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Women prefer men with stubble for love, sex and marriage

telegraph.co.uk — Stubble is the way to win a woman ’s heart, a study has shown. Researchers found that women are more attracted to men with stubbly chins than those with clean-shaven faces or full beards

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  • bixby1, on 06/29/2008, -14/+431Guess where my razors are? If you guessed the trash can, you are a big winner. Bring me women and sandwiches!
    • trevah, on 06/30/2008, -1/+44Seriously, now I have a reason not to buy those ridiculously overpriced replacement razors or spend my mornings shaving. To laziness and cheapness masked as frugality!
    • RonnyIsRondo, on 06/30/2008, -4/+39Damn you. And all you hairy bastards. Im just jealous cause Im 21 and still cant grow facial hair.
      • Smopple, on 06/30/2008, -0/+33Your problem is my desire. I can't tell you how many times I've daydreamed about how nice it would be to not have to shave every two days. The repeated nicks and cuts can really do a number on my skin sometimes.
      • Professr, on 06/30/2008, -1/+13Two words: electric razor. The Braun 8850/60 is what I use, and it's great.
      • RonnyIsRondo, on 06/30/2008, -1/+4oh i hear that all the time buddy. Im sure i would feel the same way if i had to shave all the time.
      • dragon76, on 06/30/2008, -1/+7I couldn't grow a moustache until I was 24 and I didn't get hair on my chest until 23. Most people are still in puberty until their mid-20's.
      • actorboy, on 06/30/2008, -0/+21You're spilling too much masculinity beneath the computer desk.
      • calantus, on 06/30/2008, -1/+5i started growing a mustache at 14(a very light one at that ), i can't get stubble yet at 18 like the pic, but its getting there
      • popfrogs, on 06/30/2008, -0/+5@smopple: Start using a safety razor like your grandpa probably used. Since I've switched (and got the art down) I have no more razor burn and maybe 1 nick each time. A styptic pencil stops the bleeding instantly.

        Merkur makes great razor handles and blades. All you need to get started is the razor handle, a box of blades ($10 for 10, eco-friendly too), a brush and some foam/soap/whatever. Art of Shaving, if there is one near you, is a good place to buy the blades but everything else is way overpriced. Also, King of Shaves makes some awesome shaving oil which you apply to your face first, $6 for a bottle good for about 100 shaves. CVS stocks King of Shaves in my town. It's a dark green oil.
      • robz0rz, on 06/30/2008, -1/+5Heh, I'm 17 and I shave daily/ever two days. Meh, cross that, I _should_ shave daily/every two days, I'm far too lazy and I let it grow more than not. But when I shave it, I trim it to 1mm, so this article makes me happy haha
      • Jeral, on 06/30/2008, -0/+4I'm going to have to second using a nice Merkur safety razor. It's top quality and the blade replacement is hella cheap. If you're willing to go for second rate blades, Wal*Mart has them 10 for $2. The only piece of advice I can recommend if you do try one of those out is this: Do NOT apply pressure. You'll slice yourself up worse than Shredder sliced up Krang back when he was a barber.
      • muzy, on 06/30/2008, -0/+3it means your genz are ***** up.
      • Pittance, on 06/30/2008, -0/+3Are you kidding? Ive been shaving since I was 16. I have to shave every day, and I still look like I have 5 o'clock stubble. Damn white skin and black hair.
      • AppleGeorge, on 06/30/2008, -2/+1I'm 20 years old, and I have to shave numerous times every few days or else I look like the guy from Iron and Wine. It's incredible, but yet so annoying. The ***** at the top of this thread is my friend, and his facial hair is hilarious looking. It grows in so white trashy looking, that I swear he's related to Joe Dirt.

      • krsone2424, on 06/30/2008, -0/+3Well I have to shave at least 3 times a day, and had a beard when i was 6. If I don't shave for a few days it looks like I haven't cut it in months! And that's just on my arms! Damn being a werewolf.
      • RonnyIsRondo, on 06/30/2008, -0/+3Damn george. Who knew being a hairy sob would help you. And thats rude about my facial hair.
    • kponto, on 06/30/2008, -6/+81Sudo bring me women and sandwiches.
      • TheGuruStud, on 06/30/2008, -2/+12and Sudo bash them if they don't :P
      • Amiga501, on 06/30/2008, -24/+8The article mentions "stubble" not "stupid ass linux users (jokes included)". I doubt your mom cares if you shave or not. She just wants you out of the basement.
      • tehhowch, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2as long as your sandwich isn't pastrami, you should be fine. Poor George.
      • cap11235, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2Just give them some csh.
      • omgoptimized, on 06/30/2008, -0/+4kponto is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.
    • amaugeri, on 06/30/2008, -2/+12Wow I read the head line and thought it said Women perfer men with a stubbie !!!! Stubble makes a whole big difference!!!!!
      • DiggzDE, on 06/30/2008, -0/+40Got your hopes up there for a second, didn't it?
    • cohortq, on 06/30/2008, -12/+1I think you meant
      sudo bring me women and sandwiches
    • Fubarepublic, on 06/30/2008, -5/+11I always wnted a soup strainer. That's why Turkish men have them, so they can drink coffee the way they do. perculation and filtering sure, in real time.
    • arobicha, on 06/30/2008, -9/+7Stubble, not beard. Also, whoever wrote this has clearly never had a woman for more than a night.
      • Matri, on 06/30/2008, -1/+3I've got stubble. And I'm on Digg...

        :(
      • phibit, on 06/30/2008, -0/+3If he hasn't had a woman for more than one night, then shouldn't we be listening to him?
    • yuanzhoulu, on 06/30/2008, -15/+4i shave everything except the hair on top of my head. i don't give a damn about this "masculinity" *****, i care more about efficiency and getting rid of what doesn't help me in any way.

      i get rid of armpit hair because it makes me smell less and hurts less when i run long distances.

      i get rid of leg hair because when i cycle and my pants constantly rub against my legs it hurts less.

      i get rid of chest hair because it does nothing and also makes me smell less.

      i get rid of chin and neck hair and all stubble because it helps me cuddle with pillows, wear scarves in winter, wear bike helmets, and play the violin without pain.

      i get rid of arm hair because if i get glue on them it doesn't hurt when i rip off the glue or get something else sticky on them (yes, i build lots of stuff).

      i just leave the hair on top of my head since it makes me look somewhat normal and, moreover, gives me some protection against sunburn/brain damage as well as a little protcetion against light rain.
      • davidlick, on 06/30/2008, -0/+33omg....

        I don't know what to do: commend you for your efficiency or chastise you for being a women.
      • DiggzDE, on 06/30/2008, -0/+20How very metrosexual of you. Are you a pitcher or a catcher?
      • Professr, on 06/30/2008, -0/+15"Does this look like a Q to you?"
      • willskillz, on 06/30/2008, -1/+11seriously.... is that all u shave?
      • KnightWhoSaysNi, on 06/30/2008, -1/+14Admitting you have a problem is the first step.
      • aywwts4, on 06/30/2008, -1/+34I shave my balls because it lowers wind resistance and increases fuel economy.
      • Disease, on 06/30/2008, -1/+9This is why men are becoming more and more unmanly.
      • ReignInMud, on 06/30/2008, -0/+0Pain?
      • texpundit, on 06/30/2008, -0/+5"...gives me some protection against sunburn/brain damage..."

        Um...after reading that list...I don't think the full head of hair is going to help you with the brain damage thing. Too late.
      • cloudeh, on 06/30/2008, -0/+5you forgot to include shaving your pussy
      • yuanzhoulu, on 06/30/2008, -3/+2that's because shaving the crotch should not be done with the same electric razor as everything else for hygiene purposes.

        dude, guys, chill off. if particular hair has no use, and is painless and easy to remove, why not remove it? i fail to see any of your logic.

        also, i suggest you talk to some professional male athletes and then go chastise them for being women. they do much the same thing.
      • Disease, on 07/01/2008, -1/+1Because it isn't manly and you are not a professional male athlete.
    • mightycbu, on 06/30/2008, -3/+1never mind
    • sanman, on 06/30/2008, -2/+6OK, but if only you could convince the employers to look upon this more favorably, then I'll be with you all the way!
    • geehumshriber, on 06/30/2008, -8/+0sudo Bring me women and sandwiches.
    • ZombieKiss, on 06/30/2008, -1/+4Well you guys better get in line, because I have a 10 year head start on you!
    • DemiRonin, on 06/30/2008, -1/+6AND Sandwiches? Damn your greedy
    • lacronicus, on 06/30/2008, -7/+4No, it's "Women, bring me sandwitches."
    • aussiessuck, on 06/30/2008, -0/+4And just like that, the geeks around the world all looked a little more untidy.
    • sirlancelot88, on 06/30/2008, -2/+3Spoken like a true virgin, bixby.
    • darkfish, on 06/30/2008, -0/+10Listen up:
      Stubble = attractive
      Beard = not attractive

      So you DO need to shave or at least trim once in a while. A good electric trimmer or shaver will let you keep some of that stubble.
    • hiteshsharma, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1Would a slight grey beard count.. Or its better to play safe?
  • magicjohnson, on 06/29/2008, -3/+21interesting, you would think the stubble would lean either towards long or short-term relationships but dang, stubble has the lay of the land
    • bowe, on 06/30/2008, -0/+51My facial hair is allows me to move through time.
      Without facial hair: I can easily pass for a teenager.
      With stubble: I look my actual age: 24
      With a full beard: I look 3 years older.
    • john2kx, on 06/30/2008, -5/+3Heheh, you said lay.
    • tyywebb, on 06/30/2008, -3/+3I have a job interview tomorrow (just a summer job nothing professional) and hot chicks will be there. What should I so????
    • cutekelvins, on 06/30/2008, -3/+4Tellme something so that I can have my first sex.
    • TucanSam836354, on 07/01/2008, -0/+0"lay" is the exact word to use
  • daonlyfreez, on 06/29/2008, -24/+510Pffff...

    And yet another "study" stating the bloody obvious.

    Maybe those that read and write these kind of studies should try making out more?

    "Girls like bad boys"... Oh really? I could have never guessed that...
    "Girls like boys with a 2-3 day beard"... Oh really? Maybe you should start communicating with your girl more, you could have found this out yourself quite easily.
    "Boys like curvy girls"... Oh really? But advertisement tells me they like skinny bean-stakes, I'm so confused.

    Now I assume that many Digg users are either too young or too uncertain/nerdy to have sex (yet), but please ditch the "sources" like Vogue/FHM or whatever other b*ll "newspaper/magazine", to get your information from.

    It's simple, girls like:

    - Guys who have humor and are outgoing. If you are having troubles with this, for whatever reason, try learning the skills, it is _absolutely_ necessary, forget looks and money, it's manners and good spirit that make you attractive. Sure, there is always the "drunk one-night stand" kind of "stuff" going on, but that is just emotionally disattached "relief", and that is - at the end of the day - _not_ what boys and girls are really, deep inside, looking for. Sure the "studs" get more p*ssy, but what kind of p*ssy would that be? Not something to be extremely proud of.
    - Guys who act like "men", this means: you don't care whether you are having a "bad hair day" or not, and you certainly don't wear a toupet, go bold if your hair "fails" on you. Don't act like a wuss, simply be a groomed and clean goddamn male (and yes, how stupid it may seem, a "stubble" is showing/suggesting exactly that, and that, dear lads, makes you sexy to women).
    - Guys who give their girls "room to breathe", that means: you are not over-possessive, over-jealous, or over-emotional. A bit possessive, a bit jealous, a bit emotional is very good, I would even call it essential, but, again, don't be a wuss, show her that you trust her, and that you don't want to "own" her, but that you are "willing to fight" for her.

    Enough of the blatantly obvious already or do you need more tips from someone who is not an expert, but has been around the block? There's plenty more pearls to waste to the pigs on these subjects...

    /why am I writing this anyway rant
    • faster6969, on 06/29/2008, -2/+79Everything you said is very, very true in my experience. This IS really all it takes.
      • evilesttoast, on 06/30/2008, -1/+93thank you faster6969, your username is all i needed to read
      • div111111, on 06/30/2008, -15/+0Enough of the blatantly obvious already or do you need more tips from someone who is not an expert, but has been around the block? There's plenty more pearls to waste to the pigs on these subjects...
      • GassyTurd, on 06/30/2008, -3/+2I wasted my pearls on your mother's neck.
    • dasdef, on 06/30/2008, -9/+1brilliant. Hahaha.
    • MavRevMatt, on 06/30/2008, -2/+166This is an example of an informative comment on Digg. These kind of comments are rare these days. Thank you.
      • sdcarter, on 06/30/2008, -0/+10Not sure if it's "informative." After-all, he's merely stating the blatantly obvious.
      • TheGuruStud, on 06/30/2008, -3/+10read: informative for virgins and nerds lol
    • JackHarkness, on 06/30/2008, -52/+1Firstly stuble is singular for a short recently shaved hair. It is not a "style". so its " 'some' "stubble" is showing/suggesting" not ' "a" "stubble" is showing/suggesting'

      secondly, so why don't you have a girlfriend yet? oh yeh, you know nothing about women
      • muleskinner, on 06/30/2008, -0/+19You fail at life.
        Please sit down now.
    • sloonark, on 06/30/2008, -0/+35Humour and confidence is just about everything when it comes to being attractive to women.
    • ligyron, on 06/30/2008, -2/+240I applied your advice and I now have 3 supermodel girlfriends. Thanks!
      • punkbl182, on 06/30/2008, -2/+57Well, only two now...
      • XenoSNK, on 06/30/2008, -2/+15Too soon.
      • BobScratchit, on 06/30/2008, -1/+24I had to lock my door from all the women trying to break in and molest me after taking this advice.
      • tyywebb, on 06/30/2008, -8/+1I bet I could have 100 supermodel girlfriends...
    • notsodiggworthy, on 06/30/2008, -21/+7You must be on seven different types of crack if you think women aren't attracted to money/power.

      Any woman who says otherwise doesn't realize she does. Or she's lying.

      Even in this study, the ones most attractive were the ones also rated most aggressive, and dominant. Money and power simply cannot be attained without superlative amounts of aggression (being born into it notwithstanding), and in 99% of real life situations, having money puts you in a dominant position.

      I'm not saying that women ignore everything else and only look for money. No. I would never say that. Just like I'd never say a guy will forget everything else for a nice pair of *****.
      • thestereofield, on 06/30/2008, -1/+3Forget the titties, I've always been about the ass.

        Therefore, you fail.
      • TheGuruStud, on 06/30/2008, -1/+3I'm with him on the *****. Gotta have a pair or I don't look twice.
      • superherogirl, on 06/30/2008, -2/+3money and power... really doesnt do it for me. not lying. not all women are the same.
      • petebot, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1"...and yet...I find you strangely attractive...."
        "Of course you do. Druish women are always attracted to money and power, and I have both. And you know it."
    • eryximachus, on 06/30/2008, -28/+11You are clearly young and haven't gotten a lot of pussy. Yeah, a good personality is great - but money is better.

      Trust me, I live in NYC and know more than a few borderline autistic types who make millions with amazingly hot girlfriends and wives.

      The most attractive women in general are all whores.
      • zeabu, on 06/30/2008, -1/+8There's that type of girl more interested in what's in your wallet than in your head, so?
        These are shallow boys and girls. But...
        The guy is not happy, because he knows that she's only there for the money, and the girl isn't because she cannot have that man bind to only one girl.
      • cheeseplease, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1That's true but it's not because of the money per se, it's also about the money being a status symbol for success in life, a thing that greatly attracts girls.
      • mrraven200, on 06/30/2008, -1/+5Life must suck for you with that attiude.
    • mrzeero, on 06/30/2008, -12/+2Spot on daonlyfreez. The only thing I would have added to it, is "giant penis". Thank you, thank you. No, sit down please. No really, please sit down. I am here all week. Thank you.
    • trevah, on 06/30/2008, -2/+60You're an ***** man. We had this market cornered and now you're going around giving out company secrets. This ***** is classified! You won't get away with this!
    • blanktarget, on 06/30/2008, -6/+1Great Rant. Who funds these things anyway?
    • passedoutghost, on 06/30/2008, -2/+6That's exactly why my friend gets all the pussy while I'm stuck as his wingman not getting any.
      • zeabu, on 06/30/2008, -0/+12steal his jokes, get another mate.
      • davidlick, on 06/30/2008, -0/+13Get better jokes, steal his girls.
      • sdcarter, on 06/30/2008, -1/+13Shower often and brush your teeth more. It also helps not starting every story with "So my mom and I were playing Parcheezie..."
      • passedoutghost, on 06/30/2008, -1/+6@sdcarter: oh ***** I was doing it wrong. How the hell did you know my mum and I were playing Parcheezie and one thing led to another and... oh wait.
    • elizabethb221, on 06/30/2008, -1/+23THANK YOU. Brilliant. Guys need to know this.

      I tell you what, the biggest turn-off is a guy who isn't confident and/or funny.

      But then again, we don't want them too confident. Then they're just a prick.
      • Sinnic, on 06/30/2008, -3/+4So who determines that line? What if they have reason to be?
      • parallax7d, on 06/30/2008, -0/+5reason has nothing to do with perception
      • elizabethb221, on 06/30/2008, -1/+6If they have reason to be, then they should be humble about it.

        If that makes any sense. There is no line to be drawn.

        Example:
        A woman meets George Clooney on the street. She asks for an autograph an he turns her down because he's too good for that. Then he's a prick.

        If he gives her the autograph and talks to her for a minute, then he's humble. This also means that he has the confidence to talk to someone that may be considered below him.


        Did that make any sense?
      • Setter, on 06/30/2008, -1/+24@elizabethb221

        The weakness in your argument is that George Clooney will get his bone smooched either way.
    • chrisaug18, on 06/30/2008, -1/+44Dude, you could of wrote a blog and linked to it then made money off the advertising
    • sClubDevin, on 06/30/2008, -2/+8Also, try not to act differently when you're with a girl alone, than when you're with dudes (and her). Its kind of hard, fisting jokes and references to death metal and gangsta rap are so enticing. A girl may feel like you're putting on an act when you're alone with her, or that you're not man enough to embrace your sensitive side in the presence of other men.


      Also, since when is outgoingness not a matter of personal preference, but a universal trait for the perfect guy?

    • tlsirion, on 06/30/2008, -8/+1So trolls.... or douchebags who want to make it seem like they are supermen with a different bird balancing on their balls every night. Either way buried.
    • AeroNumairo, on 06/30/2008, -3/+1Well said.
    • ZephyrNinety, on 06/30/2008, -3/+6This dude gets poon
    • superherogirl, on 06/30/2008, -0/+8All correct. nothing sexier than a sense of humor and confidence
    • ziyaad, on 06/30/2008, -2/+7You sir, are writing to get a ***** of diggs
    • magma26, on 06/30/2008, -2/+6>.< There are many men and many women.

      People are different. No gender is going to like one set list of things.

      These lists need to go away.
    • dhughes, on 06/30/2008, -2/+4 > '...forget looks and money...'

      Oh you funny guy.

      Of all the things on your list that is the most glaring error. Women like power which means security all of that is achieved by money and lots of it.
      • popfrogs, on 06/30/2008, -2/+3Actually women like security, money brings security. Scarface said it best:
        "In this country, you gotta make the money first. Then when you get the money, you get the power. Then when you get the power, then you get the women."


      • cal3366, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2Yeah, but what caliber of woman. If that is what you want, may I suggest a prenup.
      • magma26, on 07/15/2008, -0/+1

        Everyone wants security. That's not exclusive to women.
    • trisweb, on 06/30/2008, -0/+3Dude, nailed it. Especially the part about the breathing room. Need it on both sides, room to be yourselves. Great advice!
    • Syujinkou, on 06/30/2008, -1/+2Just get a lot of money and many women will put up with your *****, whatever that is. You don't have to do anything else.
      IF you are unable/unwilling to make a decent amount of money, then do what daonlyfreez said.
    • bmcnally, on 06/30/2008, -0/+37WOULD READ AGAIN!!!! A+ COMMENTER!
    • ShainRules, on 06/30/2008, -1/+12WOAH! COOL D00D ALERT!
    • zebco, on 06/30/2008, -1/+5I don't take my sex/relationship advice from digg or diggers. Sorry. Don't take it personally.
    • merrymaker, on 06/30/2008, -0/+4To be honest, comments are really my favorite part of digg. Well done sir! Let the little one's know what's up.
    • kornelius, on 06/30/2008, -5/+1You are really at the essence of this topic. My experiences are the same as yours. A cocky, devil-may-care attitude, combined with intelligence and tactics (f.ex mystery method) will get you anywhere. I have been training for this the last years, and i have nice progression.
    • daonlyfreez, on 06/30/2008, -9/+12Alright... I guess I would have been a smarter (and more attractive?) guy if I did have put this on a blog riddled with ads.

      Now I feel like telling a bit more :P

      First, I'm a 35 year old male, so probably a bit more older than most here.

      When I was 9, I went to summer-camp, and the girls were all over me! They told me I looked like the guy from the Blue Lagoon (yes, I'm that old and that good looking ;-) ), and they wanted to kiss and hold me. I was terrified! I literally tried fleeing from them, because I didn't want them to do "that".

      When I was 14, I had my first "crush", again at summer-camp. I was overwhelmed with the feeling, I did all kinds of stupid things to get her attention, in retrospect it was pathetic, but hey, the hormones and everything. What was even more bizarre, that her friend was having a crush on me, so we went in circles, I went after the girl, the other girl went after me, and since they were friends, I couldn't be close to the one without avoiding the other. We ended up in a sort of "group-hug" kind of thing, very innocent stuff however.

      When I was 15, we went to Italy with our class, and that is where I had my first "experience", a girl had a crush on me, and she came to me one night, and told me she wanted me to "do it" to her. Again, I was terrified, I didn't know what to do. It ended up with her laying naked on me rubbing her body, and me being paralized. After the trip, she never looked me in the eyes again :P

      When I was 16, I had my first real "girlfriend". I tried touching her in "those places", but I was too rough, and it didn't work

      When I was 18, I had real sex for the first time. She was an "experienced" woman, and she was really only into it for the "meat". I enjoyed it alright, but I couldn't handle the emotional disattachment, it felt like sleeping with a whore.

      Since then, I had my share of women, not too many, not too few (I'm very picky), some experiences were awsome, some quite disappointing.

      From these "experiences" (both relationships and one-night-stands) I can tell you:

      - Don't go looking for dates only in the obvious places, like bars or clubs, you'll probably only find a certain type of women anyway. Be creative and outgoing, flirt with the woman you meet on the street, the woman that stands next in line to you in the supermarket, the policewoman that fines you, any situation can turn into something more exciting.
      - Always remember: you don't pick the woman, the woman picks you, look for the signs
      - The type of work a woman does, is usually (ofcourse not always) a good indication of how she is in the sack. If she has to be the tough woman all the time during work, she probably likes to be man-handled in the sack and even might have a masochistic streak. If she has to be a kind and caring woman during work (e.g. a nurse), she wants a strong guy at home, not one that "whines", she has to take care of those kind of people at work all the time already, etcet. etcet..This might sound prejudiced, but my experiences tell me otherwise.
      - Avoid dating people you work with/for, it might be fun for a while, but it _will_ sooner or later bite you in the *ss
      - If you are looking for a good time, date a sexually "mature" woman. She will have had her share of experiences, and she will be more willing and wanting to experiment. Avoid the virgins if you are looking for a good time!

      Good luck, and most importantly:

      - Have fun! Don't try reanacting the porn-flicks you saw, it's boring and impossible. Smile and laugh! I repeat: smile and laugh, don't be too serious, you are not in some sort of competition where you have to "score". Don't take it too seriously, there will be ackward situations, laugh them off.
      - Have patience! Don't rush-rush, take your time. Sure, a quicky every now and then is great, but nothing beats spending a whole day-nighter together, take your time!
      - Don't hold back! Come if you need to come, stop if you feel like stopping, continue if you feel like continuing. It takes time to get a good feeling for what the other party wants and likes, if you hold back, you'll never communicate those things, and you'll never be satisfied fully.
      - Don't take yourself too serious! You will fail, you will be rejected, you will do things you'll regret afterwards, but atleast you tried! It might hurt or be awkward, but in the grand scheme of things, it is quite petty stuff.

      Ok, that's all the "obvious" beans I will be spilling (gotta keep me some secrets for myself)
      • trousercustard, on 07/01/2008, -1/+1Dude, I think you should have quit while you were ahead.
    • Dacos, on 06/30/2008, -6/+2stop taking advice on this stuff. That's stupid. Women won't like guys that read this advice on the internet and try to follow it. You will look unconfident and awkward most probably, and definetly not confident and funny.
      • spatty, on 06/30/2008, -0/+4you're right, i best go cross that all off in my little black book of dating
      • whitelights, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1To be honest, I (a woman) don't like guys who go out of their way to demean someone else's perfectly logical advice.
    • soapycub, on 06/30/2008, -1/+2Simple and accurate. You need to blog this and submit it to Digg. This info will get lost and buried in the comments.
    • whitelights, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2Date me? Please?
    • Mattso, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1How about we all just be ourselves and find people we're compatible with instead of worrying about what we think other people want? Here's the ending to the story of the guy who picked up the girl with advice he saw on the internet...

      He ends up divorced because the stubble and attempts at picking up women with a certain "attitude" were in no way representative of who he was.

      Figuring out what deep down desires women have for a certain kind of man should serve to show us what we should overcome as a species rather than things we should embrace. People get divorced as often as they stay together. Clearly we're doing something wrong.
    • ATLien74, on 06/30/2008, -1/+1I pretty much agree with you.

      Don't be a wuss. Don't be boring. Don't be a metro-sexual or overly vain, but do groom yourself (trim nose hair, ear hair, back of the neck, etc.)

      If you do get stuck in the friend zone with a hottie, don't sweat it, turn her into a wing. You walk into a bar with a hot chick, nobody's gonna know if you are doing her or not....but they will assume you are, and that intrigues other women. It makes them wonder what she sees in you. If she's with you, there must be something special about you.

      Be funny and a little bit of an *****, just enough to make her laugh and punch you in the arm. I've farted on girls and still ***** them. :-) Be careful with that move though...you gotta have good rapport first, and she's also gotta have a good sense of humor. Really all you gotta do is just jokingly tease her about something. If she trips or breaks something, call her a klutz and smile. Just don't go overboard being a dick. Sometimes even be a little nice just to throw her off and keep her guessing. That all goes back to "Don't be boring" really.

      Just be a man, and don't apologize for it. Women are attracted to men no matter how much they complain about us, so be one.

    • hiteshsharma, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1Well sir you have obviously qualified for the "Year's Easy Reckoner for Dating Women.."
  • BillionWishlist, on 06/29/2008, -9/+139my girlfriend makes me shave... she wont kiss me if i have stubble :(
    • TurboBeard, on 06/30/2008, -16/+239Check her for a penis.
    • adjustafresh, on 06/30/2008, -5/+19Lesbo.
    • wogfella, on 06/30/2008, -9/+84Forget that crap, shave ur nads and get her to kiss more there.
    • trevah, on 06/30/2008, -3/+32As long as you make her shave, it's all fair. And no, not her legs. But ya, those too.
    • charlietuna, on 06/30/2008, -0/+54Your problem is that you are not George Clooney or Brad Pitt.
    • americanhelot, on 06/30/2008, -12/+8Find a new girlfriend.
    • gogog0, on 06/30/2008, -7/+192"my girlfriend makes me.."

      theres your problem right there
      • fugimugim, on 06/30/2008, -2/+14indeeed!
      • justice7, on 06/30/2008, -2/+9truth!!
      • mrdeadhead, on 06/30/2008, -7/+2sounds like there's a girl out there that needs to spend some time in the basement.
      • atgmac, on 06/30/2008, -1/+31!
      • ell0bo, on 06/30/2008, -1/+4If a girlfriend is making you do something, she's only making you find a new girlfriend.
      • xNIBx, on 06/30/2008, -2/+7The only thing that your girlfriend should make you, is a sandwich.
      • megamod, on 06/30/2008, -2/+1my gf doesn't make me shave...but if I don't she won't kiss me. she even joked around about getting laser hair removal/Brazilian wax to the face. she was joking right?
    • GreenWolf21, on 06/30/2008, -2/+10I know what you're sayin' man, my girlfriend is the same way. Something about it hurting her face... Oh well, once you have a girlfriend being really attractive can only get you into trouble.
    • jnordb, on 06/30/2008, -0/+55Funny...she doesn't make me...


      /sorry....it was too easy a shot to take....
    • carpespasm, on 06/30/2008, -0/+17I have no problem with shaving regularly if it means increased kisses and a happy lady. The street has to run both ways though. I shave face, she shaves legs.
      • davidlick, on 06/30/2008, -4/+6My girlfriend says it hurts her face, yet it's sexy for me to have stubble and I refuse to shave for her.
      • awesome01, on 06/30/2008, -4/+14her snatch you mean
    • Jennefah, on 06/30/2008, -0/+7Yep, this is the downside. Stubble can be attractive but it's not so nice when it jags into your face.
    • digitallysick, on 06/30/2008, -2/+11No problem, i shave up here so she will shave down there.
    • EmperorAwesome, on 06/30/2008, -1/+7Whenever I get a complaint, I purposely rub my chin on the girl's cheek till she understands it can get worse.
    • silentex, on 06/30/2008, -1/+5Why risk popping "her?"
    • gallagherFTW, on 06/30/2008, -8/+6Dude, you're a pussy.
    • ausoff2, on 06/30/2008, -0/+6Maybe facial hair makes me more attractive, but yeah i've heard that complaint. Girls are caused pain by stubble.
      • ell0bo, on 06/30/2008, -1/+3that's because they're pussies. I just tell mine to man the ***** up.
    • judgedeath2, on 06/30/2008, -3/+1By girlfriend you mean that piece of rabbit fur you rub on your dick at night?
    • EnderMB, on 06/30/2008, -0/+3I'm guessing that everyone who has replied to this comment doesn't have a girlfriend.

      My girlfriend hates stubble, a lot like how I don't like it when she has stubbly legs. A fair compromise I think.
    • dlite922, on 06/30/2008, -1/+2listen, fellas,

      Never admit your partner "makes" you do stuff, especially in a thread about men's masculine and dominance. Even if she wears the pants in the relationship.

      Maker HER do stuff. My gf liked smooth shaved, now she likes the stubble. All you need is some subliminal messages (advertising work best, they're free subliminal messages you can use) and show some dominance, (respectfully, I'm not saying put a lease on her)
  • mejaredme, on 06/29/2008, -1/+10Well, good to know, I guess....
  • tehbored, on 06/29/2008, -7/+20What about goatees?
    • btschul, on 06/29/2008, -7/+126What about goatses?
      • evilesttoast, on 06/30/2008, -1/+40*cries*
      • onux16, on 06/30/2008, -0/+28according to the article, as long as there's stubble, then it's quite all right!
      • philthetechie, on 06/30/2008, -1/+11What has been seen cannot be unseen.
      • davidlick, on 06/30/2008, -0/+15Omg, I haven't understood the goatse meme since I've been on Digg...

        I was scared to google it, but I did finally...omg. Now, to gouge out my eyes...
      • Professr, on 06/30/2008, -0/+9It killed 90% of the population, but the remaining 10% it turned into raving madmen - the Reavers of the internet.
      • Jennefah, on 06/30/2008, -0/+8I can't look at goatees without seeing goatses now.

        (the word "goatees", not actual physical goatees)
      • Slothapotamus, on 06/30/2008, -0/+3Goatse beard?
    • jugger74, on 06/30/2008, -2/+26I'll grow a beard but I won't do a goatse for any chick no matter how hot.
      • btschul, on 06/30/2008, -1/+11Adriana Lima? I would.
      • praisethelard, on 06/30/2008, -0/+8I would have agreed with you until Iron Man.
      • bagelmaster, on 06/30/2008, -0/+4I've always thought of goatees as beards for the office workplace where full beards are frowned upon, but the man still wants some facial hair.
      • Professr, on 06/30/2008, -0/+9Don't forget evil twins from parallel universes...
    • amoirae, on 06/30/2008, -15/+1What about goatse?
    • jnordb, on 06/30/2008, -8/+15They are facial mullets.
    • alydanny, on 06/30/2008, -3/+7You mean "***** bulls-eyes"?
    • longcat99, on 06/30/2008, -3/+15as a woman let me tell you straight out: NO!!!!!
      • sg1fan, on 06/30/2008, -4/+5Then you're not looking in the right spot.
      • tyywebb, on 06/30/2008, -4/+6What about Leonardo di Caprio in Blood Diamond? (or The Departed)
    • techstar25, on 06/30/2008, -4/+3Goatees? 1995 called and they want their beard back.
    • sg1fan, on 06/30/2008, -2/+4As a woman let me tell you... on the right guy... YES!
  • Cate320, on 06/29/2008, -33/+23I hate stubble in a boyfriend. It is scratchy on our delicate skin.

    Likewise, I don't really fancy George Clooney or Brad Pitt.

    Give me Orlando Bloom in LoTR any day... but that could be because I have a thing for elves...

    But I digress.

    Stubble = Bad. Please shave, for the sake of your wife or girlfriend's smooth, silky, unblemished skin.
    • TurboBeard, on 06/30/2008, -2/+40Beard rash is sexy. Get used to it.
      • toasterweasel, on 06/30/2008, -0/+5With a name like TurboBeard he has to be right!
    • adjustafresh, on 06/30/2008, -1/+62"but that could be because I have a thing for elves..." I think you meant chicks?
      • JackHarkness, on 06/30/2008, -1/+12oh snap! So true
      • aukxsona, on 06/30/2008, -0/+7I have a thing for elves, and effeminate men.
      • EricAnderton, on 06/30/2008, -0/+5No, she really does mean guys. Its a preference, kind of like guys who go for tom-girls.

        For instance, some girls go absolutely nuts for a guy with eye-liner on (e.g. Brett Michaels, Johnny Depp, etc).
      • Amiga501, on 06/30/2008, -5/+1Another stupid bitch who fantasizes about men who don't exist. (snore)
    • saltinekracka20, on 06/30/2008, -0/+44"Likewise, I don't really fancy George Clooney or Brad Pitt"

      IT'S A TRAP.
    • Pedobear, on 06/30/2008, -0/+50"Give me Orlando Bloom in LoTR any day..."
      I don't understand why so many girls have a thing for effeminate men. Personally, I prefer my men to be manly and...you know, not have vaginas.
      • notsodiggworthy, on 06/30/2008, -1/+39Pedobear likes men?
      • Nappuccino, on 06/30/2008, -0/+15The truth is revealed!
      • bjs3171, on 06/30/2008, -0/+7classic.
      • philthetechie, on 06/30/2008, -1/+7...And under the age of 13
      • elipabst, on 06/30/2008, -0/+3No there's definitely some truth to that. My current theory is that there is a substantial subset of women who are attracted to effeminate men. Look at some of the dudes who show up in the "sexiest" men rankings...Brad Pitt, Leonardo DeCaprio, Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom. All are remarkably effeminate.
      • thestereofield, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2brad pitt effeminate? i think not
      • GreenWolf21, on 06/30/2008, -1/+0wow you all are so manly.
      • prophetpimp, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2WTF!!!!! PedoBear is a Chick............... Or Gay.
      • tyywebb, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1It's been known that Pedobear is a chick for some time now: http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s127/TomXizor/H ...
    • plunderbunny, on 06/30/2008, -1/+13I am actually a fan of the stubble. I love it when my husband kisses me and his man-stubble presses against my face. It's almost soothing, and he's way more attractive without shaving.
    • helikopter, on 06/30/2008, -2/+31"i have a thing for elves"

      you mean, "i'm a nerd"
    • ligyron, on 06/30/2008, -0/+43All I took away from that comment is shave daily if you want to impress geeky chicks that have a thing for elves.
    • jguy584, on 06/30/2008, -0/+32Why am I not surprised that a girl on digg has a thing for elves?
      • gogog0, on 06/30/2008, -4/+4because they are most likely social outcasts
    • pagno, on 06/30/2008, -0/+11I got a friend that is incapable of growing facial hair. If you like, I can hook you up, he just got divorced, and went back into the Army.
    • gab00n, on 06/30/2008, -4/+8I'll believe that you have delicate unblemished skin when I crap a golden egg.
    • Bkaufman, on 06/30/2008, -4/+4Lol...I love the female hostility. Its no wonder there are so few girls on digg.
      • justice7, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2yeah because we need to coax them in ... I could care less if there are or aren't women here.
      • TheNakedChef, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1I'm sure there's a study out there and this one hints on it too. That being a push over nice guy, doesn't get you any girls.
    • tufftugg, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1Bob? Bob is that you?
    • praisethelard, on 06/30/2008, -0/+18How can you not like George Clooney? As a straight male, I even think he's pretty damn good looking.
      • davidlick, on 06/30/2008, -0/+8Agreed, again as a heterosexual guy.
      • Professr, on 06/30/2008, -0/+11As a lesbian male, I can't help but find Kate Beckinsale drool-worthy, so I see where you're coming from.
    • Cate320, on 06/30/2008, -3/+10I made a poor attempt at humor and to appeal to my fellow geeks and failed miserably I see. *sigh*

      I'm not really "into elves", but I do enjoy preppy guys - clean-shaven, well dressed, combed hair etc. If that is also the same thing as "effeminate" well then I guess I'm guilty!
      • justice7, on 06/30/2008, -0/+11popped collars?
      • Amiga501, on 06/30/2008, -3/+0You haven't worked a job in your life that didn't involve sliding down a pole, and you don't seem like the firefighter type.
      • Cate320, on 06/30/2008, -0/+4Aww Amiga, Did I offend you? Let me guess, you're a super hairy "manly" guy who hasn't worked a job in his life that didn't involve lifting heavy objects almost exclusively? And insecure because some girls on the internet may not find you appealing?

        See? I can leap to ridiculous conclusions based on a few irrelevant comments as well.

        But, judging by your join date and the fact that you obviously get off on trying to insult people, you were recently culled in the mass bannings and I should expect no better from you.

      • NOFXY, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2pooped collars?
    • emyo, on 06/30/2008, -4/+3I also do not like stubble!

      Its a nice look but 'he' isn't allowed to bring inside my bedroom.

      Lucky boyfriend doesn't have much of this facial hair.
      • justice7, on 06/30/2008, -1/+4sorry but no, just no.
      • Amiga501, on 06/30/2008, -2/+3You say "inside my bedroom" as if that was some kind of incentive.
      • Hollic, on 06/30/2008, -2/+3Enjoy your eventual break-up and/or pussy-whipping your man. Just remember, it's down the highway, not across the street.
    • exomni, on 06/30/2008, -4/+5You're a lesbian. Wake up and smell the coffee, it's not so bad.
    • johnlancia, on 06/30/2008, -4/+4Whether you are actually a woman or not, you are a fag if you like Orlando Bloom in any movie.
    • m0tbaillie, on 06/30/2008, -2/+3Orlando Bloom is a ***** nancy. As a straight male, I'd go gay for Clooney or Pitt before limp-wristed Orlando Bloom. *****' a.
  • wildfire, on 06/29/2008, -7/+166Who wants a mustache ride?
  • btschul, on 06/29/2008, -3/+93Cool, this article confirms that I am dead sexy.
  • sfacets, on 06/29/2008, -15/+1I have a beard. Does that count?
    • coheedcollapse, on 06/30/2008, -0/+9"women are more attracted to men with stubbly chins than those with clean-shaven faces or full beards"

      Nope.
    • elizabethb221, on 06/30/2008, -1/+3Nah, it's cool. I actually like full beards.
  • WallnutBoy, on 06/30/2008, -9/+31I don't get much visible facial hair... =(
    Seriously... I only have to shave like once a month -_- Maybe one day I'll grow pubic hair, too!
    • epadafunk, on 06/30/2008, -0/+28Once you hit puberty you're fine.
    • leerayIG88, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1717 years old? ........*sigh*
    • Janizzary, on 06/30/2008, -0/+13On your wallnuts?
    • collegekidd, on 06/30/2008, -0/+8welcome to the no-testosterone club
    • thestereofield, on 06/30/2008, -1/+9i'm 19, have to shave every couple days, but can only grow a thin, ***** mustache and gross chin stubble. it ***** sucks
      • camiloteram, on 06/30/2008, -0/+4Same ***** here. If we shaved more, would that improve things?
      • LanceUppercut, on 06/30/2008, -0/+4Sorry, no.

        I have relatively big junk, or at least I am told I do, but I can't grow a full beard to save my life. I always thought I would be done with my growth spurt when I could grow a full beard, but that is not in the cards for me. I have come to terms with that, so I grow my ***** spotty half ass weak attempt at a beard for 4-5 days at a time before finally shaving.

        Beards mean jack ***** really though, consider yourself lucky. I totally landed a solid girl without needs to grow a beastman 5 o clock shadow, and you can too.

        Best of luck :)

        -Advice from a 27 year old.
      • alwilson, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2Be patient and give it a few years. Before you know it that ***** will be growing out of your ears, nose and back... and falling off your head.
    • calantus, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2my facial hair grows in kinda thick, but its blondish so not as noticeable. It will change i think, i had blond hair when i was a kid but it turned brown.
  • VoidTemplar, on 06/30/2008, -9/+4No *****.. all men must have facial hair and a full beard makes you look like Charlie Manson
  • SpectreFire, on 06/30/2008, -6/+346This also in: Men on the other hand, do NOT prefer women with stubble for love, sex and marriage
    • mrblue182, on 06/30/2008, -1/+5Sad part, you KNOW there would be someone out there thinking "Hmm, I bet this works both ways."
    • xtinamo, on 06/30/2008, -1/+12Good luck finding a girl who will shave EVERY day.. that area is sensitive ya know.
      • bluekross, on 06/30/2008, -2/+1Take it to the car wash. You know, air dry that *****.
    • antiorblkflag9, on 06/30/2008, -0/+8Speak for yourself
  • macewan, on 06/30/2008, -7/+2so the cloone thing is all about the stub? =)
  • coheedcollapse, on 06/30/2008, -3/+123Finally! My laziness has paid off!
    • ChrisshEnzo, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2its appealing because it evokes a masculine disparage that appeals to women on a primal level. i didn't thing facial hair appealed to me until recently and i can't get enough of the stubble. dont shave guys.
    • discochew, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1It says stubble, not neckbeard.
  • jugger74, on 06/30/2008, -3/+143Ohhhhh thaaat's why the homeless guy at the end of my street has all them fine fine ladies with shopping carts around him.
    • nwoantibody, on 06/30/2008, -10/+4it's the shopping cart that keeps them coming, not his stubble
      in other words:
      importance to women:
      love+affection > take care of them > being a man
      translates to:
      money>less money>stubble or wtv lame obvious ***** they can come up with

      In the homeless world, shopping cart = lamborgini

      Ps: gets off his internet cafe spot where he has only 30 seconds left and goes back to push his cart
  • cinder, on 06/30/2008, -8/+1What's this? Prior evidence of stubbleness? http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Why_Do_Men_Shave?t=12613 ...

    Sorry ladies, but I'm taken.
  • ithejosh, on 06/30/2008, -3/+27I wish I could grow stubble =[
  • saltinekracka20, on 06/30/2008, -2/+25Good, this will save me on Mach 3 refills. Those things are expensive.
    • shoc, on 06/30/2008, -2/+3if you needed an article to tell you to stop shaving to look handsome, then maybe you should go out more.
      • Makave22, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1I need way to save money on those razor blades.
  • ZodiacKiller, on 06/30/2008, -5/+197Wow... They surveyed 76 women in Britain 76!..., and now they feel confident enough to conclude this is how it is for most women everywhere? Using that same logic, I should do a study where I survey 76 people on digg and ask them if they believe in god or not, then I can conclude and announce that America is 90% Atheist...
    • eclipse007, on 06/30/2008, -6/+1Right, they should have done a referendum! /sarcasm

      It's not the size of survey population that matters, it's the randomness of the sample that matters.

      Also, if you read the whole article, you'd have noticed that they are going to try other countries/cultures next.
      • ZodiacKiller, on 06/30/2008, -2/+3Oh it's not the size? O.k, I'll do a survey where I ask two random people a question, and It will be as accurate as if I asked 370,000...

        Until they try other countries and cultures then they should probably refrain from making blanket claims that haven't been substantiated yet.
      • jabberwolf, on 06/30/2008, -1/+3ok saying that, then they should have just done a study of 10 guys.

        Sorry your comment kinda answered yourself.
        EVEN WITH 76 - the sample size was extremely small even if random !
        The larger the sample size, the easier it is to GET a random sample.
    • gogog0, on 06/30/2008, -2/+16once you get out of high school and take a class in statistics or surveying you can come back
    • s1mph0ny, on 06/30/2008, -10/+5As 90% of americans are idiots, and 90% of diggers are idiots, I'm not sure that would be a bad study.
    • itspuddingtime, on 06/30/2008, -0/+11Blame the media coverage for blowing this out of proportion. This happens all the time with scientific studies. I'm sure the researchers are well aware of the limitations of their data.
    • justice7, on 06/30/2008, -1/+783% of all statistics are wrong.
    • tyywebb, on 06/30/2008, -0/+299.2%
    • jkarhu24, on 06/30/2008, -2/+6Britts never shave. Americans do. This might work in Britain. America might be different. That's all he was saying.
    • Aviciouswind, on 06/30/2008, -0/+0That and Ron Paul is, of course, going to win the presidential election...
  • Easternlight, on 06/30/2008, -0/+10Atlast I can release my STUBBLE APPLICATOR to the worlds lonely men, now all I need is to develop a "confidence applicator", an "arrogance remover" and a "wake up to reality not marketing" stick.
  • Frisbinator, on 06/30/2008, -4/+6"The explanation for the preference is not clear, but experts in human evolution say that that facial hair may be a signal of aggression because it boosts the apparent size of the lower jaw, emphasising the teeth as weapons."

    That is the stupidest thing that I have ever heard, primarily because it contradicts the study's findings that men with beards were rated as the least attractive.
    • camiloteram, on 06/30/2008, -1/+4No, they are saying it makes their jaws look bigger. And we all know women love big strong jaws so we can chew their ***** off.
    • rohank9, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1lol yeah...men with beards are rated as the least attractive...

      1) technically even tho stubble is beard...its a lot less than a beard..
      2) george clooney, who always has a stubble was rated as one of the most attractive men by quite a few mags and surveys
    • willynilly, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2And... you were modded down pointlessly for making a valid observation.
  • freshyill, on 06/30/2008, -0/+43My fiancée likes the look, but not the scratchiness. I don't really know what to make of that.
    • wordglue, on 06/30/2008, -2/+81that women also like to complain?
      • Nappuccino, on 06/30/2008, -0/+18obvious thing is *sigh* obvious.
    • Jeremyz0r, on 06/30/2008, -4/+2It puts the lotion on the skin... (and hair now obviously)
    • willynilly, on 06/30/2008, -0/+7Yes. Women like the scruffiness for about one day. After you're in an established relationship, they get very tired of having their chins abraded off any time you make out.
      • jgwinner, on 07/02/2008, -0/+0Chins?

        That's the least of my problem when I have stubble.

        Oh ... right!
    • Cerebron, on 06/30/2008, -1/+4If you keep your beard at a certain length, it isn't that scratchy.
    • daonlyfreez, on 06/30/2008, -2/+2After two or three days the hairs will get softer. But some girls actually like the scratching ;-)
  • TopherT, on 06/30/2008, -0/+26Check it out, in action movies, good guys can be found by their stubble, bad guys by their full beards or thin mustaches.
  • wunderdog, on 06/30/2008, -6/+33His cheek
    Was rough
    His chick vamoosed
    And now she won't
    Come home to roost
    Burma-Shave
  • MarkCiccone, on 06/30/2008, -7/+1This just sounds so dorky, I love science haha:

    "The findings of the experiment, carried out on British women aged 18 to 44, could explain the appeal of actors such as George Clooney and Brad Pitt who cultivate their unshaven look."
  • wunderdog, on 06/30/2008, -6/+38To kiss
    A mug
    That's like a cactus
    Takes more nerve
    Than it does practice
    Burma-Shave
  • aserer511, on 06/30/2008, -1/+9Stubble does have a rugged look to it, but I personally look best clean shaven
  • f4nt0m4s, on 06/30/2008, -0/+9Really? I find that kind of surpising. I've heard a lot of women complain that the stubble scratches them. Maybe it's an older women thing.
    • elizabethb221, on 06/30/2008, -1/+6It does hurt a bit, but it's worth it.
      • f4nt0m4s, on 06/30/2008, -0/+5I think mileage may vary then. I'm Polish, and white as hell, and I look pretty grungy with stubble. My French friend, he pulls off the stubble look very well.
    • Aleriya, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2Stubble looks good but I do prefer clean-shaven for, um, physical activities :)

      My guy shaves every 4-5 days so he alternates between clean-shaven and stubble. The best of both worlds! And its always good to mix things up, even in little ways.
      • jgwinner, on 07/02/2008, -0/+0*lol* 'physical activities' :)

        That's always my concern, as I don't want to cause pain, but I guess from the viewpoint of 90% of the males here, they are more focused on getting *to* that point.

        Maybe some like the stubble thing. The 75 questions might say "... and make it hurt!" Yuk.

        I have a beard (a 'Riker') or a short Goatee, I'm usually clean shaven on the sides. My girl has never indicated a preference either way, and I've asked multiple times. Her response is "whatever you want".

        Well, I know that, but I have no idea if it looks good or not to the female side. I get *many* more 'double looks' with the Goatee vice clean shaven, so I'm keeping it for lack of better evidence.

        Maybe I'll let the sides go stubble :)
  • palpacino, on 06/30/2008, -4/+2I could have told you that one.
  • fudged71, on 06/30/2008, -3/+103no neckbeards
    NO NECKBEARDS
    • elizabethb221, on 06/30/2008, -0/+31Throat coat.
    • TiMMY8765, on 06/30/2008, -3/+7screw you I love my neckbeard
    • OpCzar, on 06/30/2008, -1/+4Sucks that's where I got most of my growth.
    • bone625, on 06/30/2008, -0/+3Ahh, the ubiquitous neard.
    • baconz, on 06/30/2008, -0/+10Are cheekbeards ok? I mean, how close to the eye socket can a beard get before it's creepy?
    • Tchaikovsky08, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1I think it's called a throatee
  • batista86, on 06/30/2008, -13/+23Truth be told....women prefer men with money....anything else such as humor, good looks, personality, loyalty, etc, etc, etc...are those are just perks.
    • gryphon50, on 06/30/2008, -1/+18this is the argument used by guys who can't get laid. That way they can just blame a lack of funds. My husband did not have a penny when I met him. He has plenty now but there is no way I could have known that years ago.
      • zeabu, on 06/30/2008, -5/+8But you're ugly....

        It depends on where you go out. I know that was an issue where I was born, guys who would think that they can buy the most attractive girls, and the girls agree. It has to do with shallowness. Being funny was sometimes considered as an insult.
        Most attractive people are extremely shallow, because they get things done easier with their looks, starting when they're kids, so their personality forms towards that.
        Batista has to look for what were "ugly ducks", the ones that became "swanes". They're nice and funny, good looking, they don't think their *****/dick is golden. But they're extremely rare and mostly taken already.
    • sClubDevin, on 06/30/2008, -1/+8Not entirely true. Women look for stability which translates to money and power in modern times, but everyone knows that deep down women are really attracted to guys who are a bit edgy (bad boys).
      • TheNakedChef, on 06/30/2008, -1/+3You are right, women look for stability to raise the kids. So they want someone stable for long term relationship. But physically they are attracted to bad boys, because they are way more fun. That also explains why 1 in 10 babies isn't their fathers.

        Also as a side note, the more stable the relationship is, the less sex there will be. You need to have fun for that and that's where the cheating with bad boys come in.
    • camiloteram, on 06/30/2008, -4/+3haha, You ***** Chode.

      Why don't you find some self-confidence why don't ya?
    • baconz, on 06/30/2008, -3/+2Dimitri the Douche respectfully disagrees with your statement. Now would you just call him back already!?
    • ATLien74, on 06/30/2008, -1/+1Gold diggers prefer men with money. They are also ***** some funny ***** on the side that may or may not have money.
  • terajoule, on 06/30/2008, -3/+7Try the Austin Powers look.
  • killrrabit, on 06/30/2008, -9/+4This is just tangent to the real truth, that the most badass men on Earth are hockey players from Canada.
    • Pake, on 06/30/2008, -1/+5Stubble and mullets, that's where it's at.
  • DarkReign16, on 06/30/2008, -2/+28I can't grow a ***** beard. I've no stubble.

    *****.
    • zeabu, on 06/30/2008, -2/+8That'll change when you turn 16.
      • DarkReign16, on 06/30/2008, -2/+20I'm 19.
      • GeorgeK89, on 06/30/2008, -0/+16You're screwed. I'm greek. The nurse had to shave my rugged beard the second I came out of my mom.
      • ninja0, on 06/30/2008, -0/+6Didn't get any till i turned 21 lol.
      • Soave, on 06/30/2008, -0/+7ninja0,

        Maybe you should rephrase that to sound less sexual.
      • aenima987, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1I'm 14 and I shave.
        Me>all of you :)
      • zeabu, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2I also shaved when I was 12, not that I have to explain there was nothing to shave.
    • TheNakedChef, on 06/30/2008, -0/+4Whiteboard marker is your friend, draw it on.
    • digitallysick, on 06/30/2008, -1/+13Consider it a blessing shaving sucks
  • bugerking3, on 06/30/2008, -12/+3< insert dying joke about diggers not getting sex or girlfriends >

    how does this relate to digg?

    < /joke >
  • edebolt, on 06/30/2008, -10/+5what's next Dingle berries? Hobo power body odor?
  • hollyminkowski, on 06/30/2008, -2/+7I hate stubble on a guy...scratches the skin right off of you...:-(

    And I am sure guys hate leg stubble on girls too...not a nice feeling to run your hand or leg over. :-(
    • mimigins, on 06/30/2008, -1/+3100% agree
      It may look rugged and sexy.. but it's itchy and painful on the skin. I prefer smoothness.
    • zeabu, on 06/30/2008, -3/+4It scratches. yeah.
      In my opinion, a bald pussy is not that hot, it resembles too much a child. I prefer a little line, or... stubble. I think actually that's quite sexy. Also armpits with a one-day stubble too.
      On the legs I don't like it.
    • TheNakedChef, on 06/30/2008, -2/+3I've a goatee and sometimes a bit of stubble, girls love it, than once things become more stable, they want me to shave it off. No way I'm doing that, women should decide what they want.
    • 5plic3r, on 06/30/2008, -0/+3My GF loves the look stubble, but hates the feel of it. If you're a single guy, grow the stubble. Otherwise, ask your girl what she prefers.
  • jmuhlbie, on 06/30/2008, -2/+3mmm a little stubble
  • nociva, on 06/30/2008, -3/+7I prefer beards. light beards. facial hair ftw!! om nom nom
    • Asidic, on 06/30/2008, -0/+6So you eat facial hair?
      • nociva, on 06/30/2008, -0/+5I sprinkle them like Parmesan over my linguine; yes I do.
    • willynilly, on 06/30/2008, -6/+1And you pulled that clever meme of spelling "WTF" backward. So funny! So clever!
      • vertigoacid, on 06/30/2008, -1/+2Wait, what?

        When did "For The Win" (from Hollywood Squares) ever have anything to do with WTF?
    • ausoff2, on 06/30/2008, -0/+3Stop saying NOM goddammit.

      I'm talking to you, internet.
  • Sroem, on 06/30/2008, -1/+5So I'm not crazy after all when I tell my boyfriend he looks better with stubble!
    • DCstewieG, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1You're not crazy not because of this article, but because you like what you like. Nothing else matters.
  • soupr, on 06/30/2008, -1/+48LAZY MAN 1
    REST OF WORLD 0
  • willywong, on 06/30/2008, -2/+13If you don't have a beard then you aren't really a man.
    • Syujinkou, on 06/30/2008, -0/+5yet dwarves are considered halflings
  • Chainheart, on 06/30/2008, -2/+52The problem with posting this on Digg is that you're encouraging thousands of teenage boys to grow pube goatees
    • aki42, on 06/30/2008, -0/+4My pube goate doesn't look so good I shave.
    • zeabu, on 06/30/2008, -0/+3Even better.. Then we all can have a laugh.
    • bono4u, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2all those want to get married?
  • Seldon2639, on 06/30/2008, -5/+7Not only were the parameters of the study extremely small (76 is not a statistically valid sample of even the population of a single *county* in England much less western society), but it fails to account for differences in menstrual cycle. Studies before this have found that women like men with more masculine features (like beards) when they ovulate, while liking men with more feminine features (like being clean shaved) at other times.

    So, don't throw out the shaving kits yet, because I'd put money on a contradictory story coming out in the next year at the latest.
    • f4nt0m4s, on 06/30/2008, -1/+3Virgin?
    • carpespasm, on 06/30/2008, -0/+4So the key is to keep an eye on when lady product packaging stops going in the bathroom trash can and make for a clean shave for 3 weeks from then I guess?
      • s0nicfreak, on 06/30/2008, -0/+1No, the key is to look up the word ovulate.
    • zeabu, on 06/30/2008, -0/+3When I go out with some stubble, I have far more attention than without, so actually, if there's one that doesn't like it, and for that reason doesn't want to speak with me, her loss, not mine.
    • jgwinner, on 07/02/2008, -0/+0Agreed, two words the study needs:

      "Peer Reviewed"
  • mulge, on 06/30/2008, -3/+6So women are into the Yasser Arafat look... I have always wondered how men can cultivate that eternal 'I haven't shaved in 3 days' look. Must be a wicked pain to maintain. If I believe everything that I read, women are really attracted to unkempt slobs who are very good natured - kinda like Shrek.
    • uracre, on 06/30/2008, -1/+3Hmm, have you ever heard something called beard trimmer? It has different levels suited for any length you want, and it is really easy to use compared to clean shave everyday. Only takes your 3 4 minutes every other day to trim to that "3 days" look you are referring to.
    • Tulle, on 06/30/2008, -1/+11Dugg for "the Yasser Arafat look".
    • carpespasm, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2It's actually easier to keep the 3 day look up than to keep clean shaven. Just bringing the beard down to a stubble level means no shave cream, no aftershave, no nicks, no razor burn. You always have to get a proper shave in before a nice night out though.
    • zeabu, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2A razor you'd normally use for short hair does the job, no pain whatsoever, even more economic because you don't need shaving gel.
    • gali, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2you know you just take the same thing you would use for a buzz cut and you're good.

      plus that's faster.
    • alwilson, on 06/30/2008, -0/+2Well, the truth is... men with stubble usually have rather large penis isss. Those woman say that they want stubble, but I know better.
  • jgoulden, on 06/30/2008, -2/+6Sheesh. We've know this since "Miami Vice."
  • TecK415, on 06/30/2008, -4/+1Get this ***** off digg. BREAKING NEWS! Stubble is the key to a womans heart! Really now...
  • tufftugg, on 06/30/2008, -1/+6 You mean that Women are tired of the Metro Male?
    • UKsHaDoW, on 06/30/2008, -2/+1A lot of metro's have stubble, just nice stubble.
      Not stubble with food stuck in it.
    • zeabu, on 06/30/2008, -2/+1I have stubble, and wear nice clothes. In which box will you put me?
  • MicronXD, on 06/30/2008, -2/+1tons of diff organizations have come out with studies that show this... this is old news -.-
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