However, the women perceived male faces with full beards as the most masculine, aggressive, and socially mature; the women also thought these men looked older.

Women Find Beards Masculine. Nearly all of the 16 women we surveyed indicated — via a multiple-choice question — that they find beards masculine or associate them with ruggedness and adventure.

Men’s faces most frequently display beards, but how does that affect women’s perceptions of them regarding attractiveness, masculinity, and other traits? The question of which unshaven face ...

Many women find masculine traits very attractive, so growing a beard may definitely help you in that department. Well-groomed beards are also associated with patience and maturity, as growing one ...

If I didn’t know better, I’d think it was still the 1970s. But it isn’t. Ours is, alas, a more masculine era, aggressive and angry. I hope the new affection for beards doesn’t make things ...

If I didn’t know better, I’d think it was still the 1970s. But it isn’t. Ours is, alas, a more masculine era, aggressive and angry. I hope the new affection for beards doesn’t make things ...

Maybe it’s because of my upbringing. Out of all the men in my family, only one (my maternal grandfather) doesn’t have facial hair. My stepfather, my father, my paternal grandfather, my stepfather’s ...