for women: do you prefer a guy to have long hair or short hair?

**emeraldfaery** · January 5th, 2009, 07:18 PM

I love long hair on guys, but my policy is that it can't be longer than mine (which is rare these days anyway). My boyfriend's hair is about 2 or 3 inches long and I've convinced him to grow it out just so I can see what it looks like on him. If he doesn't like it he can cut it. He looks great with short hair. He doesn't grow much facial hair, but I like the look of either a goatee or a little scruff on a guy. Body hair doesn't bother me. My BF doesn't have much so it's not an issue right now. I might not like it too well if he had a massive amount of chest or back hair, but I could deal with it.

**Girltron** · January 5th, 2009, 07:44 PM

LP shaved off his goatee and moustache once while I was gone at class. When I came home he greeted me at the door and I just fell out. I laughed until I cried, he looked like an infant.

Poor LP.

**maskedrose** · January 5th, 2009, 07:56 PM

Mmmmm, I think long hair on men is very attractive, but especially on those who are tall and broad shouldered. Although, sometimes it's simply the long hair that attracts my attention, rather than the man. I really like the rugged, manly types and if he has long(ish) hair, I'll always do a double-take. My favorite length is shoulder-APL.

**holycannoli** · January 5th, 2009, 08:49 PM

It's funny because I always thought I knew exactly what I liked on guys: short hair and little to no facial hair. BUT the more men I see, the more I'm convinced that there is no one perfect look for anyone. I met a guy this weekend with a full beard and longer hair (think Ryan Gosling when he's depressed in the Notebook) and thought he was quite attractive; I then saw his high school picture from a few years earlier where he had a buzzcut and no facial hair and thought he looked harsh, intimidating, and not nearly as handsome!

I just like men in general.

**BranwenWolf** · January 6th, 2009, 08:05 PM

I prefer shorter hair on men, it seems the guys that go long hair here (my town, not this forum!!) don't take care of their hair. Greasy, ratty hair on anyone is a turn-off.

It really does depend on the person, though. I could make exceptions for Viggo Mortensen and Orlando Bloom a la LOTR and some others... hubba hubba...

ETA: What's irritating me locally is my school seems to be a sea of skater hair on men, the "inverted bowl" haircut that covers their eyes and looks so unkept. Of course I've been accused of being a picky nag, so take that with a grain of salt.

**MadHatter** · January 6th, 2009, 08:43 PM

For me, it depends on his face, if he takes care of his hair (if it's long), other aspects of his style....
So yeah. Depends.

**Debra83** · January 6th, 2009, 08:46 PM

I'm totally drawn to guys with full beards and who have mustaches with them and are neatly trimmed. I'm not too comfortable if their hair is longer than mine - doesn't matter how long my length, just feel mine should be longer than the guys! (old school?) Their hair doesn't have to be neatly trimmed though. Weird, eh?!

**GlassEyes** · January 6th, 2009, 08:55 PM

I feel segregated against in the title, so I'm going to answer anyway.

:P

I like men, but long hair is a plus, usually. Especially if it's red or dark, or blonde...okay, really, I just like long hair. XD I usually do double takes on people with long hair.

As far as facial and body hair, I don't really care. Facial hair is a plus only because the scratch of it would be...pleasing. Stuble is fine...but I would kind of dislike a full on beard though. I'd prefer either just stubble, a light beard, or not beard at all, but it depends on what they look like. Body hair I don't really like, but I couldn't really care less. If he's got a forest growing on his body, so be it. If I'm attracted to someone, it's not going to make me freakishly upset. Same with a lack of long hair or whatever.

People always list out stuff they're attracted to, but usually they either a) don't expet to get all of it or b) won't care when they're attracted to someone and they don't fit their little mold.

**Sarahmoon** · January 7th, 2009, 06:14 AM

You will get a different answer every time you ask a different woman.

I'd say go with what YOU like best!

**Iylivarae** · January 7th, 2009, 08:36 AM

I like men with about 2'' hair, but actually... it depends on the face, the hair and the body. I have some friends which are almost bald but they want to have reeeeally long hair... I think it would suit them better if they had shorter hair. Other guys just look strange with short hair, so... really, it depends.

I wouldn't do anything about someone else's hair, except for if they ask me for advice. Sometimes I comb the hair of a friend, but only because he's too lazy to do it.

I don't really like facial hair. I don't care about the body hair, as long as it doesn't resemble some furry animal. Then I'd rather have it removed, but finally it is his decision.

But should do whatever you like, you'll never make every woman on earth happy!