According to the biologists, women tend to consider them as long-term partners.
A group of biologists from Australia and Finland established the present relation of women to men with a beard.
According to experts, women tend to view bearded men as partners for a lasting relationship.
The full study was published in the Journal of Evolutionary Biology.
During the interviews, the researchers also found that men with stubble are interested in women, for the most part, as partners for short-term relationships.
Participation in the survey of more than 8.5 thousand women. In the experiment, the researchers asked the respondents to evaluate pictures of men with regard to physical attractiveness, and opportunities both short and long-term relationships.
The photographs were pictures of men with clean shaven faces, small, or multi-day stubble and a beard.
According to the researchers, the results of the surveys due to the fact that women perceive the beard as a sign of social dominance, and maturity.
