I read a Men’s Magazine article this morning at breakfast titled “50 Manly Thing to do Before you Die”. Most of the ideas were comical, such as “Make your own bow and arrow and use it to catch dinner.” or “Bench Press an RV”. One goal made me pause as I put another spoon of oatmeal into my mouth**. This one was “Use your facial hair as a deadly weapon.”
I doubt I will “Work out while skydiving” or “ Do 250 sit-ups while throwing hatchets” but I have nasty facial hair. In my bow-tie club, they advise “certain weaves should not be used if you have a wicked beard”. That’s me !
Some fellows when you kiss them have whiskers soft, warm, and remarkable. Mine are like dead grass. I have naturally curly hair; my whiskers are no exception. My Mother, who does not like my beard, admitted once kissing me is like kissing a Brillo pad. I used to rub lotion into my whiskers, which softened things up, but I felt like a wet dog.
I don’t recall any fellow wincing and turning away saying ‘Ooh, that smarts!” I hope the resemblance of my chin to a stiff brush would be more titillating than not, but I am not sure. It would be foolish to stop in the middle of a snog and ask if that was irritating.
Perhaps I should do an experiment (double blind) and go out and kiss as many men as possible. I will survey who cringes and who does not.
Spo-fans: Do you like kissing a fellow with whiskers, and does the length or texture make a difference? My chiny chin chin wants to know!
**Eating oatmeal was not on the Manly List.
16 comments
July 22, 2012 at 2:19 PM
William Fregosi
I love kissing any man, but men with facial hair are my absolute favorites. Most of the men in our circle are fairly neatly trimmed, but I think I would enjoy just about any style and length of beard.
July 22, 2012 at 2:56 PM
Erik Rubright
I prefer facial hair in some form or fashion, or at least a heavy stubble. There’s all sorts of things that can be done with one type that can’t be necessarily done with another type.
I’m a big fan of having facial hair rubbed across portions of my body, and returning the favor with mine.
Too much info?
July 22, 2012 at 3:13 PM
Cubby
Greg’s beard is like a brillo pad too, and I love kissing him. However, the next day I find my lips are red with micro-abrasions.
July 22, 2012 at 3:43 PM
William Fregosi
No, Erik. Same here.
July 22, 2012 at 3:47 PM
Buddy Bear
I’ve not kissed a guy with a full beard. I’d love to do so as long as it was well-laundered and didn’t contain the remnants of last week’s dinner.
I’ve kissed lots of guys with scruffy faces and absolutely love it!
July 22, 2012 at 3:58 PM
Ron
I like beards. I always have since I saw Jon Nagy the Artist on TV in the Fifties with his Van Dyke beard. I thought to myself “Someday, I’ll have one of those.” I now have one. Not a Van Dyke but just the beard I want. Everyone likes my beard. I’ve shaved it off a few times and I always hear “What happened to you? Grow your beard back.” I do and I feel normal again. Bill says my beard feels like a hundred pins when I kiss him. Even so, he wants me to keep the beard. Unfortunately, I don’t remember the last time I’ve been kissed by a man with a beard. Last week at the hotel there was a young hottie who came in with his GIRLFRIEND and asked if she could use our bathroom (such a gentleman). While she was evacuating, I studied his beard and imagine how it would feel against my “hundred pins.” Alas, all I got was a big smile from him when said girlfriend exited the bathroom. Dream on Ron.
July 22, 2012 at 4:53 PM
Raybob
I love beards, and I love kissing men with them. I adore the variety: soft, long, short, wiry, curly, straight-haired, scruffy. Love them all.
July 22, 2012 at 5:27 PM
Laurent
sure I would love to kiss you, when does the experiment begin and how many kisses to I get, does that involve tongues?
July 22, 2012 at 5:55 PM
Sean
Spo, Erik & Will: my house. STAT! (Beards, scruff, fur…yes yes yes)
July 22, 2012 at 10:18 PM
Raybeard
The first two comments above say everything I’d want to have said. Can’t improve on William’s and Erik’s words.
July 23, 2012 at 7:28 AM
Shawn
Yes I prefer men with beards and kissing them too. I really love big full beards, go figure.
Spo…I have had mine for many years and am contantly complimented on how soft it is. If I use anything other than a really good shampoo and conditioner on it daily, it is anything but soft….so my reccomendation is just that and let the conditioner set in there while you wash the rest of your body before you rinse it out. Makes a big difference. I find Aveda products work the best.
July 23, 2012 at 8:25 AM
truthspew
I tend to keep mine trimmed but have had a van dyke for nearly 20 years now and no intention of shaving it off.
July 23, 2012 at 9:41 AM
Mitchell Block
Jeez! That’s one magazine I won’t be reading.
As for what I like to kiss… I’ll never tell.
July 24, 2012 at 5:37 AM
DougT
Mmmm…beards!
July 24, 2012 at 10:50 AM
bubbinga
So many beard kissing stories, so little space.
“I am NOT a slut! I’m just friendly.”
After a dry spell a few years ago, I had the good fortune to spend some quality time (and by “quality time” I mean “fucking”) with a very handsome, clean-shaven young man.
I recall pausing in surprise, mid lip lock, to comment that it had been years since I’d kissed a man sans facial hair! It was a delightfully different experience than I was used to. His were a soft, full, pillowy pair, and he knew his way around a kiss.
Breathtaking.
And though it/he was extraordinary, I will always be drawn to a hirsute pout.
August 1, 2012 at 2:20 AM
Rick
Facial hair does not scare me away.
I would not have a beard myself if I didn’t HATE to shave so badly. I don’t care for the old photos of me when my beard was jet black and long and bushy. I certainly don’t like it now that it has turned 50 shades of gray albeit very short.
Oh I like a hairy bum too.