Shaveducking might be preventing you from finding long-lasting love, but you aren't totally in the wrong for putting facial hair at the top of your list of traits for the "ideal man." A study by the University of Queensland showed over 900 women images of men with various traits, including those who were clean-shaven and those who had full beards. The researchers concluded that men with strong features and beards were considered the most attractive by a majority of women surveyed. They found it was common for those women to perceive men with more "masculine" features as desirable. The attractiveness level of a bearded man is also based on how well-kept his facial hair appears. Another study by the Evolution & Ecology Research Centre concluded heavy stubble was the ideal facial hair for most women. Patchy, short stubble as well as long, overgrown beards were more associated with a lack of hygiene.

Interestingly, researchers also found a link between women who preferred beards and their own personality traits. Per Psychology Today, "Women's preferences for beardedness also increased with women's self-reported moral disgust, which may also reflect associations between beardedness and political conservatism and traditional views regarding masculinity in heterosexual relationships." In a way, women who prefer men with beards may be more "traditional" thinking, while those who prefer a clean-shaven man might be more likely to adapt to new trends and ideas.