Well this debate all started when my best friend (male) and I were discussing Sienna Miller and her acting as Edie Sedgwick. To which he replies, “Well she has a nice body, kinduv an old face for her age but I don’t like short hair on chicks… a lot of guys don’t.”
Got me thinking, is that true? Do guys not like SHORT hair on girls regardless of physique and face? I started asking some of my other boys and as a whole they primarily all responded in a similar fashion. That yes, in general – men do NOT like short hair on women.Â
Supposedly there are always exceptions to the rule (Natalie Portman, Halle Berry etc.)Â but they are few and far between AND while guys think those chicks are hot, they still contend that they would be “hotter” still if they had long locks.
Just thought this was interesting and worth posting about. The irony is when women talk amongst each other we generally think, “Oh sure Suze, cut your hair it’s so long and drab. It’s way cuter short.” Oops! Not that I think that women should conform completely to a mans idea of sexy but again, pretty interesting to consider.
Any males out there want to chime in? Ladies, do you guys agree that men prefer longer hairstyles?!Â
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It’s kind of silly to say guys like this or like that.
I am totally hot for women with short hair. But many of my friends don’t understand this idea at all, and really prefer long hair.
My guess is it’s like anything about taste. Most people like the typical, and some people go crazy over the untypical. For example, I don’t think there’s anything better than anchovies on pizza.
My guess is you’d get the same sort of responses if you asked women how they felt about long hair on guys. Most would say its cheesy or something, and some would be really into it.
the more a woman is like a man – short hair, pants, loud voice, stink, etc. — the less attractive women become
so put on a dress/skirt, let your hair grow long, speak softly, and smell nice — is it that difficult to understand
So according to you fea, if a woman has short hair and wears pants, they’re just plain unattractive? I’m sorry, but I happen to have short hair, wear pants, shower everyday, and am not that loud. Oh, and I play a lot of sports for fun. Does that make me unattractive? Because I don’t have “long, flowing hair” and don’t always act ladylike? Yeah I like skirts and dresses sometimes, but I like pants and jeans because it’s easy to move around in and I don’t have to worry about exposing anything in them. Sorry, I refuse to change myself just because it’s more attractive to some. The way I see it, if a guy doesn’t like me for me, then he can keep walking.
One thing you can all take from this thread. This goes to show that women see women diferently than men see women. As an anthropologist, I did a small study on this and found that women are more worried about pleasing other women in this country. However, in other countries, women were more concerned with what their significant others wanted. However, a large amount of women in other countries polled found short hair to be masculine and a sign of being old. So, short hair seems to be a western thing mostly associated with younger and older women in western societies. Regardless, if you have long or short hair, and you are happy, stay that way, single or with a guy.
Wow! Read these posts with great interest while searching for super-short hairstyles, and had to laugh at many of them. If you’re butch and wear your hair short, you’ll look butch. If you’re butch and wear your hair long, you’ll look butch. I’ve had super-short hair many times, and let me tell you I get more attention from women AND men when it’s way short and kind of dramatic. If you’re worried what men think, wear a tight shirt and forget about it. They’ll never notice your hair, lol! Remember, guys who are taking the time to actually post to a blog about how they like women to wear their hair may be thinking about it a little more than just your average guy on the street. Men will look whenever something catches their eye. They may look at my boobs first, then my face, then my hair, but if I’m feeling sexy then it seems to show and they seem to look. I am no great beauty, but have a pretty enough face and a really good figure. I think many men pay extra special attention to a woman who is showing off her assets and whose hair is very short. Maybe it’s unexpected or something. This doesn’t mean they prefer short hair, but they still check it out. And I’ve never noticed any difference in men’s interest in ME when my hair is short. It seems to be about the same either way. I don’t think hairstyle really affects chemistry. There are some guys who require long hair, blonde hair, giant boobs, whatever, just like their are girls who require tall guys, big shoulders, and can’t stand baldness. But even then, chemistry can happen when you least expect it. Wear what you like and feel good about it–that’s what will get you noticed!
Well spoken, Loriday. I will only add that since the question was “do men prefer long hair…”, that is what many here answered.
at some point for most women it isn’t going to matter what most men think, but only what one man thinks…that being the man you are married to. i go through a cycle where i grow my hair long then chop it all off and then grow it out again. when i ask my husband’s opinion on which he likes more he says all he wants is for me is to feel good about myself. he says if i want short hair then i should go for it, and if i want long i should go for it. he says i look beautiful to him no matter what. sure, maybe he really does have opinion on the matter, but the fact that he sees my self confidence as more important than him getting more to oogle at, well…that means a lot to me. i married a wonderful man. : )
and hey, if you are single…get a hairstyle that makes you feel confident and you will inevitably attract the right guy because of your confidence and the fact that you are being yourself.
Struggled with this issue for many, many years of my marriage-I like shorter, he prefers longer-than I prefer longer because someone at the store asked if they could help me-, SIR. But a great solution is the long layered haircut. I pin the layers under and people ask, did you cut your hair. Than I can let the layers out and like magic it is long. It has been a blessing.
Hello David.. it is, ‘There are always exceptions” as opposed to, ‘Their are always exceptions”. Why don’t you learn grammar. LOL
I have always preferred sexy long hair on a woman. In fact, whenever I see a woman go to a short style, it is always depressing to me. I know that it’s her hair afterall and she can do what she wants with it, however I find it almost always unattractive. I think the woman’s crowning glory should always be long and I personally outright reject the “shape of face”, “height”, and other excuses put forth to justify short hair styles. Probably a poor analogy (but one that many guys can understand) is likening the extra work that goes into maintaining a beautiful coiffure with the effort necessary for keeping a sports car (or any other car for that matter) looking good. It involves time and effort and a little bit of extra cash (think of chrome wheels…or even wire chrome wheels!). However, it is all well-worth it when the car turns every head in the crowd at a show or just being driven out on a Sunday afternoon. I am a big fan of women and want them to take those extra steps to have and maintain a beautiful mane of hair, keeping their husbands and boyfriends happy and proud of their attractive mates. Women who chop off their hair to embrace what they consider “middle age” are operating under false assumptions… As a teenager up until today, older women with long hair are nearly always more beautiful and sexy to me than women who are teenage or in their early twenties with long hair! This is because with older women their beauty is born of maturation, self-discipline, a choice to be more feminine, and is deliberately maintained with effort…Very pleasing to a man who is in for a long-term relationship! Sorry ladies if I intruded. I just happen to be a huge fan of God’s creation called woman!!!
Personally I love short hair on women. I think It’s very sexy, but I know I am the exception to the rule.
I love both long and short hairs but personally if the girl is thin or if she is not blessed with a nice breast,meaning she is flat chested, I prefer her hair to be short.These girls are my type by the way and I’m not that attracted to big boobs
Most of the people on this post sound extremely shallow, and seem to put an entire gender in a box. Not all men “love” long hair on women. Not all men associate short hair with manliness, nor do all consider long hair, despite its damage and limpness, the best option. Its a matter of taste. A woman should not cut her hair to please any man, not even her husband; if he loves her he wont give a hoot about the length of her locks, and should respect her decision. I personally think both are beautiful depending on the person; the cut, color, and texture. Most men I know are not so shallow to deem a woman attractive or unattractive based on amount of protein/keratin she carries around on her skull.
Sorry Elsa,
I have to disagree with you. It is certainly a matter of taste and most men do seem to feel this way. Ladies may do whatever they wish, however you cannot legislate that any such “trend” be appreciated by men in general. They may love their woman regardless of the length of her hair and of course medical things can sometimes happen that are unavoidable with respect to even having hair. But they are not “putting women in a box” so much as indicating a preferred style on a woman. And they are certainly not being shallow when they voice their appreciation for this as a naturally attractive part of a woman’s beauty and style any more than they would be if they announced that they prefer impressionism over realism in oil painting styles. What I resent more however, is when women are forced by their peer group to chop their hair off because they just are “too old”. This is also equally ridiculous as any “offensive” opinion that a man might hold and happens all too often. Women told their hair is not appropriate for their age are ridiculed into losing their treasured tresses because someone told them they would risk some kind of peer group (or even beyond this circle) embarrassment. I would wager it probably is more a matter of jealousy in most of these cases anyway. Change just for the sake of change is not necessarily a good thing (just think of the present administration in DC). Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and you simply cannot say that both are just fine! As a matter of personal taste, one may not be just fine or even attractive. As we learn to dote upon one another in relationships, it is good to know what people’s true feelings are.
And, Elsa, let’s not forget that the premise of this article (the question, “Do men prefer long hair?” is, in fact, what started the “putting people in a box” paradigm in the first place, and many of us who have contributed are quite willing to either be put in that box or to represent that box.
Also, “what Paul said…”
This is an interesting discussion there are so many dimensions to this.Dating- I have observed with long hair below small of back, that men would look, but no dates. Than shorter hair- date offers . Can only surmise that although they may have thought ‘beautiful’ it did not seem approachable.Perhaps it gave the appearance of conceit- that thing ‘she knows she looks good’, or implied immaturity; beauty possibly turned into a negative thing. Possibly for dating, a mid length hair cut would be best- touching shoulders, or a little below. Heard the term’ Porn Hair’ meaning hair to breast length- isn’t that an awful term for hair that is so beautiful.
I think confidence is sexy. Personally I feel more myself and am more confident in shorter hair. No complaints from my husband.
I think in general that guys prefer long hair, but guys who love short hair, LOVE short hair. My boyfriend in high school, as well as my boyfriend in college, both had a thing for short hair. I think they liked seeing my neck, shoulders, ears, whatever. Plus it wasn’t always in their face when we’d be kissing or cuddling. When I shaved my head I even had a guy come up to me when I was out with my boyfriend & tell me how hot it was & then go into detail raving about this fetish he had for girls with short hair or shaved heads.
Nowadays, I wear my hair really long. About belly button length. I get more attention because of it, as I’m sure any girl here with long hair does.. because when you have long hair you fit more into that generic standard of beauty that the general public adores so much. So you won’t get all the cute indie boys after you, but you will stand out at shows for being the only girl with long hair.
Yea it takes a little extra effort to maintain.. deep conditioning, actually brushing, oil treatments, etc..
But my boyfriend now is fucking crazy about it. He always wants to touch it or help me brush it. It’s so sexy.
I don’t know. I just feel like each attracts a different sort of guy, but ultimately, I agree with the poster above me, rickelchick, in that, at the end of the day, confidence rules all.
Looks like I’m not the only one who found this while looking for short hair styles.
#1. The topic of this thread IS “Do men prefer long hair vs short hair?” HOWEVER, I think the deeper meaning is what needs to be discussed. Which a lot of people have been doing.
My take on it is do what makes you feel good (Taking health into consideration is a plus.) If your thing is short hair, get it. If your thing is long hair, get it. If you are attracted to short hair, look for a partner with short hair. If you are attracted to long hair, look for a partner with long hair; but something I never, ever want to see is somebody adding on a gender tag. GIRLS with long hair, or BOYS with short hair.
Unisex culture is, sadly, a utopia. Look up the Greek meaning. (But that doesn’t mean I can’t be idealistic!)
#2. I am not a man, but I will ALWAYS prefer confidence and hygiene over any shallow physical standards when taking a girl or boy into consideration. Period.
#3. This is whole thread is flame bait.
#4. Ron is a hardcore troll. Why hasn’t anybody called him out yet? Ron, I don’t belong to a religion (Secular Humanism all the way), but please do NOT say God and Victoria’s Secret model-length in the same post. I’m offended, and I don’t even BELIEVE in a magical sky daddy.
#5. If a female/male prefers long hair and does not HAVE long hair, they come off as shallow. Not going to mince words here. Living simply to attract a certain type of person is pathetic (Ignore the connotation and look up the definition.) Always put yourself first. You will not be happy when you cater to another’s needs, and then find that they leave you based on shallow factors.
Don’t sacrifice anything to anybody who does not love you as a person. This goes for men, women, transexuals/genders, asexuals, hemaphrodites, aliens.
“Live your life.” and all that jazz.
Im a man, 23 years old and I find women short cuts very sexy. I actually prefer girl’s with a short cut, they always catch my eye. And there are some REALY sexy short hair styles for women out there.
Who is that girl in the first picture ?
definitely long hair i mean women are supposed to have long hair they look pretty/sexy with long hair
i really like short hair but it doesn’t look good on me so i have long hair its a mtter of taste and lifestyle and convenience as simple as ,,, no drama !!!
I’m a girl and my hair reached my elbows. Extremely short hair does not suit me and I got sick of completely straight hair. So I cut my hair from the front so that it appears to be a nice 3 step cut while its long from the back. However I have seen women who look better in short hair. Take a look at Emma Watson for example. I think she looks a lot more sophisticated and elegant in short hair compared to long. But that’s just my opinion, everybody has different tastes. Men are different too, some like short hair on women, some like long. It also depends on different countries. In my country, long hair and fair skin is considered the main symbol of beauty. I think everyone should wear whatever style they want and feel comfortable in it. As long as you’re comfortable and carry yourself well, people will get attracted to you.
Here’s what’s happening. The author of the post said, “Do you guys out there prefer a lady with long hair or with short hair?” A guy will answer honestly one way or the other, and some other person will come up and say, “You’re wrong, and you’re shallow.” Come on. The whole post is about what a guy likes to use his physical senses to perceive. I can’t imagine short hair sounds, smells, or tastes any different than long hair (hygiene is very important, by the way), but it is legitimate to prefer the visual and/or tactile sensation of either long or short hair on your romantic partner, and having a preference does not make someone necessarily shallow. I like Romaine lettuce; I don’t like iceberg lettuce or spinach salad. Does that make me shallow?
MY THOUGHTS: I’m female and have long dark hair down to the middle of my back. I had my hair cut super short in middle school years ago and dreaded every minute of it until it grew to shoulder length. The reason I dreaded it was because It was not the right cut for my face. I simply do not look good with short hair although I think it looks super cute on some women. If it looks good, then go for it!
With this in mind, if the man I loved wanted me to go short, there is no way in Hades that would happen. If I had short hair and the man I loved wanted me to go long, I think I would work it out somehow because there seems to always be a way to make long hair look good, and I would want to please him in this way even for a little while. Why not? He’s “my” man.
Almost every guy I’ve surveyed for the fun of it, have said they like long hair better. Now, when you are in love, you are in love with the person, not whether or not the hair is short or long. But still, MOST MEN PREFER LONG HAIR and I find nothing wrong with MAJORITY PREFERENCE.
ANOTHER THOUGHT: Some women look a hot mess with short hair and I just want to tell them, I know you probably “feel good” but that is not the right look for you. Change it up baby, please… your significant other is lying to you if he’s saying whatever makes you feel better. Some women have this hot mess of long hair that a simple cut and style can make look glorious. Same for men! Long or short make it look good, and make sure it’s the right cut for you. Overall, I believe that even though he might not say anything ladies, he’ll appreciate that you look your best for him in private and in public. By the way, I love a man with short hair or just below the chin short. The thought of having a man fling his long hair while I’m flinging mine is not kosher with me. That is my preference.
I love my long hair but I think short hair looks good…..for some people…not for all people!!!
So what you’re saying is that a woman has to stick to the “stereotypical” way a woman is “suppose to be” and not express herself by cutting her hair short, or wearing pants and talks like a regualr person? Sorry but Fea, we’re in the 21st century perhaps its time you start taking on a little more open-minded ideas instead of categorizing what men like and describing exactly what holds women back. I get the part about stinking, everyone doesnt like someone who stinks but do women who wear pants stink? If you dont take care of yourself you smell, that goes for women with long hair and who wear skirts. Now-a-days a woman can be whoever she wants to be. She can wear her hair at any length. Wear a suit to work and a cocktail dress at the bar. Just like you saying one type of woman is attractive, there are MANY different types of men. I feel so sorry for you since your low thoughts of beauty couldn’t be more wrong.
I have always wanted long hair but because of my step-mother’s strict rules I wasn’t allowed it past my shoulders…I let it grow at the end of high school when I moved out to about the middle of my back. I loved it and then bleached it
such a mistake. But now I’ve gone short and I’ll never go back. The compliments I get on my short curly hair I never once got when I had long hair. It’s all in the preference and face shape and style. I went even shorter then the shoulder length hair my step-mom made me have for so many years and I never realized that until now I looked better with short hair
I agree! 100% well put