Do guys shave to look good for themselves or to get attention from ladies?

Question

I only shave for myself not to impress others. I don’t like it when some guys think ladies/girls shave to get attention from guys. There’s nothing wrong with looking good to feel confident. If I were desperate for attention from guys I will spend 50 mins shaving from below eyebrows to my toes every 2 days. I only focused on my underarms, eyebrows and fingers (yes I had thick finger hairs like a guy). If I were a guy I will just shave the beard, make my eyebrows neat and get rid of chest hair.

Are there any one who shaves from below eyebrows to toe?

CaptainOverthink · Accepted Answer

I think every guy has an image of how he want to be seen and who he is in his mind and I think when we try to uphold that image (even if it's just on the surface) we feel better about ourselves, we feel slightly more in control.

But humans are also group-animals and so we are affected by the trends of society, so it's about more than just what we choose to be. It's about who we think we are.

A beard could stand for many things, like being a male of maturity. Many different facial hairstyles gives room for different ways for someone to express what they feel is them or who they want to be.

Having a distinct style that is well kept also takes routine shaving and it demands that you are somewhat orderly about your life, I think it expresses that.

I suppose shaving other bodyparts is somehow part of feeling clean and sexy, wether that be for yourself or someone else, specific or not.

As for myself..
I keep my face clean shaven because letting a beard grow is easy and so many men do it, why should I? I need to feel well kept because I want to be more orderly and I reason to myself that I need to keep my youth close as I can easily have a grown beard when I get too old to still think I am young.
I occationally shave my junk and armpits because I would myself be a bit horrified at navigating such a wilderness should I find myself down and dirty.
But I rarely do and so it's just kept from going junglejunk from time to time.

_Lynx · Accepted Answer

Sometimes to attract girls, why not?
But not mainly.

I like playing eye games with girls and ladies who won't mind it, and I like having a nice beard/shaved one so they enjoy the view -of a guy- just I like enjoy the view -of a girl- as well.

But mainly I shave for myself, so I feel I know how to take care of myself well.
Because if you only think about girls, you get obsessed that you need to look attractive.. it gets to the point where you realize how empty and silly you are. So it is for myself first and most of all, as taking care of my appearance to look pretty, nice, and easy-to the eye.

I defenitely like and work on looking good-looking or 'attractive' / "powerfully presenting myself" you may say, but not to 'attract girls', rather to look nice merely as a person.

I sometimes feel going to a guy or girl and tell them that their appearance is lovely and great and just move on, but it would sound weird maybe. I mean I like good appearance, I don't care about sexy or not sexy, but the vibe and feeling they share as a human through their appearance. Be it guy or girl regardless of age or gender.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

At one time, because I had a roommate who shaved her ENTIRE leg, toes to crotch, I did it once. What an error! I had shave bumps from ingrown hairs for weeks! So, it was knees to ankles from then on.

I had some toe hairs that I clipped and finally when I was older, had them removed by electrolysis. Did same at bikini line.

It's most important to keep your face looking its best. Body is second when it comes to hair. There has to be the decision to keep it or carry the cost for shaving or removal.

I trimmed my hair because I thought it looked groomed, so no I didn't only do it for myself. If I was the only person in the world, I'd never remove any body hair. If no one sees it, it doesn't matter. But, we all live lives in the public eye.

So it's important to look neat and like you care.

PBandJ_Nerd · Accepted Answer

I think it might be so they look good and presentable. I mean, I shave and stuff so I look good. Plus when you do self-care you also get the benefit of feeling good too.

FunkyMonkee · Answer

I usually only shave my face and only do so every few weeks because it's such a pain in the ass. I never "had" to deal with my brows until about 10 years ago when they started getting long all the time! Normally, I would've let them go (it tends to run in we Scots) except that there were a couple hairs that were CONSTANTLY bent and would grow over my eyes!! I got tired of having to look at them without a mirror. At first, I tried yanking those hairs out but, every time they grew back, they'd keep that same bend!!
I've shaved my pubes a few times just to see what it was like but don't do it very often.
I shaved my head in protest 32 years ago as of 4 weeks from now and haven't cut it since.
I used to shave my legs a lot because I'm a drummer and have discovered over the first few years of being in the band that, I NEED to keep my legs free from things like, pants, to be able to play double bass drums the way I do. I had to put SOMETHING on my legs to keep the leg sweat from getting on my arms so, I started wearing tights but, I'd blow through a pair after every other gig!! At $10.00 a pair, that was expensive!! So, I switched to pantyhose because they lasted at least twice as long, looked and felt a lot better, kept my legs a bit cooler and were a LOT cheaper!! Can't have hairy legs in pantyhose! I've seen a few women do that! DISGUSTING!! And, to keep from being "naked" downstairs while still leaving my legs free, the scooter skirt was needed! My fans not only loved it but DEMANDED it!! It'd be like Jimi using a left-handed guitar and ONLY EVER playing with his pick! Or Pete NEVER windmilling his guitar in the entire show.

Citizenkirk · Answer

Shaving was not an issue for some slobs who didn't bother to pick up a razor down again, was someone important to the preps and socias' who dress nice and wanted to look nice, but for us student athletes and swimming and endurance events like triathlons and cycling, shaving with serious business and had a number of different reasons and social conventions regulating its practice. Like "LOOKING BULLET STREAMLINED FAST, BEING THAT FAST, AND NOT STINKING!!!"
NOT ALL SWIMMERS IN ALL SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT HISTORY SHAVED EVERY SINGLE HAIR DOWN TO THE FOLLICLE, BUT OUR TEAM WAS HARDCORE, AND RIGHTLY SO. BECAUSE WE WERE AMONG THE BEST, THEREFORE, WE TRAINED AND GROOMED OURSELVES THAT WAY. THAT MEANT NO HAIR, PROCESSED SUGAR, JUNK FOOD, OR WHINING.
We started wearing suits at meats in high school but not always during practice, and if they knew as much about food Dynamics and water density induced drag during the 50s and 60s they might have committed the same attention to streamlining themselves to shaving all unnecessary hair as we did, but I think earlier generations may have associated smooth hairless bodies with weakness and being un-developed or physically immature, like these people did during their High School swimming...

Do guys shave to look good for themselves or to get attention from ladies?

BeMuse · Answer

I don’t like shaving daily and only do that when I need to be in a professional environment daily. Working from home I do not shave daily. That said, facial hair gets hot and itchy after a while. I don’t mind a little scruff, but once a beard starts to develop I general shave it clean. It has nothing to do with appearance in my head. There an an appearance expectation in the work environment that you have to shave daily, but otherwise I could care less what it looks like. I do care if it itches my face or it’s too warm on a hot day.

Leavesbound · Answer

I shave my face because first most women prefer guys to be shaved and second I don't like hair growing from my face and finally, I like the sensation of woman's flesh on my bare face. I have grown beards but they are not easy to keep clean and constantly trimming them to make them look good is a lot of extra time consuming work. I'd get my beard removed by electrolysis if I could. As for ladies, I prefer ladies to have body hair though it's not a deal breaker. I just don't want a woman to shave because she thinks I'd want her that way. I really do love a full pubic bush though.

pajamasam · Answer

I shaved my body hair for a woman once. Big mistakes it was uncomfortable and she wasn't worth that to me anyway. At the time I thought she was worth shaving for but I was wrong.

Now I keep all my body hair, I just trim the downstairs stuff.

I keep my beard grown out because it's easier to style a beard than it is to shave every day.

However if im going on a hot date. I'm gonna shave my beard up to look as handsome as possible because I always want to put my best foot forward.

RingOfFire · Answer

I think both men and women shave for pretty much the same reasons... not necessarily in order if importance:

1. It is socially unacceptable not to shave and they want to avoid the social pressure. Men can have well groomed beards in some circles but that is still shaving.

2. To look good to the opposite sex.

3. Because of the combination of the two reasons above, they feel better about themselves and more confident when they shave.

For the most part, what makes people "feel good about themselves" is doing things to please others or to avoid being subject to social pressure. They confuse that with some sort of innate self satisfaction.

Jaximus-Lion · Answer

Guys shave because people tells them to. It has become a tradition that guys shave to look "sharp" and "clean" of course "smooth" and made all guys on earth shave and never have the chance to understand why. So! They shave because that is all what they have been taught, it is really that simple but no one gives it a real thought.

AlexanderAnttila · Answer

I do it mainly because I prefer to be clean shaven and feel like it suits my jawline best. But in this I also do it excpecting to optimize my attractiveness to women. Unlike most women on here I don't have to boom out 'it's for ME it's for ME it's for ME' as soon as the question is asked. Get over yourselves. People do things conciously and subconciously to attract others and look good to them. It's not the end of the world to admit that.

WindAtMyBack · Answer

1) I don't like beards. Not on myself anyway.
2) A beard feels like super clogged pores. It feels super dirty. Cleaning the skin under a beard is not like cleaning the scalp. It's a lot harder to clean.
3) It itches.
4) It gets in the mouth when eating
5) It gets food on it, yellow mustard, mayo, etc
6) It gets icicles in the winter
7) Habit

Since I retired I don't shave every day. Not even close. But I MUST shave sometimes or it will drive me nuts.

tuvwxyz · Answer

I'm a minimalist; don't like more or less than needed, thus I use a trimmer periodically, it doesn't give a clean shave, but makes my hairs so short I don't feel them unless I touch my face, but have a slightly unkempt, unshaven look, which I don't concern myself with, so no, I wouldn't have any facial hair if I had a choice, as it's just one more think I need to concern with.

YourFutureEx · Answer

Guys do 99 things to get girls but shaving ain't one. We do so many things to look "good" but we do shaving to look "human". It's more of an hygienic thing than cosmetic.

In the bigger picture, most of the things we do are for ourselves and looking good to others is only a side effect of that.

Just focus on you, and others will too.

TurboKid · Answer

My number one reason is just the feeling. I don't enjoy the feeling of having a beard. In particular, the mustache really starts overlapping my upper lip if I don't shave for a week and it feels kind of messy to eat. It's why I've been shaving regularly even during quarantine.

VanillaSalt · Answer

I’m actually tired of hearing I do this for me but you... usually it’s to feel confident... but not a thoughts given as to why you feel more confident in a mini skirt or with your legs shaved.

I do what I do can because i want to look good because I know it people think you look good they are kinder to you and because I don’t wanna eat my mustache.

NathanDavis · Answer

I shave the way I do, because I don't like the facial or body hair.
Also because of sports, I feel more comfortable and "more clean"

I've never done it to impress anybody but, I've had a stubble when my girlfriends wanted it to, because they really liked it, and I didn't mind that.

JDavid25 · Answer

You shave for you to look good in front of other people... Cause notice how a lot of girls don't shave when they are not around people.. You shave because you think it'll look good if you get in front of another person.. Maybe even men.. I don't care for this aversion to doing things because you want to attract the opposite gender.. But I shave because I think it looks good.. I lost a decent of extra fat, and I can see my face shape much more..

Shiver · Answer

Facial hair seems to fuck with my charm. Also can get prickly for me, since all my hair is pretty thick. Yes, that includes my pubes. I shave my dick and sack, because it feels better and because no one wants to find hair half way across my shaft. The rest stays natural, or trimmed.

FatherJack · Answer

I am well aware women never groom /dress to get attention from men , most women are already sick to the back teeth of male attention as it is. I shave , and not daily either.. every few days , purely to stop my face itching like hell , as have thick hair. Also , as I wish to remain single anyway , not concerned with " attention from ladies " .

Unbeatable · Answer

I got depressed when I was 19, and neglected my hygiene really badly, i knew what was happening, I just didn't care. I started getting treated me badly, so I started treating others badly in retaliation. I ended up going to jail as the situation continued spiraling till I completely lost control of myself. Hygeine matters!

SupremeWarlord · Answer

It's a mix of both, speaking for myself, I appreciate the ladies' opinions and take that into consideration, in order to improve my chances to catch their attention. At the same time, I am influenced by the cultural norms and end up finding one particular look more attractive for myself, and stick to that.

ThisAndThat · Answer

I only shave for myself not to impress others. I don’t like it when some guys think ladies/girls shave to get attention from guys. There’s nothing wrong with looking good to feel confident. If I were desperate for attention from guys I will spend 50 mins shaving from below eyebrows to my toes every 2 days. I only focused on my underarms, eyebrows and fingers (yes I had thick finger hairs like a guy). If I were a guy I will just shave the beard, make my eyebrows neat and get rid of chest hair.

Are there any one who shaves from below eyebrows to toe?

rjroy3 · Answer

I've had bouts of time where I focused on work or school with almost no socializing. I still bathed, trimmed my beard, brush my teeth and so on.

I'll let my hair grow and beard get longer. But still manage it so I don't look bad. I want to like what I see in the mirror.

have_a_good_day · Answer

I shave because I get fed up of all the continuous vag pummeling itself at me if I have a beard. Lol, I'm kidding..  I shave this crap.. But if I want attention I grow this beard.

blank_expression · Answer

I only sharpen up for job presentation, but that is it. I don’t give a crap outside of the money food chain. If I were out of it, I would go grizzle and stay in the woods.

Asianguy123 · Answer

I am a transgender and hair is big problem. I shave it all at one point but I stop it because there are too many. I just try to live as a guy but people notice me unhappy about my gender. so I am always debating whether I should live as hairy man or smooth transgender. haha

ChrisMaster69 · Answer

Yes I shave my face every day, as I like being clean shaven. then I also go to a local health spa for a message, sauna and wax session, and get Sack, Back, Crack and other bits stripped.

D_Bone_Steak · Answer

I just discovered a lot of women actually shave mustaches... so I hate most women now. But to be honest the only reason I shave is to stop a woman from bitching about it or to keep a job.

CentralPerk77 · Answer

Well there’s a physical reason to shave in that beards if they get too long can be itchy or get into your cereal etc - most of my life it’s been about personal aesthetic along with the itchy reason

lsksni · Answer

We do as per the requirement. Generally guys shave to prevent itchy beard especially during summers. The other requirements may be dress codes and all. Other than that, it is always a personal preference.

Dude_777 · Answer

I look good for my own self, and seek my own validation from myself.

Doing stuff for seeking approval of others is not healthy. You are always going to get hurt that way, when others are not going to approve you favourably.

jeremy455 · Answer

Real men have to be forced by their wives just to shave their necks and balls. I mean like having s ring put in their nose and have it pulled on until they submit. My nose hairs attacked my neighbors dog.
And i still didn't shave them.
Thats manly.

notbot · Answer

I don't usually shave (beard). I shave my underarms regularly, to avoid that sweaty smell. And i shave my pubic sometimes, when i feel like hair have grown a lot. Never shaved to get attention.

Nikola321 · Answer

I shave every 2 days, cuz I hate having facial hair. My eyebrows kinda look like a mess, but I don't really care tbh, so I never take care of them :D

HawkPerception · Answer

Both. I like having my 7 day shave and I feel more confident. I've had a fair bit of compliments from girls so maybe I'm doing it right?

jennifer_bloom · Answer

I heard they do it to get respect cause when you neglect your appearance, your more likely to get bullied.

TommyMountainFigure · Answer

I shave because my job requires me to look suited and booted. That said, I do think clean shaven makes me look smarter.

Jessica405 · Answer

I get my pussy waxed in a salon for my own benifit. I have always hated hair down there. I started shaving with an ekectric lady shaver almost as soon as it started growing. From 17 on, it was waxing. I feel so much cleaner.

kellytheman · Answer

I do shave for both I do look a little younger and better clean shaven on my face and trim below and I have no chest hair. I also do feel better and more comfortable with no hair because it gets a little itchy after awhile.

oldasIfeel22 · Answer

Sometimes the scruff feels like too much. I just like feeling more fresh faced (plus I look younger when I shave).

pleasestopthis · Answer

A lot of guys shave because beards are against the dress code of their workplaces. My dad rocked a long beard before finding his job and then he had to remove it completely.

DeltaCharlieEcho · Answer

Guys shave for convenience. Do you have any idea how much it sucks for a mustache to poke your lower lip all the time? Shit sucks. Some guys groom; some guys shave.

John_Doesnt · Answer

I shave my face once it starts to get itchy. I don't bother shaving clean every day anymore because my mask covers it up. No need to shave if nobody sees it.

SlavBoi · Answer

I just trim the beard with cropper and that's it, comes out pretty ok + with my moustache I don't need so much work. Doing it for myself and to add some confidence when I'm out, but not for ladies per se

Adam1978 · Answer

I shave primarily to avoid itchy beard and to look better for myself.

AdithyaR · Answer

I only shave when my beard gets too long and starts to irritate me. I've never been one to care about impressing others

Yanagi_Kaze · Answer

I stopped shaving after I realised I look great with beard, and personally, now I'm kinda embarrassed to shave TBH. I mean I look like a monkey when I clean shave. With beard I look firm, responsible, and sexy.🕺🏻

ohshee · Answer

I like to feel good it makes me feel good that's all

FoxnEagle · Answer

Mostly I shave so I don't look like crap So kind of a combination of the two :P

foodOlivia · Answer

I shave because my beard grows spotty so for the general idea of being a dignified human being I shave

boggboss · Answer

Sometimes I shave my armpits to help with smell and sweat but no I don't be shaving for peopel lol

DaisyAimi · Answer

Ngl, guys do be kinda hot with hair. Makes them manly. It’s on them if they are very influenced from the outside or not and if they like it or not.

ODC2112 · Answer

I cut my beard because it just itches. Otherwise I'm not a hairy person at all. The four hairs in the armpits came when I was 34.

Anonymous · Answer

Men hate when women do make up for attention but have no problem with shaving for men's attention. When i shave i get more attention. I hate shaving myself but i dont have other options. If i dont shave myself, i fear fir negative reactions.

Titanic1912 · Answer

I only shave my cheeks and under my neck. I never shave my chin or around my mouth. I love my goatee because it makes me look older.

Gray-Wisp · Answer

Having a lot of facial hair specifically feels bad. I shave to the extent it takes to make it not feel bad.

Jaysonava · Answer

Hahaha Both i would say.   I always want to be shaved because pimples actually get irritated by facial hair.

Guanfei · Answer

For my skin. I have a very sensitive skin on the face, and if I don't shave, it can get irritated.  Annoying, but at least that makes me look younger.

allaboutyou2 · Answer

I shave for my comfort.  I shave my face because I find facial hair uncomfortable, I shave my pubic hair because I feel it is more sanitary and creates less odor especially in the summer.

exitseven · Answer

I dated a girl who was younger than I was. I shaved off my beard to make myself look younger.

myname604 · Answer

I can't speak for him but I like to see the face, but I also like the beard, but I can't dictate what he likes.

hearvoices · Answer

Neither. I shave because I hate hair on my face. It drives me nuts. I don't let even the lightest of stubble grow before I put a razor to it.

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