(See: 70s pornstashes, 19th-century mutton chops.) As manscaping has risen over the last decade, women’s preferences for a more groomed torso may have grown as well. People tend to be drawn to styles they’re familiar with. Trends may also help explain why women like body hair on the lighter side, Saxton says.
Women tend to be attracted to “intermediate levels of masculinity,” says Tamsin Saxton, Ph.D., a psychology professor at Northumbria University.Ī little body hair is a signal of manliness, but people may unconsciously perceive guys with heavy hair as aggressive or domineering.
