Gray Hair Is Hot

Woo hoo! Finally! Vindication! A match.com survey of a whole bunch of women (where I don't know) says 72% of women think gray hair on a guy is hot. Guess I'll be throwing away my Just For Men, now. x;-) What do folks on the Forum think about gray hair?

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  • Gray hair works for me as long as it's not involved in the dreaded comb-over!
  • I do think gray hair on guys is hot- have you seen Richard Gere lately? M-M M... x}>

    Did they give any results on what men think of gray hair on women? I suspect the opposite is NOT true...
  • My beard is 90% gray. I have a nearly full head of hair and it is at leat 50% gray. Have an unopened box of "Just For Men" in the closet.
  • Rad - no results of what men think of woman with gray hair. That's because we all cover it up! Mine is silver, thank you, when uncovered (which is never!). The article goes on:

    Only an accident of genetics or a horrible brush with death turns a full head of hair gray while the owner is still young. In most people, it’s a sign of advancing years. Aging confers many benefits on men:

    1. They accumulate power and status in the form of money and position
    2. They become wise in the ways of the world and women
    3. They know how to have fun
    4. They make good fathers

    My question: just what is the age group of the woman they posed this question to? It's match.com users. Hmmm. Sounds young to me. However, the writer is in her 50s.
  • If my Nana is a true glimpse into my physical future, which I suspect she is, my hair will, one day, be a snowy white. For now, I cover the suckers any way I can. I read an article in some magazine that said for quick in between touch ups for brunettes, mix strong black coffee with egg whites and apply... covers the roots while it conditions -NOT! Do NOT try this, ever. What a big, eggy, coffee mess. x:-8

    I didn't realize that men ever became wise to the ways of women. So there's hope yet, eh Leslie?
  • Rad, I don't know about the other guys on the forum, but I can tell you this for certain: Regardless of the gray (or silver - thank you Yahoo) in my hair, I will NEVER, EVER, EVER be wise to the ways of women! Trying to figure out women is like trying to prove quantum mechanics or string theory.
  • Whew! Thats what I thought. If gray hair was the trick I'd be looking for a husband in the geriatric ward.
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 11-04-03 AT 04:23PM (CST)[/font][p]What gray hair in men indicates is they may be taking viagra. x:D
  • Guys don't turn gray - they turn silver, and yes it is HOT!!! Nothing like a little salt & pepper....

    Throw that Just for Men away, Beagle!!!
  • I know I earned everyone of mine!
  • Your comment about earning the gray resonates well with me. It shows up silver in the stache.
  • I'm reminded of a few years ago my wife was just starting to turn gray around the temples. She is 3 years older than me, but looks younger. I told her she should cover the gray, but she kept resisting. One evening she acted kind of upset. She had colored her hair the day before covering the gray and I never noticed, so obviously it wasn't that important to me. She let the gray come back. Several months later, I was bugging her again. I fell into the same trap, she colored it and I never noticed it. I'm lucky I'm still married. Well, now she colors it, but for herself. She doesn't care what I think.

    BTW, I got my first gray hair when teaching at age 22. Quit teaching, the gray went away until I turned 28.
  • Ray: "Lucky to be married"? Try lucky to be alive!
  • Parabeagle - hasn't TV taught you anything? REAL women don't care about looks - we just want a guy with a great personality that can make us laugh - haven't you seen "Average Joe"? Gray hair, body pimples, pot bellies, height issues, uni-brows - it just doesn't matter. Looks smooks. Embrace your gray!
  • The gray hair is fine even sexy, but body pimples and pot bellies??? Won't accept that for myself won't accept on another.
  • Either I'm detecting a heavy note of sarcasm in your post, Mwild, or you've been smoking your lunch again. Which is it? x;-)
  • [font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 11-04-03 AT 09:14PM (CST)[/font][p]sarcasm my friend - always sarcasm - unless I'm being sincere or serious x;-)

    Actually, I watched that show called "Average Joe" last night and I was referencing the plot point and some of the males on the show. Personally, I dig gray hair on men - it reminds me of my grandpa x0:)
  • I'll be stunned by your grey hair if you promise to be stunned by mine when I eventually get around to posting my picture. I've almost given up on waiting for that d#$%@d shirt.

    My grey used to reside only in the back of my head but has crept around to the sides now too. I'm only 34 and I look like my hair has been FROSTED for cryin' out loud! I still refuse to color it. THAT would mean maintaining my roots, and I'm not sure I want to try the egg whites/coffee thing.

    I definitely think grey hair is better than dyed hair. In my book, men should never spend more time on their hair than a woman does.
  • Like Ray, I rarely notice these kinds of things and often get into trouble about it. That being said, my wife also refuses to color her hair and though she is younger than I, her gray is magnificent! Definite salt and pepper thing going on and she looks great with it.
  • My husband rolls his eyes when I mention (whine about) my grey. He thinks I'm just fishin' for compliments, which of course I am. x:D
  • I promise to be stunned, HRQ. We hotel types (and former hotel types) have to stick together. x;-)
  • Got that right! It's a great industry to be in or from - the right team brews incredible enthusiasm. I still keep in touch with quite a few former peers.
  • Same age as me, HRQ and my grays are multiplying as well. I knew I could no longer go more than 6 weeks in between dyes when my uncle, who is considerably taller than I, looked down at the top of my head and said "You have sparkles in your hair (tries to brush them out). Oh, sorry, those are your grays."

    I RAN to CVS...x:'(
  • Love my gray hair. I get a lot of compliments on it. As an aside, Tyne Daly is my heroine.
  • For as much as I joke around - my colorist loves me - she finds covering my grays a challenge x:-)
  • The old addage, I think, is that grey hair makes men look distinguished and women look old. In my case, I agree.

    My grandmother had snow white hair in her 30s, according to my mother. I also started to grey in my 30s, but wasn't ready to appear older than my years. I've had my hair colored ever since - first, every six weeks, then every five, now every four, and just about to give in to every three weeks. I love it - it's shoulder length, really thick, and naturally curly. I've thought (occasionally) about letting it grow out to its natural colors, but I'm not quite comfortable with the horizontal stripe I'd have to live with for who knows how long. Also, I'm not at all sure how much grey there is, so don't know if I'd like the results. I'll keep my colored tresses, thank you. th-up

    By the way, I love my father's silver grey hair. However, I've never been blessed with a grey-haired husband - both first and current went bald long before grey!
  • Gray hair on some men hot! I have seen a couple more grays since I had my son. Not ready for gray at 34, but when I am - hopefully I will have beautiful gray hair like two of the ladies in our accounting department. One is 43 the other is late fifties - I think they are also two of the most attractive women in the building. Maybe I will be that lucky when the time comes.
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