Science Explains Why Guys With Beards and Tattoos Have a Dating Edge

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Have you been finding yourself among an ever-increasing group of bearded, tattooed and pierced men at the bar?

It's likely that the number of men sporting mustaches, septum rings and fresh ink is only going to grow, and there's an underlying reason why: A new study explains that today's hirsute, tatted men may have an advantage in the dating world.

The study: In a study published in Evolution and Human Behavior, researchers from the University of Western Australia analyzed 154 species of primates to see how they use physical "ornaments" and "badges" to stand out. The researchers found that male primates who live in larger, multilevel societies use flamboyant and conspicuous markers to signal "identity, rank, dominance or attractiveness" to females.

The researchers claim that it holds for humans too, with beards and tattoos being the badges men use to compete for attention. The tougher the competition and the bigger the dating pool (and online dating, as we know, has made it bigger than ever), the more ostentatious men have to get with their whiskers and piercings. These secondary sexual traits, or features that give us a sexual advantage, may amplify our mating (and dating) success.

"In large groups where individuals are surrounded by strangers, we need a quick, reliable tool to evaluate someone's strength and quality, and that's where these elaborate ornaments come in," lead researcher Cyril Grueter told the University of Western Australia's University News. "In the case of humans, this may also include phenotypic extensions such as body decoration, jewelry and prestige items."

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That explains the trends: Our inclination towards this kind of "ornamentation" seems to be growing, as with the recent rise of the "hipster beard." A 2010 Pew Research Center survey found that nearly 4 in 10 millennials currently have a tattoo, and that nearly 1 in 4 millennials have a piercing in a place other than their earlobe.

Standing out has never been so popular, which may explain the recent men's fashion trends like colorful socks, funky pocket squares and men's jewelry.

Of course, the specific "badges" change as fashion trends change. The study authors also found that facial hair trends come in waves. "The popularity of mustaches and beards among British men from 1842 to 1971 rose when there were fewer females in the marriage pool and beards were judged to be more attractive," reported the Telegraph regarding the study.

When it comes to the beard effect, it works best when facial hair isn't the norm. One 2014 study found that the more common a beard is, the less value it has as a distinguishing and attractive trait. (Perhaps that's when escalation starts, like today's guys dyeing their beards in technicolor?)

Embracing your differences: Regardless of what's on-trend, individualizing yourself with clothing, jewelry, beards, tattoos, hairstyles and piercings can be a way to land date or attract a new sex partner, as those signifiers often say a lot about us as people. It's not just primates: Tattooed and pierced people get a lot of attention on online dating sites, for example, because they mark themselves as unique.

So go on and book that tattoo appointment and abandon your razor. Science says it's working for you.

http://mic.com/articles/114488/science-explains-why-guys-with-beards-and-tattoos-have-a-dating-edge
 
I can't even grow a beard. :( Or at least mine is growing slow. I got all these peach fuzz hairs. And bitches be having severe beard lust too. Want one of them King Leonidas, Moses, Kimbo Slice Jesus Christ beards.

I don't really want all them tattoos. Everybodies got them so much that I be, like Its rebellious not to have tattoos.
 
I can't even grow a beard. :( Or at least mine is growing slow. I got all these peach fuzz hairs. And bitches be having severe beard lust too. Want one of them King Leonidas, Moses, Kimbo Slice Jesus Christ beards.

I don't really want all them tattoos. Everybodies got them so much that I be, like Its rebellious not to have tattoos.

This. Cats done over did it. All the young boys are tatted up crazily. No thanks.
 
Beards prove to me women are crazy. One minute the gray in the goatee makes me look old and a week later its sexy. Still I've had my goatee for20 yrs now so I don't know any different.

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I can't even grow a beard. :( Or at least mine is growing slow. I got all these peach fuzz hairs. And bitches be having severe beard lust too. Want one of them King Leonidas, Moses, Kimbo Slice Jesus Christ beards.

I don't really want all them tattoos. Everybodies got them so much that I be, like Its rebellious not to have tattoos.

Brilliant. It's cool not to be "cool". Doing what everyone else is doing isn't unique and doesn't make you stand out. Remember the late 90s/early 00s when the hood uniform was a white tee, jeans, and white AF1s? Pretty soon everyone looked exactly the same, so I started wearing real shirts and colors to stand out.
 
Eh

Full on beards are hit or miss. Don't no one want all that scruff hitting you.

Who cares if you have tatts or not? But I will say a bad tatt - poorly executed tattoo - shows that you make poor decisions...you cannot get the business.
 
I see lots of women on IG and dating sites talking about liking beards and tattoos

Beards are definitely the new thing the ladies appeal to. I remember for "us" at one point if you saw a dude with a full beard he was either from Philly or a Muslim lol. Its a HUGE retail market for beard products now.



My shit NEVER grows all the way in. Thicker around the jawline but thin on my cheeks. :hmm::smh:
 
Beards prove to me women are crazy. One minute the gray in the goatee makes me look old and a week later its sexy. Still I've had my goatee for20 yrs now so I don't know any different.

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THis is the issue, women are bat shit crazy and making permanent changes to your body to attract as many women as possible is foolish.....You can be clever and witty and attract a woman you want instead of throwing a huge net into the ocean to fuck all kinds of bat shit crazy bitches.....the dark side is most these cats be in court paying out their asses in child support......no thank you bitches are messy creatures we as men should chose one or two or three and control them you do subconcious shit like the beard and tattoo shit shows your operating at the lower end of the primate chart.......like 50 said chase the money the bitches come with it.

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Women definitely love a good beard. I got a nice, full beard.

What surprised me is that sometimes, they like it even when it's a little rough looking.

I work with a lot of women at my job and I came in one day last week without combing my beard and the women were up there looking at me like I was a got damn chocolate cake.
 
I can't grow a full beard, always wanted to, but it doesn't come out full. Plus when I start growing it out, the itching makes me cut it.

I just keep a goatee

Have tatts too :cool:

Never trust a black man with no facial hair....

I can see why you're upset...



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:lol::lol:
 
I see lots of women on IG and dating sites talking about liking beards and tattoos

Most of the broads on my timeline are on that.
I'm just fine with my goatee with salt and pepper streaks.
Never been into tattoos. Can't say there is much of a message that I'd want to deface my skin with no matter how significant.
 
Beards prove to me women are crazy. One minute the gray in the goatee makes me look old and a week later its sexy. Still I've had my goatee for20 yrs now so I don't know any different.

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this.

and anyone trying to figure-out WTF women want is wasting their cot damn time.

women want what other women have... unless somebody on TV says not to like it.

broads are followers... remember that.
 
Beards prove to me women are crazy. One minute the gray in the goatee makes me look old and a week later its sexy. Still I've had my goatee for20 yrs now so I don't know any different.

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or it proves all women aren't the same :confused:

The same way some men like titties and other like asses
 
Don't have any tats but chic's say the love when I get my beard lined up, shit ain't to heavy or thick, with the chin a little scruffy but lined, chicks be actually sucking on my hair on my chin
 
Brilliant. It's cool not to be "cool". Doing what everyone else is doing isn't unique and doesn't make you stand out. Remember the late 90s/early 00s when the hood uniform was a white tee, jeans, and white AF1s? Pretty soon everyone looked exactly the same, so I started wearing real shirts and colors to stand out.

I swore white t's was a gang step outside that's all you would see. Whites blue jeans and nikes and dreads. :lol: I've never been one to follow trends like that.

This. Cats done over did it. All the young boys are tatted up crazily. No thanks.

It's about covering your whole body with tats now.


this.

and anyone trying to figure-out WTF women want is wasting their cot damn time.

women want what other women have... unless somebody on TV says not to like it.

broads are followers... remember that.

That's the triple truth Ruth.

But I still want to grow one of those big axe murdering beards. It ain't a beard if you can't pull it. :lol:!
 
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