Men with beards are more likely to value long-term relationships, according to a new study

Trying to determine a guy's intentions and romantic motivations towards you? If a new study is to be believed, you need not look further than their grooming choices. According to a recent study highlighted in the Archives of Sexual Behavior, men with facial hair are more likely to value taking care of family and keeping long-term relationships than clean-shaven men.

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Bearded men may be more stable partners: Study

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The study titled, Motivations to Enhance One¡¯s Facial Hair: Affiliation, Rivalry, and Stress, was conducted by researchers at the University of Silesia in Poland and the University of Padova in Italy. The study includes a survey of 414 men between the ages of 18-40, who wore a range of facial hair, about their 'social motivations'. The study suggests, that men with more facial hair reported less motivation to seek a new relationship or mate, but they were more motivated to retain their long-term partners and are highly motivated to spend time with their parents, siblings and other kin.

In simpler terms, the study suggests that since maintaining facial hair requires effort, time and commitment it may highlight men's desire to indicate the shift in their social motivation and present themselves as more organised and resourceful.

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Bearded men are more attractive according to women, suggests another study

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In another study published in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology, back in 2016, facial hair was revealed to be a plus point that most women look for in their romantic interests. In this research, 8,520 women were asked to rate men, both with and without facial hair, based on 'relationship longevity', and every one of them preferred their partners to be unshaven. Based on this survey, the study titled, The Masculinity Paradox, concluded that women find beards more attractive than clean-shaven faces for long-term relationships.

There you have it folks! According to 'science' and as highlighted by these research studies, beards and bearded men are more attractive to women. At the same time, well-groomed facial hair is an indication of how men have shifted their social motivations from constantly looking for a new partner to focusing on their long-term relationships and family.

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