# Ladies: What do you think of shaved man pubes? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 11, 2006, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117 "2006-10-11T22:46:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117/21 "2006-10-12T13:32:32Z")
I have a friend who got up, got dressed, and rocked in a corner for days after she discovered her new friend shaved. Needless to say she was turned off. ---
**Author:** ![DianaG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7ab992/32.png) [@DianaG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DianaG)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117/22 "2006-10-12T13:41:35Z")
[QUOTE=riker1384] I’m not a lady, but I think it’s a little presumptuous, to be groomed like that if you’re a single man. Like, if I tried to be subtle and then I pulled my pants down and there’d been a red bow wrapped around myself the whole time, would that be appealing? [/QUOTE] Hell yeah. I \*like \* presents. Seriously though… what’s wrong with a single person keeping their pubes groomed? It’s just, ya know, _grooming_. Personal hygiene. You’d still shower, even if you weren’t planning on getting any, right? Anyway, I’d be put off by a man who shaved, but I like my men burly, hairy, and generally manly. Trimming is always appreciated, though, especially if it gets bushy down there. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117/23 "2006-10-12T13:46:56Z")
[QUOTE=malkavia] Another vote for trimming it back. Shaving does make it appear larger, but the 5’o’clock shadow and resultant chafing are no fun for either party. ☹ [/QUOTE] YES! Ball stubble is bad. Neatly trimmed, especially if you’re particularly furry, is great. I don’t like the shaven/waxed look on men at all. ---
**Author:** ![Aangelica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Aangelica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aangelica)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117/24 "2006-10-12T14:34:28Z")
Trimmed is fine, untrimmed is also fine (provided it’s not a jungle down there, you know?). Shaved freaks me out. Sorry, but just… no. It just looks wrong. And disturbingly wrong at that - post-pubescent men should have hair there. And we’re so not going into why stubble is bad, mmmmmkay? ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117/25 "2006-10-12T14:40:14Z")
I don’t like men who spend too much time looking in the mirror. I certainly don’t want a man who’s preoccupied with his pubic hair. Put on your old jeans, your work boots, and go build something. THAT’s sexy. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117/26 "2006-10-12T14:42:37Z")
Ugh, no thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Belrix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed655f/32.png) [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117/27 "2006-10-12T17:51:22Z")
Wow. Almost universally reviled. I’m not a very hairy person, just a little chest hair that migrated from my head. I don’t think I look like I’ve been crop-circled. Normally I keep my head shaved tight using the #1 guard on the poodle trimmer. It’d be pretty easy to apply this process to my nether regions. I think I’ll be going for the “trimmed” look, then. Thanks all. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117/28 "2006-10-12T21:20:22Z")
[QUOTE=PunditLisa] \ Put on your old jeans, your work boots, and go build something. THAT’s sexy. [/QUOTE] Or your baseball uniform. Mmm, tight baseball pants. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117/29 "2006-10-12T21:38:35Z")
[QUOTE=Jess] And no pubic hair at all just gives a man a… prepubescent? sexless? … anyway, an _off_ look. IMO. [/QUOTE] I think it’s a bit odd for an adult of either sex to be trying to achive that look for the reason Jess gives. Every time this comes up I think of the episode of Titus in which the dad is in the hospital and looks under the sheet, mourning “I look like a ten-year-old boy.” Not that just _trimming_ is bad for anyone, though. ---
**Author:** ![Kalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@Kalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalypso)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117/30 "2006-10-12T21:51:40Z")
[QUOTE=riker1384] I’m not a lady, but I think it’s a little presumptuous, to be groomed like that if you’re a single man. Like, if I tried to be subtle and then I pulled my pants down and there’d been a red bow wrapped around myself the whole time, would that be appealing? [/QUOTE] As a single lady, if I’m on even an unofficial date with someone I’m the least bit attracted to, you can bet I’m well groomed everywhere. One never knows, and with my luck I’d end up in a compromising position the one time I wasn’t freshly groomed. I’m not sure why it would be different as a single man (unless one subscribes to the old double standard). As for the OP, I’d like to see a man trimmed on the upper part and around the penis, not so short as to be prickly though. I do admit I like the boys down below shaved, but it is not a big deal if they are not. If you’re going to remain untrimmed, would it be rude to ask that you, er…comb it to remove loose hairs? The old cat with a hairball impersonation is just so unsexy. ---
**Author:** ![burundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ec8ea/32.png) [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2006, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117/31 "2006-10-12T22:23:03Z")
The shaved look, on either men or women, creeps me right out. You’re a man, not a little boy! ---
**Author:** ![phall0106](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phall0106/32/5934_2.png) [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117/32 "2006-10-13T13:05:19Z")
[QUOTE=bouv] I don’t do it, but I’;ve been told that it can make things down there look a bit “bigger”, by comparison. Is this true? If so, a little trim trim might be in order…not that I am in any sense of the word sexually active…but, you know…it _could_ happen…right? [/QUOTE] Oh, lordy…here we go again. It’s not the size of the waves, but the motion of the ocean, darlin’. If things are getting all hot and heavy and she whips out a measuring tape, then you’re probably better off stopping things right there. Honestly, I’ve _never_ looked at a guy and said (outloud or to myself), “Hmm…now, is that five and half or six inches? Let me measure…” Of course, if he’s sporting body fur on his chest, legs, etc. (oh, and that lovely, luscious line of hair from his belly button…\*drool, pant, pant), \* except for a bare landing spot, it’s likely to startle me so greatly that I’d be more distracted than turned on. I’d probably wonder if he’d had a rash or something he need cream to clear up as to his reason for shaving. Trim it a bit, but for cryin’ out loud, don’t shave it. And speaking of body hair, take care of that nose and those ears while you’re at it. ---
**Author:** ![phall0106](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phall0106/32/5934_2.png) [@phall0106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phall0106)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117/33 "2006-10-13T13:07:07Z")
[QUOTE=riker1384] I’m not a lady, but I think it’s a little presumptuous, to be groomed like that if you’re a single man. Like, if I tried to be subtle and then I pulled my pants down and there’d been a red bow wrapped around myself the whole time, would that be appealing? [/QUOTE] A _red_ bow? It depends–is it Christmas time? Valentine’s Day? ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117/34 "2006-10-13T15:33:33Z")
[QUOTE=riker1384] I’m not a lady, but I think it’s a little presumptuous, to be groomed like that if you’re a single man. Like, if I tried to be subtle and then I pulled my pants down and there’d been a red bow wrapped around myself the whole time, would that be appealing? [/QUOTE] That reminds me of that scene in “Porky’s” where the awkward virgin boy goes out on a date with the sure thing, with a condom on the whole time. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mrs.Cake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2006, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117/35 "2006-10-13T17:47:47Z")
I’m with **Jess**. My husband had the big V about 12 years ago and we could both hardly wait for his lovely golden curls to grow back. Last chicken in the shop time indeed. Of course (TMI coming up here), it didn’t help that for a couple weeks he was sporting avocados thanks to the healing process. It looked alarming long after it felt fine, or so he says. ---
**Author:** ![archmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@archmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/archmichael)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2006, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117/36 "2006-10-14T05:13:44Z")
Psssst. I hear the next big thing in pube styles is going to be intricate cornrows. ---
**Author:** ![Dubious\_Weasle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b782af/32.png) [@Dubious\_Weasle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dubious_Weasle)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2006, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117/37 "2006-10-14T06:19:30Z")
I think a distinction needs to be made between neatly trimmed (all over), full forest (no upkeep whatsoever), bald (all gone, block + tackle), and just-the-balls-ma’am (meat trimmed but potatos bare). Just saying shaved pubes doesn’t cut it. From the feedback I’ve gotten, either full forest or just-the-balls seems to be the preference. Of course, those who have voted for full-forests are the same ones that don’t like to give the “boys” much in the way of oral attention. At the same time though, even those who like the full-forest and don’t tongue the boys still don’t seem to be turned off by bare balls. In conclusion, in my experience, bare (or closely trimmed) balls seems to be the way to go. Those who prefer either totally bare or totally forested will still be met half-way. Furthermore, as someone who likes a little attention down there it’s far preferable. Afterall, I don’t like to floss during sex and therefore assume they don’t wish to either. Finally, it’s much easier to convince an inexperienced tongue-bather to give it a try if the boys are already bare. To summarize: If she likes the full forest, the top half already provides much of the visual impact as the balls usually have a much lesser density of forest anyway. Plus, by keeping the fro on top you avoid the weird 12yr old boy thing that some people object to (weird in that I can’t see how shaving would make a grown man look like a 12yr old boy much like a don’t see how a brazilian would make a grown woman look pre-pubsescent; that’s another issue though) If she likes the bald look, you’re not going to give her the full visual impact she likes but much of the tactile remains. This is of course assuming that those who like the bald look also like to give oral attention to the boys, which has been my experience. If she likes the half-way look you’re already there. If she’s a ball mouther already you’re prepped. If she isn’t a ball mouther, you have a much better chance of convincing her if the area is hairless or at least relatively so. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117/38 "2006-10-14T18:34:02Z")
**Weasle** , I have to say, you seem to have put a lot of thought into this. ---
**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2006, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117/39 "2006-10-14T18:36:25Z")
[QUOTE=riker1384] I’m not a lady, but I think it’s a little presumptuous, to be groomed like that if you’re a single man. Like, if I tried to be subtle and then I pulled my pants down and there’d been a red bow wrapped around myself the whole time, would that be appealing? [/QUOTE] I don’t see how it’s more presumptuous than wearing fancy underwear. ---
**Author:** ![Hostile\_Dialect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e495f1/32.png) [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117/40 "2006-10-14T21:36:18Z")
FWIW, my preferred configuration is meat and potatoes bare, pubes trimmed to match the length of my leg hair. My most recent ex taught me that one. Functional (for oral) and sexy to boot. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-do-you-think-of-shaved-man-pubes/376117.md?page=3)