The One Neanderthal Quality We Actually Want Guys to Have

on July 21, 2011 at 12:58 PM

hairy man festival When I flip through magazines, all I see are hairless men. I don't understand why bald bodies are all the rage. For me, when it comes to men, I like most hair. I love beards and chest hair. But on the back, less is more.

Though when it comes to hair down below, I do like some light manscaping, but only enough so that I don't have to weed through his jungle.

Up until pornography and glossy magazines started waxing and shaving our men (and women of course), society seemed to like hair. But now, not so much. A poll showed that mature women prefer hairy men, but younger women like less hair. Do women under 45 like man hair too? I conducted my own informal survey to find out the buzz on his fuzz.

For most women I spoke to (with exceptions of course), chest hair is hot, back hair is not. The natural hair sweater look, that's forever debatable.

Shaved or trimmed pubes are more acceptable than hair you have to wade through to find the buried treasure. Hairless one-eye wonders work for some women, but not all of us. And while I have yet to meet a man with this particular hairline, hair on the back of the shaft is not super sexy.

The treasure trail from the belly button down, that's a gold mine of hairy-licious love.

On his head, if he's got a full head of hair, flaunt it. If it's disappearing rapidly and seems to be making some odd crop-circle like pattern on the top of his head, it may be time to shave it off. A beard, moustache, and/or goatee works well on a man who knows how to work it.

Hair that sticks out of his nose or ears, that has to go. I was told that armpit hair that flaps in the wind should be trimmed. (I was told this by another man. I disagree, I love lots of hair in the pits.)

Hair on the legs and arms, unless you take the speed in which you swim seriously, leave it as is.

The bottom line: his personality seals the deal on hair. If he wears it well, with confidence and sex appeal, he can pretty much wear it anywhere.

Where do you love man hair? Or do you not love it at all?

Image via JD Hancock/Flickr

About the author Jamye Waxman

M.Ed is a sex educator and writer who loves to cuddle. She believes that intimacy takes work but should be fun, and communication is the key. She's also a TMI kind of girl.

Filed Under: turn-offs, turn-ons

Comments (12)

cocobeannns

on Jul 21, 2011 at 1:17 PM

No, no, no. I don't like chest hair, nipple hair, or back hair. I like the little trail of hair that leads downstairs however. I like facial hair, beards excluded. I like the scruffy face look, not the I look like I'm sixteen because I just shaved look.

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Melissa042807

on Jul 21, 2011 at 1:53 PM

I like it in moderation. My husband has just enough chest hair to be sexy but no back hair. And he has a goatee. Just enough hair to remind me how manly he is. ;-)

Nonmember comment from me

on Jul 21, 2011 at 2:38 PM

hate hair. I'm 31.

Nonmember comment from Cynthia

on Jul 21, 2011 at 2:39 PM

Not a hair lover! My husband's brother, father and uncles are all hairy sasquatch men and I'm so glad my husband is not! Thick head of hair, nice goatee, hair in appropriate places, but not back and chest, and I love it that way. He's getting a little older now so there is the issue of nose and ears, but he's not afraid to take care of that, thank goodness!

Facebook comment from Emily Chappell-Root

on Jul 21, 2011 at 3:06 PM

My husband isn't overly hairy ,but he has to keep at least a goatee or else he looks 13 and people give us weird looks.

juliX4

on Jul 21, 2011 at 3:22 PM

Im 45 and Im not a big fan of hair! My dh shaves arms, legs, pits, chest and manscapes. I like it that way too!

Zyva

on Jul 21, 2011 at 3:32 PM

I am 30, and I love hairy men heh.. Big teddy bear types are like OMG.. But my husband is pretty hairy, not back hair, but lovely chest hair that I like to run my fingers through, and if he doesn't shave his face in a day he has almost a beard, (course I hate when he shaves, then he looks like he's 20 or something and I dislike the clean shaven baby face look).

Luvmyfam7

on Jul 21, 2011 at 3:56 PM

Love LIGHT chest hair and the "happy trail" from the belly button down to the happy place is my favorite! I'm 23...

jalaz77

on Jul 21, 2011 at 9:43 PM

Head and facial every once in awhile. Nowhere else!

Facebook comment from Kasey Comingore

on Jul 22, 2011 at 10:08 AM

my dude has hair everywhere!!! it is most thick on his head and face (apparently he has a very small chin. i have never seen it. the beard is never shaved off). a nice amount on his chest, and a small amount on his back. i fell in love with him, and he is a hairy man. not sure if i would like that much hair on a different man though.