Hairstyles: Short Vs Long. Which Is Sexier?

Cutting her hair short dramatically changed one woman's dating life.

In Elle this month a woman writes about how cutting her hair short dramatically changed her dating life.

[My boyfriend] attempted to run his fingers through my now-inch-long hair, opened his mouth to say something, decided against it, and then, for the first time in the two years we'd been together, looked at me without a single watt of sexual charge. It was in that moment I realized just how serious he'd been about this, that he'd actually meant it when he said he wasn't attracted to women with short hair.

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Every boyfriend, even every male friend with whom I raised the issue of pursuing an asymmetric Selma Blair chop, has responded with heavy, humorless resistance [to short hair]… when asked to explain why I shouldn't cut my hair, even if the suggestion was hypothetical, none of these articulators could present me with a sound, convincing argument. What's more, not a single one cupped my face in his hands and said, "Go for it. Cut it off. Long hair, short hair—you're beautiful, no matter what." Instead, all I got were nervous stammers and "I'm just not into it" vagueness.

Cutting your hair off can be liberating—or horrible. This Love Buzzer had super-short hair for about five years. The very first shearing was awful—it didn't feel stylish or edgy, just unfeminine. But a few crops (and a whole lot of pomade) later and the short, sexy thing started happening. One boyfriend loved the boyish look. The other boyfriend was not a fan—he loves the classic, long-haired look. Poll: Do Looks Really Matter?

Women, how do you wear your hair? And how do men react to it? Men, what kind of hair do you like?