captain2man
10-20-2006, 05:01 PM
OK - maybe this should have gone in OOT - but as a lurker in this particular forum, I think that the deepest thinking goes on in this forum, out of all the 2+2 forums.
Now - this isn't a philosophical question of life & death, or religion, or anything like that....it might seem like a silly subject, but I'm actually interested in getting some deep thoughts on this.
Most posters on 2+2, I'm assuming are male. And each of us males has to deal one way or the other with facial hair.
Some of us are clean shaven, some of us have full, thick beards, some have goatees, some have mustaches, etc.
How we choose to present what is probably the most looked at part of our bodies - our faces - I think probably says a lot about ourselves - even if we don't give it too much thought.
I have to think that it's more than just a willy-nilly thought that goes into how we deal with facial hair, or lack thereof.
I alternate every few years between a full beard (which I don't like all that thick - I use a beard trimmer, level 2, every couple of weeks) and clean-shaven.
I guess I have to say that when things are going great & I'm going through a period of a lot of self-confidence, I tend to be more clean-shaven. When things aren't as bright - I tend to grow in the beard & grow my hair a little shaggier.
But - in general - I think I do like the look of a beard more than the look of being clean-shaven.
I've tried the goatee - but it didn't work for me.
A mustache is totally out of the question.....not that I think they look bad on all people...but there's something about a mustache that I just KNOW isn't me....although I can't quite articulate why - and I guess these are the types of thoughts I'm looking for.
Why would one person be a "mustache guy" and another person wouldn't be? Is there some fundamental trait that men who grow mustaches share?
I don't really know what I'm looking for here - it's not an ultra-specific question....and I don't even know if it's going to garner too many serious responses....but it is something I've been thinking about, and I figure the best possible thoughts would be found on this forum over any other.
Now - this isn't a philosophical question of life & death, or religion, or anything like that....it might seem like a silly subject, but I'm actually interested in getting some deep thoughts on this.
Most posters on 2+2, I'm assuming are male. And each of us males has to deal one way or the other with facial hair.
Some of us are clean shaven, some of us have full, thick beards, some have goatees, some have mustaches, etc.
How we choose to present what is probably the most looked at part of our bodies - our faces - I think probably says a lot about ourselves - even if we don't give it too much thought.
I have to think that it's more than just a willy-nilly thought that goes into how we deal with facial hair, or lack thereof.
I alternate every few years between a full beard (which I don't like all that thick - I use a beard trimmer, level 2, every couple of weeks) and clean-shaven.
I guess I have to say that when things are going great & I'm going through a period of a lot of self-confidence, I tend to be more clean-shaven. When things aren't as bright - I tend to grow in the beard & grow my hair a little shaggier.
But - in general - I think I do like the look of a beard more than the look of being clean-shaven.
I've tried the goatee - but it didn't work for me.
A mustache is totally out of the question.....not that I think they look bad on all people...but there's something about a mustache that I just KNOW isn't me....although I can't quite articulate why - and I guess these are the types of thoughts I'm looking for.
Why would one person be a "mustache guy" and another person wouldn't be? Is there some fundamental trait that men who grow mustaches share?
I don't really know what I'm looking for here - it's not an ultra-specific question....and I don't even know if it's going to garner too many serious responses....but it is something I've been thinking about, and I figure the best possible thoughts would be found on this forum over any other.