# Ladies: Do you prefer a hairy or hairless chest on a guy? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 27, 2006, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-prefer-a-hairy-or-hairless-chest-on-a-guy/378119 "2006-10-27T14:35:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**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:** [October 28, 2006, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-prefer-a-hairy-or-hairless-chest-on-a-guy/378119/41 "2006-10-28T01:50:34Z")
Anything from hairless to medium-hairy works, but not the carpet. Also, what someone said earlier: if you’ve got a layer of padding, hair is a good idea. (It’s the main reason I keep mine.) ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2006, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-prefer-a-hairy-or-hairless-chest-on-a-guy/378119/42 "2006-10-28T04:14:28Z")
[QUOTE=Lama Pacos] What about guys that have a little back and shoulder hair? In threads like this posters are always saying things like “mmm, hairiness can be sexy…except for the back and shoulders-- wouldn’t touch those guys with a ten-foot pole! Ick!” Are these things dealbreakers or minor turnoffs or what? [/QUOTE] I so don’t get the “ew, back hair!” shrill girly-girl whiney baby thing. If a guy’s got body hair, some of it is bound to be on his shoulders and back. Guess what? It’s proof that he’s making that testosterone, and I _loves_ me some o’ that in the original package. Smooth, pelty, somewhere in between, it’s all good. (Oh, and thanks, **malkalvia** ) ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2006, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-prefer-a-hairy-or-hairless-chest-on-a-guy/378119/43 "2006-10-28T06:10:17Z")
Whatever the guy has naturally is fine with me. I’ve never been with any particularly hairy guys, though, just out of luck. My preference is for a guy with some hair–neither totally hairless or Sasquatch-esque. ---
**Author:** ![Emily\_Litella](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emily_litella/32/3370_2.png) [@Emily\_Litella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emily_Litella)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2006, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-prefer-a-hairy-or-hairless-chest-on-a-guy/378119/44 "2006-10-28T07:19:41Z")
[QUOTE=phouka] Baby, whatever the package comes with makes me happy as can be. Maybe if there’s tons and its harsh, a little conditioner while in the shower. That’s about it. The only places I really don’t like seeing hair on a man is coming out of the nostrils and the ears. All the rest just reminds me of that wonderful difference I so enjoy. [/QUOTE] [This should take care of the nose hair](http://www.gadgetbargains.com/fm-jb-w21520.html) ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2006, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-prefer-a-hairy-or-hairless-chest-on-a-guy/378119/45 "2006-10-28T18:28:55Z")
The hairier, the better. \*\*AG[/g] is actually completely hairless, but I am practically covered in the stuff. ---
**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2006, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-prefer-a-hairy-or-hairless-chest-on-a-guy/378119/46 "2006-10-29T11:43:31Z")
I _prefer_ a hairy man. If a man is naturally not-too-hairy, hey - that’s fine too. I do _not_ like waxed chests. VCNJ~ ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-prefer-a-hairy-or-hairless-chest-on-a-guy/378119/47 "2007-10-29T03:02:02Z")
[QUOTE=Telperien] Whatever the guy has naturally is fine with me. [/QUOTE] Ditto. Whatever nature saw fit to give him usually looks best. Shaving strikes me as something that is done by a guy I’d consider too high maintenance. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-prefer-a-hairy-or-hairless-chest-on-a-guy/378119/48 "2007-10-29T03:40:25Z")
Naturally hairless is fine, but if a guy does that intentionally, that’s kind of ugh unless he’s a competitive swimmer/whatever, or otherwise has hair that’s longer than the hair on his head unless he keeps it under control. Otherwise, I thought I’d prefer hairless when I was a teenager, but married a guy who’s pretty furry. When we were younger he made me promise I’d Nair his back if he got hair there, but these days we find we don’t really care - it’s not like it’s a shag rug or anything. Conditioner is a good thing! Absolutely no: Don’t do a lot of shaving, stubble burn is **so** not sexy. Consider waxing or Nair. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-prefer-a-hairy-or-hairless-chest-on-a-guy/378119/49 "2007-10-29T04:58:37Z")
AHHHH!!! ZOMBIE THREAD!!! Is this in honour of Halloween? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2007, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-prefer-a-hairy-or-hairless-chest-on-a-guy/378119/50 "2007-10-29T11:11:08Z")
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