• glimse@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Appealing to prospective partners is not why I have a beard. Improving my standing with other men is not why I have a beard.

    I have a beard because…I like it. It’s for me. I was clean shaven for a year for a job and hated it so much I quit.

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      7 months ago

      There can be other, individual reasons especially for “like”, but that and “beauty” have a strong link to evolution. For example, a wolf wouldn’t find a bowl of fruits beautiful.