7 Reasons To Date A Guy With A Beard

First off, beards go way back as having prestige and power. From the dawn of time, a man's beard was a symbol of his honor, sexual virility, and social status as a man. In the Middle Ages, just touching another man's beard was offensive and grounds for a duel. For the ancient Greeks, a beard indicated his maturity. (You'll notice that Zeus — the head honcho of the gods — rocked a full beard versus the baby-faced Apollo, Hermes or Dionysus.) For the early Egyptians, the beard became a symbol of kingship, placing the pharaoh among the deities. And it was the Vikings who really perfected the art of manscaping by plaiting, forking or trimming and nick-naming their face fuzz. So really, beards are rocked by Greek gods, rock stars, royalty...shall we go on? [Photo via @rickisamhall]