Would you go to the beach with legs this hairy?

Yes I would. I rarely shave my legs due to time and energy. My showers are a rush as it is. I’ve worn shorts all summer and been to the beach and pools with leg hair much longer and darker than that. It’s perfectly normal after all.

At some point I started asking myself 'would DH shave his legs to go swimming?' and the answer is always no, so why should I?

He & I were laughing at my leg hair last night because, and I'm guessing this is a hormone thing, I've only got noticeable hair left on my shins & ankles. I'm fair & fine haired so had I never started shaving them they'd probably be near invisible too

I wouldn't but I wouldn't judge anyone negatively that did. When I see someone rocking hairy legs I respect them for being comfortable in their body.

DH thought I was ridiculous last week for wearing long trousers in the heat wave because my legs were too hairy. I was working from home and saw no-one but DH and DS all day 🙈

In my defence, I have ASD and having visible hairy legs (or other physical "imperfections") really stresses me out. It's not so much the having them, it's more the having to look at them that upsets me.

I also won't wear sleeveless tops as I hate my upper arms. I'm a weirdo.

Yes.
The whole thing of women supposedly needing to pretend they don’t grow hairs on their legs is ridiculous.

Actually younger women are shunning hair removal.

I had laser hair removal treatment 12 years ago , it wasn’t cheap but was worth every penny , I haven’t shaved my legs since & they’re smooth as a baby’s bum !
My armpits I used to do daily as were so dark I now do approx once a fortnight and that’s only in the lazy year ( menopause symptom ) .
For anyone reading this considering laser , do it !

I am very pale with black hair. But even I don’t give a shit these days. I work with (gorgeous) teenage girls who just don’t really bother with body hair removal and I feel they have re-educated me. Being hairy is no crime against humanity - you don’t see my DH having to do all sort of prep for the beach or pool. He just packs his towel and fucks off. So I have broken the bonds of hair removal tyranny.

I wouldn't, but I was always bullied for mine. Have lasered it all off now.

I'd be impressed if someone else did though.

I personally wouldn’t. But that’s because I’m insecure about my body and wouldn’t have the confidence. I feel bad enough about my body that my thought process is if I can at least control that I will.
That doesn’t mean I think there is anything wrong at all about other people having hairy legs at the beach. I wouldn’t look twice and yours aren’t that noticeable. So crack on!

Who cares? Who really notices? Just forget about it and enjoy the beach!

@Longnightmoon

it doesn’t take very long in the shower you know! Once a week is not much.
and some women prefer their legs smooth for themselves - how they look and feel.

Yes. I would and I have and I give no shits.

I think it’s absolutely fine!

I think we should normalise people being allowed their own choices re body hair and not look at women’s body hair as somehow disgusting.

In an ideal world, I wouldn't - however, if I really fancied going to the beach and had no opportunity to shave my legs, hairy legs wouldn't stop me.

It's worth noting that never once in my life have I been at a beach or a pool or whatever and paid even the slightest bit of attention to whether any other woman had shaved or not. I could be next to someone on a beach all day and still not be able to tell you if she'd shaved her legs or not.

The only way in which I'm ever paying attention to body hair on a beach is when I'm looking for the optimum amount and distribution of chest hair on a man for peak sexiness, really.

If you died tomorrow, would you regret not going to the beach because you have hair on your body? Life is so precious, while it’s great to look and feel your best, it should never dictate how you live your life. Go feel the sun on your skin and get time away from screens/ normal life!

You must have very fair leg hair. Mine is black and I still would. I walk down the high street in shorts with much hairier legs than that. I got ranted at by my male downstairs neighbour about it, but it turned out he thought I was just wearing a shirt, no shorts. He's apologised.

I have very pale skin and brown body hair and I haven’t shaved my legs/armpits or any other part of my body for about 5 years or more (I sometimes tidy up my eyebrows) I do things like this all the time and nobody cares/if they do they haven’t said anything to me :)

Damn right I would 😂 if someone's is staring that closely to see your hairy egs, that's their issue lol.

I wouldn’t but I shave everyday cos I don’t like having hairy legs but if I saw someone else like this I wouldn’t care less

Yes I would who gives a sh!t. If people don't like it they can look away. We are lucky to have the mental space time and luxury to even wonder if its an issue

I wouldn’t, but I wouldn’t judge anyone who did, if you see what I mean 😂

All this crap about beach ready is a marketing ploy to sell razors, creams, fake tan etc.

i generally only realise once I get home from somewhere that my legs and nails are in pretty crappy nick and then I shave, moisturise, cut nails etc (so basically when nobody will see them!) Every time too!!

Yes. If anyone notices, they won’t remember on a day out at the beach