Why Long Hair?

ah! I am soooo sick of people telling me to cut my hair, over and over again! I just tell them very bluntly how sick of hearing it I am... They stop telling me :)

Strangers ask you why you have long hair? Jeez! In my mind that's a really odd thing to ask a stranger. I think I'd have to give them the "why would you ask a weirdo thing like that?" look so they would realize they were being a bit weird to someone they don't even know.

What a strange question! It's one thing for friends and family to comment, but total strangers ask too? I would want to know why they were asking, might even ask them why they were asking. When my hair is long, the only unsolicited comment I would get would be about how I hide behind my hair. When I'd ask my friends for their opinions about my hair, they would tell me my long hair looked scraggly and unhealthy. But that was only if I asked! From the photo, you hair looks very well cared for. The ladies asking are probably just jealous you look so good and they want your beautiful hair! ;)

Well, a quick question - exactly how long is your hair?

Ditto, Deltagirl! :) C'mon, spill! What's your current length and what's your hair goal?

The perfect (?) response to the question would be:

"Why do you wear your hair short?"

When they complete their answer, then just walk away. (heh heh -- you never answered their question).

(Okay, that's just one way -- a snarky way -- of handling the situation. There are lots of others. Some nicer, some even more snarky. Depends on your mood and the tone of the person asking the question).

deltagirl12345 wrote: Ok, Ok, I will dish girlfriends. It also makes me feel sexy. Ok, I said it. By the way - The guys all seem to like it also. Lest thats what they tell me.

Nothing to be embarrassed about! I feel the same way about my hair. It's a feminizing effect. (LOL and I was never much of a feminist until I grew my hair out.)

Anais

My reasons for having long hair;

I love the feeling of having long hair (my hair is mid-back length at present). It is a great feeling having long, smooth, silky hair flowing down your back.
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There is also a community of sorts, of men and women who wear very long hair. I write on long haired websites (I recognize a few of you here on this website) and enjoy discussing long hair and hairstyles in general with people.
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I also like how it is an ice breaker, people,(especially women), often ask me about my long hair;... how long it took to grow it, what shampoos and conditioners I use, how they love my long hair and think my long hair looks beautiful, how they wish their husbands or boyfriends would grow their hair long, etc..
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I get far more compliments than any sort of negativity. And if someone is curious about long hair or asks me why I grow my hair so long,(which people rarely do, most people mind their own business), I am happy to answer their questions.
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I also enjoy the versaitility of very long hair, how I can wear it straight and loose down my back, wrap a headscarf around my head and wear my hair down my back with the headwrap, wear my long tresses in a ponytail (which I usually do at work), put my tresses up in a bun or an updo (usually with my wife's help, she is very good at putting people's long hair in buns or updos). Of course using a curling iron or rollers to put some curls in it is another option, (although my very straight silky hair doesn't hold curls for long).
And I like using various hair accessories such as scrunchies, clips, barrettes, scarves to tie back my ponytail or use as headwraps, etc...
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My wife is very into long haired men also, which is another reason I like wearing ultra-long hair. She has always encouraged me to grow my hair as long as I can, and loves helping me take care of my long tresses, she actually enjoys detangling my hair, brushing it, etc... It helps to have a spouse who is into you having ultra long hair.
My daughters seem to like my long hair also.
In fact of the people I know, none of them seem to dislike my long hair.
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To me their are many positives and very few negatives about having long hair. True it takes a little longer at night to wash, shampoo, and condtion it (I wash my hair every day, and shampoo and condition my hair every other day), but to me it is worth it.
Long hair, in a way, also makes me feel masculine and macho. I wear not only long hair but a goatee beard, and sometimes earrings, and to me that look on a dude has always been one of a cool, macho sort of fellow!
Or maybe it's just my style.

Long hair isn't right for everyone, it is good that different people have different hair lengths and hair styles, I enjoy many hair lengths and hair styles on people (especially the lovely ladies!!!).......... but it is right for me having long hair, and that is the important thing, wearing your hair how you like it!

That co-worker said, "You know, there's no point in your having that kind of length to your hair if you're not going to do anything with it. You need to put it up," and then complained that *you* were disrespectful to *her*? Egads, I am sorry she did that to you Supersugar. Makes you wonder if she is also the kind of person that would tell a regular updo wearer that they might as well have short hair because they never wear it down.

Sounds as if there is some official list floating around out there with the rules that must be followed concerning hair on others. Anyone caught being disobedient gets a well deserved lecture on propriety.

Gormlaith

My personal feeling is that if someone has to ask, "Why long hair?", they're never going to understand.