Bad news for women who like their men a little scruffy: Two recent studies say bearded men are more likely to cheat, steal, and be sexist than their clean-shaven counterparts.

Psychology Today reports that a study of 500 men from the United States and India found that hostile sexist attitudes were more prevalent amongst those with beards. In the survey, this included the idea that women are inferior and agreement with statements like, "Once a woman gets a man to commit to her, she usually tries to put him on a tight leash."

And it gets worse. In another recent survey, conducted by Censuswide, bearded men self-reported significantly higher levels of unfaithfulness and stealing. An astonishing 47% of respondents with beards admitted to cheating compared to 20% of beardless participants. Yikes.

So what can you do if your love interest has a fuzzy face? Probably not much. The researchers in the first study speculate that men who already hold sexist views choose to grow beards, so asking him to shave will not help. You'll have to just hope that your bearded boy is as charming as this one.

[via WSB-TV Atlanta 2

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