Ode to Beards
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mrdreamjeansWhy do I like beards and other facial hair so much? I was pondering this subject today when I caught my reflection in a mirror and thought,"boy, do I like myself better with a full beard. I feel more confident, more myself. It's hard to explain why.
Perhaps it initially came from attending Texas A&M University and participating in ROTC, leaving that (poor fit - I don't take orders well that don't make sense) and then being in a singing group that dressed militarily (no facial hair allowed), I wasn't even permitted to grow a mustache during my college years.
I couldn't wait to grow a mustache, then grew it down the sides of my mouth to FuManChu style, then my first bright red beard, and then the somewhat trendy goatee and back and forth. I have seldom been without facial hair since I was 21, unless I've been cast in a musical role where the period requires clean shaven men...such as "West Side Story" and "Damn Yankees".
I once had a beau that was so attached to my beard that when I had to shave it for a job, he left. I told him, "If I had known it was the beard you wanted to sleep with, I'd have kept the shavings in a jar and you could have slept with them!" Trouble was - I kind of understood:) However, I think he was short-sighted. My facial hair, unlike the hair on my head, always grows back, as does my chest and back hair. LOL!
Though I look younger without facial hair, though in my line of work I could probably get more work in commercials clean shaven, I persist in growing a beard (even with grey creeping..ok, barreling in:) When I go out to a club or when I'm walking down the street, I always acknowledge men with facial hair first. In fact, I have to know someone for awhile to notice their attractiveness if they aren't visually hirsute. You can be conventionally handsome, but I won't notice unless you stumble in my path ( but that's another story:).
I think some men hide behind their facial hair. If I had a weak chin, or some facial or character flaw to disguise, I think I would consider it, but I just like it because it's there. It puts the focus on eyes; adds colors to the facial presentation; adds some mystery and focus to the entire face. Hell, I just think it is sexy!
How do you feel about facial hair? Why is yours important to you if you have it or why do you appreciate it in others if you don't have it? Did someone you admired as you grew up have it or do you get excited even at the thought of stubble? I'd like to know. How many of you can admit that facial hair has taken someone you wouldn't otherwise have found attractive and made them desirable. My inquiring mind would like to know. Here's to beards forever!
Perhaps it initially came from attending Texas A&M University and participating in ROTC, leaving that (poor fit - I don't take orders well that don't make sense) and then being in a singing group that dressed militarily (no facial hair allowed), I wasn't even permitted to grow a mustache during my college years.
I couldn't wait to grow a mustache, then grew it down the sides of my mouth to FuManChu style, then my first bright red beard, and then the somewhat trendy goatee and back and forth. I have seldom been without facial hair since I was 21, unless I've been cast in a musical role where the period requires clean shaven men...such as "West Side Story" and "Damn Yankees".
I once had a beau that was so attached to my beard that when I had to shave it for a job, he left. I told him, "If I had known it was the beard you wanted to sleep with, I'd have kept the shavings in a jar and you could have slept with them!" Trouble was - I kind of understood:) However, I think he was short-sighted. My facial hair, unlike the hair on my head, always grows back, as does my chest and back hair. LOL!
Though I look younger without facial hair, though in my line of work I could probably get more work in commercials clean shaven, I persist in growing a beard (even with grey creeping..ok, barreling in:) When I go out to a club or when I'm walking down the street, I always acknowledge men with facial hair first. In fact, I have to know someone for awhile to notice their attractiveness if they aren't visually hirsute. You can be conventionally handsome, but I won't notice unless you stumble in my path ( but that's another story:).
I think some men hide behind their facial hair. If I had a weak chin, or some facial or character flaw to disguise, I think I would consider it, but I just like it because it's there. It puts the focus on eyes; adds colors to the facial presentation; adds some mystery and focus to the entire face. Hell, I just think it is sexy!
How do you feel about facial hair? Why is yours important to you if you have it or why do you appreciate it in others if you don't have it? Did someone you admired as you grew up have it or do you get excited even at the thought of stubble? I'd like to know. How many of you can admit that facial hair has taken someone you wouldn't otherwise have found attractive and made them desirable. My inquiring mind would like to know. Here's to beards forever!
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