Men, do you cry inside when your woman cuts off her long hair?

In My Humble Opinion
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Ohh long hair hurts, I had hair past my ass, and puling it up was out of the question. I didn’t look good with it just pulled back either. I have very thick hair and I gave me quite the headache. I also went through lots an lots of shampoo and conditioner. When I moved away from my home town (I couldn’t cut it there on the threat of (several threats of) death), I cut it mid back.

When My husband and I met it was at mid back and he loved it. My hair dresser was all ready to do it up for my wedding and I cut it off to my shoulders three days before. She was mad, but my husband LOVED it. I thought he would hate it because he loved it long. It has been two years since we were married and a month ago I chopped it off to my chin. Again I was worried about my husbands reaction, but again he LOVED it.

Now it is almost to my shoulder again and I haven’t decided what drastic measure I will take next, but I love a bottle of shampoo lasting for almost a month!

If a guy loves you he will love you no matter if you are cousin it or bald.

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I can’t even understand how people with long hair stand it. I usually shave my head when my hair has reached a length of a couple of centimeters or so, and that little cut still makes a world of difference in the shower. So how do the people with a meter of hair manage it at all?

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Keep going! Shorter! Shorter! Long hair sux! Bathroom drains everywhere will thank you! :wink:

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Well, after asking all you nice strangers on the message board what you think about haircuts, I decided to take the question straight to my man.

“I’m going for a hiarcut next week. How short should I get it, do you think?”

Only a couple seconds later, he answered:

“Doesn’t matter, really. Do whatever you like best; you’ll still be you.”

You see why I keep him? :slight_smile:

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He’s got good hair?

66

Well yes, but really, it’s all about the beard. :cool:

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When I was married my wife went from a boofy shoulder length perm to a short pixie. When I first saw it I was incredibly tuned on. It looked really good on her. I wanted her to keep it that short or shorter and she did for a while but eventually let it grow out again. Blah!

Ever since I’ve had a preference for really short hair on women (as long as they have the features for it).

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Make that TURNED on.

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I just finished Roman Holiday and I thought of this thread. Audrey Hepburn was quite stunning throughout the movie, but I still thought that she should not have cut her hair. She was beautiful with and without long hair - but I liked her better with.

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Wow, someone beside me. I think that was the only movie she had long hair in. She was so well known for her short hair and she was beautiful no matter how she wore her hair but I think she was the epitome in beauty at the beginning of the movie.

Jim

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This always boggles my mind. My hair isn’t a burden at all. I have waist-length hair.
Would my husband cry on the inside? You bet. Like What Exit?, he’d probably cry on the outside, too. :stuck_out_tongue:

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I do need to shampoo every day (well, I would shampoo every day regardless of the length of my hair) to keep my hair looking fresh and neat - it’s very long; just about down to my butt, and it’s straight and blonde. I keep the styling very simple because it’s so long, and sure, it can be a pain to dry, plus I go through bottles of shampoo very quickly.

But my kids love it, I don’t mind putting up with it, and I think I look much better with very long hair than with short hair. Frankly, my husband isn’t terribly concerned about it and probably would not notice for a few days if I came home with a Mohawk or purple-streaked buzz cut.

I kid, I kid. :smiley:

But Mr. Silver1 wouldn’t really be terribly concerned if I did cut my hair. But when my son sits in my lap and plays with my hair, his soft little hands on my head and his little voice saying, “I love your hair Mama, it’s pretty”… I’ll never cut it. :smiley:

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I had very short hair when my husband and I met. That isn’t the best scan, but it was very, very short – in fact, our hair was right about the same length. After we were married, my husband started mentioning that he’d like me to let it grow – that he liked long hair, and thought I’d look great with long hair, etc.

Now, I knew that long hair doesn’t suit me – I have hair like the girl in Antigen’s picture – very thick, very unruly hair with a tendancy to frizz. It’s so thick that, after a certain length (a few inches below my shoulders) I have to braid it to sleep or it gets massively tangled. And I’m a small person and once my hair gets long it becomes a great overwhelming mass. Also, I have little talent or patience for grooming, so when my hair is long I often end up with it yanked back in a ponytail which isn’t my most flattering look.

But he kept mentioning it, so after a few years of midlength hair, I went ahead and let it grow out – right about to the top of my brastrap (which is as long as my hair gets). And he was never as enthusiastic about it as I expected, given that he’d really pushed for it. He didn’t hate it or complain about it but he wasn’t like “Wow! I love your hair, don’t ever cut it!” either. And, whenever a male friend mentioned that he preferred long hair, Kevin would always say, “Tammy had short hair when we met and it really looked good on her.” !!!

So I cut it short again. And he loved it. Ever since (and this was about 12 years ago), he’s held to the line that I look better with short hair. I did try to let it grow about 3 years ago, but that was my decision – I just wanted a change. He was openly relieved and vocally appreciative when I finally got sick of it and cut it short.

My mother, BTW, also wears her hair very short and my dad likes it that way. Usually she gets a haircut once a month, but once in a while she’ll miss an appointment and get a bit shaggy. Then, when she finally gets a haircut, Dad’ll say, “Now you look like my Ollie again!”

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Two factors, methinks, are operational here explaining why so many women will not re-grow to long hair after cutting it short once: yes, most women look “not-so-great” with “in-between” hair and will not tolerate looking “not-so-great” for the time required to get back to long hair. The other factor is the newly discovered convenience of short hair and all the free time that becomes available with low-maintenece hair.

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I just asked the guy how he felt when I cut my hair. He said that my hair is one of my best features so it doesn’t really matter how long it is. He does prefer it long but he doesn’t have a problem with short. I’d never go above my chin because I don’t have the face shape to pull it off. Also, my hair is very thick and straight but when it’s really short, it gets very poufy.

I prefer how I look with long hair. My hair is also easier to care for when it’s longer. I never blowdry or style in any way. When it’s long, I usually don’t even need to brush it. When it’s short, I need to brush it a couple times a day. I don’t mind using a lot of shampoo. I’ve spent most of my life with long hair so I’m used to it. When my hair is short, I have a very hard time adjusting the amount of shampoo and conditioner I need to use so it just ends up being wasted.

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Dunnow about crying…

When the Bro met her, SIL’s crow’s-wing tresses reached her, uhm… well… ah, yes, her hips.

They’ve been going to Mom’s for lunch once a week for most of their marriage. Two years ago (so, they’d known each other about 10 years), he’d arrived, we’d set the table, we were just waiting for her. She was coming from the hairdresser and we were kiddin’ the Bro, telling him she would have gone the Sinnead O’Connor way.

She’d cut her hair chin-length and dyed it auburn.

Bro had to sit down. Other-bro grabbed the back of the nearest chair and said “wow”. I said something that one should not say in polite company and giggled. Mom said “oh, very nice, that color suits you very well!”

I still haven’t quite gotten used to seeing her in the wrong color. Y’ask me, women with ultra-black hair and ultra-white skin shouldn’t dye, ever.

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I’ve had short hair for most of my life. Occasionally I’ve grown it so it grazes my shoulders, but not any longer: I have a very small face and thick, fine hair, so anything longer and I’d become Cousin Itt.

My husband loves long hair. No matter how many times I’ve told him that I just don’t look good with long hair, he insists that I do, please don’t cut it, pleasepleaseplease. Not even a trim, because, Kiz, if you trim it, you’ll end up cutting it. I know you.

One time I asked him why he was so adamant about my not cutting: “Because you’ll look like a boy and everyone will think you’re a boy.”

:rolleyes:

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I don’t reference my husband when it comes to my hair. He will never say, one way or another.

I grew my hair long for me. I have thick, curly reddish gold hair. Yes-- I am vain about my hair. But I tried it short–and looked like Shirley Temple. I felt my head was out of control with the curls etc–even with a ton of styling products (that I don’t like to use anyway). I was always HOT in the summer with short hair–sounds contrary, but it’s true.

I grew my hair out and decided to just let it grow. It is now down to my bra and I concede that it needs to be cut back about an inch.

But–it is so much easier to deal with. In summer, I wash and condition it, French braid it and I am good for the day–and cool all day long. I can flat-iron it when I want sleek, smooth hair or I can fingerbrush it with some gel and go all wavey. I have the best of all worlds–I can put it up and look elegant or leave it down and be a Wild Child. Choice is mine.
I don’t ever want to be one of those women whose hair is too young for their age, but I will keep my hair long for as long as I have it. I like short hair on some women-to each her own.

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They don’t realize how much it sucks. I went in for a trim on Tuesday. Said to take off 4". Hairdresser suggested 6" and I said OK. The hairdresser must’ve meant ‘cut to 6" length’ because that’s exactly what happened, and I love it.

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Oh, and my hair had gone down to my butt too. I was too absorbed in my magazine to notice what she was doing. :slight_smile:

At least now, one piece of hair in the food doesn’t mean that the whole dish is ruined by the time you finish pulling out that 28" strand of hair!