are your numbers correct? I find it odd that only 8.58% of those surveyed supported shaving/trimming your facial hair/beard. That leads me to question the rest of the numbers presented.

thanks guys. this makes me feel better about some things

Don’t shave anything , just trim your beard and you’re good
Tired of the gay stereotypes that look like discounted Ken dolls

Maybe not a lot of people took the survey I’d like to see those numbers

I work in the salon industry and have come to notice there are categories of men, especially based on age determines a big part of preferences. Most young guys in the “gym world” I have noticed want shaving or waxing to make the muscle pop. Majortiy of them feel they are supposed to be shaved to match a magazine image of buldging muscles. The single ones are more into body grooming. The non athletic or non overly committed to the gym world are more into facial hair, longer hair, beards etc., body hair. Body grooming is not a priority. Now guys with girl friends or seeking a mate, they want everything clean as a whistle. If they met someone they want to sleep with groomed more than ever. I also feel age and taste changes. Older men coming up to forties I have noticed are into body hair more perhaps with more confidence or tired to doing the body shave so intensely. We have more guys showing chest hair etc., with confidence and and both in the gym and outside tthe gym world. Younger guys follow more trends, the older we get the less we care if you like us or not. I truly feel age and mental confidence is the icing on the cake from the salon perspective. Most older guys doing body waxing has been told by the female or male companion they need or want them to look a certain way.
Me personally, I find men with hair absolutely hot. I want hair on the butt, the taint the shaft it does not matter. At twenty I thought no way now at forty bring it on. It just turned me on, burly is the new hot for me as I approached thirty-five. Sometimes I feel it separates the look of a man from a goomed twinky. Last I feel the adult industry created a big demand for waxing and shaving. I feel it started with men wanting to “eat clean” especially in heterosexual porn, so to speak. With body building becoming super popular inthe eighties also pumped up the body grooming image in speedos. I think it helps by them grooming the adult actors you see the more and it perhaps looks cleaner.

You guys… seriously? It’s not “21% voted to shave this and 79% voted not to shave it.” The members were given OPTIONS. 21% out of 100% thought that was the most important part to shave. It wasn’t a “yes/no” survey. They were given two categories and asked what they thought was the most important thing to shave. Then they presented how people voted on a 100% scale. It’s… not that difficult to figure out. Queerty just represented this ENTIRELY wrong.