New Study Shows Having a Beard Means You're More Likely to Be a Violent, Lying Cheater

According to a new survey, bearded men are more likely to lie, fight, and cheat.

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Well, it looks like women have several more reasons to hate the beard.

According to a new report by video social network Eva, men who rock facial hair are more likely to steal, fight, and cheat than their clean-shaven counterparts. The site, which surveyed nearly 2,000 UK consumers, said that 47 percent of men with beards admitted to cheating, compared to only 20 percent of bare-faced guys. Forty-five percent of bearded men said they enjoy the occasional brawl, compared to 29 percent of those without beards. And 40 percent of men with beards confessed to stealing, compared to 17 percent of smooth-faced dudes.

And it gets worse. The report also revealed that 62 percent of women think the beard is a bad look, with 44 percent deeming them "unhygienic." 

“It definitely seems that women prefer the clean shaven look and fashion will respond to that,” Eva co-founder Jen Wikholm told Yahoo News. “Times change and trends shift, so men who want to stay on the bleeding edge of popular fashion might want to think twice before they let their facial hair get too long.”

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