Reply #94: I remember reading an article that said [View All]

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something about "long" hair being preferred by men in a mate-selection kind of way -- kind of like how they subconsciously select for women with a 10" difference between waist measurement and hip measurement. It supposedly means that a woman is healthy (long, shiny hair) and can have healthy babies.

But the study went further to say that it wasn't "long" hair per se, but "full" hair that actually interested men. (I don't have a link, it was in a magazine at least 5 years ago.) So a short haircut with "fullness" to it would still qualify (that is, if you buy into this line of thinking at all.)

Anyway, when I had my really cute, chunky, short haircut two years ago, not a day went by when I wasn't getting 2-3 compliments on the cut and style (from men, too).

I've since grown it out long, and it's amazing how many people will express an opinion -- "I liked your hair when it was short" or "I really like your hair now that it's gotten so long".

I'm about to get it short again. It was just too cute that way.