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I love how your girls example asks us if we like it and the guys example asks them if it bothers them wink

It doesn't bother me, I don't like it either. It's just there. For my own, I feel pretty much the same way. It doesn't get in the way and getting rid of it is just way too much trouble.

I edited your thread title because otherwise both of your threads about pubic hair looked the same.

In the future, you can combine threads like these, and put everything into one thread. smile That saves time and space.

it really doesnt matter...trimmed makes it neat...but my boyfriend has a jungle...he wont trim or shave because it itches too much for him...

me i try to keep trimmed on the sides once a week and the genral area i try to do once a month...sometimes i push it off longer because damn does it itch and my boyfriend doesnt care that much...he prefers shaved or trimmed though

it's somewhat of a bother if it's thick, too bad the media's view via the porn industry gave the examples that the ladies should be baldies

I personally don't see any diffrence in having hair or not. I keep my pubic hair trimmed and contitioned nice and neatly. But I wax my legs, arms and pits o.o.

I like what Nopenname said about how society glorifies women being shaved. I totally agree with her theory and it disgusts me that society is like that. I dislike how the normal double standard is women are expected to shave all their body hair, but men are expected to only shave facial hair (unless they are an athelete and need to shave their body hair). It seems to me to be a psychological problem, body hair is seen as masculine, and if a female has it, maybe she seems more threatening, so society is slowly leaning towards females being shaved all over and appearing less threatening. Which to me is a load of bullshit, maybe if people who "demand" that their female partner shave everywhere knew how much trouble it was, maybe they would be quiet.

As for what I do, I rarely shave anything. I sometimes shave my underarms if I'm going to be wearing a sleeveless shirt. Sometimes, if I feel like shaving my legs I will. I only rarely shave my pubic hairs unless my partner asks me to, or I feel like it. I hate the itching and bumps that result from shaving, thus I don't do it often. I think body hair on both females and males is beautiful.

For what I prefer on my partner, its really up to him. I like him all natural, trimmed or shaved, whichever he feels like. However, shaved can be irritating during sex sometimes.

Speaking as someone who shaves...

I don't do it because it makes me look like a lolita, or anything like that. I shave my underarms because it's comfortable. I shave my legs because then I can wear skirts and such. I also shave my legs because it makes them smooth, and my boyfriend likes smooth clean skin. I shave my pubic area for the same reason - he likes how it feels, not how it makes me look.

For my boyfriend, I don't mind his pubic hair, facial hair or chest hair. Sometimes he'll let his facial hair grow out long because he knows I like it, and other times he'll keep it short or shaved. No big deal. Pubic hair is also his own choice, because it doesn't matter to me either way.

I think sometimes in certain cases, it might be necessary for a woman to shave her underarms, for reasons like BO or it can be seen through clothing.

I sort of agree that society glorifies women being shaved - underarms, legs, and pubic area. However, not all of us who shave do it to achieve a certain 'look" - some of us do it for personal preference, partner's preference, or just for better hygiene.