Are men more attracted to women with long hair than short hair?


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jayjay is offline jayjay Post #21  August 5,2009, 9:24pm
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I've seen many women in their 60s, 70s and older who cut their hair very short. I expect shorter hair can be easier to care for and the impression I get is that these women aren't concerned with being 'sexy' so they opt for what makes their life easier. If a woman is say in her 40s or 50s (or even younger) and she cuts her hair very short short I may get a similar impression that she doesn't care about looking sexy or if men find her attractive.
 
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I've seen many women in their 60s, 70s and older who cut their hair very short. I expect shorter hair can be easier to care for and the impression I get is that these women aren't concerned with being 'sexy' so they opt for what makes their life easier. If a woman is say in her 40s or 50s (or even younger) and she cuts her hair very short short I may get a similar impression that she doesn't care about looking sexy or if men find her attractive.
Seriously?? You think that if women wear their hair short they are going for "ugly"?

Not every woman looks good with long hair. Not every woman can even grow her hair long. Not every woman has nice thick hair that looks good long. Hair thins as we age and styles that looked good on us when we were younger can look like cr... on us 20 or 30 years later. Some women actually look much more attractive (and feel sexier, too) with short hair. Even women in their 60s and 70s want to feel attractive and sexy -- no matter what the length of their hair....

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butterflywhisperer wrote :
I was just curious. I am in my 40's and have kept my hair long, but it is always neat and healthy and not full of split ends, etc. I've been told that I should cut my hair and style it more for a woman in my age bracket and am curious about what men think about this. I usually keep it in a clip or up in a bun because it attracts too much attention and strangers come up to me and like to pet my hair like I am a dog or something. I am not kidding. Some people really need to learn to respect others personal boundaries. It is about two feet long so I'm not talking about below one's shoulders long but really long.

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I think that you should do what makes you happy. If wearing your hair long is what you want to do, then I think you should do it! If you're thinking that a new style would better suit you, then go for it. The only thing I wouldn't recommend is going from very long to short...it's a shocker! About 20 years ago (yikes, it doesn't seem that long ago), I had my long hair cut off into a short asymmetrical cut (and kinda dyed it platinum blonde...yeah...it was interesting...). My point being that it was shocking for me to get used to. While I doubt I'll ever wear my hair short again, if for some strange reason I decided to do that, I'd gradually go shorter. Just my 2 cents!
 
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Seriously?? You think that if women wear their hair short they are going for "ugly"?

Not every woman looks good with long hair. Not every woman can even grow her hair long. Not every woman has nice thick hair that looks good long. Hair thins as we age and styles that looked good on us when we were younger can look like cr... on us 20 or 30 years later. Some women actually look much more attractive (and feel sexier, too) with short hair. Even women in their 60s and 70s want to feel attractive and sexy -- no matter what the length of their hair....

Geez.....
Sure, I've seen really beautiful women with short hair. The impression I'm talking about isn't just from the hair....there's a whole general feeling that they've just forgotten or given up on their physical appearance. And yes, that is seriously.the impression I get.
 
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A funky haircut might catch my eye but it's not something i tend to think about, i've dated women with long hair, short hair and shaved heads.
A seriously unflattering haircut on the other hand is something else, that's like driving past a car wreck on the motorway, you just can't help slowing down to look. If it really, really didn't suit her then i'd wonder why she had it done, but i wouldn't think "Oh my, that's so bad, i'm going to avoid her."
 
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Most guys are attracted to longer hair. Maybe because it's a sign of femininity, I'm not sure. There's just something about it.
 
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I have always found that my girlfriends LOVE my shorter (bobs or page boy if some prefer) hair cuts. They always encourage me to get it cut. My guy friends and father seem to go into mourning when I cut it, even if they agree I look better. And I have to laugh when I see my boyfriends or guy friends staring at an old photo of me during a totally style-less long hair period. I don't get it. It was washed and combed out, but I didn't know what to do with it, yet they stare at it.

My advice is, your hair is probably too long if you get strangers trying to pet you and you feel obligated to hide it in a bun. But to make it feel worth while, get a STYLED long hair cut. I think that is the mistake we girls normally do. Our short hair cuts have style, and long hair usually just looks like we never go to the hair dresser. I agree with the poster who said donate it to locks of love. When I got my most extreme hair cut, it really made it feel good to know that 13" of hair was going to make someone feel better.

To the guys out there who think women don't care when they get short hair, try to accept that that is NOT how we perceive ourselves, even if you think long hair is sexier. Yes, moms frequently get short hair so babies don't yank their hair out and it takes less time to do it. But we often get hair cuts to try to make a sexy new change about our looks. Styled long hair takes a lot of time in the morning, styled short hair takes less time but can look just as good. So when I have long hair, I tend to rely on the pony tail, and look (and feel) like I have given up on my looks.
 
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to the above. Yeah, I have cut my hair off at times when I wanted a new change, fresh start and it was almost symbolic (our hair is with us for a long time....kinda like the rings of a tree...cutting the hair can be like cutting off history).

I think my hair looks good in a short bob too since I have thicker hair and it can convey (or make you feel that way) confidence and freedom.

The last time I cut my hair was after a break up and when I felt it became too much of my identity (or something like that...) it was nice at first before it evolved into a bad haircut....

it is also a good way to start fresh and get rid of damaged hair from too much coloring or what not. Shorter hair definitley looks better than damaged longer hair.

It definitley is symbolic to cut it off though, and can make you feel more free and confident.

I've never had shorter than about chin length though.
 
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librarybabe wrote :
I Styled long hair takes a lot of time in the morning, styled short hair takes less time but can look just as good. So when I have long hair, I tend to rely on the pony tail, and look (and feel) like I have given up on my looks.
I like styled no hair....for myself. Not recommending that for you though.
 
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Long hair is sexy and very feminine, yeah we like to caress it, it's a guy thing . If I was a woman I wouldn't cut it because other women are telling me to. That's like telling someone slender to gain weight. There are some shorter styles that look great too though on the right person.
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