# For those of you that love men: A hairy question for you. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 29, 2004, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-you-that-love-men-a-hairy-question-for-you/257406 "2004-07-29T06:04:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angel_of_the_lord/32/2949_2.png) [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-you-that-love-men-a-hairy-question-for-you/257406/41 "2004-07-30T14:03:46Z")
1.) Yes, but only WITH a beard. Without a beard, it just looks screwed up. To a large extent, it depends on the guy, too. 2.) Yes, but he never, ever had a beard. ---
**Author:** ![RitzyRae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aca169/32.png) [@RitzyRae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitzyRae)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2004, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-you-that-love-men-a-hairy-question-for-you/257406/42 "2004-07-30T14:16:42Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Oh, you mean like [this?](http://content.clearchannel.com/Photos/male_celebrities/gene_shalit.jpg) 🙂 Well, maybe that… but I was thinking more of a too thin, somewhat limp looking mustache. Icky. ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2004, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-you-that-love-men-a-hairy-question-for-you/257406/43 "2004-07-31T23:36:01Z")
1. No. 2. Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Adoptamom\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Adoptamom\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adoptamom_II)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2004, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-you-that-love-men-a-hairy-question-for-you/257406/44 "2004-08-01T02:10:17Z")
1. Yes, I think mustaches are very attractive on men. 2. my father did not wear a mustache? Mr. Adoptamom had a very full beard when I met, then married him. It was over five years before I saw him clean shaven and yes, he looks just as great without a beard as with one 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jastu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/43a26b/32.png) [@jastu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jastu)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2004, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-you-that-love-men-a-hairy-question-for-you/257406/45 "2004-08-01T06:28:37Z")
I too like facial hair, both moustache and beard, neatly trimmed. My father did sport a moustache at one time, but for most of his life was clean shaven. ---
**Author:** ![Jessity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jessity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jessity)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2004, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-you-that-love-men-a-hairy-question-for-you/257406/46 "2004-08-01T06:37:55Z")
1. Yes, though mostly with a goatee or beard. 2. Yes. ---
**Author:** ![teleute12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3d9bf3/32.png) [@teleute12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teleute12)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2004, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-you-that-love-men-a-hairy-question-for-you/257406/47 "2004-08-01T08:13:47Z")
1. I don’t mind them, but I’d prefer a goatee. 2. My dad seemed to change his facial hair every five years or so; I know he had a moustache for a while, a beard, and was clean-shaven until he moved out to live with his girlfriend, after which he seems to have grown some kind of half-beard. He never had anything resembling a goatee, though. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2004, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-you-that-love-men-a-hairy-question-for-you/257406/48 "2004-08-01T17:02:06Z")
> [@Bad News Baboon](#): > > Simple questions: > 1)Do you think mustaches are attractive on men? > 2)Did your Father wear a mustache? 1. Depends on the person. Overall, I like mustaches/goatees. Quite a bit. Don’t like chest hair or (urp!) back hair. Hair on top of the dome is optional also. 2. When I was growing up he was always clean shaven. When I was 25-26 or so he started growing a beard only on the winter. Now he has a wonderful pure silver beard. Looks very nice on him. ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-you-that-love-men-a-hairy-question-for-you/257406/49 "2004-08-01T23:32:47Z")
I really only think moustaches are attractive when there’s more facial hair than that (a beard, a goatee, even a little pinch along with – all of which I like very much, when they’re short). I don’t like those big duster moustaches under any circumstances, really. My dad was clean-shaven. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2004, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-you-that-love-men-a-hairy-question-for-you/257406/50 "2004-08-02T03:34:12Z")
1. In almost 33 years I have never come across a man who I thought looked better with facial hair than without. Mustaches, goatees, and the like can look just fine, and I’ve never had any trouble or discomfort kissing a guy with facial hair, but I always think that men look better when they are clean-shaven. 2. Dad was clean-shaven until I was 15, which is when he and Mom separated. Within a few years he had a beard, and he hasn’t shaved since. Mom thinks he grew it just to spite her, because she prefers facial hair and says she repeatedly asked him to grow a beard while they were married but he never would. That’s not why they separated, though: it was because _he_ prefers facial hair, too. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2004, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-you-that-love-men-a-hairy-question-for-you/257406/51 "2004-08-02T03:49:09Z")
1. Facial hair (except for the beard/no mustache), yum. 2. Off and on. I happen to be a huge fan of male hairyness, in general. I agree with balladonna, men are **supposed** to be hairy. Bare chested men look pre-pubescent, to me. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2004, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-you-that-love-men-a-hairy-question-for-you/257406/52 "2004-08-02T16:51:57Z")
Hate moustaches, but LOVE beards! There’s nothing manlier and sexier than a nice beard. My dad has a moustache. ---
**Author:** ![nonpolar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3da27b/32.png) [@nonpolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonpolar)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-you-that-love-men-a-hairy-question-for-you/257406/53 "2004-08-05T16:13:09Z")
On slightly different topic but still including hair. Do you women out there like lots of hair around penis+balls 😃 or is it better to have trimmed them little bit. ---
**Author:** ![Shrinking\_Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@Shrinking\_Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shrinking_Violet)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-you-that-love-men-a-hairy-question-for-you/257406/54 "2004-08-05T16:25:10Z")
1. Yes - with or without beard, so long as it’s all neatly trimmed. 2. Yes, he’s had a full set all my life. (Now I’m mid-forties it seems to be catching :eek: ) ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2004, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-you-that-love-men-a-hairy-question-for-you/257406/55 "2004-08-05T18:44:29Z")
1. Yes, usually, unless the guy has trouble growing the facial hair, i.e. sparce growth. 2. No, see above regarding sparce growth. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-of-you-that-love-men-a-hairy-question-for-you/257406.md?page=2)