assumed it because of the obvious fact you can't really kiss a woman right sporting a beard...

I've seen studies that say women are more likely to want to have a one night stand with a bearded man than without.

Since when do women want "safe" men? Does that mean you should be a scrawny wimp instead of having muscle because muscle is SCARY and could hurt you?

[-p.tiddy-]

more:

Women Cannot Stand Men's Fully-Grown Beards, Study Claims (http://news.softpedia.com/news/Women-Cannot-Stand-Men-s-Fully-Grown-Beards-Study-Claims-345151.shtml)


Scientific Proof That Women Hate Beards (http://gizmodo.com/5893506/scientific-proof-that-women-hate-beards)

here is more explaination:


Nick Neave, a psychologist from Northumbria University, explained to the Daily Mail that a man's ability to grow a beard is nothing to do with making them attractive to women. "[M]ales' faces and bodies are probably mostly designed to fend off other males and what females like is neither here nor there," he explained.

[Le Shaqtus]

My lady doesn't like me clean shaven, which is fine for me because I hate shaving anyway :lol

[-p.tiddy-]

I've seen studies that say women are more likely to want to have a one night stand with a bearded man than without.

Since when do women want "safe" men? Does that mean you should be a scrawny wimp instead of having muscle because muscle is SCARY and could hurt you?
actually I do think women are turned off a bit by a bodybuilder type physique

think they would rather have a young looking man with a thin build...or "normal" build..."athletic" build etc

[reppy]

actually I do think women are turned off a bit by a bodybuilder type physique

think they would rather have a young looking man with a thin build...or "normal" build

A natural bodybuilder physique? I think most women would go for that.

Go look at how many women went and saw the movie Magic Mike.

Anyway, doing what you do with your life because you're afraid of being "unattractive" to women is stupid. Not saying you're doing this..

Want to grow a beard? Do it. Long hair? Who gives a ****! Just make sure you don't smell like dog shit, your teeth are clean, etc.

There are enough women out there that like every style.

[Wally450]

I'm growing a Harden style beard for the 2nd straight year. Started growing it at the beginning of October. Gonna go til St. Patty's Day.

[Inactive]

actually I do think women are turned off a bit by a bodybuilder type physique

think they would rather have a young looking man with a thin build...or "normal" build..."athletic" build etcYeah, most women seem to prefer slim, but lean men. They'd prefer the ripped 170 pound guy, over the huge bodybuilder. They want the sensitive slightly androgynous guy, like Gosling, or Depp.

[longhornfan1234]

Clean shaven look is gay.

[-p.tiddy-]

A natural bodybuilder physique? I think most women would go for that.

Go look at how many women went and saw the movie Magic Mike.

Anyway, doing what you do with your life because you're afraid of being "unattractive" to women is stupid. Not saying you're doing this..

Want to grow a beard? Do it. Long hair? Who gives a ****! Just make sure you don't smell like dog shit, your teeth are clean, etc.

There are enough women out there that like every style.
again...I HAVE FACIAL HAIR...I'm not biased

since you brought up "Magic Mike" though...he has no beard, and don't you think it would be odd to see a male stripper with a full beard?...I'm no expert on the male stripper scene but I doubt they rock beards...EVER...because women don't want that, it isn't something they fantasize about.

[boozehound]

another study:


http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/03/06/beards-get-respect-but-not-women-study-finds/
first, you are assuming some sort of universal standard of beauty. A study of samoan and new zealand women is not very encompassing. Age also plays a role.

Second, when you universally declare that no dudes in romance novels have bears, you come across as a dumbass. You are familiar with every single romance novel ever written? Just type beard and romance novel into google and it will show you that this is false as shit.

finally, I wont generalize my experience beyond what it is, but I know lots of women who like guys with beards. Not stupid duck dynasty shit or sissy goatees, but a well kept trimmed beard.

[-p.tiddy-]

first, you are assuming some sort of universal standard of beauty. A study of samoan and new zealand women is not very encompassing. Age also plays a role.

Second, when you universally declare that no dudes in romance novels have bears, you come across as a dumbass. You are familiar with every single romance novel ever written? Just type beard and romance novel into google and it will show you that this is false as shit.

finally, I wont generalize my experience beyond what it is, but I know lots of women who like guys with beards. Not stupid duck dynasty shit or sissy goatees, but a well kept trimmed beard.
lol there is ONE :oldlol:

look at this:

https://www.google.com/search?q=romance+novel+beard&safe=off&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=321xUoHbEoKOyAHEiIHwBw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1642&bih=853#q=romance+novel+cover&safe=off&tbm=isch&imgdii=_

not a single bearded man

[boozehound]

and here are a bunch of shite studies that refute your shite studies. so there you go.

A recent study conducted by researchers from the University of New South Wales and published in Evolution and Human Behavior found that women found men with beards — specifically 10-day-old beards — more attractive. Not just that but guys with full-beards were perceived as better and more protective fathers.

Both men and women had to rate the faces with varying levels of facial hair growth (clean-shaven, five-day stubble, 10-day stubble and full beards). While guys thought clean shaven looked better than a short, five-day beard, women actually rated smooth faces as the least attractive
http://www.askmen.com/fashion/fashiontip/women-prefer-beards.html


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/29/beard-study-heavy-stubble-men-attractive-women_n_3180157.html

http://www.refinery29.com/2013/04/46218/facial-hair-male-attractiveness-study-beards
http://www.pajiba.com/seriously_random_lists/chicks-dig-beards-science-dont-lie.php

[-p.tiddy-]

and here are a bunch of shite studies that refute your shite studies. so there you go.

http://www.askmen.com/fashion/fashiontip/women-prefer-beards.html


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/29/beard-study-heavy-stubble-men-attractive-women_n_3180157.html

http://www.refinery29.com/2013/04/46218/facial-hair-male-attractiveness-study-beards
http://www.pajiba.com/seriously_random_lists/chicks-dig-beards-science-dont-lie.php
yeah I ran into in some of these already did you read them?

they conclude that "stubble" is attractive...NOT BEARDS

look man I don't care what you do with your facial hair, no need to get defensive, I am just being real about it...

[nightprowler10]

A clean shaven man may be easier on the eyes for some women, but I bet just as many women prefer a man with facial hair. Every single woman I've dated has preferred my bearded look over clean shaven. This includes my first gf who started dating me when I was clean shaven. Now that I'm married, I've shaven it all off for my wife because she wanted to see how I would look, she loved it at first, but then made me grow it back.

**** your studies. For all you know, b!tches who like clean shaven men also are the only ones who would participate in stupid studies while real women that like facial hair don't have that much time on their hands.

[JEFFERSON MONEY]

What the hell Prime.

This is worse than when you vehemently denied that Olive Garden reheated some of their products. That was a hot mess.

I can't believe you just said that, man. You're one of the most important posters here too.

Anyways Rufus hell yes. I bet your daughter would love it too.

[-p.tiddy-]

check this out too booz:

https://www.google.com/search?q=romance+novel+beard&safe=off&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=321xUoHbEoKOyAHEiIHwBw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1642&bih=853#q=people+sexiest+man+alive&safe=off&tbm=isch&imgdii=_

no beards to be found

[YouGotServed]

Just came here to say IMHO a full grown beard is not for everybody. My shit is stubble. I let my beard grow once and I looked like a jack-ass. Then again I've seen some guys who look better with a beard. This guy shaved his beard once and straight up looked like a pedophile.

[boozehound]

yeah I ran into in some of these already did you read them?

they conclude that "stubble" is attractive...NOT BEARDS

look man I don't care what you do with your facial hair, no need to get defensive, I am just being real about it...
heavy stubble, followed by full beard (grown out), then light stubble, and a clean shaven face the least attractive. My point is that these studies are not really reliable as overall cultural indicators. Blanket statement like no women find facial hair attractive (or all women do, etc) are ignorant and unsupportable. Who reads romance novels? Old women, who were enculturated in an age when beards were counter-culture, commie or otherwise not-mainstream in the US. Do you really think this generational view translates to todays 20 something? In my experience it does not. Again, my point isnt that there are tons of dudes with heavy stubble/ kempt beards on bodice rippers, just that there are clearly some.

[boozehound]

http://cdn.ph.upi.com/sv/upi/UPI-12391227102054/2008/1/382d7da4e418865c92bdfc9801cd89bb/People-names-Jackman-Sexiest-Man-Alive_st_th.jpg
That is pretty much a beard. Mine is not much heavier than that.

[TheSilentKiller]

The answer is always yes. And pt you are wrong. Chicks dig it.

[Bucket_Nakedz]

http://cdn.ph.upi.com/sv/upi/UPI-12391227102054/2008/1/382d7da4e418865c92bdfc9801cd89bb/People-names-Jackman-Sexiest-Man-Alive_st_th.jpg
That is pretty much a beard. Mine is not much heavier than that.
that is not a beard, brah.

[JEFFERSON MONEY]

Prime the research said 5-9 day stubble was the best of them all. I forgot the link but it was out there and fairly recently too.

And I know for a fact that my friends who have scored 100+ have gotten a much easier time in the clubs shaving their heads and growing beards. It's literally leveling up.

And romance novels are written by fat ugly lame women who aren't being properly fukked and dominated and henceforth spend their mental energy in conjuring fantasies as oppose to being satisfied satisfying their men.

Makes them look aggressive? LOL. A real man IS aggressive and capable of violence. Hugh Jackman in Prisoenrs has a huge fanbase. As does that dude in Last of Us.


Even if you are right prime at the end of the day,

Dudes with beards are getting laid.

Period.

The fact that you adhere to a staple tenement of your masculinity irregardless of whatever the fukk they claim they want in their ideal made-up fictional world, is attractive, in itself. The fact that you're espousing literally CHANGING yourself for a fukking women in matters like BEARD means you are losing your bachelor luster really fast man. Not good.

B!tches mislead and try to tame their men.

The day they succeed is the day they lose their respect.

Ask a horse trainer who their favorite horse is and they'll tell you it's the wild one with its own spirit who cooperates. Not the tame one. Sure the trainer wants to break its spirit and own them completely but when it rebels every once in a while it brings the EXCITEMENT. Same thing with wives I presume.

You are an ISH brother you should be advocating that which results in maximal happiness for the rest of your brethren. The beard gives the Boozehound an appearance to match his inner wisdom with his MISSION to become da professor, it gives the macmac the pimp edge to FINANCIALLY RUN THINGZ in montreal, it gives me the strength to tap into the reservoirs of strength of past Muslim warriors, it gives RIDONKS the distinguished respected look to bring credibility to his opinions and discourse on various subjects, and it will give RUFUS the fresh new manly look that will propel him OUT OF HIS MIDLIFE CRISIS into the deep rooted spirit of the European Renaissance man which he will B.E.C.O.M.E.

THE EDGE.

[outbreak]

My beards pretty full on at the moment probably about the length of zach galifinakis's in the hang over. About a week ago I went into a petrol station and the indian guy working there kept saying "you look allan" to me, eventually worked out he was trying to tell me my beard looked like that and If I was fat I'd look like him. Me and my friends think besides the beard I look nothing like him though.

My girlfriend doesn't like it when I shave mine off, I prefer when it's a bit shorter than it is right now but I'm lazy and can't be bothered trimming it. I hate when it's clean shaven though. Some people just suit beards and some don't, you also need to be able to grow a full beard or else you look like a douche.

[boozehound]

that is not a beard, brah.
Its a hell of a lot closer to a beard than it is to clean shaven. I dont know about you guys, but 9-10 days of stubble growth on me IS a beard.

[boozehound]

My beards pretty full on at the moment probably about the length of zach galifinakis's in the hang over. About a week ago I went into a petrol station and the indian guy working there kept saying "you look allan" to me, eventually worked out he was trying to tell me my beard looked like that and If I was fat I'd look like him. Me and my friends think besides the beard I look nothing like him though.

My girlfriend doesn't like it when I shave mine off, I prefer when it's a bit shorter than it is right now but I'm lazy and can't be bothered trimming it. I hate when it's clean shaven though. Some people just suit beards and some don't, you also need to be able to grow a full beard or else you look like a douche.
I cant stand it long at all. I keep it trimmed to 3/8" or less at all times.

[-p.tiddy-]

heavy stubble, followed by full beard (grown out), then light stubble, and a clean shaven face the least attractive. My point is that these studies are not really reliable as overall cultural indicators. Blanket statement like no women find facial hair attractive (or all women do, etc) are ignorant and unsupportable. Who reads romance novels? Old women, who were enculturated in an age when beards were counter-culture, commie or otherwise not-mainstream in the US. Do you really think this generational view translates to todays 20 something? In my experience it does not. Again, my point isnt that there are tons of dudes with heavy stubble/ kempt beards on bodice rippers, just that there are clearly some.
all those say "10-day" growth to be specific..."stubble" is NOT a "beard"

women of all ages read romance novels, they are extremely popular right now for all age groups...I'm not just saying that, look it up

My wife's mother is the head of a romance novel group in Dallas, she has written dozens of them, and she has told me that the one thing you never see in romance novels is beards...and that includes both "YOUNG-ADULT" to adult...she explained that women's fantasy's don't include bearded men...women like to be kissed, and beards make for horrible make out sessions...etc

you found ONE out of literally a million...and it was from the 60s too...just think about that...don't you think if women wre turned on by beards it would be shown in covers, male-strippers, magazines, etc?

[-p.tiddy-]

Prime the research said 5-9 day stubble was the best of them all. I forgot the link but it was out there and fairly recently too.

And I know for a fact that my friends who have scored 100+ have gotten a much easier time in the clubs shaving their heads and growing beards. It's literally leveling up.

And romance novels are written by fat ugly lame women who aren't being properly fukked and dominated and henceforth spend their mental energy in conjuring fantasies as oppose to being satisfied satisfying their men.

Makes them look aggressive? LOL. A real man IS aggressive and capable of violence. Hugh Jackman in Prisoenrs has a huge fanbase. As does that dude in Last of Us.


Even if you are right prime at the end of the day,

Dudes with beards are getting laid.

Period.

The fact that you adhere to a staple tenement of your masculinity irregardless of whatever the fukk they claim they want in their ideal made-up fictional world, is attractive, in itself. The fact that you're espousing literally CHANGING yourself for a fukking women in matters like BEARD means you are losing your bachelor luster really fast man. Not good.

B!tches mislead and try to tame their men.

The day they succeed is the day they lose their respect.

Ask a horse trainer who their favorite horse is and they'll tell you it's the wild one with its own spirit who cooperates. Not the tame one. Sure the trainer wants to break its spirit and own them completely but when it rebels every once in a while it brings the EXCITEMENT. Same thing with wives I presume.

You are an ISH brother you should be advocating that which results in maximal happiness for the rest of your brethren. The beard gives the Boozehound an appearance to match his inner wisdom with his MISSION to become da professor, it gives the macmac the pimp edge to FINANCIALLY RUN THINGZ in montreal, it gives me the strength to tap into the reservoirs of strength of past Muslim warriors, it gives RIDONKS the distinguished respected look to bring credibility to his opinions and discourse on various subjects, and it will give RUFUS the fresh new manly look that will propel him OUT OF HIS MIDLIFE CRISIS into the deep rooted spirit of the European Renaissance man which he will B.E.C.O.M.E.

THE EDGE.
THAT part is true lol

[rufuspaul]

Prime the research said 5-9 day stubble was the best of them all. I forgot the link but it was out there and fairly recently too.

And I know for a fact that my friends who have scored 100+ have gotten a much easier time in the clubs shaving their heads and growing beards. It's literally leveling up.

And romance novels are written by fat ugly lame women who aren't being properly fukked and dominated and henceforth spend their mental energy in conjuring fantasies as oppose to being satisfied satisfying their men.

Makes them look aggressive? LOL. A real man IS aggressive and capable of violence. Hugh Jackman in Prisoenrs has a huge fanbase. As does that dude in Last of Us.


Even if you are right prime at the end of the day,

Dudes with beards are getting laid.

Period.

The fact that you adhere to a staple tenement of your masculinity irregardless of whatever the fukk they claim they want in their ideal made-up fictional world, is attractive, in itself. The fact that you're espousing literally CHANGING yourself for a fukking women in matters like BEARD means you are losing your bachelor luster really fast man. Not good.

B!tches mislead and try to tame their men.

The day they succeed is the day they lose their respect.

Ask a horse trainer who their favorite horse is and they'll tell you it's the wild one with its own spirit who cooperates. Not the tame one. Sure the trainer wants to break its spirit and own them completely but when it rebels every once in a while it brings the EXCITEMENT. Same thing with wives I presume.

You are an ISH brother you should be advocating that which results in maximal happiness for the rest of your brethren. The beard gives the Boozehound an appearance to match his inner wisdom with his MISSION to become da professor, it gives the macmac the pimp edge to FINANCIALLY RUN THINGZ in montreal, it gives me the strength to tap into the reservoirs of strength of past Muslim warriors, it gives RIDONKS the distinguished respected look to bring credibility to his opinions and discourse on various subjects, and it will give RUFUS the fresh new manly look that will propel him OUT OF HIS MIDLIFE CRISIS into the deep rooted spirit of the European Renaissance man which he will B.E.C.O.M.E.

THE EDGE.


:oldlol: I think this seals the deal. I'll post a pic in a few weeks.

[KeylessEntry]

What the hell Prime.

This is worse than when you vehemently denied that Olive Garden reheated some of their products. That was a hot mess.

I can't believe you just said that, man. You're one of the most important posters here too.

Anyways Rufus hell yes. I bet your daughter would love it too.

You best watch yourself, aint nobody getting away with talking bad about Olive Garden when prime is around. :oldlol:

[JEFFERSON MONEY]

You best watch yourself, aint nobody getting away with talking bad about glorious Olive Garden when prime is around. :oldlol:

Jesus.

I was astounded by how utterly patient you were.

It was a trainwreck to see a grown man VICIOUSLY LASH out in denial as his Heroic Restaurant was exposed for it's imminent flaws. Not even those whose illusions of Santa Claus or their faith would have spazzed out on their keyboards to that extent.

That thread hooked me in like nothing else.

[AlphaWolf24]

Be an Alpha.....

do whatever you want.....


those who like it.....will.......those who won't.....you don't even see em'.



next

[BoogieWoogieMan]

My wife and I had a big debate about facial hair...here is a fact: WOMEN HATE IT

My wife's mother is a writer, she writes romance novels (aka porn for women) and it was pointed out to me that the one thing that has NEVER been seen in a romance novel is a man with a beard, because the truth is, it is a major turn off for women...and that is just about ALL woman...have you ever heard a woman say "oh what a sexy beard"?


THAT BEING SAID...you're married with kid(s)...not single a dating...so fck it!!! :lol

Straight up bullshit. Some woman are crazed about facial hair.

http://www.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2013827/rs_634x1024-130927130501-USE_-_JustEngaged.jpg

This hottie has stated over and over again that she was attracted to him, because of his beard. She loves the lumberjack look. So one person's opinion doesn't quality for the rest of the population.


And to Rufus, how old are you? And can you grow a legit beard, or one of those patchy ones?

[-p.tiddy-]

Jesus.

I was astounded by how utterly patient you were.

It was a trainwreck to see a grown man VICIOUSLY LASH out in denial as his Heroic Restaurant was exposed for it's imminent flaws. Not even those whose illusions of Santa Claus or their faith would have spazzed out on their keyboards to that extent.

That thread hooked me in like nothing else.
yeah right I think Olive Garden is a 5-star joint, and I think "drunk driving is 'COOL'" too :lol

I was defending it as a place to grab lunch and lashing out at the food snobs who act like they are above it..."omg God Olive Garden, I would rather eat a dead rat...snooty snooty snoot-snoot"

[Budadiiii]

Straight up bullshit. Some woman are crazed about facial hair.

http://www.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2013827/rs_634x1024-130927130501-USE_-_JustEngaged.jpg

This hottie has stated over and over again that she was attracted to him, because of his beard. She loves the lumberjack look. So one person's opinion doesn't quality for the rest of the population.


And to Rufus, how old are you? And can you grow a legit beard, or one of those patchy ones?
Some.

Majority do not.

[-p.tiddy-]

Straight up bullshit. Some woman are crazed about facial hair.

http://www.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/2013827/rs_634x1024-130927130501-USE_-_JustEngaged.jpg

This hottie has stated over and over again that she was attracted to him, because of his beard. She loves the lumberjack look. So one person's opinion doesn't quality for the rest of the population.


And to Rufus, how old are you? And can you grow a legit beard, or one of those patchy ones?
seriously would you not agree this is rare?

I'm generalizing obviously I know there is probably a small % of women with a beard fetish but they are in the vast minority I think...

the "lumber-jack look" and "sexy" don't go together

[BoogieWoogieMan]

seriously would you not agree this is rare?

I'm generalizing obviously I know there is probably a small % of women with a beard fetish but they are in the vast minority I think...

the "lumber-jack look" and "sexy" don't go together

I'll agree with that, but I've known a decent amount of woman that said otherwise.

[gigantes]

so... back to the topic.

i've seen a theory somewhere which proposes that man lost his fur over time because naked skin is an easy indicator of parasites (like ticks, fleas, lice, etc). so nakedness not only helps others do a visual check, it's also useful in and of itself to cut down on infestation.

a furry state was probably man's regular condition for 99%+ of his history. but nakedness is apparently more attractive, so that's apparently how we evolved.

i'm thinking stubble is probably attractive because it indicates a person is well-groomed (includes the benefits of nakedness), there's paradoxically a roughness / rawness conveying strength / grittiness, and there's even the attractiveness of the furry pet aspect... of long stubble and light beard.


anyway, rufus, where lies the pic of you in order to answer this crucial question?

[KeylessEntry]

so... back to the topic.

i've seen a theory somewhere which proposes that man lost his fur over time because naked skin is an easy indicator of parasites (like ticks, fleas, lice, etc). so nakedness not only helps others do a visual check, it's also useful in and of itself to cut down on infestation.

a furry state was probably man's regular condition for 99%+ of his history. but nakedness is apparently more attractive, so that's apparently how we evolved.

i'm thinking stubble is probably attractive because it indicates a person is well-groomed (includes the benefits of nakedness), there's paradoxically a roughness / rawness conveying strength / grittiness, and there's even the attractiveness of the furry pet aspect... of long stubble and light beard.


anyway, rufus, where lies the pic of you in order to answer this crucial question?

but what are your thoughts on olive garden?

[gigantes]

but what are your thoughts on olive garden?
it sounds like a nice place to grow a beard.

[KeylessEntry]

it sounds like a nice place to grow a beard.

nothing goes together quite like pasta + beards

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/09/24/article-2430344-1834A53600000578-836_634x423.jpg

[-p.tiddy-]

nothing goes together quite like pasta + beards

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/09/24/article-2430344-1834A53600000578-836_634x423.jpg
damn I bet he gets hit in the head with panties every time he does that...

[boozehound]

seriously would you not agree this is rare?

I'm generalizing obviously I know there is probably a small % of women with a beard fetish but they are in the vast minority I think...

the "lumber-jack look" and "sexy" don't go together
No it is not rare. Besides, most guys dont rock giant beards like that, but rather something like this. http://www.murdocklondon.com/tmm/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/George-Clooney12466y.jpg

I have had a beard since I was 18 and have had plenty of women tell me they love it, even just in passing at a bar. I think there are some women who cant stand it (rare) and some women who love it (perhaps rare as well). Most women dont care enough.

Though, I was having a conversation with two women yesterday and they both expressed a preference for bearded men (the one wont let her husband shave his off). I think your perspective is skewed by where you live and the type of women you associate with ( mine may be as well, though I have lived in ~10 different states for at least a year)

[Meticode]

My wife and I had a big debate about facial hair...here is a fact: WOMEN HATE IT

My wife's mother is a writer, she writes romance novels (aka porn for women) and it was pointed out to me that the one thing that has NEVER been seen in a romance novel is a man with a beard, because the truth is, it is a major turn off for women...and that is just about ALL woman...have you ever heard a woman say "oh what a sexy beard"?


THAT BEING SAID...you're married with kid(s)...not single a dating...so fck it!!! :lol
Living in Wisconsin and I would say 25% of women like beards here.

[BRabbiT]

nothing goes together quite like pasta + beards

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/09/24/article-2430344-1834A53600000578-836_634x423.jpg


:roll:

[gigantes]

nothing goes together quite like pasta + beards

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/09/24/article-2430344-1834A53600000578-836_634x423.jpg
and when he runs out of noodles, he can eat the bowl for zero calories plus some nice supplemental fibre. :cheers:

[-p.tiddy-]

No it is not rare. Besides, most guys dont rock giant beards like that, but rather something like this. http://www.murdocklondon.com/tmm/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/George-Clooney12466y.jpg

I have had a beard since I was 18 and have had plenty of women tell me they love it, even just in passing at a bar. I think there are some women who cant stand it (rare) and some women who love it (perhaps rare as well). Most women dont care enough.

Though, I was having a conversation with two women yesterday and they both expressed a preference for bearded men (the one wont let her husband shave his off). I think your perspective is skewed by where you live and the type of women you associate with ( mine may be as well, though I have lived in ~10 different states for at least a year)
okay answer me this then please, seriously...if what you are saying is true, and there are lots of women who prefer beards, why is it that almost every form of "romantic entertainment" made for women excludes bearded men?

-romance novels
-Playgirl magazine
-male strippers
-softcore porn
-"People's Sexyiest Man"
etc
etc

seriously why no beards seen in those?...according to you beards are a turn-on? so why no beards in woman-porn?

also you posted a pic of George Clooney...who looks good because it is George Clooney lol, it isn't like he looks worse to women without the beard

[ROCSteady]

I have a nicely groomed beard. Women like that because you look like a man but still take care of yourself enough to keep it not disgusting.

Rufus, when I think of beards, I just have to urge to point you to this....BE Christlike Ruf

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxEJfkRxAZE (skip to 1:20)

Be Christlike

[1987_Lakers]

My wife and I had a big debate about facial hair...here is a fact: WOMEN HATE IT

My wife's mother is a writer, she writes romance novels (aka porn for women) and it was pointed out to me that the one thing that has NEVER been seen in a romance novel is a man with a beard, because the truth is, it is a major turn off for women...and that is just about ALL woman...have you ever heard a woman say "oh what a sexy beard"?


THAT BEING SAID...you're married with kid(s)...not single a dating...so fck it!!! :lol
Fail.

I notice I get alot more attention from women when I have a beard, it makes you look like an alpha-male and wise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJjS5Fr2vtc

[reppy]

okay answer me this then please, seriously...if what you are saying is true, and there are lots of women who prefer beards, why is it that almost every form of "romantic entertainment" made for women excludes bearded men?

-romance novels
-Playgirl magazine
-male strippers
-softcore porn
-"People's Sexyiest Man"
etc
etc

seriously why no beards seen in those?...according to you beards are a turn-on? so why no beards in woman-porn?

also you posted a pic of George Clooney...who looks good because it is George Clooney lol, it isn't like he looks worse to women without the beard

Basically you are saying because McDonald's sells the most burgers, it's the best way to eat a burger and it's what everyone wants.

[-p.tiddy-]

Basically you are saying because McDonald's sells the most burgers, it's the best way to eat a burger and it's what everyone wants.
No...no that's not what that is saying at all.

Maybe if McDonalds was the ONLY available burgers in the world that would work.

[Styles p]

I wear a mask dude. How long has it been since you've been to the dentist?
haha it's been a while my teeth are fine but i could use a cleaning.

[rufuspaul]

And to Rufus, how old are you? And can you grow a legit beard, or one of those patchy ones?


I'm as old as the wind and the hills. I can grow a legit beard in a few weeks. Don't know when I should start though. I'm taking the week of Christmas off from work so that might be a good starting point.

[KevinNYC]

As for women liking it, I never considered growing a full beard until my wife mentioned how much she liked them.

I have a full beard, but I can't get a long one, once it's past a certain length, it gets crazy scraggly. My beard also comes in a different color than my head hair.

This stuff keeps it under control to a certain length.

http://img0.etsystatic.com/007/0/6703848/il_570xN.382744260_mcog.jpg

[BoogieWoogieMan]

I'm as old as the wind and the hills. I can grow a legit beard in a few weeks. Don't know when I should start though. I'm taking the week of Christmas off from work so that might be a good starting point.

I say do it! If it doesn't work, shave it off. Everybody will pretend it never happened.

[imdaman99]

WHY WAIT TILL DECEMBER! No shave November starts in... 24 hours!

[Groovy Kat]

My wife finds facial hair attractive. Too bad I have to shave for work.

[clipps]

I notice in So Cal, women are more attracted to the clean look. But Colorado is pretty much the beard capitol of America so women are way more attracted to beards. I've been growing mine since sugar and I plan on growing it all Winter long. I never had a heavy beard before.

[Balla_Status]

No shave November buddy. Just in time.

[Nick Young]

I notice in So Cal, women are more attracted to the clean look. But Colorado is pretty much the beard capitol of America so women are way more attracted to beards. I've been growing mine since sugar and I plan on growing it all Winter long. I never had a heavy beard before.
it must be a cultural thing.

[Goldrush25]

There is no "women love beards" or "women hate beards." It's all relative, and I doubt there are many women that would make a decision as to whether or not to get involved with a guy based on his facial hair, provided that it's not unkept.

Women have preferences but are willing to overlook a lot of physical things if they are hearing what they want to hear from the man. The saying is, men are turned on by what they see, women are turned on by what they hear.

[nightprowler10]

No it is not rare. Besides, most guys dont rock giant beards like that, but rather something like this. http://www.murdocklondon.com/tmm/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/George-Clooney12466y.jpg

That's the type of beard I have, but "boxier". It's jet black as well. Women love it, men envy it.

[TheSilentKiller]

Just shaved mine. Had been growing it for about 2.5 months :(

[-p.tiddy-]

I def respect da beard, and again I have facial hair, I am not biased here at all...but I don't think "it's all relative" at all really...or that it women love beards and clean shaven "equally"...I 100% believe that the "majority" prefer clean shaven (which is why 99% of men on "romance media" are clean shaven)...and I also think that if you are single and dating you will have much better odds without a beard...unless of course your face is just ugly and the beard hides that fact.

If you're married, and done with the whole "make-out" phase...then sure okay, I can see the wifey saying "you look better with facial hair"...but I 100% think that when dating the majority of women aren't searching for bearded men.


VIDEO: what-women-really-think-of-beards
http://twentytwowords.com/2013/02/15/what-women-really-think-of-beards/

^^^
this video pretty much sums up how my wife feels about facial hair...and it pretty much has everything to do with the bedroom, and kissing...

again, I have facial hair, but she is always complaining about it getting in the way...and to be honest I think it is very understandable...facial hair is like sand paper

[Jailblazers7]

Yeah, I can definitely understand why most women wouldn't want their man to have much (if any) facial hair. Just really inconvenient for women lol. It is a fair tradeoff tho because women basically have to shave every part of their body.

I have really shitty facial hair but I usually let it go until it is more than just stubble (takes like 2-3 days) simply because I'm lazy. I don't see myself ever rocking a goatee or any other style because I am just too damn lazy.

[PullupJay]

https://scontent-b-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/1002549_10151777857866840_984825682_n.jpg

[boozehound]

I def respect da beard, and again I have facial hair, I am not biased here at all...but I don't think "it's all relative" at all really...or that it women love beards and clean shaven "equally"...I 100% believe that the "majority" prefer clean shaven (which is why 99% of men on "romance media" are clean shaven)...and I also think that if you are single and dating you will have much better odds without a beard...unless of course your face is just ugly and the beard hides that fact.

If you're married, and done with the whole "make-out" phase...then sure okay, I can see the wifey saying "you look better with facial hair"...but I 100% think that when dating the majority of women aren't searching for bearded men.


VIDEO: what-women-really-think-of-beards
http://twentytwowords.com/2013/02/15/what-women-really-think-of-beards/

^^^
this video pretty much sums up how my wife feels about facial hair...and it pretty much has everything to do with the bedroom, and kissing...

again, I have facial hair, but she is always complaining about it getting in the way...and to be honest I think it is very understandable...facial hair is like sand paper
this is very different from your initial extreme view. You need to condition your facial hair (you dont have a beard obviously, so what do you have? a soul patch, mustache?) if its too scratchy. Again, my personal experience runs completely counter to your personal experience. I have gotten lucky explicitly because I have a luxurious, soft, trim beard.

[boozehound]

also, I dont get your stance about kissing. How sloppy of a kisser are you? my lips are fully exposed and accessible.

[-p.tiddy-]

okay, I stated yesterday I know I was generalizing...obviously not ALL women literally "hate" beards...my first post in here was "extreme" you're right. I'll make this statement, which can be taken literally. I fully believe "the vast majority of women who are actively dating prefer clean shaven men over men with full beards". And I would guess somewhere over 90% of actively dating women, and I feel like I am playing it safe with that number.

and I am fairly positive I am a "good kisser" because in just about every relationship I am in it is always me who gets tired of making out first...Girls love to kiss...guys don't nearly as much (yes that is generalizing too). If I liked to make out even half as much as my wife I would be clean shaven. Foreplay is something many women need though, and beards really get in the way of that.

[boozehound]

okay, I stated yesterday I know I was generalizing...obviously not ALL women literally "hate" beards...my first post in here was "extreme" you're right. I'll make this statement, which can be taken literally. I fully believe "the vast majority of women who are actively dating prefer clean shaven men over men with full beards". And I would guess somewhere over 90% of actively dating women, and I feel like I am playing it safe with that number.

and I am fairly positive I am a "good kisser" because in just about every relationship I am in it is always me who gets tired of making out first...Girls love to kiss...guys don't nearly as much (yes that is generalizing too). If I liked to make out even half as much as my wife I would be clean shaven. Foreplay is something many women need though, and beards really get in the way of that.
so, of all the women who would date me, I lost 90% of them because of my handsome and trim beard? That is total bogus. Also, not really claiming you are a bad kisser (prove it big boi), but a trim beard really doesnt get in the way of kissing
or eating soup
or drinking a latte
etc

[-p.tiddy-]

I have a goatee btw, and I only shave around it a couple times a week so there is usually stubble around it...this is more because I am lazy than me thinking it looks good.

[-p.tiddy-]

so, of all the women who would date me, I lost 90% of them because of my handsome and trim beard? That is total bogus. Also, not really claiming you are a bad kisser (prove it big boi), but a trim beard really doesnt get in the way of kissing
or eating soup
or drinking a latte
etc
No I would would GUESS that 90% would just prefer you didn't have it...but you are just an isolated example

I don't think this is a "make or break" thing usually