Survey For Hair Enthusiasts

Trying to set a good example by filling out my own strange Qs. . .

Kuroneko wrote: 1) What sort of enthusiast are you? (i.e. long, short, blonde, dark, straight, curly, just hair in general) Short, and everything about the process of getting there, even just looking through hair sites for inspiration, which is way fun :-) . 2) What is it about this hair that interests you? Everything, really. . . how confident it makes a woman seem, how it frames the face, how it feels (both tactile and emotional), the fact it breaks traditional stereotypes of feminine beauty. . . those are just a few of the things that spring to mind. 3) When did this interest develop? As a young child, pretty much from the time I first knew women could have short hair. 4) Were there any special circumstances that influenced you to this interest? (i.e. a friend/relative/girl- or boyfriend had hair you liked, or you were made to/forbidden from doing certain things with your hair as a child) I had very conservative/super old-fashioned parents :-( . They taught me to identify gender by hair length, constantly berated anyone who didn't fit into that system, wouldn't let me cut my hair. . . pretty much screwed me up for life :-( . *hates them for that* Probably also influenced by my first celebrity crush, Annie Lennox, and my first classmate crush, who was a tomboy all the way. 5) If there were special circumstances, do you think your preference might've turned out differently had that not happened? I don't think I would've felt the resentment I do for gender roles and societal expectations, if my parents hadn't been so weird. I probably would've still been into short hair, though, as I've always been into a lot of typically "boyish" things. 6) Are you open about your preference? Internet-wise, sometimes. . . mostly in hair-related forums, though I don't always admit quite how into it I am. IRL, I just try not to talk about it, as I worry about freaking people out. 7) Have you ever felt persecuted for having that preference? Frequently :-( . 8) Do you only find people attractive who have a certain type or style of hair? Well, my main standards for attractiveness are nice hair and eyes, so it depends on how nice and in what combination someone has those features. If someone is beautiful enough otherwise, I can overlook bad hair. But I'd very much rather have someone with hair I liked, and who understood (or, dare I dream, maybe even agreed with?) my preferences. 9) If you were dating someone and he/she made a hair change you didn't like, would you ask him/her to change it? I doubt it. I'd probably just try to subtly hint and hope she got it ^_^; . And I'd probably be going shorter with my own hair around that time to compensate, because my own hair choices are the only ones I can control.

1) What sort of enthusiast are you?
I suppose just hair in general. The color or length doesn't matter. Only that it looks good.

2) What is it about this hair that interests you?
Hair for me is like art. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It has developed into a passion over the years. I get a certain thrill out of the transformation that takes place in a person simply by changing their hairstyle. This almost always involves a mojor haircut. I enjoy cutting hair most but color is a close second. People excude a certain confidence when they look good. This is never more evident than right after they get a new haircut or color that really suits them. They almost shine... that's sexy.

3) When did this interest develop? & 4)
When I was a freshman in high school, a girl with who I was dating blossomed. It happens to everyone about this time but it happened for her seemingly over-night. One day she was just another one of the girls in my class. She had long, straight brown hair that reached nearly to her waist. It was the type of hair we've all seen where the person just wants it as long as it can be without much regard for how it looks. The ends were a bit ragged and thin. It fell in that sort of arc at the bottom we've all seen when women grow their hair out and never cut it.

One day she showed up with a makeover. Not just her hair but everything. It was like someone held up a picture and said this is how you could look with a little effort. She had makeup, new clothes and her nails were done. Most noteable of all was her hair, a very blunt haircut to her shoulder blades that was easily a foot shorter than it had been the day before. She was radiant. She went from being a ubiquitous teenage girl to a stylish young woman overnight. What is made this significant for me was that she was my sweetheart and she had not told me she was doing this. When I saw her that morning at school I was thunder-struck. I remember it like it was yesterday. My heart literally stopped for a moment when I first saw her and she knew it. Ever since, I get an unmistakeable thrill when I see a woman make a significant change to her hair.

5) If there were special circumstances, do you think your preference might've turned out differently had that not happened?
Yes, I'm pretty sure things would have been different. The girl, my age, her haircut... Sort of like a convergence. Had things been different; me older, girl ugly, haircut bad or a perm (ugh!)

6) Are you open about your preference?
Somewhat open about encouraging people to change but never completely open about the pleasure I get from it.

7) Have you ever felt persecuted for having that preference?
No one really knows but I get an odd reaction from time to time when I push a little too hard to cut an extra couple inches.

8) Do you only find people attractive who have a certain type or style of hair?
No... However, I am completely turned off by someone with bad hair.

9) If you were dating someone and he/she made a hair change you didn't like, would you ask him/her to change it?
Yes

1) Hair in general, generally short hair on women
2) It's to do with forms of expression. For instance a tattoo is a strong permanent statement but once made, it never changes. Clothes say a lot but can be cast off in an instant, so don't make any lasting statement. But a haircut is unique as a form of expression that's both permanent enough to have to live with ( takes a while to grow out, therefore a really strong statement) but easily changeable if needs be, which maintains a lasting interest.
3) From about mid-teens
4) Beiing forced to have short hair (by parents) in an era of long hair.
5) Who knows, I can't really say
6) Yes, I have made it known many times on these boards.
7) Not exactly persecuted, though maybe some do consider me odd because of it
8) Probably yes, hairstyle is that important to me.
9) No I would not still be married after 23 years if that were the case!

The question is really the right jack for the right jill. I prefer women with long hair. When I was single I dated only women with long hair, and more particularly, I found that a woman obessed with her long hair was a good match for me. My wife fits that description. She and I have a contract that she will keep her hair long all her life in exchange for my purchasing all ornaments and hair care products. I guess we deserve each other.

1) Short curly, short wavey, ultra short/buzzed or bald

2)I'm into short/no hair because I love all that is usally hidden by long hair. A women's neck and nape, eyes, jaw line and face.

3)Early 70's when I was a teen. I saw a woman with extremely short red hair, maybe a half an inch long. Her scalp was just barely visible. You didn't see that very often back then. Then in the late seventies I saw the bald and lovely Persis Khambatta in Star Trek the Motion Picture.

4)Same anwer as #3

5)Ithink eventually someone would have come along that would have affected me equally.

6)Only online. My wife knows that I like short hair, but not to what extent.

7)No because I'm not "out" except oline.

8)No. Attractive people come in all shapes, sizes, skin tones, and can have a variety of hair lengths. Again, my preference is short hair. The shorter the better as long as it's well cut or styled (providing there is enough to style). 

9)Not dating, but my wife has had some "dos" that I didn't think were real flattering. What are you gonna' do? If she likes the way she looks, thats what matters most and if she doesn't, she certainly isn't going to want to hear it from me!!! I have ask my wife to try different styles at times. 

Thanks for asking Kuroneko!

 

1) I have dark brown wavy hair.  I love black and red hair on people.

2)I like how hair frames a face.

3) This interest probably started when I owned my first barbie and would spend time combing her hair.

4)My mother wanted me to have long hair as a child but she always respected my wishes so I had very short to long. My great grandmother had very long hair.

5)no
6) I have become more flexible about my preferences. I am more pro choice in having short or long.

7) Yes I have been persecuted because I once said that short hair is also sexy somewhere on the internet.  At the time it really hurt but when I mentioned it to my friends they all said that those people are not worth talking to.

8) I believe that not all people can wear the same length or style of hair and when they find the perfect style or lenght it is very attractive on them.

9) I allow the person in my personal life to be free.  I would never in a million years tell someone what to do with their hair or what colour they should pick etc.

 

Edited by dianefromcanada

Always interested in the study of why people are the way they are ^_^ .

Kuroneko wrote: I'm the kind of person who likes to know how and why people are the way they are, and people in other threads don't seem to like it when I ask them -_-; , so I made this poll. This is just for my own curiosity, so none of this will be used for marketing or anything lame like that. Any and all replies will be appreciated. 1) What sort of enthusiast are you? (i.e. long, short, blonde, dark, straight, curly, just hair in general) 2) What is it about this hair that interests you? 3) When did this interest develop? 4) Were there any special circumstances that influenced you to this interest? (i.e. a friend/relative/girl- or boyfriend had hair you liked, or you were made to/forbidden from doing certain things with your hair as a child) 5) If there were special circumstances, do you think your preference might've turned out differently had that not happened? 6) Are you open about your preference? 7) Have you ever felt persecuted for having that preference? 8) Do you only find people attractive who have a certain type or style of hair? 9) If you were dating someone and he/she made a hair change you didn't like, would you ask him/her to change it? Okay, I think that's all. If anything else comes to mind, I'll add it later. Hopefully no-one thinks I'm too big a freak for making this poll ^_^; . . . but people here already think I'm a freak, so I guess it's okay. . .

1) I've always loved the wavy/curly styles. My hair was naturally straight for years and I was jealous of those with curly hair because it was so beautiful. I thought my hair was boring. Then when I hit puberty, my hair became very wavy/slightly curly. I hated it at first because I couldn't manage it, but now that I know how to manage it, I LOVE my natural waves and curls.

2) It's so beautiful, sexy, and fun.

3) When I was young. A few classmates of mine had curly hair in elementary school and I was so jealous. I wanted my hair to be like that. It was naturally straight at the time. Now my hair is just like theirs!

4) Just classsmates of mine had this type of hair. Their hair looked so fun. My mom would make me wear my hair in braids often because braids (in any type of hair) give you waves after you take the braid down. I hated the feeling of the braid, but I loved the waves that it gave me.

5) Nope. Genes were the reason my hair went from straight to wavy/curly during puberty. I got my hair from my mom. Her's was straight when she was a child and then it became wavy during puberty. If I had known that would happen, I probably would have not been as upset about my hair.

6) Yes

7) Nope. Many people like me just love curly hair. It's very common for those who have straight hair to be jealous. It's becoming more common for those who have curly hair to love their curls now. 

8) No. I like all types of hair. Curly hair is my favorite though.

9) No. I would just adjust to it.

Kuroneko wrote: I'm the kind of person who likes to know how and why people are the way they are, and people in other threads don't seem to like it when I ask them -_-; , so I made this poll. This is just for my own curiosity, so none of this will be used for marketing or anything lame like that. Any and all replies will be appreciated.

I'll do my best.

Kuroneko wrote: 1) What sort of enthusiast are you? (i.e. long, short, blonde, dark, straight, curly, just hair in general) 2) What is it about this hair that interests you? 3) When did this interest develop? 4) Were there any special circomestances that influenced you to this interest? (i.e. a friend/relative/girl- or boyfriend had hair you liked, or you were made to/forbidden from doing certain things with your hair as a child) 5) If there were special circomestances, do you think your preference might've turned out differently had that not happened? 6) Are you open about your preference? 7) Have you ever felt persecuted for having that preference? 8) Do you only find people attractive who have a certain type or style of hair? 9) If you were dating someone and he/she made a hair change you didn't like, would you ask him/her to change it?

1)I like long hair. I always have and probably always will.

2)To me long hair just seems vary sexy

3) probably 7th grade is the earlist I remember encountering this fetish.

4)Hmm. Probably because I had a crush on this girl that had long hair.

5)Probably not.

6)I kind of keep it to myself unless it comes up on message board or in casual conversation.

7)Not really.

8)Not really. I like long hair, but I find all sorts of lengths and colors attractive.

9)If she made a change I did not like; I might mope around for a while, but it's ultimately up to her and her stylist. I would not ask her to undo it because that might cost more money than the process to do it in the first place.

Please note these are my opinions, not a personal attack on anyone.  Sometimes I word myself too strongly, comes with my profession.  Strong opinions/lyrics sell.  The term "girls" refer to females in general and not to any specific age category.

1) Short and any color

2) Breaking stereotypes, gender bending, shows off features like eyes, neck, lips, general body shape, and the strong personality of a girl that can pull off short hair.

3) I date girls with both long and short and find the ones with short hair are a better personality fit with me.  They seem to "break the rules" and love life more.

4) I suppose there are events that I remember both fondly and not so fondly.  At age twelve, I was in a barbershop when a girl about 14-15 sat down and promptly asked for her long blonde hair to be cut into a "short bowl style, off the ears and nearly shaving the nape", similar to Chynna Philips of the early 90's, but shorter.  The dramatic change was hypnotizing and I can still see the smile on her face as she saw herself for the first time in the mirror.  Over the years, similar events have transpired including a female barber taking her turn in the seat and asking her colleague to "transform her from the 80's to the 90's".  She had the big 80's bleach blonde hair that he reduced to a barely there Josie Bissett style in about ten minutes.  I see her often and she still has short hair, 15 years later.  Then there was my military father who believed girls must never cut their hair and guys should only have flattops.  I despise him to this day.

5) I don't really think so.  These were events, but my style preference developed over years of dating girls of all types and hairstyles.

6) Yes, come to a show and see who gets invited backstage.  Mostly short haired girls, but not always.  I consider the whole package.

7) Only by the "old guard", neo-nazi, traditionalist, bible-thumping conservatives.  They persecute people like me anyway, so they are of no significance anyway.  Unless they bring back the Inquisition.

8) I usually notice the hair first, then the eyes and then the body package, but I find girls of all hairstyles attractive.  Except below shoulder blade length, there's just no point to having hair that long.  It just gets in the way.  Presented with a choice of equally attractive girls, I almost always choose one with short hair.

9) I have asked girlfriends with long hair to go for a short makeover.  Some have and some have not.  I only ask if I truly feel it would improve their overall attractiveness or sex appeal.  Short hair isn't for everyone.