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 ...

Many women admit to having been drawn to bad boys in their youth. They claim that they found their hyper-masculinity and self-confidence almost irresistible. Unfortunately, nice guys with good intentions were kicked to the curb, left scratching their heads over what they did wrong. These same women say that they outgrew this phase as the desire for marriage, children, and overall stability crept in. So here's the central question: Do women truly get over this love of bad boys, even when they're older? I think that women eventually stop pursuing such men, but that doesn't mean they don't want to see a little "bad boy" in their partners at least once in a while. In my view, women want their men to have some of the qualities commonly associated with bad boys, such as: Self-confidence Standing up for what he believes in, even if that means arguing to prove his point Getting fired up for a cause about which he's passionate Being aggressive and tak...