1. Compliments
If there is one thing I have learned since I’ve grown my mustache, it’s that I get a lot of compliments with it. People are always like “Bro, I love your mustache” “Your mustache looks great” and “Nice mustache”. It is one thing, among many, that makes my day. Seriously, if you see someone with a handlebar mustache or equivalent, tell them it looks good. We do it so it looks good, because we want to look good. When it is complimented, it helps our self-confidence. Confidence feels good, especially when it is for something that takes so much time and energy to achieve.
2. Manhood
Throughout the years, a mustache has been a sign of masculinity and manhood. Now, I’m not saying that someone who cannot grow a mustache isn’t manly or masculine at all, but having one makes you feel more masculine. There is a certain empowerment to having a mustache.
3. Costumes
One of the other great advantages to having a mustache is the ability to dress perfectly for Halloween. With a handlebar mustache, so many different personas can be accomplished. Being a 1920s strongman or a 1930s cartoon villain will be one of the easiest costumes to do. Dressing up as Wyatt Earp, Theodore Roosevelt, Ron Swanson, or Magnum will bring a new type of pride to the one who bears the costume.
4. Discipline
Growing and upholding mustache is hard work. Every day, applying wax, combing it, caring for it. It can get tough, but it is so worth it. A mustache takes a lot of responsibility. Growing a mustache takes a certain amount of patience that not everybody has. It takes a certain amount of finesse to accomplish the perfect mustache. Growing a mustache takes discipline, and therefore teaches discipline. It also teaches detail orientation, organization, and creativity.
5. The Culture
Having a mustache is like being part of a culture. Those who have them know the struggles, the ups, the downs, and everything that comes to having a mustache. Those who have taken the time and given the patience to grow one, know that when they see another man with a mustache, there is a connection. It is a way to connect with others who share an interest. Having a mustache is like nothing else.
