Im 28, and despite being big on steroids and having masculine face and vibe I was never called sir often (maybe once in a blue moon, usually by younger guys aged 18-25)

Nothing has changed, for the first time I let my scruff grow and now I have a beard (I’ve always been clean shaven) and it’s safe to say it has increased my smv

But now girls in their 20s call me “sir” in business or platonic (customer service) instances. I find it weird and kind of ‘friend-zoney’ despite the fact that the IOIs and interest have increased tenfold.

For context, I clearly am a 20s male with a beard. I’m not the type of guy who looks 45 with facial hair. Most of society I speak to can tell I’m in my 20s (guys I speak too and women I conversate with)

Is it a bad thing to be called “sir” by girls my age? I know it’s a sign of respect, but girls seem to operate on covert communication and I sometimes get a weird drift it’s some weird formal friendzone they put me in.

I’m also aware that being called “sir” is a sign of sub/dom dynamic, but I think this is way out of context from thst (or is it…?)

Idk. I feel my smv has increased a lot. At the same time I get sir more often too which feels like either then rejecting me or them auto rejecting

I just grew my beard out as an experiment and kind of getting used to it and getting a read on if it’s an asset to me or making me look older and rugged as I usually have been the “strong jaw prettyboy” card my whole life. I get paranoid that maybe it looks weird on me and I’m better clean shaven, or that It makes me look older and disqualifies me from some younger girls because they think I’m out their dating range, but then I get a dime to be receptive to me and intimidated by me like they can’t even look me in the eyes, later in the same day which makes me feel like it’s actually improving my aesthetic. It’s hard to read

Any insight on this?