Thoughts on long hair

Outlaws! Very cool concept, PD.

My hair is a couple of inches below my knees, I guess. When it reached right above my knees, it seemed to slow down for a while. There was quite a bit of stress in my life about then, so I attribute the slowness to that. Now it seems to be growing again. I'm psyched. I'm also fairly tall, at 5'-8". You?

Jennifer Eve

Hi,

I'm somewhere around 5'7 or 5'8. Depends on my mood:)

I know what you mean about stress. Seems like it has become a part of this culture. I found, however, that when I started taking proper care of my hair about two years ago (trimming, oil treatments, better quality products, supplements, etc.), many of the vitamins (allong with a few good changes in my life) seemed to help the stress. I never realized how much of an effect nutrition has on the state of mind, not to mention overall body health. The change was very drammatic on my hair. From dry, frizzy, split ends and clogged up scalp, I suddenly had shiny, full, moisturized hair that was growing like crazy! I wish I had known about proper hair care (and stress reduction methods!) earlier. Life would have been much easier. Anyways. My hair has gotten where I wanted it to be, and I'm keeping it at knee length...at least for now:)

PD

There is another group of people who wear their hair long. Those that are doing it to please their partners.

My own wife is in this group. She tells me often that she only grew and keeps her hair long because I asked her to and as a demonstration of her feelings for me. Obviously I take this as a huge compliment & do all I can to show my appreciation & encourage her. I help with her hair by washing combing styling it etc, whenever I can. I enjoy that aspect too, she enjoys the attention and I think it strengthens our relationship.

How do others view growing or keeping their hair long for their partner? Conversley, would any of you long haired girls/boys consider cutting your hair if a partner loved short hair & pressed you to?

Iggy..

Hi,

My hair is a strange sort of red color. My mom calls it chesnut, but I'm not sure what chesnut looks like, so I don't know. In the summer it turns to a dark sort of strawberry blond. Like yours, it's very fine and completely straight. I wish it were thick and full, but I guess nothing in life is perfect, so I try to make the best of what I have. I always wear it up in a braid that's put up in a bun. Makes it look like a fancy, complicated style, but really it's the easiest one I've found thus far! I can't afford to wear it down too often because of it's texture-- even the slightest breeze makes it all tangled. Besides, wearing it up helps protect it from exposure to the air which dries it out.

I visit the sites you mentioned (TILHC and TLHS) every once in a while, and I saw all of your photos. You are such a beautiful person! I didn't realize that the woman in the photos and you are one and the same person. And that modified french twist style-- I've tried it and it works pretty well. I still prefer to wear my hair up, to protect my ends. But whenever I need a change in style, I do various "do's" similar to the one you showed.

You're right. This topic isn't very political:) Oh, what the heck. They don't have to read it if they don't want to.

It has been very nice meeting you too, Jennifer.
PD

You are very fortunate man. I wish there were more ladies
out there like your wife,who is willing to keep her
long hair for a man to enjoy. Most ladies,who keep their
long hair at the request of a man,will ask the man,to help
take care of it,which is a reasonable request.
Long hair that is well taken care,has a beautiful,magnificent, appearance of ladies identity.

Jennifer. I agree with your assertion about some men and their sad controlling nature. I see it in some of my friends relationships and I really wonder how long they will last, but I have to say that women can be just as control orientated as men. You must have seen cases of this, as I have. I can't imagine myself how anyone could pressure the person they supposedly love, to do something that would make them unhappy.

My last sentence was written as a somewhat provocative addendum to engender reaction. This is Hair Politics after all & us Hair Politician's do fly the occasional kite to see if it takes off.. :-)

The most important thing is to love the person for who & what they are, not what you want them to be, or the relationship is doomed..

Kind Regards.. Iggy..

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Hi.
I just wanted to post in response to your questions about long hair.
Oh, boy, do I ever know what you mean about
people with long scraggly looking hair. I have four
foot long healthy hair and NEVER have split ends.
I keep it trimmed and generally in a braid or up in
a bun. I don't wear it down often, mainly because
it invites tangles, which require brushing. Brushing
causes breakage. The less brushing, the better.
At any rate. I have to admit, it drives me nuts when
a person states that the length of one's hair is
down to the knees, when in fact the hair is raggedy shaped on the ends, and only the middle section of the hair is that long. Trim that nasty mess, please!
As for all of the expensive hair treatments, shampoos, conditioners, etc....this is for the birds. If you take care of your hair you do not need all of this nonsense. Mind you, a good conditioner is needed, but the most important part of growing long hair is CARING for it.
Blow dryers, curling irons, wind, excessive brushing...all bad for your hair. Wash it, braid it and go. Let it dry itself. Hair thrives on moisture, let it have some!
Take it from me, I've had long hair all of my life. I wear it down occasionally and get tons of compliments...and sure enough, they always mention how healthy it is, and it truly is healthy.
Let it grow. Braid it wet. Stop blow drying it.
Simple as that.
It won't be knee length overnight, so be patient. Care for your hair. Love your hair, and it will reward you.
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Now, I pose a few questions for those with long hair: if everyone wore their hair long, would you wear yours long too, or would you cut it, just to be different?
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I would wear mine long because I know how to take care of it and my hair indeed is beautiful because I have taken care of it. I would have pride in knowing that my hair looks and IS healthy, therefore I wouldn't look like everyone else.
In terms of personality, I don't think that there is any particular stereotype...just a thing. Like long fingernails, people who like cats, don't like cats, etc.
:-)
Karen Marie