{"id":6852,"date":"2014-11-24T14:01:56","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T22:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/about.zoosk.com\/en\/?p=6852"},"modified":"2024-03-20T05:45:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T12:45:05","slug":"do-women-like-facial-hair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zoosk.com\/date-mix\/dating-advice\/dating-advice-men\/do-women-like-facial-hair\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Women Like Facial Hair?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Throughout human history, facial hair has served as&nbsp;a symbol of power and overall manliness. In ancient civilizations, beards were a sign of honor. In the Middle Ages, touching another man\u2019s whiskers was considered offensive and grounds for a duel. These days, beard growers are perceived to be more respected and high status, but do women like facial hair?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The short answer is yes. A\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.sciencemag.org\/2013\/04\/scienceshot-heavy-stubble-makes-men-more-attractive?ref=hp&amp;buffer_share=dd378&amp;utm_source=buffer&amp;utm_medium=twitter&amp;utm_campaign=Buffer%253A%252BScienceNOW%252Bon%252Btwitter\">study<\/a> published in Evolution and Human Behavior revealed that women rate men with heavy stubble (vs. clean shaven or fully bearded) as most attractive.\u00a0Another study\u00a0found that light stubble conveys dominance and is preferred by women for both short- and long-term relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Zoosk population echoes the same feeling. According to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/about.zoosk.com\/en\/blog\/infographic\/global-perspective-on-moustaches-and-more\/\">a poll<\/a>&nbsp;conducted among thousands of Zoosk users, 64% of males say they have facial hair. And, that\u2019s a good thing, considering 80% the Zoosk\u2019s female respondents said they are okay with, and even attracted to, men with extra scruff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>But, before you ditch the razor, remember: Not all facial hair styles are created equally.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the stubble\u2014light and full\u2014wins, specific facial hair patterns can impact attractiveness. Zoosk women rated the goatie as the most desirable facial hair. The soul patch, on the other hand, was rated least attractive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you compile the data, having&nbsp;<em>some&nbsp;<\/em>facial hair can be a bonus for attracting the opposite sex\u2014especially if you\u2019re growing facial hair for a worthy cause, such as the annual&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/us.movember.com\/\">Movember<\/a>&nbsp;event, which encourages beard growth to raise awareness of prostate cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you decide to grow a&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewire.com\/entertainment\/2012\/04\/most-evocative-terms-male-facial-hair\/51678\/\">push broom or a nose neighbor<\/a>, your choice doesn\u2019t have to be influenced by what other people think. Go ahead and try the Abe Lincoln look or sport some muttonchops; the right partner will still love you in all your bearded glory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OK, beardos&#8230; The research on what women really think of your facial hair is in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":12233,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[885,902],"tags":[759,760,484],"class_list":["post-6852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dating-advice-men","category-science-love","tag-hetero","tag-men","tag-science"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Do Women Like Facial Hair<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With a little help from science and research we answer the age-old question... 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