# Is it standard practice for young(ish) women to shave/wax pubic hair... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 16, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544 "2013-02-16T21:38:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544/101 "2013-02-21T00:28:03Z")
> [@silverkitty](#): > > I have to wonder if men who like the shaved look also like looking at little girls? :rolleyes: Public hair is _one_ secondary sexual characteristic, but there are lots of others. I assure you, no one looks at me and thinks, “Golly, she sure looks like she’s 10!”-- my large breasts, hour glass shape, hips, ass, and even sometimes erect nipples are a pretty good indicator that I’m not a child. Heck, vulvas themselves change in puberty, too, but you can Google that yourself to figure out the difference (the ‘vulva’ Wiki page is a great place to start). ---
**Author:** ![desertmonk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@desertmonk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/desertmonk)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544/102 "2013-02-21T00:31:12Z")
> [@silverkitty](#): > > I have to wonder if men who like the shaved look also like looking at little girls? No. ---
**Author:** ![PookahMacPhellimey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pookahmacphellimey/32/3175_2.png) [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544/103 "2013-02-21T11:24:44Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > With waxing, you do it once every 4-6 weeks, depending on how fast your hair grows. For me, I’d wax and get 2-3 weeks of absolute smoothness. Thanks for that and the other info. I really was wondering. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544/104 "2013-02-21T13:41:57Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > I can’t think of a single friend of mine that doesn’t at least shave down to a landing strip. Wait, untrue-- I know one lady. She once asked me, “But when you wax, doesn’t your crack get all sweaty?” I. . . yeah, she’s different. Well don’t just leave us hanging…does it?! ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544/105 "2013-02-21T14:11:34Z")
> [@silverkitty](#): > > I have to wonder if men who like the shaved look also like looking at little girls? I have to wonder if people who put kitty in their user name like to have sex with underage animals. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2013, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544/106 "2013-02-21T14:34:46Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > I have to wonder if people who put kitty in their user name like to have sex with underage animals. I assumed it was a reference to her grey bush. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544/107 "2013-02-21T18:02:37Z")
> [@silverkitty](#): > > I have to wonder if men who like the shaved look also like looking at little girls? Do women who like the shaved beard look also like looking at little boys? ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544/108 "2013-02-21T18:08:14Z")
> [@silverkitty](#): > > I have to wonder if men who like the shaved look also like looking at little girls? I already have the body of a 12-year-old, so I assume anyone into _actual_ 12-year-olds wouldn’t be bothering to try to get 27-year-old me naked… ---
**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 21, 2013, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544/109 "2013-02-21T21:34:14Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > Do women who like the shaved beard look also like looking at little boys? I’ve always wondered about that, too, now that you mention it. ---
**Author:** ![Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e47c2d/32.png) [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershele_Ostropoler)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544/110 "2013-02-22T02:05:23Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > Word. And even just the vulva itself is physically different between a prepubescent girl and a grown woman. Nothing irritates me more than the suggestion that the men I sleep with are closet child molesters because they have sex with someone who waxes. > [@silverkitty](#): > > I have to wonder if men who like the shaved look also like looking at little girls? Quoted in order, but without comment. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544/111 "2013-02-22T02:21:09Z")
> [@rhubarbarin](#): > > I already have the body of a 12-year-old, so I assume anyone into _actual_ 12-year-olds wouldn’t be bothering to try to get 27-year-old me naked… Why not? It’s the perfect cover. Maybe they are so ashamed of their desires that they are with you as a means to satisfy themselves while somehow still maintaining a semblance of normalcy in society. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544/112 "2013-02-22T03:23:00Z")
> [@rhubarbarin](#): > > I already have the body of a 12-year-old Don’t put it in the water tank, 'kay? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544/113 "2013-02-22T03:45:19Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > Do women who like the shaved beard look also like looking at little boys? Poor comparison. I’m guessing people would be a lot less successful in a game of “Guess the age of the hairless vulva” versus “Guess the age of the clean shaven male face”. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544/114 "2013-02-22T05:34:38Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > Poor comparison. I’m guessing people would be a lot less successful in a game of “Guess the age of the hairless vulva” versus “Guess the age of the clean shaven male face”. It’s perfect comparison, they are both idiotic statements. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544/115 "2013-02-22T06:43:45Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > It’s perfect comparison, they are both idiotic statements. If you want to bitch that it’s a dumb statement, go for it. If you want to draw a comparison to the shaven male face, you’re just going to be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![perfectparanoia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544/116 "2013-02-22T20:06:38Z")
I shave the parts of my that are going to be publicly seen when I have to. I keep things neat and trimmed down there (to prevent hairs getting in the way) but I really can’t be arsed to keep it bald (or spend money on it). There is exactly one person who I care what they think of it down there and he is good with the fur. (In fact, when I have gone nude, he gets cranky about it.) ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544/117 "2013-02-22T20:15:04Z")
A little bush gives it (more) character. ---
**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 22, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544/118 "2013-02-22T20:15:58Z")
Sooner or later I’m going to manage to hurt someone’s feelings if I’m not careful. I don’t get involved with people on the basis of whether or not they remove their pubic hairs and I hope I don’t come across as someone for whom that’s an issue of compelling importance or anything. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-standard-practice-for-young-ish-women-to-shave-wax-pubic-hair/650544.md?page=5)