Beards?

noneedforaname

noneedforaname

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Do they attract the wrong kind of women?

For those of you that know me I am indeed a facially hirstute gentleman, however although I'm not complaining, I appear to attract on an overly regular basis the type of women only interested in a very "casual encounter". Now while this isn't necessarily a bad thing, I am trying to attempt an adult relationship as I am getting older and some day will want to produce children that I will keep.

So is it time I lost the beard and became all clean shaven or respectable, or just say to hell with it?
 
PegaZus

PegaZus

Stealth Freak
I don't get a kiss unless I've shaved in the last 12 hours or so. But that's just my better half.

Honestly tho, I don't think it matters one way or the other if you've got a beard. If you're attracting only one type of woman which isn't to your liking, then there may be a flaw in something other than your appearance. It's either the approach, the location, or your actions.

My degree isn't in psyco-babble, so I'm probably not going to be much help. Is there a friend-girl that might be able to shed some light on it? They might have some insight.
 
crystella333

crystella333

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I think we need to see pictures of said beard......

On a personal note, beards can make a difference but only if its unkempt/untidy/too much? Anyway I don't mind them as they tickle :D. Not sure if I count as respectable female but there's my 2 cents worth from a female point of veiw.
 
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jahminis

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as a Rastaman, i'm pro-beard...
my girlfriend is from Alaska, so beards are normal in her eyes...

ironically, i find that it's looking for a woman that turns them off...
they can sense desperation...
as soon as you stop looking, it seems one falls from the sky...
maybe you are looking too hard for "Miss Right"...

keep the beard, and enjoy the "casual encounters" until the right woman comes around...
it can't hurt, and may even be fun:)...

cheers
jah
 
ChemicalFencer

ChemicalFencer

Lost in the desert
Like PegaZus my other half perfers me clean shaven, I think she regrets that now. I now have a good selection of shaving creams (not the stuff in the can - yuck) of various scents, and a couple of cut throats and several DE razors (one dates back to the 40s). It's my little bit of luxury in the morning.

Personally I can't get past the itchy stage of beard growth, and my beard tends to have a plethora of colours making me look a lot older.

CF
 
noneedforaname

noneedforaname

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crystella333 said:
I think we need to see pictures of said beard......

On a personal note, beards can make a difference but only if its unkempt/untidy/too much? Anyway I don't mind them as they tickle :D. Not sure if I count as respectable female but there's my 2 cents worth from a female point of veiw.
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Trust me I don't need a beard to tickle you ;-p I'll try and post the current state of my beard once I've woken up enough to operate a camera lol

I'm not actively looking it's just I always attract the same kind of women and it's getting a lil dull, variety being the spice of life an all. I think It could also be due to the places we go drinking, usually full of student types (cheap drinks FTW!) and usually end up with some beard stroking minx on my knee. This is why I think the beard could be the issue, it might just be a bit too tactile lol
 
crystella333

crystella333

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noneedforaname said:
Trust me I don't need a beard to tickle you ;-p I'll try and post the current state of my beard once I've woken up enough to operate a camera lol
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This I've gotta see and who says I'm going to stand still long enough for you to tickle me ;)

noneedforaname said:
I'm not actively looking it's just I always attract the same kind of women and it's getting a lil dull, variety being the spice of life an all. I think It could also be due to the places we go drinking, usually full of student types (cheap drinks FTW!) and usually end up with some beard stroking minx on my knee. This is why I think the beard could be the issue, it might just be a bit too tactile lol
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That's the probelm, if you go to these places you'll not find a serious woman in them. Students are always up for fun and games and bye-byes. Hmmm looks like you'll have to find a new watering hole to see if the females are any better away from the student quarter.
 
MPJ

MPJ

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Psychologically speaking a beard (or even a mustache) on deeper levels causes the viewer to trust the person less. It indicates that they have something to hide or are themselves concealing something. Salesmanship 101, never grow facial hair, you will be less successful at selling (and presumably that transfers to dating too, but I'm 40yrs old and follically challenged in the facial region so I could never grow a proper beard anyway, reasonably hairy in other areas just not the face).

I don't believe in that 'love at first sight' crud. It's always 'lust at first sight' which can then grow to something more. All initial contacts are judged on visual (and subconsciously olfactorial) judgements, by necessity really.

I'm not saying that someone with a beard (of someone fat, ugly, whatever) can't get a woman (we will assume that the same applies to bearded women looking for men, but I think in that case I might be wrong). I am saying however that I believe in keeping the widest possibility for options open, and one achieves that by appealing to the widest variety of persons they may themselves be interested in. Judging someone you just met on looks and smell does not make a person shallow, it makes them a person. It is survival instinct that has us make snap decisions and knee-jerk reactions, those are often hard to overcome.

Then again I've been married 14 years now, haven't thrown myself out into the scene in quite a while. ;)

Enjoy,
MPJ
 
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Chrome

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Only time I've actually found someone that I've liked enough to have a steady relationship with has been when I didn't give a f*ck. When it comes to beards I've both had and been without one when they've (the girls) have dropped out of the sky. My current one isn't fond of beards but I've sprouted one anyway and she has admitted that she started to like it when it got past the stubble phase.
 
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Talion

Talion

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I'm banned from having a beard of any sort.

Beard = no loving for me

I have a remington I-Trim.......if I'm clean shaven I look about 12.

So with the I-Trim I get to keep 1 days growth. So fashionable stubble.

When I'm old an grey I hoping to sport a wise old man's beard.............of course that means finding a wise old man, killing him, peeling his face off and parading aroung the place wearing his skin.......MWAAHAHAHAHA..........ummmm (whistles)
 
cassar

cassar

BALLSCRATCHER
i've a goatee but unfortunately im in the same folicly challenged boat as freak so i have to keep it trimmed tight or i end up looking like a wispy cat weasel on steroids.
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dogfacedboy uk1

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noneedforaname said:
Purple hair and a pony suit right? :p I like a challenge.

Well here is my current beardly incarnation

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It's a bit of a leonidas at the moment.
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You would be an awesome wizard with that beard my friend. Talking of wizards an interesting story from the Dark Realm (also known as Cornwall) There is a popular tourist attraction called Wookey Hole - well its not quite in Cornwall really, but nevermind its a little way up. They are advertising a job for somebody to dress up as a wizard working for them greeting people and performing a few magic tricks. The pay is £60,000 per year and yes you read that right! Here is a pdf : http://www.wookey.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Job-Description-wizard.pdf I have seen a photo in the paper of the witch you have to work with and she's not a bad looker at all. Despiute the generous wage they got NO applicants for the job!!

I'd keep the beard if its you. Hell braid it like the GW dwarves or the guy from System of A Down.

I have a neat goatee and being hairy in general, kind of like an angry yeti. I like to remind people who comment too much on it that I am three times hairer than them because I have triple the normal testosterone levels which makes me three times angrier than most normal people and will cause three times the pain when I punch them out.

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noneedforaname

noneedforaname

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I think most people would prefer I didn't work with children though Wiccan knows im "witch compliant" lol

It's been braided before but still needs to get a bit longer to go back to that.

As far as magical powers I can make alcohol dissappear and knickers come off, how's that?
 
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dogfacedboy uk1

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noneedforaname said:
I think most people would prefer I didn't work with children though Wiccan knows im "witch compliant" lol

It's been braided before but still needs to get a bit longer to go back to that.

As far as magical powers I can make alcohol dissappear and knickers come off, how's that?
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Those are sweet powers......
 
freakinacage

freakinacage

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dogfacedboy uk1 said:
Talking of wizards an interesting story from the Dark Realm (also known as Cornwall) There is a popular tourist attraction called Wookey Hole - well its not quite in Cornwall really, but nevermind its a little way up.
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a little way up? it's not even the next county!! wooky hole is closer to me than you! certainly closer to where i am from though - taunton
 
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