70s bush envy

For the pp saying that the hair is meant to be there and removing it can cause issues. Is this only bush hair or do you take the same view on any hair removal?

I personally would find it a bit grim to see pubes poking out of someones swim wear on holiday, or a women with long dark leg or underarm hair. I am a bit of a prude but im quite surprised at how many people here seem to like pubic hair!!

I take care of myself via my diet, exercise, meditation and getting a good night’s sleep.

My (massive, beautiful) bush doesn’t come into it at all.

In fact leaving it well alone is taking care myself, since removing the hair causes me pain, inconvenience and expense.

The sensation of it drives me round the bend. I dont like it. I dont like the texture, I dont like the valance, I dont like the sensation of hair on my labia

I don't think anyone can 'feel ' the hair there any more than we can 'feel' the hair on our heads unless we reach up and touch it.

I've also never heard of a valance except as something that goes round the base of a bed.

It sounds more as if you don't like womanhood and the feel of it's a red herring.

Jesus.

How is removing all your pubic hair taking care of yourself? How? This makes literally no sense.

I think the googly eyes are possibly meerkats.

No, taking care of yourself is allowing your natural bodily features to remain in order to perform their natural hygiene function.
Most of us are fortunate enough to live with ready access to clean water and sanitation so we have a freedom to groom down below or not. Choosing to do so is a matter of preference and aesthetics, not cleanliness or hygiene.

I come from a generation where our mothers were forcibly and routinely shaved before giving birth- nurses approached with a rusty blunt razor.

It was supposed to make everything more hygienic - this has now been disproved and hair is protective from bugs. Another take on this is it was to de-sexualise women when in front of male doctors during delivery.

Certainly, no women shaved when I was a teen and if they had would have been considered weird.

It really is a fashion partly because of the porn that's readily available and that ' so they can get close up camera shots of hairless vulvas to titillate men.

I have a bush. I consider it healthier. DH doesn't mind my bush. He has one too, and I prefer it that way. Anything else is a pre pubescent child.

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The purpose of pubic hair is to protect us, just like the hair around your ears, nose, and eyes. It keeps the skin of your vulva warm and moisturized. It protects the delicate skin from friction during sexual activity. It keeps dust, dirt, and germs away from the vagina to prevent infection

Nah it was frankly like a slaughter house. I used to have terrible periods till I started the pill, so it was heavy and clotty and lasted over a week. It was just easier and personally cleaner without getting clotty pubes basically. I think got to like day four or five before I had at them so to speak.

Big up the bushes and bush lovers I say!

Sorry, but it's not true.
I started removing pubic hair as soon as it started growing, which was when I was around 13 years old.
That would be 1990 - long before internet porn was prolific, and at the time I hadn't seen any porn anyway.
I'm also gay so don't give a tiny hoot over how society wants me to look if I want to attract a bloke.

The sensation of it drives me round the bend. I dont like it. I dont like the texture, I dont like the valance, I dont like the sensation of hair on my labia. I can feel it all the time when it's too long and its like nails down a blackboard. I find pubic hair physically uncomfortable.
Conversely, I don't shave my armpits because they are a different texture and it doesn't bother me in the slightest.

I have this conversation so many times and people are always like "Oh you're still affected by societal expectations regarding your pubes" and I feel like saying I wear jeans, hoodies, sneakers, ive got short hair, i've got short nails, I dont wear makeup, I dont shave my pits, I dont fuck men and i'm built like a bloody quarterback.

Why would I reject femininity in every single element of my life but make an exception for my fanny?

Nope. It’s just grim. Taking care of yourself is important.

Grow up.

Is it still the thing to have a bald fanny? I am just getting back into the dating game after years of marriage and have yet to get naked in front of a man but would hope he wouldn't recoil in horror at finding himself in the presence of pubes? I really hate the whole naked look/feel/itchiness and I think I'd rather be single forever than have to go the full Hollywood.

Imagine finding your own natural pubic situation 'grim'

Nope I think it’s vile, just my opinion but I personally like to be hair free, that goes for my DH as well, no one wants a mouth full of pubes

You both prefer the "goose-flesh, plucked chicken with stubble" feel ,then?

or maybe you're both wanting to look like porn stars?@Muddywalks34

I have always waxed ,born early 80s , waxed since I was 14 , I prefer it that way .

I get the feeling this thread has single handedly inflated the number of times the word coot has been used in 2024.

That does sound like someone not wanting to go into womanhood. Do you think that’s what it was?

Are you menopausal?

Most old ladies are bald as coots down there so it does start to thin out in midlife for many.

I mean actually I don't give a shit what you do with your body, but you're straight in there with vile.

Me too! However one chooses to style their pubes is up to them but having none doesn't make someone look like a child!

Perhaps it’s an age thing I’ve definitely suffered hair loss down there especially on the mons pubis. I’m still sufficiently bushy though.

Yeah I'd so much rather be with a guy who likes the prepubescent look/Barbie.

Yeah of course you are allowed your disgusting opinion, please crack on.

I agree.

And I'm saying this as someone currently sporting a 70s bush.