Men and hair...what gives?

MSeel1984
MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
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So I have been growing my hair out for about three years. I had super short hair for a really long time and wanted change-then boyfriend mentioned he liked long hair...now that it is longer, he says he likes it when I wear my hair up...and I heard on the radio the other day that men like women's hair best when they wear their hair in ponytails or styles that keep their hair away from their faces/off their necks...I don't get it. If all we do is put it up, why do men want women to have long hair lol! Seriously...what gives, guys ;)
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  • taylor5877
    taylor5877 Posts: 1,792 Member
    Got me...my favorite is long and straight and I don't care for ponytails unless you need to have it up for something athletic or something.
  • Ruthe8
    Ruthe8 Posts: 423 Member
    Wear it the way you like it. Stop worrying about what men want.
  • GorillaEsq
    GorillaEsq Posts: 2,198 Member
    Solution - Just show cleavage. Most guys won't even notice if you have a head, let alone hair.
  • takehimaway
    takehimaway Posts: 499 Member
    Wear it the way you like it. Stop worrying about what men want.
  • joecollins9385
    joecollins9385 Posts: 355 Member
    i love long hair, but not when it hides your face. doesnt matter if its up or down, just out of your face lol
  • AlexandraLynch
    AlexandraLynch Posts: 161
    Long hair up provides the idea of the intimacy of taking it down.

    Of course, if you're trying to grow it out, you want to keep it up, so that it's not rubbing on things and weakening it. Mine is down to my hips, and it is down only when I am having sex and washing it. (Yes, I sleep with my hair braided and bunned on top of my head, or it tries to strangle me.)
  • DontStopB_Leakin
    DontStopB_Leakin Posts: 3,863 Member
    Solution - Just show cleavage. Most guys won't even notice if you have a head, let alone hair.
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^ If your man is paying this much attention to your hair, you're doing it wrong.
  • Stuz359
    Stuz359 Posts: 81
    Long hair just seems more feminine, even if it is in a ponytail or up, can't say I care that much though, as long as it's not a complete disaster.
  • RainHoward
    RainHoward Posts: 1,599 Member
    I would explain it but if I did the mods would spank me.
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    Wear it the way you like it. Stop worrying about what men want.

    I do...this was just out f curiosity...it will be OK.
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    When my husband and I were dating I was asking my friend about how I should style my hair, her boyfriend was there also. My husband (boyfriend at the time) wanted it up. Then the girl's boyfriend said, "That's just because you want to see her neck!" The girl and I were stumped. And my husband was nodding his head. It turns out my husband (and other guys) sometimes really like a lady's neck (as well as all the other parts of her).
  • GorillaEsq
    GorillaEsq Posts: 2,198 Member
    It turns out my husband (and other guys) sometimes really like a lady's neck (as well as all the other parts of her).
    That's the part just above the cleavage, right? :laugh:
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    When my husband and I were dating I was asking my friend about how I should style my hair, her boyfriend was there also. My husband (boyfriend at the time) wanted it up. Then the girl's boyfriend said, "That's just because you want to see her neck!" The girl and I were stumped. And my husband was nodding his head. It turns out my husband (and other guys) sometimes really like a lady's neck (as well as all the other parts of her).

    That was what they said in that radio spot lol. It just seemed funny that mist guys prefer long hair but then they want it up hahaha
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    When my husband and I were dating I was asking my friend about how I should style my hair, her boyfriend was there also. My husband (boyfriend at the time) wanted it up. Then the girl's boyfriend said, "That's just because you want to see her neck!" The girl and I were stumped. And my husband was nodding his head. It turns out my husband (and other guys) sometimes really like a lady's neck (as well as all the other parts of her).

    That was what they said in that radio spot lol. It just seemed funny that mist guys prefer long hair but then they want it up hahaha

    Yeah, I know what you mean! But, I do think they like that moment when you let your hair down.
  • _binary_jester_
    _binary_jester_ Posts: 2,132 Member
    Mmmmm handlebars.

    @BinaryPulsar - :noway:

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  • GorillaEsq
    GorillaEsq Posts: 2,198 Member
    Yeah, I know what you mean! But, I do think they like that moment when you let your hair down.
    Ok, even I have to admit, that's kinda hot.
  • krim12
    krim12 Posts: 102
    I have long hair and I know that all the men that i know and i have asked would rather have a womans hair down then pulled back.
  • Erindipitous
    Erindipitous Posts: 1,234 Member
    I would explain it but if I did the mods would spank me.

    I don't mind being spanked..

    If it's pulled back, there's nothing blocking the view of the action.
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    I would explain it but if I did the mods would spank me.

    I don't mind being spanked..

    If it's pulled back, there's nothing blocking the view of the action.

    Hahahaha just reminded me of a Dane Cook sketch
  • CyeRyn
    CyeRyn Posts: 389 Member
    I failed at pulling off the short hair look... I've had long hair my whole life. Over the past 6mo I decided to change it up a little and I have a "layered" look. It seems I get noticed more now when I go walking especially if I have my hair down. I don't like having it down when I walk though because I like to show off my wings on my back at every chance I can. :)
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    Mmmmm handlebars.

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  • beingsofib
    beingsofib Posts: 1
    Probably some of the greatest research ever...

    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022103100914501

    Title: Does Women's Hair Signal Reproductive Potential?
    Author(s): V.B. Hinsz ; D.C. Matz ; R.A. Patience
    Source: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology Volume: 37 Number: 2 Page: 166 -- 172
    Publisher: Academic Press
    Abstract: This study explores the possibility that women's hair signals their reproductive potential. Evolutionary psychology and related approaches are considered as rationales for the belief that women's hair is a signal for mate selection and attraction. A sample of women were approached in public places and surveyed as to their age, hair quality, marital status, hair length, children, and overall health. A significant correlation between hair length and age indicated that younger women tend to have longer hair than older women. Hair quality was correlated with women's health. Consistent with the principle of intersexual selection, the results of this study indicate that hair length and quality can act as a cue to a woman's youth and health and, as such, signify reproductive potential. Future directions for research on women's hair are discussed.
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    Probably some of the greatest research ever...

    http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022103100914501

    Title: Does Women's Hair Signal Reproductive Potential?
    Author(s): V.B. Hinsz ; D.C. Matz ; R.A. Patience
    Source: Journal of Experimental Social Psychology Volume: 37 Number: 2 Page: 166 -- 172
    Publisher: Academic Press
    Abstract: This study explores the possibility that women's hair signals their reproductive potential. Evolutionary psychology and related approaches are considered as rationales for the belief that women's hair is a signal for mate selection and attraction. A sample of women were approached in public places and surveyed as to their age, hair quality, marital status, hair length, children, and overall health. A significant correlation between hair length and age indicated that younger women tend to have longer hair than older women. Hair quality was correlated with women's health. Consistent with the principle of intersexual selection, the results of this study indicate that hair length and quality can act as a cue to a woman's youth and health and, as such, signify reproductive potential. Future directions for research on women's hair are discussed.

    Well...I am pointing out that guys like long hair...yet they like it when we wear it UP...kinda defeats the purpose
  • FitFlipRunner
    FitFlipRunner Posts: 66 Member
    Wear it the way you like it. Stop worrying about what men want.

    Agreed!
  • needernt
    needernt Posts: 675 Member
    iI love too. specially if the hair moves smoothly along with her body movement.
    but I think not all women like men with long hair or ponytail
  • mommy2AR
    mommy2AR Posts: 2,796 Member
    I think long hair represents being feminine to most men... I say most because not all view it that way... long hair for women has been the "norm" for a long time. With that being said... I think short or long hair can be feminine and sexy it all depends on the person who is wearing it ;)
  • MSeel1984
    MSeel1984 Posts: 2,297 Member
    Wear it the way you like it. Stop worrying about what men want.

    Agreed!

    There is a difference between worrying and curiosity...and that is what this is. I'm curious.
  • Bossit
    Bossit Posts: 118 Member
    hair away from the face or neck allows the male to view your features / contours better. its like face cleavage
  • AngryDiet
    AngryDiet Posts: 1,349 Member
    I have a borderline hair fetish. I can maybe think of a handful of times that I've found short hair alluring, if that. But the right kind of long hair on a woman and my brain turns to mush.

    Worth noting that not all guys are the same, and that they have different likes and dislikes. So generalizing about what guys like won't get you very far.
    Well...I am pointing out that guys like long hair...yet they like it when we wear it UP...kinda defeats the purpose

    Maybe he likes long hair put up? You can't put short hair up, and long hair that's down isn't up.

    Saying it's a waste of time is like saying that getting in shape is pointless if you're just going to go and wear clothes.
  • zombie_porno
    zombie_porno Posts: 199 Member
    My partner prefers shorter hair on women, actually, even though he likes having longer hair to pull in bed. BUT many people like longer hair on women, but pulled up so that little tendrils touch the neck & the shoulders in a sweet, tantalizing way. It's like a hint of what you'll look like with your hair down, in bed, but still exposes the sexiness of your neck.

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