Women prefer men with stubble

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Found this over on Digg... Great excuse not to shave! :p

Stubble is the way to win a woman's heart, a study has shown. Researchers found that women are more attracted to men with stubbly chins than those with clean-shaven faces or full beards. Women participating in the research rated men with stubble as tough, mature, aggressive, dominant and masculine - and as the best romantic partners, either for a fling or a long-term relationships

The findings of the experiment, carried out on British women aged 18 to 44, could explain the appeal of actors such as George Clooney and Brad Pitt who cultivate their unshaven look.

The explanation for the preference is not clear, but experts in human evolution say that that facial hair may be a signal of aggression because it boosts the apparent size of the lower jaw, emphasising the teeth as weapons.

Psychologists at Northumbria University who carried out the new study believe that stubbly men may offer women the best worlds - not too strongly masculine, but mature and with the potential to grow a full beard.

The researchers carried out the study using computer technology to alter pictures of 15 men's faces so that they displayed different degrees of hairiness. Five levels of facial hair were used - clean-shaven, light stubble, heavy stubble, light beard and full beard.

The pictures were shown to 76 women who were asked to rate them for masculinity, aggression, dominance, attractiveness, age, and social maturity. They were also asked how desirable each man would be as a short-term or long-term partner. Faces with full beards were judged to be the most masculine, aggressive and socially mature. They were also thought to look five years older.

They were rated the least attractive and the worst choice for a short-term relationship. Men with light beards were considered the most dominant. Those with light stubble were rated the most attractive and as the ideal romantic partner for the short or long term. Clean-shaven men finished bottom for masculinity, dominance, aggression, and social maturity, and they were the least favoured choice as a long-term partner. They came second-to-last for attractiveness.

Writing in the journal Personality and Individual Differences, the researchers conclude: "Facial hair, or beardedness, is a powerful sociosexual signal, and an obvious biological marker of sexual maturity.

"Facial hair may have been sexually selected by females on the basis of associated male success, despite its threatening appearance. Clean-shaven faces therefore may suggest appeasement, as well as being an obvious sign of sexual immaturity.

"Increasing levels of facial hair were associated with increased perceptions of aggression, in that bearded faces were perceived as being the most aggressive, whilst clean-shaven faces were rated as being the least aggressive. And as facial hair increased in a linear fashion, so did female ratings of masculinity and dominance.

"In desirability for a short-term relationship, a female preference for male faces with stubble or light beard was found, with clean-shaven and fully bearded faces being the least preferred. This indicates that females are not selecting faces displaying relatively high or low masculinity, but are rather preferring males who are clearly mature - post-pubertal - but not too masculinised. The same pattern was found for preferences for a long-term relationship."

The researchers now want to extend their study internationally. Dr Nick Neave, who carried out the study with Kerry Shields, said: "There are large cultural differences in perceptions of facial hair, and we are hoping to expand on this research by conducting a large-scale study assessing female perceptions of male facial hair in different in as many countries as possible."

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Also found the following comment near the top of the Digg link...

This also in: Men prefer women without stubble for love, sex and marriage!

[Sethos]

I prefer women with a huge beard and a natural bush, for longs walks on the beach, maybe more?

[.KICK]

I prefer women with a huge beard and a natural bush, for longs walks on the beach, maybe more?

:laugh: You are making me laugh so much today (Y)

That is interesting but surely women hate getting stubble burns/rash?

[crazzyyfool]

Men prefer men with a bit of stubble too. :p ;)

[TonyLock]

Here's my personal ad:

Fat middle-aged waster seeks gorgeous double-jointed supermodel who owns a brewery has an open-minded twin sister

[utdarkviper]

Here's my personal ad:

Fat middle-aged waster seeks gorgeous double-jointed supermodel who owns a brewery has an open-minded twin sister

haha good luck chasing the dream.

I grow a small amount on my chin and It makes me look older and my ex used to go crazy over it. She wouldn't talk to me if I shaved it lol (not even kidding).

[crazzyyfool]

haha good luck chasing the dream.

I grow a small amount on my chin and It makes me look older and my ex used to go crazy over it. She wouldn't talk to me if I shaved it lol (not even kidding).

Maybe not that bad an idea. :p

[_bobcat_ Veteran]

Is it the five o'clock shadow they call it? Enough to be quite manly but not enough to cause irritation..perfect.

But really, it depends on the guy. Some beardyness or clean shaven suits some guys better...

[Sethos]

I really gotta ask, how can you not like love a women with some facial hair?

[Xero]

I've been reppin the stubble since high school. Only way to go, el jobso has been doing it for decades, he knows wussup.

Btw that thing above me made me throw up a lil in my mouth, gotta love that stache

[zeta_immersion]

I really gotta ask, how can you not like love a women with some facial hair?

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THAT is a girl? .. oh snap ...

the other day on the bus i saw this flat chested girl with some crazy armpit hair ... was longer than mine for crying out loud (i did that but inside me) ... and also ... what is up with asians not shaving or trimming their pubes man ... i mean ... doesn;t it stink or get caught in something or hurts or dandruff or something? ...

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

I have always been a freak with the facial hair, I had a full goatee by the time I was a sophomore in High School and was getting beer for the seniors on the weekend when I did not even drink (was a nice lucrative business for someone in high school, although the trade off was being 13 years old going into a biker bar LOL), and I can say from my personal experience I believe this study is 100% true.

[+Audioboxer Subscriber²]

With the price of razors these days, I only shave when needed :p

[utdarkviper]

THAT is a girl? .. oh snap ...

the other day on the bus i saw this flat chested girl with some crazy armpit hair ... was longer than mine for crying out loud (i did that but inside me) ... and also ... what is up with asians not shaving or trimming their pubes man ... i mean ... doesn't it stink or get caught in something or hurts or dandruff or something? ...

That, in combination with the picture, have made me throw up ALMOST on my computer :|

Maybe not that bad an idea. tongue.gif

Yea, she was a clinger... Oh well, on to my new hispanic chick (I am white but strangely mega-attracted to hispanic girls, but that is for another topic entirely :p)

[DirtyLarry Veteran]

That, in combination with the picture, have made me throw up ALMOST on my computer :|

Yea, she was a clinger... Oh well, on to my new hispanic chick (I am white but strangely mega-attracted to hispanic girls, but that is for another topic entirely :p)

You say strangely attracted like it is something weird?? Growing up in NJ, especially thanks to growing up in Elizabeth NJ, hispanic girls have always been my favorite. First girl I ever kissed, ever, back in 3rd grade, was Marisol Ruiz. Nice and hispanic. I think it may be an east coast thing, but my point is there is nothing strange about it.

Only thing is, when they get older, expect a bit of facial hair as well. :laugh:

[Matt]

because im half black and half irish, ive been forced to use an electric trimmer to shave when needed so i appear to almost always have stubble. whenever i shave with a normal razer, i get razer bumps and severe irritation once the hair comes to the surface due to the fact that my hair has loose curls.

[utdarkviper]

You say strangely attracted like it is something weird?? Growing up in NJ, especially thanks to growing up in Elizabeth NJ, hispanic girls have always been my favorite. First girl I ever kissed, ever, back in 3rd grade, was Marisol Ruiz. Nice and hispanic. I think it may be an east coast thing, but my point is there is nothing strange about it.

Only thing is, when they get older, expect a bit of facial hair as well. :laugh:

I say "strangely" because to me I see it as strange that I would look around a white supermodel to look at an average hispanic girl :p If you find a good one then you won't have to worry about facial hair. My ex was Nicaraguan and she has no facial hair on women in her family. I just met the new girl's family, who is Columbian, and none there either. Looks like I'm in the clear! ::wipes sweat off forehead:: :laugh:

[remix17]

Here's my personal ad:

Fat middle-aged waster seeks gorgeous double-jointed supermodel who owns a brewery has an open-minded twin sister

:laugh:

[Brandon]

Yeah, I've been pulling off the stubble for about 7 months now. I look like a kid now without it

[Konstanov]

How would the ladies feel about me having an awesome jet-black goatee. The wife hates it, but you know beautiful women are weird.

[.Kompressor]

I really gotta ask, how can you not like love a women with some facial hair?

Christ...a real Minger. :x

on another note....I've been running a light stuble for a while now....can't be bothered to shave everyday so it's now just once a week with a machine to even the stuble length......used to clean shave it when I was a teen alot...except these days I'm going the way of Clooney...with gray's slowly coming in. lol

[Jason S. Global Moderator]

"The explanation for the preference is not clear, but experts in human evolution say that that facial hair may be a signal of aggression because it boosts the apparent size of the lower jaw, emphasising the teeth as weapons."

shut up :rolleyes:

[Jason S. Global Moderator]

I prefer women with a huge beard and a natural bush, for longs walks on the beach, maybe more?

lol i just lost it lol

[Cormier6083]

Stubble has always invoked my secret 4% homosexual side. :p

I think if I was a woman, I would find it sexy.

[Jason S. Global Moderator]

Nice and hispanic.

Nice and hispanic LOL :laugh:

I say "strangely" because to me I see it as strange that I would look around a white supermodel to look at an average hispanic girl :p If you find a good one then you won't have to worry about facial hair. My ex was Nicaraguan and she has no facial hair on women in her family. I just met the new girl's family, who is Columbian, and none there either. Looks like I'm in the clear! ::wipes sweat off forehead:: :laugh:

my girlfriend is Colombian too! she's amazing :wub:

btw, if youre going to date a colombian girl you should probably spell it right ;)