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    Posted: September 03 2004 at 7:57pm
Just a poll that I want to take.

If you wear a short hair style now (or at some time) and have also worn it long...Do you find that you get as much attention when out at clubs?

I myself have found that I get a lot more attention when my hair is long. I would love to hear different. Maybe that someone gets more attention with a cute short cut?

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I think it has more to do with your level of confidence... Back in the day, I had less confidence with a short cut. Now that it's long, I do get more attention-- even with an updo.. I've pinned it down to my confidence level.

Let's hear from others...
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I'm African-American, and I got more positive attention from men when I went to a short afro than with long hair.

When I shaved my head and went with the bald look is when I got , by far, the most positive attention from men (Black and White men), especially when I was dressed up nice in sexy clothes, makeup, and earrings.

Maybe I got the attention I did because very short hair or a shaved head is still somewhat unusual on women (although more common than before), and some men find that attractive on a lady.

Different types of ordinary short hairstyles on women are common of course.

Sometimes I get more attention than I want when wearing the bald look, especially since I already have a man and am not interested in getting hit on by guys.

That's why when I am shaving my head , like I have been this summer, I usually wear a wig or headscarf in public and at work.

It's fine for me to go bald around the house, my kids and friends are used to it, and my man likes it and is used to it, but in public I draw less attention by wearing a wig or a headscarf.
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I wish I could answer this, but I'm the shy type who doesn't go to clubs or try to pick up/be picked up by women or anything. *hides off in the corner*
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I have never had any problems meeting people because I have short hair. Just the opposite. I get approached quite often and told how much they love my hsort hairstyle.
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looking at your photo, i can see why you don't have much trouble meeting men.
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My long-haired wife can't walk two blocks by herself w/o some guy asking her if she needs a ride. She even told me last month that she feels guilty, and asked me if she should cut it to ward off the smarmy suitors! Fat chance *I'll* say yes! In fact, I'm thrilled that my wife still has to fend off guys at 44.
When her hair was short, harassment was not a problem. I admit, though, that some women look fantastic with short hair. My younger wife looked cute short, but apparently not good enough in the eyes of other men to curry propositions from them. Bob
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Wow! Have you always had short hair? You look fantastic. I can't imagine you with long hair - I think
you would look good but not as great as your pic with short hair.
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When my hair was real short or real long was when I got the most attention from men. I got the least attention when my hair was shoulder length.
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Yes my Icon is not me. My hair is very similar to hers but being new to this room, I'm not quite comfortable enough to put my real pic online. Maybe someday I will.

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I got more attention just buy trimming my hair and not even really cutting it.The trim just made it appear short but boys was trying to talking to me a little more even though my whole life I never had a problem attracting boys.
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hi,I actually had my hair a few years ago go from shoulder length hair to a pixie cut,like Drew Barrymore used to have,and i used to style it all messy and such. My then boyfriend(whom is now my husband) went WILD,especially since I kept it a secret.I actually got lots more attention with the shorter hair than with the longer and im actually thinking of going back to that cut,which is why im here.I feel more attractive with the shorter hair;my husband also loves my neck so the short hair is good in his opinion.!
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I think it depends what goes best with YOU as a person. I had both long and short in recent years, and I got WAY more male attention with long, and none with short. It just didn't suit me and I found it annoying short anyway. Although I got more compliments from short haired women right after I chopped it off (I guess I joined their club or something).
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Susan:

Did the short haired girls show you our secret handshake? lol
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I had more of Dollparts experience than Susan W.'s. I got far more attention from guys when I went real short with my hair.
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To me it's no contest:

I love beautiful women regardless of their hair length, but if it comes down to being with a lovely lady with long hair or a lovely lady with short hair, to me short hairstyles are more attractive on most women.
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I'd say it's about 50/50. When I had real long hair past my tailbone some guys really seemed to love it but others had an attitude like my hair was too long. When I cut my hair real short, it was the same, some guys really loved it but others didn't care.
I wear my hair sort of medium length now in a chin length bob hairstyle and some men love that style and others don't care.
My husband seems to like me in all of my hair styles and that is what I care about, so I'm fine with any hairstyle I want to wear.
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If your husband likes you in all styles of hair DakotaDiva, then by all means wear your hair very short!
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Short hair made me look like a guy. I get picked up lots more with long hair... and not only that, but way more friendly looks.
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