# Okay, guys: blonde, brunette, or redhead? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 30, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198 "2012-01-30T15:46:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198/41 "2012-01-30T22:42:35Z")
My answer in poster form. (SFW) [http://www.motifake.com/25015](http://www.motifake.com/25015) ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198/42 "2012-01-30T23:12:44Z")
I \*kinda \*have a thing for red heads - but I can think of beautiful women in every category. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198/43 "2012-01-30T23:17:43Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Red hair doesn’t always work, but when it does, it works _very_ well. This. And I’ve gotta say that I prefer kind of a darker red–all other things equal. Now, them _orange_ redheads, well, not my fave. ---
**Author:** ![VernWinterbottom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c67d28/32.png) [@VernWinterbottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VernWinterbottom)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198/44 "2012-01-30T23:27:09Z")
All but a very few of the most important women of my life are/were brunette–mother, grandmothers, wife, girlfriends and one out of two sisters. (My mother’s father was a redhead and some aunts and one sister have/had red and/or reddish light brown hair.) ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2012, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198/45 "2012-01-30T23:27:11Z")
I voted blonde. My first four girlfriends were blonde, including the little blonde girl that lived up the street when I was in 1st grade. I guess I’ve been imprinted. Not that I’m griping… ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198/46 "2012-01-31T00:41:36Z")
> [@D\_Odds](#): > > Redhead first, but only if natural. It’s a weakness, because every redhead I’ve known was the spawn of Mephistopheles. I’ve heard second-hand about more people having called me sweet than a bitch, so…either I’m _not_ hellspawn, or they’re way too scared of me to risk bad-mouthing getting back to me. 😉 As for the boys, I highly favor black/dark brown hair. Lighter shades of brown are not unappealing, though. And the occasional blond is interesting, but a fellow redhead is right out: a. people always ask if other redheads are related (not to mention my actual brother is a redhead) so, awkward! b. if I had kids with another redhead, all of our kids would most likely have red hair too, and being a lil redhead isn’t something I’d wish on kids I didn’t like, nevermind my own. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198/47 "2012-01-31T01:11:17Z")
> [@Edward\_The\_Head](#): > > I’ll say it then, how you doin’?\ Just fine, baby. {Bats dark eyelashes} In the interest of full disclosure, I _used_ to be a very dark-brown-haired woman - the front has more grey than brown now. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198/48 "2012-01-31T01:42:09Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I’ve heard second-hand about more people having called me sweet than a bitch, so…either I’m _not_ hellspawn, or they’re way too scared of me to risk bad-mouthing getting back to me. 😉 Well, I haven’t met you, and my sample size is likely to be statistically invalid. It could just be Mephistopheles sending his daughters to me, preying on my weakness, for his own fun. Just because I’m paranoid doesn’t mean he isn’t really out to get me. ---
**Author:** ![Danja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@Danja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danja)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198/49 "2012-01-31T01:48:55Z")
I voted “other”. Among the natural hair colors, I have no preference. For the past eight years I’ve been dating a brunette who was originally a blonde, but darkened over the course of our relationship. I like all of the natural hair colors, and hair is not the first thing that stands out to me when I look at a woman. I do, however, have a thing for dyed redheads. I’m told that it’s strange because I’m almost a puritan in other respects; I strongly dislike tattoos and most piercings other than ear and nose (assuming the nose ring is a small stud). I’m usually anti-body mod in general; however, something about dyed red hair gets me. A quick perusal of Google images turned out the following charming fake-red ladies: [![](http://hayleyfashion.info/hair/cherryred/13.jpg) ](http://hayleyfashion.info/hair/cherryred/13.jpg) [http://www.hellomagazine.com/imagenes//healthandbeauty/hair/201011034434/red/hot/hair/cheryl/cole/0-12-915/cheryl-hair--z.jpg](http://www.hellomagazine.com/imagenes//healthandbeauty/hair/201011034434/red/hot/hair/cheryl/cole/0-12-915/cheryl-hair--z.jpg) [![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I_fvWH-_bf0/TVcS1e7OTuI/AAAAAAAAAL8/Xg8gTEOpqfQ/s1600/blackhairredhilites.jpg) ](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-I_fvWH-_bf0/TVcS1e7OTuI/AAAAAAAAAL8/Xg8gTEOpqfQ/s1600/blackhairredhilites.jpg) edit: this one is a bikini picture. SFW? [http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/663/2bb/6632bb42-6963-44dd-b67f-6475e9f17e40](http://images.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/663/2bb/6632bb42-6963-44dd-b67f-6475e9f17e40) Ok, I admit the last one didn’t come from a random Google search :D. Something about that fake red hue really does it for me though. Shame I don’t see it often IRL. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198/50 "2012-01-31T02:18:25Z")
Creamy alabaster skin with freckles. Red hair top and bottom. 😉 Redheads all the way. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198/51 "2012-01-31T02:24:23Z")
Can’t remember where I saw this, but it made me laugh: You can sleep with a blonde, You can sleep with a brunette, But you’ll get no sleep with a redhead. I’m a natural redhead… ---
**Author:** ![Ura-Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/51bf81/32.png) [@Ura-Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ura-Maru)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198/52 "2012-01-31T02:55:48Z")
Any are good. Or none, with the right kind of face. Very bright red or blond hair can be oddly cheery on a dark cloudy morning, but dark accessorizes better. – My particular weaknesses are for blue or purple. Maroon’s good, too. Green, I can take or leave. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198/53 "2012-01-31T04:32:44Z")
My preference is a natural blonde. But I’ve never selected or rejected a woman only or primarily on the basis of hair color. ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198/54 "2012-01-31T06:09:01Z")
I have a fetish for dark hair (and eyes), the darker the better. I am a woman though. Blondish boys are usually unappealing because of their coloring if nothing else, and red hair is a big turn-off. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198/55 "2012-01-31T07:57:42Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Creamy alabaster skin with freckles. Red hair top and bottom. 😉 > > Redheads all the way. This. Gingers all the way. ---
**Author:** ![Rala](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@Rala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rala)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198/56 "2012-01-31T08:03:56Z")
Brunettes for sure (I’m dating one - lucky me). Though there are also a few really hot blondes out there, and I had a definite thing for a cute redheaded girl in my Psych class two years ago. My hair colour preferences are pretty much the same for both genders, except I don’t recall ever fancying a redheaded boy. Sorry, redheaded boys. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198/57 "2012-01-31T09:34:36Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > Can’t remember where I saw this, but it made me laugh: > > You can sleep with a blonde, > You can sleep with a brunette, > But you’ll get no sleep with a redhead. > > I’m a natural redhead… Hello, YOU! ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198/58 "2012-01-31T18:25:47Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Just fine, baby. {Bats dark eyelashes} > > In the interest of full disclosure, I _used_ to be a very dark-brown-haired woman - the front has more grey than brown now. ☹ That’s ok too. I worked with a woman who had dark hair with grey mixed in and she was hot. I’ll assume the same goes for you. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198/59 "2012-01-31T18:53:23Z")
> [@Dr.Girlfriend](#): > > I’m a natural redhead… Pics or it didn’t happen. ---
**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:** [January 31, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198/60 "2012-01-31T19:18:50Z")
> [@Edward\_The\_Head](#): > > That’s ok too. I worked with a woman who had dark hair with grey mixed in and she was hot. I’ll assume the same goes for you. 😉 You’re very kind to an old lady. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-guys-blonde-brunette-or-redhead/611198.md?page=4)