Has the clean-shaven look lost its appeal among women? Do most of them instead favor a rugged appearance? That's the impression I've gotten after asking several coworkers and female friends which look they prefer men to have. Among the responses I've gotten are: - "The rugged look makes a guy ooze masculinity." - "Facial hair makes a man more respectable." - "The clean-shaven look makes a guy look boyish." - "Some of my ex-boyfriends looked younger than me after shaving all their facial hair." It's interesting to note that even among women who are partial to men having facial hair, there's a great deal of variability as far as how much of it they'd want them to have. While some women are content with a mustache, others (like my wife) prefer goatees. Still others like men to have full beards. Personally, I keep a goatee for roughly three quarters of the year -- the rest of the time I'm sporting the clean ...

Over the past few weeks, I've asked 12 women whether they prefer men with facial hair or without. The result? Eighty three percent (10 in total) said they'd choose stubble over the clean look. I find this interesting because, from what I remember, plenty of girls I went to college with swore by the clean, boyish look. It could be that as a woman gets older, she begins to lean in favor of a more manly look. With exception to so-called cougars, it seems most women don't want a partner who looks, say, ten years her junior. Facial hair, after all, makes men look older and more mature. My wife has told me countless times that she prefers I leave my goatee. She actually whines each time I shave it off, but I remind her she need only wait a couple of days for most of it to grow back. I liken this preference to men who prefer that women have long hair. In case you didn't know, most of us do, as it makes women look more feminine. If you haven't noticed, actors who ...