The stigma of long hair

This is becoming quite frustrating. What you ask? (You actually didn't ask anything, since this is a purely one-sided text-based dialouge).

I was surfing through Match.com the other day, trying to see if there were anyone of worth in Denver, when I made a startling discovery. It turns out that anytime I came across an attractive looking woman or a woman who sounded remotely interesting/intelligent, I also came across the following:

TURN OFFS: Long hair

TURN ONS: Everything about you in every single way...except for your hair.

Yes, The second one is completely falsified by me, but it's pretty much the point I am discerning from this. Apparently, long hair (on a man) is very, very bad. Now, I've seen some guys with horrible long hair before, but I didn't realize it was a universal opinion held by all women.

My conclusion is this: when people (see: females) see a male with long hair (even when it looks nice and is well taken care of), they automatically assume one of the following options and dismiss them:

A) He is a hippie
B) He is a 'goth' guy
C) He is a metal guy

Regardless of what you might think. I do not consider myself any of these previous options. I'm just a person who grew his hair out. I thought it looked nice on me, but perhaps I'm wrong.

Here is my question to you: is it possible in this day in age, to just simply be a regular man who just happens to have long hair? It seems to me, no. I'm not really complaining about anything, mind you, I'm just observing what I view to be a general standard. Which does kind of suck, but hey, most guys with long hair I've met, I usually don't like either, and they tend to fit one of the above mentioned categories as well. Email me and let me know what you think about this topic.