Goatees and mustaches are things of the past. Beards are in, especially on our campus. My observation has been that the number of bearded boys has made a huge increase since last semester. They are everywhere. The beards can be spotted checking their mail in the post office, riding their bikes to class and writing papers in the computer labs.
I am not quite sure what has caused this increase. Maybe they are preparing for the winter ahead of us, but I am not complaining.
These men are getting in touch with their masculine side. Embrace the testosterone and grow a beard. But here are only a few tips/requests:
1. Keep your beard well trimmed. It will show that you are able to groom yourself. Potato chip crumbles hanging out in your beard say, “I don’t care about my appearance and I’ve been saving the chips for later” and that’s just gross.
2. If you are unable to grow a full beard please do yourself and everyone else a favor and give up at least for another 10 years then you can give it a go. That path of three or, if you are lucky, five hairs is not in the least bit attractive. Anyway most girls prefer their man to be clean-shaven and smooth as a baby’s … you know where this is going.
A man with a beard represents the rebel-thinking man and a “man’s man” at the same time.
Girls are taking notice of these sweet-faced rugged boys on campus. I have notice the boys with the beards have been getting second looks by the ladies.
One such female that has noticed the niceness of a man with a beard is Dana from Dana and the Robots. She points out that, “Some of the most influential and hottest male American citizens have had beards like Ryan Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Rivers Cuomo, Ambrose Burnside and Mr. T.”
So think that one over and get a little added confidence if you are already sporting a beard or give a beard a try if you have never had one.

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