# Do you (guys) or your man (ladies) groom his pubes? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 23, 2010, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146 "2010-02-23T18:08:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146/61 "2010-02-28T23:02:41Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > I guess I’ve always thought of people in their “middle ages” as being in their 50’s. So middle age is when you are 50 thru 100 and old age is 100 thru 150 or beyond :dubious: ? EDITED TO ADD: I’m 51 but I started thinking of myself as middle-aged at 37. Figured that was the 1/3rd mark. One should be middle-aged for as many years as one was young, and as many years as one anticipates being old. Otherwise it doesn’t mean much. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146/62 "2010-03-01T01:00:44Z")
> [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](#): > > I cringe at that too, but, seriously? You think you’re going to be alive many more years than 84? Maybe… My family is not long-lived in general. I figure I’m probably somewhere past the halfway mark at this point ;). ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146/63 "2010-03-01T04:52:56Z")
Heh. I’m blessed to have hair mostly on the face and head, and not many places else… but taking care of down under is a necessity… ever get your pubes pulled or stuck in your undies? Hard to adjust on the fly. Beard trimmer to “mow it down,” and that’s all it needs, thanks very much. I did once attempt to shave down there. Terrible mistake. The itchiness was unreal, and I did indeed cut my sack. It wasn’t a big cut and it didn’t hurt, but it bled like the dickens. I think I will put the guard on and mow down the armpit hair. No reason for it to be so long, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146/64 "2010-03-01T13:51:04Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > So middle age is when you are 50 thru 100 and old age is 100 thru 150 or beyond :dubious: > > ? Why would you think the “middle” is a 50-year span? :dubious: Right back at’cha. ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146/65 "2010-03-01T14:34:19Z")
> [@melodyharmonius](#): > > My ex used to trim himself and trim me - but my current SO prefers to leave things wild on both of us. And what’s a few random hairs for love? I mentioned this thread to my bf over the weekend, and have come back to confess that I was wrong. Although he prefers that I leave things wild down there, he does actually trim himself a little - especially around the shaft where hairs tend to get ‘caught.’ So, I apologize for the inaccurate reporting. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146/66 "2010-03-01T14:37:12Z")
> [@nashiitashii](#): > > \*I’ve seen more than a few, but not so many that I’d have trouble fitting them all on a school bus of “men I’ve fooled around with”. 😛 Are we talking short bus or full-sized? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146/67 "2010-03-01T14:47:50Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Are we talking short bus or full-sized? 😉 Haha; I’m not telling. 😛 In other news, the most disturbing part of my knowledge of pube grooming is in the fact that, occasionally, I will have completely platonic guy friends who’ll let me know how groomed or wild their junk patch is. On even rarer occasions it’ll be through photographic/video proof. Ew. :eek: As for this “what is middle aged?” debate, I tend to start equating middle aged with women’s procreative tendencies. After about 40, you’re no longer a spring chicken and start to fall into the middle aged category, and if you’ve reached an age where it’s assumed you’re receiving Social Security benefits, you can’t refer to yourself as “young” or “middle aged” without me thinking you at least a little delusional. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146/68 "2010-03-01T15:51:13Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Are we talking short bus or full-sized? 😉 I’m guessing omnibus.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146/69 "2010-03-01T19:33:07Z")
Airbus? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146/70 "2010-03-02T02:49:28Z")
**RNATB, kayaker** : I don’t know whether to be offended, impressed or pleased at your assumptions. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146/71 "2010-03-02T14:32:09Z")
Probably all of the above. ---
**Author:** ![Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146/72 "2010-03-02T14:48:45Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > This has become a truly hairophobic society. Nah, I just keep stuff trimmed because it’s comfier when I work out and wear wicking gotchies and thermal tights and stuff. Keeps me dry and less chaffed. In particular, some running undies I used to have were bad for snagging the curlies, so it just works out better to keep things mowed back a bit. I don’t do fancy shapes or patterns though. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146/73 "2010-03-02T16:22:08Z")
> [@nashiitashii](#): > > **RNATB, kayaker** : I don’t know whether to be offended, impressed or pleased at your assumptions. I would ask that you be pleased. [A song in your honor.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfHwPvx9lH0)😛 ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146/74 "2010-03-02T16:26:41Z")
Of course not. I didn’t even know this was anything that _any_ guy did. ---
**Author:** ![VernWinterbottom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c67d28/32.png) [@VernWinterbottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VernWinterbottom)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146/75 "2010-03-02T17:47:55Z")
> [@corkboard](#): > > 42=middle-aged? 😕 Assuming he’s going to live to around 84, yeah. What does “middle” mean to you? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146/76 "2010-03-02T17:49:51Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > Of course not. I didn’t even know this was anything that _any_ guy did. You’ve never heard of guys trimming their pubes? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146/77 "2010-03-02T17:53:23Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > You’ve never heard of guys trimming their pubes? :dubious: No. I don’t ask guys about their pubes. I’ll be 44 next month, and I’ve never once heard a dude talk about this. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146/78 "2010-03-02T17:58:21Z")
You’ve been on this message board for going on 8 years, though. Anyway, welcome to the 21st century, gramps. You’re gonna like it here. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2010, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146/79 "2010-03-04T08:03:15Z")
Sporting a dense bush and an uncircumcised grower, I trim my crotch hair to not get coarse, sharp hairs stuck under my foreskin. It can happen any time, it’s actually painful and almost impossible to alleviate without sticking my hand inside my pants and pulling the foreskin back. So I use a hair trimmer set on the shortest clip down there every couple weeks. Trimming also keeps sweat and heat down, and simply looks better. Much better than shaved or natural. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-or-your-man-ladies-groom-his-pubes/530146.md?page=3)