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Would you go to the beach with legs this hairy?

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Spicyprawnsitisthen · 17/08/2025 17:15

Like this?

I went today without really realising how bad they were until I got there. I live by a beach, not on holidays and just rushed there after work
Now i’m looking at them like 😮
I feel like no one I know would do this

Would you go to the beach with legs this hairy?
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Catwoman8 · 17/08/2025 17:52

Mine are like this because I am going away next week and booked in for my usual pre holiday leg wax. I hate how they look and wouldn't normally let me legs get this hairy , I have been wearing maxi dresses to keep them covered. I don't think I would even notice on someone else though, and even if I did notice someone with hairy legs, I wouldnt think anything of it.

Candlesandmatches · 17/08/2025 17:51

Yes. They see my legs. I have to look at them more than other people do. Hairiness is normal. No one gives a second thought to hairy male legs.

Redhairandhottubs · 17/08/2025 17:49

No, but only because I can’t bare the feel of even of a hunt of stubble on my legs so have to shave them every day. No issue what other people do though and I wouldn’t notice anyone else’s legs!

ManyATrueWord · 17/08/2025 17:49

Spent all week on the beach with legs that haven't been shaved in years. No one died looking at me.

GenieGenealogy · 17/08/2025 17:48

Nobody cares about your legs.

TheArtfulNavyDreamer · 17/08/2025 17:46

Yep and hairier. Unless you’re close up no one can see your body hair and even if close up most people don’t care.

ItsameLuigi · 17/08/2025 17:46

Spicyprawnsitisthen · 17/08/2025 17:15

Like this?

I went today without really realising how bad they were until I got there. I live by a beach, not on holidays and just rushed there after work
Now i’m looking at them like 😮
I feel like no one I know would do this

Yes but mainly because my hairs so fair that I can go like 2/3 months between shaving my legs. Other places are weekly though 🤣

Daboomboom · 17/08/2025 17:45

I wouldnt choose to but if I found myself in the situation (like you) then Id just ignore them and enjoy myself.

AirborneElephant · 17/08/2025 17:45

Meh. I’ve been playing tennis, and mine are almost like yours. I may get round to doing them tomorrow. Other people care way less than we all think 😆

Octavia64 · 17/08/2025 17:45

Yes

I do wild swimming and go to the beach in all weathers and all seasons and I’m not keeping my legs shaved all year round.

fuck em

GiantMoa · 17/08/2025 17:44

Wouldn't bother me at all.

periglpfan · 17/08/2025 17:44

I wouldn’t plan to do this but if an impromptu trip occurred or I forgot and was just with my own household family I would not care. If I was going with other family or friends I would care a bit but depending on which ones I would still do it! However I would not post them on the internet, even anon 😂 glad you didn’t let it stop you enjoying a lovely day at the beach!

herbalteabag · 17/08/2025 17:43

I have been at the beach before and realised I'd missed large areas! No one will notice anyway so it doesn't matter.

LizzyEm · 17/08/2025 17:43

Longnightmoon · 17/08/2025 17:32

Once a week? 52 times a year? over how many years? have you ever added up all the wasted time that represents!? How awful that anyone feels this is necessary. It isn't a "standard"-it is a tyranny.

It takes seconds.

And it's not tyranny if I don't like my legs to be ultra hairy 🫥

Spicyprawnsitisthen · 17/08/2025 17:42

WonderingWanda · 17/08/2025 17:35

Yes, I regularly notice my leg hair has reach proportions I wouldn't have dreamed of leaving the house with these days. Combination of being totally overwhelmed with doing everything for bloody everyone else and just feeling more comfortable in my own skin and no longer needing to perform for others so to speak!

100% this too

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Blisterinthe · 17/08/2025 17:41

I normally shave my legs at least once a week, however sometimes I don’t. I’ve learnt to not let hairy legs stop me from enjoying swimming pools, the beach or shorts for that matter. So yes I would, and I wouldn’t even think about it.

Zapx · 17/08/2025 17:41

Personally, no. But then I shave most days. Personal preference.

Would I care about anyone else? No! If I happened to notice (extremely unlikely) I wouldn’t bat an eyelid. Go for it 😃

Spicyprawnsitisthen · 17/08/2025 17:41

330ml · 17/08/2025 17:31

I probably would, but my hair is blonde so they don’t show so much.

However, my legs usually look like woman’s legs…. a woman who shaves her legs, legs.

Mine don’t look like women’s? 😔

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EnjoythemoneyJane · 17/08/2025 17:39

Spicyprawnsitisthen · 17/08/2025 17:23

Even with having Dh there..I just don’t seem to care that much anymore 🙈same as a pp, a few years back I would never have…not sure if it’s a good or bad thing

‘Not caring anymore’ is 100% fine - because what are you not caring about? A weird societal diktat that women should have no body hair? The judgement of fkn idiots who believe women who don’t spend every minute plucking and harvesting and moisturising are lazy or unattractive or ‘not trying hard enough’?

The only thing that matters is whether you feel comfortable. And if you don’t, you need to think about why you don’t, and either decide to be bikini-ready all summer long, or cultivate a zero-shits-given attitude and just live your life (second option highly recommended 😂).

Your legs look totally fine btw!

Mistyglade · 17/08/2025 17:38

Nah, who cares, mine were like that the other day at the seaside! Least of my worries!

EarringsandLipstick · 17/08/2025 17:36

I wouldn’t. I shave every day & would hate to either have hairy or stubbly legs.

But that’s just me, answering the question you asked.

Would I care that someone else hadn’t shaved or had hairy legs? Not at all, personal choice & none of my business.

pastapestoparmesan · 17/08/2025 17:35

I go everywhere with legs that hairy.

WonderingWanda · 17/08/2025 17:35

Yes, I regularly notice my leg hair has reach proportions I wouldn't have dreamed of leaving the house with these days. Combination of being totally overwhelmed with doing everything for bloody everyone else and just feeling more comfortable in my own skin and no longer needing to perform for others so to speak!

K0OLA1D · 17/08/2025 17:33

Yep. Been to a football tournament today sporting legs just as hairy.

Panterusblackish · 17/08/2025 17:33

Spicyprawnsitisthen · 17/08/2025 17:15

Like this?

I went today without really realising how bad they were until I got there. I live by a beach, not on holidays and just rushed there after work
Now i’m looking at them like 😮
I feel like no one I know would do this

Except every man you know would do exactly that without thinking twice.

These days women are allowed that freedom. If you want to leave them hairy so be it.

Ive always had bare thighs but going through menopause has given me a big patch on the left thigh. Like hell am i removing it, I'm using it for warmth.

Ive got one single neck hair. It's genuinely massive. I can't resist pulling it out because it's astonishing how deeply anchored it is. It doesn't feel bristly like a man's neck hair but it must surely have the same staying power. I'm looking forwards to it growing back at the moment to have the sheer fascinating of doing a tug of war with it again. It really hurts!

If anyone knows a man who will let me pull out a neck hair to test my theory, I'd be grateful. No way DH is going to let me at his.

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