To Beard Or Not To Beard: The Poll
So, in response to the surprising number of responses I got to my open question about whether women prefer men bearded or clean-shaven (and I have to believe most of the traffic were people who'd come here from Whedonesque the day before and wanted to stick around to see how dumb/weird I got, in which case, here you go), I've decided to post a series of photos to more accurately allow you all to vote on whether I should beard it up or keep it smooth. This is something of a historic day, since I don't often post photos of myself online; every photo of me on Facebook was placed there by someone else. Just thought you should know that.
Anyway, here are the photos. There are more shots of me with a beard because I coincidentally happened to be around digital cameras more often in recent months and years when I was sporting the beard; the number of photos per category isn't meant to sway you either way. The gallery:
The slightly thicker beard, and my sister's eye:
The solid, somehow studious beard:
The thinner, more trimmed, half-drunk beard:
The thinner, oddly happy beard:
No beard, making a stupid face and regretting my bulbous nose:
No beard, happy, being ominously touched on the shoulder:
No beard, wearing a pink shirt and okay with it:
I'm of two minds about the whole thing, since I've recently been told I "pull off the beard better than most men," but also that sporting just the goat makes me "more approachable" and also displays my dimples, which are my face's "best feature" (given the aforementioned bulbous nose and inability to see beyond 3 inches without the aid of corrective lenses, this seems pretty obvious). So, that's pretty much it. Any and all feedback is welcome. Keep in mind that your opinions could very well change my life and shape my future, unless I decide to completely ignore them. Also, "clean shaven" for me means going down to just the half-goatee seen in the last few photos; that's as hairless as I will allow my face to get, since otherwise I look 11 years old and stupid. And just so you know, I'm currently sporting the full goatee (mustache + chin), and it doesn't look half bad.
Now: Vote.
Comments: 7
I am going with goat only. Show off the dimples.
First, let me say that I applaud you for seeking input on this momentous decision. I vote for the goatee: it's attractive, slimming, and won't result in that unfortunate scraggly look so many men have been sporting lately.
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i guess that i'm in the minority then as i think the full full beard (the very first pic) is the best look on you.
and think about it this way, if you go for the full full beard (i don't know why i'm calling it that, but so be it), then you can always go for the goatee later. BUT if you go for the goatee now.. well... you won't be able to regain the glory of the full full beard for a good ...ummm.. how long does it usually take? 2 months?
After reading the comments on this post and the post from your previous site, I think the answer to your beard dilemma is obvious.
Full beard with precisely targeted hair-free zones to allow for uninhibited dimple viewing.
I think the goatee beard without moustache look is best. You'd look great bald with just the goatee too.
Well, how can you expect us to vote if we haven't seen a pic of the full goat with stache?! At this point I vote goat only. But I really feel like I'm doing you a disservice not having seen the stache. Tally: goat-1, beard-0. Oh yeah.
Apr 4, 2007 3:39 PM