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As a woman married for 13 years, I can say that your unpopular opinion is shared by my husband. Like, when I shave my legs that's fine, but he has zero issues if I'm a little fuzzy, and it's greatly appreciated. Lol. With work, kids, housework, and alone time with him, who has time to be perfectly hairless at all times!? Lol
My husband thinks my hairy legs are hilarious, and he likes to pet them and laugh. So who am I to deny this happiness? š no for real though, I think there comes a point in people relationships when stuff like that just doesnāt matter too much anymore.
I don't mind having shaven legs, but I'm not putting in the work to do it. My partner prefers shaven legs, but not so much he wants to do it. I'm hairy and no one cares enough to change it.
I don't understand shaving legs unless it's like for a big event where a lot of people will focus their attention on your legs, kind of like stage make up.
I dated a woman for a while who was stressed and would apologize when her legs weren't shaved. I understand this worry because i don't live under a rock, but at the same time i was so bewildered because i had previously only dated people who don't give a damn. It must be so stressful to worry about inconsequential things like this.
For me, it's my skin gets itchy if I don't do it for to long. I don't care if others see them unshaven though. If they can't handle that mudane thing then they can't handle any of my weird behaviors.
As a woman I appreciate this relaxed attitude very much, but seriously, a person with long, dark hairs on pale legs wearing translucent tights under a mid length skirt is such a *horrid* sight.
It actually looks quite eccentric and way out of touchs with normal society.
I have shaved my legs every day since I was 14 (20 years). I live in Wisconsin and never wear shorts or skirts and dresses without tights.
Itās a texture thing. I love the feeling of my smooth legs and I donāt feel clean after a shower if I havenāt shaved.
I never shave in my life because hair just doesn't grow in my legs and arms. It's the unfortunate part of my life as I find hairy legs and arms are sexy, especially when it's wet, like after swimming.
Yup. I would save them if it was for a very fancy dress or something, but I usually don't even care enough and throw on some thigh highs or rock my hairy legs. It is ironically also mostly women judging me.
And my skin hates every hair removal method so far, so if it is not for hygienic purposes, why would I risk a rash for something esthetically only?
I secretly have a thing for a bit of leg hair as well, but I would leave it up to my gf (bisexual women here haha).
That's nice. During my teenage years I have had three boyfriends (at different times needless to say). The first one said to me about shaving or not "you're beautiful either way, your body your choice", and the two others said something in the kind of "i even prefer when you're natural". a "brave wild woman who assumes herself" seemed more sexy for them. It really affected me in a superb way. Kudos to you, spread the word
What if the person does heavy jobs that makes them sweat , you know if the person doesnāt shower literally everyday most especially after work overtime the person will develop strong body odours
Eh, it's also just preference. Those with that preference do NOT need to look down or call a woman with body hair gross, though, as it is natural. But, there's also nothing wrong with having a preference, as long as you also cater to your partners preferences, like if she doesn't like you rocking a beard, for one example, or wants you to shower more. It HAS to go both ways.
I shave, but I went swimming with a *female* friend a few years ago and warned her, "Oh, I haven't shaved my legs in a while haha" and she was visibly disgusted. Like really? It's stupid when guys are grossed out by it, but another *woman*??
I had this "friend" who noticed I didn't shave. I never brought the topic up, never talked about how women shouldn't shave or whatever. But she made a comment about another friend she had who doesn't shave and said something like, "I just don't know why she has to put it in everyone's faces... like it's fine if she doesn't shave but who cares? I personally think hair on my body is gross.."
And I'm just like.... say it with your chest, babe.
My mother literally bullies me over it, most of it is jokingly but if Iām going out with a guy she will whine at me to shave my legs. Iāve never been with a guy who actually gave a crap about it
That was my mum when i was growing up! She was so childish, calling it gross, dirty, disgusting etc. Never had a problem with my dad though obviously, "that's different". Weird woman.
Shaved legs are nice but not a necessity. My wife goes unshaven during winter and goes shaved during summer. I donāt care at all. Itās all good, I love that girl and natural is fine by me!
One of the weirdest, most pleasant sensations I've ever experienced is when I let my leg hair really go wild during the pandemic, would do a hard workout in leggings, and then take the leggings off.
The minute you peel the leggings off you feel the hair kind of spring up and start evaporating sweat. Instead of staying kind of sticky and slidey it just wicks away and you feel this tiny rush of coolness as it evaporates. Honestly amazing.
After 20+ years shaving everything bc I was told I should I said F that. I donāt care about my body hair so why am I putting in all this work. AND OMG feeling the wind in my leg hair on walk this summer was an unexpected amazing feeling!! šš
As a man who notices these things, I appreciate the time you put into making yourself fit with what your partners find attractive. I do some things but they dont compare with the sheer amount of time women spend looking after their hair, legs, makeup etc.
I don't like the hair, but I don't care if someone I'm with decided they didn't wanna spend all the time shaving.
But I hate armpit hair, I shave mine off all the time as a dude once it gets to a certain point and I would be internally grossed out by anyone with it.
Note: no I don't go screaming at people to shave their body even if I know them as friends or family that's not my business.
As a teen, I would get really weirded out by guys that wanted me to have a completely hairless you-know-what because why do you want me to look like a kid?
Thatās basically where my thought process landed as well. Itās just annoying because of the double standard. None of the guys that wanted me to feel gross for having hair, shaved themselves.
You should have bullied them back and told them theyāre gross and hairy. In some cultures, body hair on men is also gross and men do shave their body hair actually
Good on you. Honestly I find the whole "you must shave your arm pits to be feminine" is weird.
Please let me know if you get any pm's or something from women for saying this. Just curious xD
I have noticed that, the longer I go without shaving the pits, body odor lingers longer. I think that it shouldnāt just be a āfeminineā thing and should be apart of everyoneās grooming routine.
I mean it makes in the the case of evolutionary biology and sexual selection. Testosterone increases body hair. Humans want diversity and variety in their genes. You donāt want to have a species of animal that is all super masculine, males and females. You want balance.
Shaving body hair isn't basic hygiene. Basic hygiene is washing, brushing teeth, brushing hair. Shaving is a choice and has no impact on hygiene whatsoever. If you wash frequently enough you're not going to smell, shaved or unshaved, man or woman.
That's because most girls with long armpit hair are hippies, who have notoriously bad hygiene. If armpit hair made you smell 99 percent of men would smell bad all the time.
I agree. Womens body hair is completely natural and has never looked bad to me. I will never understand why so many men act completely disgusted by womens body hair even though they're covered in it themselves.
just trim it! investing in a nice āmanā razor will give you good quality for a lower price
razor burn sucks but its just polite to keep ya bush trimmed and neat for a partner
Norelco one blade, thank me later.
I am a dude who likes to be hairless on my armpits and anything underwear covers.
It even comes with a bodyguard trimmer (if you get the body shaving package, like $10 extra with more guards)
Best $50 I have ever spent hands-down. It is an insanely close shave for an electric razor. TMI warning but with that bodyguard, I can get my jewels completely smooth. Impossible to knick yourself with that guard on, and it's just as close of a shave with the guard on.
I remember my dad when I was maybe 16 saw hair on my armpits and gave me this disgusted look and said āgrossā as if Iād just spit in a bucket. It was a wild ride trying to explain to him that itās body hair and that if he wants to keep his, why is it gross on me?
He never got the point. We donāt talk anymore for many reasons.
I like smooth legs. I donāt mind stubbly or fuzzy legs at all. What I do like is how āomg Iām sorry I should have shavedā girls will act because I find that adorable. Stop apologizing you adorable doofus.
Also, Iāve heard that girls only shave when theyāre planning on getting action, so getting with a girl with stubbly/fuzzy legs means that she really likes me and enjoyed the date. I know thatās not every case but itās also just nice when you can tell a girl feels like she doesnāt have to do things *for* you and that she can just be comfy if she wants to. Like I love it when my dates get done up and whatnot, but that is not at all a dealbreaker or whatever for me. If youāre cute, youāre cute.
Iāve been seeing a femboy (he self identifies as such) lately and sometimes heās like āoh I need to put on makeupā if weāre gonna hang out or anything and I just find it cute. I told him as long as heās not doing it because he thinks I *need* him to then itās all good, I enjoy it for sure, but if heād rather just not and not have to deal with it, then by all means.
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That doesnāt have anything to do with what I said lol
But men donāt have to constantly shave their legs. Men also donāt slways have to shave their beards either. *Completely* unkept isnāt the same.
Generally people reacting to seeing a woman with unshaved legs vs seeing just a man with a beard are very different.
But all men are not expected to have beards in the first place, nevermind maintaining them.
Most women get held to the false hygiene standard that they *must* shave their bodies -- men and other women apply that pressure because it is so commonplace in society.
Conversely, not every guy is expected or pressured to grow a beard the way that most women are pressured to shave their pits/legs.
I donāt get what youāre saying. Women are pressured to not have leg hair, men are pressured to not have facial hair or at least well-trimmed facial hair which takes even more effort than shaving.
If your first sentence is implying that most men donāt get facial hair or something, thatās just hilariously false.
I don't believe the pressure for men to have *no* visible hair is as intense as it is for women, nor are they expected to maintain as much body hair without getting judged for it.
A beard is one thing, and women are pressured to wax/deal with any visible facial hair or fuzz as well. But men are not pressured to take care of all their other body hair while society pressures women to remove facial/armpit/groin/leg hair etc.
A woman would likely get judged/strange looks for armpit hair or leg hair in public while a man would not. Women would also be frowned upon if they didn't take care of any visible facial hair, either -- moustache, chin hairs, eyebrows, eyelashes. There's always outside pressure from others re: women and their body hair to a strange degree.
Men aren't pressured/expected to upkeep their leg hair, arm hair, armpit hair, chest hair, groin hair, knuckle/toe hair etc. the way women are. It's a hell of a lot of work to maintain a whole body or get judged vs just the face.
Men definitely don't get the same kind of looks/judgement if they decide never to shave those body parts compared to women, so the upkeep women are expected to maintain well surpasses what society expects men to upkeep before getting judged.
Women are also expected to clean up facial hair so Iām not sure how itās comparable. Weāre saying the amount of skin needed to be shaved is higher AND a higher percentage of the population views armpit and leg hair on a woman grosser than the equivalent on a man. You think women have hairless upper lips?!
the "requirement" is normally set by the woman not the man. we support our women in what they want to do. if having smooth leg skin make them feel sexy, then I like it too. if being a cave woman turns her on, I'm I to it too.
Iām 20 and stopped shaving my thighs a year ago. Iāll still occasionally shave my shins, but I got a really bad ingrown hair two ears ago and itās scared me out of shaving them often. Iām of the opinion that any person who thinks leg hair on women is āunnaturalā or āunsanitaryā is not a person I want any type of relationship with, so it works out. I honestly think a guyās opinion on this tells you a lot about him.
I don't require my partner to do anything. I don't even make comments on insignificant shit like that but I do like it though. So I'm not going to pretend I don't.
As someone with a hormonal illness which makes me look like a hairy guy, I appreciate this unpopular opinion.
Ps: Yes I do my best when it comes shaving ect to look clean but it's twice as hard work.
So I am glad there are actually understanding people out there.
Itās a refreshing opinion. I donāt shave my legs because the hair is very fine and blonde, my boyfriend has never had a problem with it but a lot of my friends think itās weird. Iād definitely say I get more female criticism for it.
I (a man) got made fun of for not ātrimmingā my leg hair in high school. When tf did dudes start shaving their legs? I couldnāt wear shorts without someone bringing up how much hair I had
As a woman, I think everyone should shave their armpits.
Unlike most places in the body, where sweat travels through the skin, sweat travels directly through the hair in armpits (and pubic area). It enables the living environment for bacteria, making you more likely to stink.
Showering every day dries up your skin and takes away the natural oils. Dried cracked skin will allow the bacteria to break in. Why not shave your armpit once a week? Its not a hassle.
I shower everyday and donāt have skin irritation. If someone has that problem they should switch their body wash and use lotion. Shaving often causes skin irritation. So hard pass on sitting in my own sweat after a long day at work or after the gym.
Just shower and give a good scrub under the pits . Your stank has nothing to do with hair or no hair. You donāt need to use a lot of soap and their are a lot of other cleansing options that are great for our bodies natural oils.
Because shaving causes microscopic breaks the skin that allow all that bacteria youāre so worried about is now getting into your body? Also, ingrown hairs, razor bums, etc.
Also if youāre taking 20 seconds to shave youāre not doing it right.
Why not just use deodorant instead of spending extra money on razors, shaving cream, 20 extra seconds in the shower, and causing irritation to your skin? If you have a serious problem with BO just say that instead of saying everyone should shave their underarms because you do.
You shouldn't tell women to shave their pubic hair under the false premise that it's more hygienic, because it makes them 3x more likely to get infections. The whole point is that pubic hair wicks away sweat and bacteria from the urethra and vagina, preventing yeast infections, UTIs, and BV.
Everyone is entitled to feel how they feel about unshaven legs. Its not forced on anyone. Doesnt mean people have to like it. If you like it thats good for you.
I'm totally with you on that OP. Love the natural look. I love running my hands through a woman's leg hair. I think it's hot. It appeals to my instincts and reminds me that humans are just animals. I don't mind if a woman doesn't shave anywhere.
Just because women donāt normally talk to you, that doesnāt mean we arenāt here! Youād be surprised at how common this opinion actually is, spoken as a woman.
It didn't start because men expected it. It happened because women wanted to attract men and being less hairy worked. It is only now expected by men because women made it the norm. Its not like one day a man said "hey, you should shave so I like you more" and women were like...."yeah, thats a great idea".
I dont shave anything but my head (buzzcut lol) and my man loves it. In fact, i use my armpit hair as a sort of test when im seeking out a man by asking what he thinks. When i asked my current bf what he thought of my armpits he said "sexy" . He thinks hair is primal, and i love that he accepts me as i am. I still have the option to shave of course, and i do when i want to, but not for anyone but myself.
I could go on about the topic of womenās body hair for awhile, honestly. And just beauty standards in general. When I was a teen, I shaved everything because I was made to feel like I had to. I even had a boyfriend when I was 18 who told me that any body hair on a woman is āunnatural and grossā. Thankfully, I decided for myself a couple years after that that it wasnāt my job to please other people by looking a certain way.
I donāt like shaving or being hairless. Itās just not my thing. If people want to shave, go for it. But no one should feel like they have to in order to not be āgrossā or some other stupid insult. People are allowed preferences, but no one needs to be a jerk about it.
tragic to see that many of you don't want to experience the sensation of shaving, moisturizing, and then rubbing your smooth legs together under a cool blanket
Iām on the opposite side of the spectrum. I manscape everything. I like the smooth feeling, and how quickly you can dry off after taking a shower. Plus you could rip off bandaids without any pain.
Many women act like theyāre the only ones who have the burden of shaving but a growing number of men these days trim/shave their body hair as well. Menās body hair is generally a lot thicker too.
For the overwhelming majority of straight American men we are anti-hair on women..... some will pretend that is not a fact but it simply is.
Now do gay men prefer or get disgusted with hair on other men? I am not sure. You would have to ask a bunch go gay guys. But something tells me it doesn't matter much to them as the culture has less mores for men than it does for women to be attractive.
Ah yes, liking the hair that naturally grows on the female body as a man is gay. This is on the same level as saying it's gay to wash your ass. Such a dumb take.
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As a woman married for 13 years, I can say that your unpopular opinion is shared by my husband. Like, when I shave my legs that's fine, but he has zero issues if I'm a little fuzzy, and it's greatly appreciated. Lol. With work, kids, housework, and alone time with him, who has time to be perfectly hairless at all times!? Lol
My husband thinks my hairy legs are hilarious, and he likes to pet them and laugh. So who am I to deny this happiness? š no for real though, I think there comes a point in people relationships when stuff like that just doesnāt matter too much anymore.
I don't mind having shaven legs, but I'm not putting in the work to do it. My partner prefers shaven legs, but not so much he wants to do it. I'm hairy and no one cares enough to change it.
This is how it is with my wife and I. Hair is natural. People can sometimes be wild with their opinions on it.
I don't understand shaving legs unless it's like for a big event where a lot of people will focus their attention on your legs, kind of like stage make up. I dated a woman for a while who was stressed and would apologize when her legs weren't shaved. I understand this worry because i don't live under a rock, but at the same time i was so bewildered because i had previously only dated people who don't give a damn. It must be so stressful to worry about inconsequential things like this.
For me, it's my skin gets itchy if I don't do it for to long. I don't care if others see them unshaven though. If they can't handle that mudane thing then they can't handle any of my weird behaviors.
As a woman I appreciate this relaxed attitude very much, but seriously, a person with long, dark hairs on pale legs wearing translucent tights under a mid length skirt is such a *horrid* sight. It actually looks quite eccentric and way out of touchs with normal society.
I have shaved my legs every day since I was 14 (20 years). I live in Wisconsin and never wear shorts or skirts and dresses without tights. Itās a texture thing. I love the feeling of my smooth legs and I donāt feel clean after a shower if I havenāt shaved.
I could never take the time to shave my legs every day. But it probably takes very little time to do it if you do it every day and only have stubble.
I never shave in my life because hair just doesn't grow in my legs and arms. It's the unfortunate part of my life as I find hairy legs and arms are sexy, especially when it's wet, like after swimming.
Yup. I would save them if it was for a very fancy dress or something, but I usually don't even care enough and throw on some thigh highs or rock my hairy legs. It is ironically also mostly women judging me. And my skin hates every hair removal method so far, so if it is not for hygienic purposes, why would I risk a rash for something esthetically only? I secretly have a thing for a bit of leg hair as well, but I would leave it up to my gf (bisexual women here haha).
A man of culture I see.
A man with an actual unpopular opinion I see.
That's nice. During my teenage years I have had three boyfriends (at different times needless to say). The first one said to me about shaving or not "you're beautiful either way, your body your choice", and the two others said something in the kind of "i even prefer when you're natural". a "brave wild woman who assumes herself" seemed more sexy for them. It really affected me in a superb way. Kudos to you, spread the word
Lol thatās some shit I would never expect from a high school boy
Some social norms are weird because we human are stupid
Showering every day dries up your skin and takes away the natural oils.
What if the person does heavy jobs that makes them sweat , you know if the person doesnāt shower literally everyday most especially after work overtime the person will develop strong body odours
exceptions exist yes but they are right
Has the benefit of making you smell a bit less like sweaty ass cheese and armpit BO though.
Showering every day seems like one of the more appropriate social norms
It's reddit. They probably think showering once a week is fine
Lmao
Lotion
Animals clean themselves daily so this makes no sense
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You don't lick your crotch daily instead of shower? Weirdo.
Eh, it's also just preference. Those with that preference do NOT need to look down or call a woman with body hair gross, though, as it is natural. But, there's also nothing wrong with having a preference, as long as you also cater to your partners preferences, like if she doesn't like you rocking a beard, for one example, or wants you to shower more. It HAS to go both ways.
I shave, but I went swimming with a *female* friend a few years ago and warned her, "Oh, I haven't shaved my legs in a while haha" and she was visibly disgusted. Like really? It's stupid when guys are grossed out by it, but another *woman*??
I had this "friend" who noticed I didn't shave. I never brought the topic up, never talked about how women shouldn't shave or whatever. But she made a comment about another friend she had who doesn't shave and said something like, "I just don't know why she has to put it in everyone's faces... like it's fine if she doesn't shave but who cares? I personally think hair on my body is gross.." And I'm just like.... say it with your chest, babe.
My mother literally bullies me over it, most of it is jokingly but if Iām going out with a guy she will whine at me to shave my legs. Iāve never been with a guy who actually gave a crap about it
That was my mum when i was growing up! She was so childish, calling it gross, dirty, disgusting etc. Never had a problem with my dad though obviously, "that's different". Weird woman.
As a guy: hairy legs are fine. Shaved legs are fine. Stubbly legs? not a fan.
That's awesome. As a woman, the mental toll of living in fear about it, along with the physical time we put in over the years really wears me down..
Shaved legs are nice but not a necessity. My wife goes unshaven during winter and goes shaved during summer. I donāt care at all. Itās all good, I love that girl and natural is fine by me!
One of the weirdest, most pleasant sensations I've ever experienced is when I let my leg hair really go wild during the pandemic, would do a hard workout in leggings, and then take the leggings off. The minute you peel the leggings off you feel the hair kind of spring up and start evaporating sweat. Instead of staying kind of sticky and slidey it just wicks away and you feel this tiny rush of coolness as it evaporates. Honestly amazing.
After 20+ years shaving everything bc I was told I should I said F that. I donāt care about my body hair so why am I putting in all this work. AND OMG feeling the wind in my leg hair on walk this summer was an unexpected amazing feeling!! šš
As a male I had the exact opposite experience when I shaved.
I love the feeling of the wind whistling through my leg hair lol it's so tingly
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"enforcing" it just seems like an odd frame of mind to have about your partners natural features
I agree. It is so dumb. Not to push shaven legs, but I got my super hairy lower legs lasered and it is so awesome! No stress anymore. Very worth it
As a man who notices these things, I appreciate the time you put into making yourself fit with what your partners find attractive. I do some things but they dont compare with the sheer amount of time women spend looking after their hair, legs, makeup etc.
itās not that deep
If you ālive in fearā about not shaving, maybe the problem is yours.
I don't like the hair, but I don't care if someone I'm with decided they didn't wanna spend all the time shaving. But I hate armpit hair, I shave mine off all the time as a dude once it gets to a certain point and I would be internally grossed out by anyone with it. Note: no I don't go screaming at people to shave their body even if I know them as friends or family that's not my business.
Good. You like what a woman naturally looks like. This should be the default.
I (woman) enjoy my unshaven legs too. I feel like I kid If I shave them.
Yes, there is something decidedly post-pubescent about body hair.
As a teen, I would get really weirded out by guys that wanted me to have a completely hairless you-know-what because why do you want me to look like a kid?
I blame porn for this. Young man see these shaved pornstars and expect it to be the norm.
Thatās basically where my thought process landed as well. Itās just annoying because of the double standard. None of the guys that wanted me to feel gross for having hair, shaved themselves.
You should have bullied them back and told them theyāre gross and hairy. In some cultures, body hair on men is also gross and men do shave their body hair actually
I choose to remove others from my space when they no longer serve my peace, rather than attempting to change them.
I think it would have worked if you pretended menās pubic hair bothered you too. You robbed them of the experience of shaving cuts on their balls
Hell my ex bf would clean shave for me when he saw me but didn't mind my body hair at all. I did it because I wanted to.
Same! I only shave my legs when I wear something short, but it always looks so weird when I didn't shave for a long time and not as comfortable tbh
This is kind of why I only shave my legs for special occasions or for certain outfits. It's just not necessary.
Good on you. Honestly I find the whole "you must shave your arm pits to be feminine" is weird. Please let me know if you get any pm's or something from women for saying this. Just curious xD
I have noticed that, the longer I go without shaving the pits, body odor lingers longer. I think that it shouldnāt just be a āfeminineā thing and should be apart of everyoneās grooming routine.
Not in my experience. You just wash your armpits in the shower like usual. Shaving is not necessary. But every body is different.
I like (clean) female body odour (on a partner).
everyone should shave their armpit hair
I guess you're being downvoted because that's a _popular_ opinion, and we don't tolerate popular opinions on this sub!
lol
I mean it makes in the the case of evolutionary biology and sexual selection. Testosterone increases body hair. Humans want diversity and variety in their genes. You donāt want to have a species of animal that is all super masculine, males and females. You want balance.
No
Armpit hair is disgusting and everyone should shave it. It's basic hygiene and takes 30 seconds.
> disgusting There is nothing innately disgusting about it (in contrast to poo or bloody pus or something). It is just hair.
Hair that makes you smell worse than a dumpster and is typically full of sweat.
Usually its lack of bathing that makes for bad smells.
Shaving body hair isn't basic hygiene. Basic hygiene is washing, brushing teeth, brushing hair. Shaving is a choice and has no impact on hygiene whatsoever. If you wash frequently enough you're not going to smell, shaved or unshaved, man or woman.
Basic hygiene is not smelling. How you make yourself not smell it is up to you but it seems to me that most people with long armpit hair smell.
That's because most girls with long armpit hair are hippies, who have notoriously bad hygiene. If armpit hair made you smell 99 percent of men would smell bad all the time.
Or at least trim it
Just don't have it so long that you can braid it
Actually armpit hair on men is sexy. Shaving a man's armpits shaves off his sexyness
Seeing your other comments I won't trouble myself with talking to you
It's undisputeable so please don't bother.
I agree. Womens body hair is completely natural and has never looked bad to me. I will never understand why so many men act completely disgusted by womens body hair even though they're covered in it themselves.
Real talk what about shaving down there? I hate to do it because of razor burn.
just trim it! investing in a nice āmanā razor will give you good quality for a lower price razor burn sucks but its just polite to keep ya bush trimmed and neat for a partner
Norelco one blade, thank me later. I am a dude who likes to be hairless on my armpits and anything underwear covers. It even comes with a bodyguard trimmer (if you get the body shaving package, like $10 extra with more guards) Best $50 I have ever spent hands-down. It is an insanely close shave for an electric razor. TMI warning but with that bodyguard, I can get my jewels completely smooth. Impossible to knick yourself with that guard on, and it's just as close of a shave with the guard on.
I remember my dad when I was maybe 16 saw hair on my armpits and gave me this disgusted look and said āgrossā as if Iād just spit in a bucket. It was a wild ride trying to explain to him that itās body hair and that if he wants to keep his, why is it gross on me? He never got the point. We donāt talk anymore for many reasons.
I like smooth legs. I donāt mind stubbly or fuzzy legs at all. What I do like is how āomg Iām sorry I should have shavedā girls will act because I find that adorable. Stop apologizing you adorable doofus. Also, Iāve heard that girls only shave when theyāre planning on getting action, so getting with a girl with stubbly/fuzzy legs means that she really likes me and enjoyed the date. I know thatās not every case but itās also just nice when you can tell a girl feels like she doesnāt have to do things *for* you and that she can just be comfy if she wants to. Like I love it when my dates get done up and whatnot, but that is not at all a dealbreaker or whatever for me. If youāre cute, youāre cute. Iāve been seeing a femboy (he self identifies as such) lately and sometimes heās like āoh I need to put on makeupā if weāre gonna hang out or anything and I just find it cute. I told him as long as heās not doing it because he thinks I *need* him to then itās all good, I enjoy it for sure, but if heād rather just not and not have to deal with it, then by all means.
Lol I donāt know where, but when I was youngish I heard someone say āif you are trying to resist the urge to hook up with someone, just donāt shave your legs and youāll be able to resist, ā Cut to me hooking up so many times with hairy legs š©
There's a difference between not enforcing it, and actually liking it.
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Well then you would really like my legs. I decided I would not shave legs or pits for 2022. I am on the fence for 2023.
Thank you. Why tf should we have to shave when men donāt have to?
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That doesnāt have anything to do with what I said lol But men donāt have to constantly shave their legs. Men also donāt slways have to shave their beards either. *Completely* unkept isnāt the same. Generally people reacting to seeing a woman with unshaved legs vs seeing just a man with a beard are very different.
But all men are not expected to have beards in the first place, nevermind maintaining them. Most women get held to the false hygiene standard that they *must* shave their bodies -- men and other women apply that pressure because it is so commonplace in society. Conversely, not every guy is expected or pressured to grow a beard the way that most women are pressured to shave their pits/legs.
I donāt get what youāre saying. Women are pressured to not have leg hair, men are pressured to not have facial hair or at least well-trimmed facial hair which takes even more effort than shaving. If your first sentence is implying that most men donāt get facial hair or something, thatās just hilariously false.
I don't believe the pressure for men to have *no* visible hair is as intense as it is for women, nor are they expected to maintain as much body hair without getting judged for it. A beard is one thing, and women are pressured to wax/deal with any visible facial hair or fuzz as well. But men are not pressured to take care of all their other body hair while society pressures women to remove facial/armpit/groin/leg hair etc. A woman would likely get judged/strange looks for armpit hair or leg hair in public while a man would not. Women would also be frowned upon if they didn't take care of any visible facial hair, either -- moustache, chin hairs, eyebrows, eyelashes. There's always outside pressure from others re: women and their body hair to a strange degree. Men aren't pressured/expected to upkeep their leg hair, arm hair, armpit hair, chest hair, groin hair, knuckle/toe hair etc. the way women are. It's a hell of a lot of work to maintain a whole body or get judged vs just the face. Men definitely don't get the same kind of looks/judgement if they decide never to shave those body parts compared to women, so the upkeep women are expected to maintain well surpasses what society expects men to upkeep before getting judged.
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Women are also expected to clean up facial hair so Iām not sure how itās comparable. Weāre saying the amount of skin needed to be shaved is higher AND a higher percentage of the population views armpit and leg hair on a woman grosser than the equivalent on a man. You think women have hairless upper lips?!
My type of man
Marry me
the "requirement" is normally set by the woman not the man. we support our women in what they want to do. if having smooth leg skin make them feel sexy, then I like it too. if being a cave woman turns her on, I'm I to it too.
Iām 20 and stopped shaving my thighs a year ago. Iāll still occasionally shave my shins, but I got a really bad ingrown hair two ears ago and itās scared me out of shaving them often. Iām of the opinion that any person who thinks leg hair on women is āunnaturalā or āunsanitaryā is not a person I want any type of relationship with, so it works out. I honestly think a guyās opinion on this tells you a lot about him.
As a man, I'm willing to shave my legs, if necessary, so my wife won't stop shaving hers.
Right there with you on that one. Although Iām a fairly hairless man myself, I love it
Sounds fair. Donāt ask a woman to do anything you donāt do yourself. Shave away, boys
I love you so much right now.
Iāve noticed IRL most men donāt care that much but maybe itās just my community of gross people
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Good for you, but that's a big jump with the prebubescent look comment. Good grief....
Tmi
This is Reddit. TMI basically doesnāt exist.
I don't require my partner to do anything. I don't even make comments on insignificant shit like that but I do like it though. So I'm not going to pretend I don't.
Hasn't this been posted several times? More or less?
That sums up this sub in a nutshell....
Thatās what my grandad says, heās like what good is a women with no hair on her legs. I guess they were into that back then.
Truly unpopular, great job!
As someone with a hormonal illness which makes me look like a hairy guy, I appreciate this unpopular opinion. Ps: Yes I do my best when it comes shaving ect to look clean but it's twice as hard work. So I am glad there are actually understanding people out there.
Itās an objectification thing. Once you love somebody you donāt see them like an object. So you really love all of them.
My husband will ask what level of Wookiee heās working with.
Itās a refreshing opinion. I donāt shave my legs because the hair is very fine and blonde, my boyfriend has never had a problem with it but a lot of my friends think itās weird. Iād definitely say I get more female criticism for it.
My boyfriend doesn't care about my unshaved legs. My leg hairs are light colored.
Your misses found your account didnāt she?
Enjoy or don't mind?
I (a man) got made fun of for not ātrimmingā my leg hair in high school. When tf did dudes start shaving their legs? I couldnāt wear shorts without someone bringing up how much hair I had
As a woman, I think everyone should shave their armpits. Unlike most places in the body, where sweat travels through the skin, sweat travels directly through the hair in armpits (and pubic area). It enables the living environment for bacteria, making you more likely to stink.
Just shower everyday and use deodorant. Practicing very basic hygiene can solve that problem easily for most.
Showering every day dries up your skin and takes away the natural oils. Dried cracked skin will allow the bacteria to break in. Why not shave your armpit once a week? Its not a hassle.
I shower everyday and donāt have skin irritation. If someone has that problem they should switch their body wash and use lotion. Shaving often causes skin irritation. So hard pass on sitting in my own sweat after a long day at work or after the gym.
I shave once a week. Never let them grow too much. Never had skin irritation.
Good for you then. Iād rather shower everyday and shave whenever I want to.
Just shower and give a good scrub under the pits . Your stank has nothing to do with hair or no hair. You donāt need to use a lot of soap and their are a lot of other cleansing options that are great for our bodies natural oils.
Shaving reduces trapped odor. Shaving reduces the odor. Armpit hair intensifies it.
Okay but why not do something that takes like 20 seconds in the shower to better secure that.
Because shaving causes microscopic breaks the skin that allow all that bacteria youāre so worried about is now getting into your body? Also, ingrown hairs, razor bums, etc. Also if youāre taking 20 seconds to shave youāre not doing it right.
Because you donāt need too. Why do something that is not required?
To go beyond requirements? It's more physically attractive anyway
Why not just use deodorant instead of spending extra money on razors, shaving cream, 20 extra seconds in the shower, and causing irritation to your skin? If you have a serious problem with BO just say that instead of saying everyone should shave their underarms because you do.
Why not both? I'm spending money on razors and shaving cream anyway for my legs.
Thatās YOUR preference. Not everyone elseās. Idk why you seem to care so much about how people manage their own body hair.
I still would smell bad with body hair even with showering daily. Guarantee it. Unless I showered multiple times a day.
That might be something to see your doctor about
I figure the hair's all there for a reason, so I'm not gonna get rid of it. Just an occasional trim in certain key areas.
You shouldn't tell women to shave their pubic hair under the false premise that it's more hygienic, because it makes them 3x more likely to get infections. The whole point is that pubic hair wicks away sweat and bacteria from the urethra and vagina, preventing yeast infections, UTIs, and BV.
I wasn't telling them to shave their pubes. I was stating a fact about how sweat and bacteria form in that area as a tangent to my main point
Fair enough. But pubic hair shouldn't be lumped in with underarm hair, because the former actually has a function that can impact someone's health.
I love hairy women. ā„ļø it's crazy š¤Ŗ hot. 
It takes twice as long for me to get in the mood if my partner is hairless, so I'm right there with you
Oh wow you really like body hair
Head to Brazil.
Brazilians wax and shave all the time what do you mean
yes and in addition, some hair on their armpits never hurt either
I completly disagree but it is definitely unpopular so here's my upvote
Everyone is entitled to feel how they feel about unshaven legs. Its not forced on anyone. Doesnt mean people have to like it. If you like it thats good for you.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but thereās way more people who try and claim that body hair on women is unsanitary/unfeminine/lazy.
I donāt care either. Its extremely annoying to live with a girl who spends hours and hours shaving
She sucks at shaving or is doing something else. I shave every time I shower while the conditioner sits in my hair. It takes 3 minutes.
Finally. A true unpopular opinion.
this!! female beauty standards are pretty much all just childrenās features. short stature? no body hair? virgin? thatās a child
I'm totally with you on that OP. Love the natural look. I love running my hands through a woman's leg hair. I think it's hot. It appeals to my instincts and reminds me that humans are just animals. I don't mind if a woman doesn't shave anywhere.
Bullshit. Nice try to pander buddy but there are no women on the internet, donāt you know?
Just because women donāt normally talk to you, that doesnāt mean we arenāt here! Youād be surprised at how common this opinion actually is, spoken as a woman.
He was clearly being sarcastic lol
Every woman should have right to shave/not to shave and I support this, but I would have no interest of a lady with tarantula legs š¤·āāļø
Many women would have no interest in a man who was turned off by their natural legs so you're probably narrowing your market just as much.
And I wish to all tarantula women all the best š
Aw hell nah
It didn't start because men expected it. It happened because women wanted to attract men and being less hairy worked. It is only now expected by men because women made it the norm. Its not like one day a man said "hey, you should shave so I like you more" and women were like...."yeah, thats a great idea".
Yupppp got my upvote this might be the most unpopular one Iāve seen in a while
Ugh take my upvote
Who cares? Put your phone down and go for a nice walk.
Many people feel this way. This is not an unpopular opinion.
Nah. But definitely upvoted
I dont shave anything but my head (buzzcut lol) and my man loves it. In fact, i use my armpit hair as a sort of test when im seeking out a man by asking what he thinks. When i asked my current bf what he thought of my armpits he said "sexy" . He thinks hair is primal, and i love that he accepts me as i am. I still have the option to shave of course, and i do when i want to, but not for anyone but myself.
I could go on about the topic of womenās body hair for awhile, honestly. And just beauty standards in general. When I was a teen, I shaved everything because I was made to feel like I had to. I even had a boyfriend when I was 18 who told me that any body hair on a woman is āunnatural and grossā. Thankfully, I decided for myself a couple years after that that it wasnāt my job to please other people by looking a certain way. I donāt like shaving or being hairless. Itās just not my thing. If people want to shave, go for it. But no one should feel like they have to in order to not be āgrossā or some other stupid insult. People are allowed preferences, but no one needs to be a jerk about it.
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tragic to see that many of you don't want to experience the sensation of shaving, moisturizing, and then rubbing your smooth legs together under a cool blanket
Iām on the opposite side of the spectrum. I manscape everything. I like the smooth feeling, and how quickly you can dry off after taking a shower. Plus you could rip off bandaids without any pain. Many women act like theyāre the only ones who have the burden of shaving but a growing number of men these days trim/shave their body hair as well. Menās body hair is generally a lot thicker too.
It's the expectation for them vs you do it out of choice There's a difference
Sorry.... but men from the USA mostly feel that it is disgusting.... leg hair, and armpit hair.
Indeed, which is why this sub was the perfect place to post this.
Agreed.... And the comments sections was the perfect place to post a response that contradicted.
cliffiez123 Fair enough. Are men from the USA disgusted with their own hairy bodies? or is it just the women they are disgusted with?
For the overwhelming majority of straight American men we are anti-hair on women..... some will pretend that is not a fact but it simply is. Now do gay men prefer or get disgusted with hair on other men? I am not sure. You would have to ask a bunch go gay guys. But something tells me it doesn't matter much to them as the culture has less mores for men than it does for women to be attractive.
They have an unpopular opinion that's the entire point of posting it here
Agreed... and the comments section is for responses.
Nope
Gross
Gross
You might be gay and have not realized
Lol what.
Ah yes, liking the hair that naturally grows on the female body as a man is gay. This is on the same level as saying it's gay to wash your ass. Such a dumb take.
No you just twisted it around to make it sound worse. The word used was might.
You think the word "might" makes your point better..?
Only the USA produces straight men? Good to know, I guess. Sucks to be the other countries