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Was at the local self-serve gas station yesterday when I noticed a guy at the next pump. He was about 6' and slim, probably late 20s or early 30s. Now I know most (if not all) of you guys absolutely despise mullets, but I have to tell you that this guy's mullet was extremely nice looking. Dark hair - the front, top, and sides were about 1 to 1 and a half inches and kind of spikey, and the back - which was straight and silky-looking - hung to just below mid-back length, and the ends were neatly trimmed. This guy was very well dressed and drove a nice car - definitely not the type of guy one generally thinks of when the term mullet is used. He really looked great.
On to Home Depot where I saw a young male employee (early 20s wearing a Home Depot cap, and the most beautiful nearly waist-length ponytail. I wish I had had the guts to approach him just to let him know that I thought his hair was spectacular.
By coincidence, I also saw a man with a mullet I'd give at least 7 out of 10 for yesterday. Not the style everybody likes, but there are a few people who look OK with one.
Don't hesitate to speak to people with great hair: in 99% of cases they'll appreciate your comment.
I have gone up to comeplete strangers who have really interesting piercings (expecially stretched earlobes) and told them that I think their piercings are great . . . so why do I feel so uncomfortable saying something to someone with great hair? I suspect there may be a psychological "thin line" between what it acceptable as a compliment from one guy to another, and what is being complimented. I'm going to have to think on that awhile.
Is why I feel so uncomfortable making a compliment is I wonder if it would be taken wrong. For example, if I tell someone I like their hair maybe they would think I'm sarcastically telling them to get a haircut or maybe they would think I'm coming on to them or something. Such a failure would leave me feeling frustrated and him feeling insulted. It seems it's not worth the risk because I just don't have good enough social abilities. I never could achieve a 99% success rate.