Mens hair is traditionally short, right? At least, according to society today but it’s not always been that way. In fact mens hair used to be very long in the past but we tend to forget about this. Let’s look at some of the reasons why super long hair is making a come back in the male population.
Firstly, long hair on ANYONE looks great.
I don’t think there should ever be a divide between men and women when it comes to hair length. I’ll get onto some reasons why length of hair isn’t an issue later in this post but firstly, let’s look at some of the most common reasons men grow long hair.
Reasons to grow your hair long
If you haven’t noticed, I’m also growing my hair and you can check my growth progress on the youtube channel (I’ll be doing year timelapses soon). So anyway here are the top reasons men grow their hair long.
- It’s a great look
- It’s nice to be able to say you’ve tried it, even if you go back to shorter hair later
- Rebel against societal norms and express yourself
- It looks really cool!
- Lots of people are growing their hair
- There shouldn’t be any reason men can’t grow their hair but women can
- It shows patience and commitment, which are very attractive traits
- Long hair can adapt to any look or outfit
- It shows you’re confident, not many men grow their hair, so by being one of them you show yo’re not afraid to be different
- It’s very international: Many cultures around the world accept long hair, it’s only really in places like USA and UK that it’s a little strange or different, but even that is changing very fast
- It has a huge sex appeal!
- It’s different and makes you stand out: At the moment growing long hair as a man puts you in a small group of people that grow their hair. It makes you stand out and be remembered
- Men used to have long hair across the board, it’s only fairly recently that short hair has become trendy
- Long hair can indicate you’re in good health which is a good subconscious signal to send to the opposite sex
- It will keep you warm in winter (and you can just tie it up in summer)
- It can protect your neck form mosquito bites!
So there you have it. I’ll probably add to this list if I think of any more, but that’s a pretty good number of reasons to grow your hair long as a man. I think it’s strange that it’s even an issue in todays world because so many other things are becoming more and more accepted, but for some reason long hair still gets the occasional strange look.
What to do if you get weird looks
I think getting weird looks shouldn’t bother you that much, because it’s just like if you were wearing a brightly colored shirt or something, you know people would give you looks. It’s not that they’re picking on you it’s just that your appearance stands out fro the norm and catches the eye.
It’s less obvious if you wear your hair neatly tied up into a man bun or something similar, and then you don’t stand out as much. Also if you’re worried about people saying things or giving you weird looks you could just wear a hat!
But that being said if you’re worried about other peoples opinions, just get a short haircut! I think it’s more for people who know who they are and have the confidence to express themselves, and less for people just wanting to ‘fit in’ with the current fashion.