A few years ago, many of us would not have known what was meant exactly by the term “man bun.” Sure, you could put logic together and know that in using this term, someone was probably describing the bun hairstyle on a man, but we had no idea the magnitude of possibilities that lie in this beautiful trend. Since the man bun is such a popular style now and everyone has gotten used to it, I think it’s time to take a look back at the days of our original reactions to man buns. It’s time to focus on the progression of our feelings towards them. It’s time to experience a man bun over the years with the reactions of Taylor Swift.

Upon first seeing a man bun, you probably felt a little like this. You might have been unsure but accepting, given that you would most likely have a lot of time to make up your mind about how you felt about the hairstyle before encountering someone else with a man bun. But as they slowly became more popular, our reactions began to look like this:

This is the phase where we began to be excited to see man buns as we walked through the streets, went to restaurants, and might even see a few in more serious settings. We were getting excited to welcome the man bun into our daily lives. Some of us even became attracted to a man bun itself before realizing it has to come as a package deal with the owner, but every time you see one you still feel like this:

Luckily for everyone, the man bun is getting to be an expected ‘do to see on many heads as we walk around nowadays. It’s more of an understood greeting now when you make eye contact with the expectedly proud owner of a man bun. It probably goes a little something like this:

However, many men might feel different ways about theirs, and here a handful of men share their opinions. It’s refreshing to hear the thoughts of some insiders who had to spend the time growing and managing their hair. Regardless of your feelings about the man bun, I think we can all agree that this seems to be a trend that won’t go out of style soon.