Lynn, hair is not the only thing men media advertisers advise us men to grow (for the ladies in our lives, of course). And yes, Lynn and Barbara, we men are very concerned about our appearance. Many men - myself included - have little or no idea what women think is attractive, just that women generally shy away from a man who takes no care at all with his appearance or hygiene. I have heard women all my life point to some guy and say, "Wow, he's cute." And I don't know how they evaluate that quality. All I know is that I can jam my face into a bowl of dough and make gorilla cookies. I'm just very fortunate that my wife likes my personality.


Life isn't a support system for writing. It's the other way around.

- Stephen King, from On Writing