How can i wear long hair to work

The average person's hair grows a half inch a month, sometimes more, or less. So depending on how long your torso is, is how long it will take to grow out. You could be approaching your BS goal by Christmas. Waistlength, a couple years maybe. Just depends on your growth rate.
I'm sorry cutting your hair has caused you trouble at home. I cut mine once, took eight inches off the bottom of it and my hubby threw a fit. That was sixteen years ago and haven't done it since. It was still long after it was cut, though.
Hope you will be happy with your new decision to grow it out again and maybe growing it out slowly will enable you to have long hair at work without anyone bothering you about it's length there.

Kir

I don’t understand.
Are you now going to grow your hair long again?
Is this because your husband wants you to?

From what I’m reading, you cut it because your workplace is anti-longhair. Has that changed?
Are you able to put up with possible anti-longhair comments at work in order to avoid possible anti-shorthair comments at home?

What do you want for yourself?
Truly.

Uzma

where do you live i live in hastings its a lot cheaper to have your hair cut

I had Waist long thick black hair for years. Due to professional reasons, last week I got it cut to just a bit longer than Shoulder length (I discussed "How to wear long hair to work" on this board)

Actually i told the hairdresser to cut it to BS length. But she has lopped 4-5 inches extra - closer to shoulder level. My hubby is wild at this and has fought intensely with me.

Can somebody tell me how long it may take me to
(1) Reach BS length.
(2) Reach Tailbone length.

I have had long since I was 3. When I was in elementary shcool I could sit on it. My mother forbade me to cut it, so I did once. Ugliest it has ever been! hehehe. Only other time I cut it was when my twins were born and two babes tugging leaving me with no free hand to remove my tresses from their grasps! I actually cut it from 20 inches to just above my chin. Functional, but looked really really bad on me! I have decided that I will never cut my hair. I am the only woman in the office with long hair (24") and I get complimented quite a bit from the other women. I love some of their styles (very short) but I know myself well enuf to know it looks bad on me!
I love to do lots of different styles with my hair. I do struggle with dry ends, but I love my hair and so does my hubby!
The people I work with are finding that I am indeed intelligent and jsut because I have long hair does NOT mean I am brain dead! HA!!!

Madeline:
Welcome! .....nice to have someone from someplace other than the U.S. or the U.K. on board with us.
Your writing of the English language is excellent Madeline.


Women I know who have pixies find it is not much work at all to take care of if the pixie is very short. Longer pixies might be more work I would assume.




..........The important thing about hair length is freedom, the freedom of men or women to wear their hair any length. I believe people can do that more today than in the past. I hope so!

I've talked to a lot of people who cut their hair thinking it would be easier to take care of, (these are normal people, not like some of us who are ALL wrapped up in their hair care). And when I see them a few months later they are growing out, short hair being just as aggravating. And here in the midwest/upper south area, short hair has the disadvantage of being right on the neck here in the summertime and no way to get it up being a big complaint.
I've never had short hair so can't compare but I just don't see how it's any easier for the average person (other than quicker dry times). Most short cuts require curling, gel, whatevers so the time is still there.

Isla Q. wrote: That reminds me of something. (and p.s. the following is not directed at you personally, Maria) There's a theory that (heterosexual) women primarily try to look good for other women, that male opinions are less important in that respect . It's a well known fact women can be absolutely ruthless when it comes to another woman's appearance, way harsher than men.

Hi Isla Q,

At another time and place in my life, I observed this phenomenon (a woman I knew told me the same thing). When I first noticed it, it was both mildly amusing and a bit unsettling to see the women furiously (yet as subtly as possible) checking each other out and not noticing the guys around at all.

Lady Maria wrote: Well I guess I could care less if women have long hair or not because I'm hetrosexual, so I don't care how women wear their hair...

By the same token I don't care how men wear their hair.

And, like you, I appreciate long hair on the opposite gender.

But the issue is whether or not people -- men and women -- feel free to pursue their preferred hair length choice. Kir is one of countless examples of women who did not feel empowered to retain the long hair she treasured, instead sacrificing it on the alter of the widely-held notion of what constitutes a "professional" appearance. Ironically, by cutting her hair she "helped" perpetuate the perception.

ave you and your long haired brothers have to start a new "long haired guys crusade"! A new trend!

Well that's flattering but the only topical "crusade" I would wish to see would be one in which people feel free of compulsions to cut their long hair for the sake of career aspirations, fashion, or other inter-personal pressures. And in small part, this board could help encourage the people who visit here to feel more empowered to keep their hair long, if that is what they wish -- Kir notwithstanding.

Well I guess I could care less if women have long hair or not because I'm hetrosexual, so I don't care how women wear their hair .

And as you all know by now, I wear my hair short, and I prefer it that way, and feel feminine with my hair in a short pixie/crop !

So I don't care one way or the other how women wear their hair, since I see women with long and short hair anyway.



But I do wish more guys would wear long hair, especially if they keep it well groomed and clean!

Twenty years ago when I was a little girl you used to see many more guys with long hair than you see today, and most of the guys in rock bands had long hair back then.

What happened? Well the styles changed.

Dave you and your long haired brothers have to start a new "long haired guys crusade"! A new trend!


From what I know of the "hippy" era in the1960s and 70s, I am not really into those politics, and certainly not that lifestyle with the drugs and everything, but the guys were just darling with their long hair back then!


They should bring back that hair fashion again for guys!!!