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What a beard really is.
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What a beard really is. A profile at OkCupid got me thinking, so I wrote this little note to her. We're a lousy dating match but you asked, in your profile, why a man would "hide your gorgeous face with hair." A beard is not just a bunch of hair, like underarm or pubic hair. A beard, for a man, is much like head hair for a woman, and more. It's protection for my face from the elements. It helps keep my face warm in winter and unburnt by the sun in summer. It's a sexual status signal, much like a peacocks tail display. It announces to the world "I am male." It gives us something to preen, pick, comb, brush and style. It's relaxing to self-pet by stroking my chin or mustache. A bad beard day is, in many ways, worse for a man than a bad hair day for women. I cannot just cover it with a hat and ignore it. Even men who shave their face<b> bald </font></b>(as -like, in appearance, as a<b> bald </font></b>pubis) still are acutely aware of their beard. And, yes, bald-faced men have bad beard days, too. Consider the connotation of the term "bald faced" in our culture. It almost always precedes the word "liar." Men who shave are somehow seen as less trustworthy, poorer companions and somewhat shady characters, amongst other men. Shaving requires less time and devotion to oneself than keeping a neat beard. But I carefully cultivate mine, anyway. Because I like it. Because it brings me more pleasure than being shaved. Because I feel more attractive with it. Because the ladies in my life want me to keep it (more than one ex has refused to so much as kiss me, after shaving it off, until I had a fortnight's growth back on.) Because I get more respect from my male peers. |
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It also makes for extra feeling for us ladies as we ride them mustaches, goatee's and beard. I say the more the merrier.. Seduce the mind and see what a wonderful adventure the body will take you on.. 
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What she said. I've heard that phrase as "bold faced" not bald.  - scratching my fuzzy chin - When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
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