What do men really think about gray?
What do men really think about gray?
“Gray hair can be quite elegant. It depends on the style, too—does it flatter the face. I know some quite beautiful women who have gray hair.” - John, 58, physician, Lexington, Kentucky
“My wife’s starting to gray a little bit, and I couldn’t care less. I didn’t marry her because of her hair color.” - Erich, 42, design director, Dumont, New Jersey
“Gray hair can be stunning with certain skin tones. Makes a huge difference in whether it makes you look older. I know some thirty-somethings with gray hair, and it looks great.” - Kermit, 53, national sales account manager, Cleveland, Ohio
“I like it. It is natural, and I think it’s great.” - Mitch, 47, waiter, Santa Monica, California
“My wife told me she was thinking of dyeing her hair since it was becoming gray. I thought about a friend of ours who is a lot younger than we are and all gray, and how very attractive she is. So I told her to let it grow in and see how it looks. Gray hair can be quite attractive. It depends on the individual.” - Len, 50, home furnishings retailer, Fairfield, Connecticut
“I’ve always liked gray hair, even when I was younger. If a woman is active and fit, there’s nothing sexier than well-groomed gray hair.” - Mike, 54, writer, Big Bear Lake, California
“Gray hair can be elegant. Inviting. What I am attracted to is a woman who smiles. One who is a happy person; I rarely notice hair color. Gray or not is not a huge factor in attractiveness. But I don’t like ‘blue.” - Greg, 51, developer, Erie, Pennsylvania
“I think my wife looks more beautiful than ever. I love her gray hair. That’s part of our life together. I would hate for her to dye it.” - André, 46, publisher, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York
“The sexiest thing about a woman with classic beauty is the wisdom of her gray.” - Rus, 35, teacher, Colton, California
“I see personality. Hair color is secondary.” - John, 47, attorney, Orange, California
“Like the lustre on fine pearls, silver hair is a woman’s patina.” - Christopher, 56, attorney, Chicago, Illinois
“I think it’s hot. One, because it shows a woman has the confidence to wear her hair any color she wants. And two, because chances are good she’s an ex-hippie chick.” - John, 52, art director, New York, New York
I found another one
I think it would be fun to ask a few of our male friends, family or whoever what they think of our hair and decision to do this.
From the comments above seems these men are liking it. It’s always been said that women do a lot of what they do for other women. Hmm, from these comments seems true, don’t you think
Posted by sallee on 10/08 at 09:43 AM
Great idea, Sallee! If you like, submit some of your guy-friends’ comments. Just add their first name, occupation, age, and place of residence. I think where they live is also a good clue to the cultural “climate” of a certain part of the country. Take a survey. You may be surprised at some of the answers.
Posted by Diana Jewell on 10/08 at 12:40 PM
Okay Diana. Yes, I probably will be surprised. How fun,hmm gotta start making a list of who to ask.
Posted by sallee on 10/08 at 02:50 PM
Heeee—this is a good ploy to get back in touch with guys you WANT to get back in touch with. “Hello, I’m doing a little research. . .” Never know—might also get some material for our Silver & the City chat!
Posted by Diana Jewell on 10/08 at 03:15 PM
I guess you never know do you? Maybe there’ll be some candidates at the restaurant where we’re meeting on the 18th. We could dazzle them with our array of gray.
Posted by sallee on 10/08 at 03:31 PM
I work with a guy who told me, when I said I was going to let my hair go gray, that it would be very sexy indeed. He is turned on by gray hair on a woman!!! I never heard such a thing, but here I am, all grown out and he has made several such comments, so I suppose he was being honest. Ladies who are transitioning, it’s not all bad!!! I’ve had more comments, mostly from men, all positive, since I went gray. Who knew?
Posted by rocksister on 10/13 at 05:18 PM
yea sallee wear our sunglasses...it looks like lots of sun “shine”
louann
Posted by lainla3 on 10/14 at 04:17 PM
Hi Louann, I’ve surpassed my limit for pm’s for a 24 hour period, who knew? So we’ll talk Saturday and I will indeed wear my shades. And we just may run across some guys to ask what they think of our hair. That would be cool.
Posted by sallee on 10/14 at 05:34 PM
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