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PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 5:45 pm


I know that men can be hairy, and my partner is. But he's quite hairy down there and it would be nice for him to trim it. I trimmed and shaved for him even though he told me its ok for me to be all natural which is strange cause all my previous partners where very uptight about me shaving everything off
PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 8:24 pm


Pubic hair is natural. It's not weird. It's not something to be ashamed of. And it's not something you need to get rid of. In fact, removing it all (especially by shaving) isn't recommended for women. Shaving is hard on the skin and can lead to some nasty infections. And pubic hair promotes airflow and protects the v****a, which reduces the risk of vaginal infection. So it's not strange that your current partner is ok with the all natural look. It's a good thing. It means that he probably has a better understanding of what's natural, what's normal, and what's healthy than your previous partners did.

As for your man, well, since he doesn't have a v****a his pubic hair isn't quite as important. But shaving can still leave him vulnerable to skin infections (people have actually been hospitalized due to skin infections from shaving!), so I still wouldn't recommend it. Trimming isn't as bad. But it's also his body. If he doesn't want to trim, he shouldn't have to. I don't remove any of my body hair. If a partner ever told me that they had a problem with my natural adult body, I'd tell them right where they could stick that opinion.

So I highly recommend staying all natural or just trimming a little.

I personally do not recommend asking your partner to shave either. I know nothing would kill my mood faster than someone saying, "Sure, you have the body of a normal and healthy adult. But would you mind risking skin infections, irritation, itching, vaginal infections, and maybe even a hospital stay to conform to the latest grooming fad for me?" But that's just me. If you're going to bring it up, do so casually and without making any demands.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:06 pm


Having facial hair is natural too, but I prefer keeping mine trimmed. 3nodding

If it's really that big a concern, try asking him? Let him know that, while he is every bit the macho stud-muffin you could dream of, it'd be nice for him to trim down there.

Kinda like what Lorien said. Bring it up casually at a time when you can actually talk about it, and let him know how you feel.
PostPosted: Tue Apr 17, 2012 11:17 pm


If you want to trick him into shaving, just tell him you think its sexier when he does shave, and that you love it, he'll most likely want to shave anywhere on his body after that

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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 8:19 am


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Pubic hair is natural. It's not weird. It's not something to be ashamed of. And it's not something you need to get rid of. In fact, removing it all (especially by shaving) isn't recommended for women. Shaving is hard on the skin and can lead to some nasty infections. And pubic hair promotes airflow and protects the v****a, which reduces the risk of vaginal infection. So it's not strange that your current partner is ok with the all natural look. It's a good thing. It means that he probably has a better understanding of what's natural, what's normal, and what's healthy than your previous partners did.

As for your man, well, since he doesn't have a v****a his pubic hair isn't quite as important. But shaving can still leave him vulnerable to skin infections (people have actually been hospitalized due to skin infections from shaving!), so I still wouldn't recommend it. Trimming isn't as bad. But it's also his body. If he doesn't want to trim, he shouldn't have to. I don't remove any of my body hair. If a partner ever told me that they had a problem with my natural adult body, I'd tell them right where they could stick that opinion.

So I highly recommend staying all natural or just trimming a little.

I personally do not recommend asking your partner to shave either. I know nothing would kill my mood faster than someone saying, "Sure, you have the body of a normal and healthy adult. But would you mind risking skin infections, irritation, itching, vaginal infections, and maybe even a hospital stay to conform to the latest grooming fad for me?" But that's just me. If you're going to bring it up, do so casually and without making any demands.


I can understand. I won't ask him too.
PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 5:03 pm


*goes into weird, awkward, crazy mode*

Don't listen to the fooooooooooooooooooooollllllllllllllllssssss!!!!!!!!11 Pubic hair is gross, unnatural, and weeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrd!!!!!!! Nobody like a Chewbacha! Be rid of that horrid hairiness that is the Forest of Deeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaathhhhhhh!

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(yeah, I'm a bit weird about body hair, esp. my own.)


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PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 5:54 pm


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*goes into weird, awkward, crazy mode*

Don't listen to the fooooooooooooooooooooollllllllllllllllssssss!!!!!!!!11 Pubic hair is gross, unnatural, and weeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrd!!!!!!! Nobody like a Chewbacha! Be rid of that horrid hairiness that is the Forest of Deeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaathhhhhhh!

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(yeah, I'm a bit weird about body hair, esp. my own.)


I don't know if that's supposed to be sarcasm, or if you're a troll, or what. Either way, that kind of post doesn't really belong in an educational guild.

Just to reiterate, pubic hair is not gross. In fact, for girls, it helps keep the v****a clean and reduces the chance of getting an infection. Pubic hair is not unnatural. It grows naturally on almost every single adult's body, so you can't get much more natural than that! It is not weird. And it's not true that no one likes it. Some people love it. Some people dislike it (although that's usually the people who don't know anything about it and why it's there!). But most people don't seem to care either way because they pick a partner based on far more important qualities than the state of their pubic hair. I don't remove any of my body hair, and I have never had trouble getting a partner.
PostPosted: Wed Apr 18, 2012 9:08 pm


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*goes into weird, awkward, crazy mode*

Don't listen to the fooooooooooooooooooooollllllllllllllllssssss!!!!!!!!11 Pubic hair is gross, unnatural, and weeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrd!!!!!!! Nobody like a Chewbacha! Be rid of that horrid hairiness that is the Forest of Deeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaathhhhhhh!

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(yeah, I'm a bit weird about body hair, esp. my own.)


I don't know if that's supposed to be sarcasm, or if you're a troll, or what. Either way, that kind of post doesn't really belong in an educational guild.

Just to reiterate, pubic hair is not gross. In fact, for girls, it helps keep the v****a clean and reduces the chance of getting an infection. Pubic hair is not unnatural. It grows naturally on almost every single adult's body, so you can't get much more natural than that! It is not weird. And it's not true that no one likes it. Some people love it. Some people dislike it (although that's usually the people who don't anything about it and why it's there!). But most people don't seem to care either way because they pick a partner based on far more important qualities than the state of their pubic hair. I don't remove any of my body hair, and I have never had trouble getting a partner.
Mostly it's a joke, but I am weirded out by it a bit.

Guess I'll just keep shut some more about being awkward about the human body and sex, just like I have to be everywhere else.


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:30 pm


If my girlfriend asked me that I would playfully joke about her having to tie me down and do it her self xD

But in all honesty, I personally cant imagine getting mad about something like that, if I had a girlfriend who asked, I would most certainly not be upset and more than likely look up how to do it safely and comfortably and do it..
PostPosted: Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:55 pm


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Well, it's just body hair. Some people think it looks gross in certain places and some don't. Personally I don't think there's nothing sexier than a guy with no single hair on his chest or under arms. Unless it's a robot. That would be sexier.
I went with the nice way of asking and that worked for me. My fiance understands how much I like a clean shaved body and occasionally shaves his chest. If a guy can shave his face why not other places?

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PostPosted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 8:14 am


Thank you all for the suggestions. I actually talked to him about body hair in general and he said that he needed to trim a bit. I told him I could also but he insisted that I kept mine the way it was
PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 1:43 pm


If you don't want to ask him to shave, at least have him trim.  

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 26, 2012 9:40 pm


in all honesty, this reminds me that i need to trim mine. i shaved it once and only once for good reason; it looked weird. but trimming it is a good thing since i can help make sexual acts more pleasurable. i always hated when my partner would grip my buddy and some hair with it so i decided to trim.
PostPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:08 am


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I don't remove any of my body hair, and I have never had trouble getting a partner.

Wait, so by any, do you mean none at all? Like, armpits, legs, etc?

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PostPosted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:41 am


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I don't remove any of my body hair, and I have never had trouble getting a partner.

Wait, so by any, do you mean none at all? Like, armpits, legs, etc?

Correct.
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