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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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DashboardConfession · 17/08/2025 19:19

I wouldn't not go to the beach because of it but I shave to the top of my knees every other day anyway. It takes me about 10 seconds per leg in the shower.

AngelinaFibres · 17/08/2025 19:19

Your legs barely register on the scale of horrors out on the harbour front and beach in St Ives this week.There are a lot of people out there with absolutely no self respect/ full length mirrors.

PistachioTiramisuLimoncello · 17/08/2025 19:18

I honestly don’t notice ANYONE else’s hair on ANY parts of their bodies when I’m on the beach. Therefore I surmise, no one is looking at my hairy or not so hairy parts and no longer give a fuck 🤣🙌

JollyRoseBiscuit · 17/08/2025 19:18

Defo would ha

Allseeingallknowing · 17/08/2025 19:18

My legs are hairless- something good about getting older!

UnimaginableWindBird · 17/08/2025 19:17

It wouldn't even occur to me not to go. I swim in a lake regularly and sometimes I shave and sometime I go months between shaves and I don't think anyone's ever thought twice about it either way, and if they have, then I would find that weird and a bit creepy.

Missj25 · 17/08/2025 19:17

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

😂 😂
Nope , I wouldn’t, but you were rushing after work , so it wasn’t intentional, not a big deal 😊

330ml · 17/08/2025 19:17

Spicyprawnsitisthen · 17/08/2025 17:41

Mine don’t look like women’s? 😔

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Of course they do. Women’s legs look like women’s legs, shaved or not.

PistachioTiramisuLimoncello · 17/08/2025 19:16

Did the world explode OP?
No? Crack on then 😘

UnderCoverB0ss · 17/08/2025 19:16

I've stopped shaving my legs and armpits. As I’ve gotten over 50 I couldn’t care less. I was inspired by my DD who at 25 doesn’t shave her legs or underarms. I realised it’s a case of those who matter don’t mind and those who mind don’t matter.

Agapornis · 17/08/2025 19:14

Women's legs are like beach bodies.
A body on the beach is a beach body.
Legs attached to a woman are a woman's legs.

I only shave mine when I visit my mum twice a year, because she's the only one who says horrible judgemental things about women who let their hair grow.

I think judging other women's hairiness ages the judgemental. There was a time in the 80s/90s/00s where most women's magazines were full of such misogyny. We got over it and moved on from those attitudes. So OP, hopefully you have too :)

Purplecatshopaholic · 17/08/2025 19:13

No I wouldn’t, no. I don’t judge others though, and if someone doesn’t want to get rid of leg hair it’s not my business.

Catwoman8 · 17/08/2025 19:12

BondAway25 · 17/08/2025 19:04

Gives a whole new meaning to cat woman!!

🤣🤣

@Spicyprawnsitisthen

my leg hair has all moved up north, to my chin!! And frankly. Even before it did, the hair on my legs was the least of my worries at the beach!

Don't give it another thought!!

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🤣🤣 too true

Dandelionsand4leafclover · 17/08/2025 19:10

Yes. I'm old and don't give a shit about what other people think about my hairy legs. I'm not that shallow anymore.

KarmenPQZ · 17/08/2025 19:09

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

Sorry double posted

KarmenPQZ · 17/08/2025 19:09

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

Was your DH bothered about his own presumably hairy legs?

i’m trying my hardest to not care about mine anymore. My DH certainly doesn’t care about his own and he’s aware enough not to pass comment on mine at least!

JustMeHello · 17/08/2025 19:06

I haven't shaved anything in maybe 5 years, so absolutely I would go anywhere with bare legs if I wanted to. Nobody has ever commented ever, and honestly, nobody gives a shit. If they do, they've kept it to themselves.

SugarPlumpFairyCakes · 17/08/2025 19:06

Yes.

LadyMonicaBaddingham · 17/08/2025 19:05

I've gone to a lot of places with hairier legs. I'm at the age that I don't give a shit anymore and DH prefers me not to shave because, you know, no stubble 😆

TheFairyCaravan · 17/08/2025 19:04

I wouldn’t, however I don’t go round staring at anyone else’s legs so wouldn’t have noticed yours either.

BondAway25 · 17/08/2025 19:04

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.

Gives a whole new meaning to cat woman!!

🤣🤣

@Spicyprawnsitisthen

my leg hair has all moved up north, to my chin!! And frankly. Even before it did, the hair on my legs was the least of my worries at the beach!

Don't give it another thought!!

shrumps · 17/08/2025 19:03

Personally no

Wheresrebeccabunch · 17/08/2025 19:02

SpidersAreShitheads · 17/08/2025 18:46

My 15 yr old DD doesn't do anything with the hair on either her legs or under her arms - and she has thick, black hairs. She doesn't want the faff of hair removal or all the stress that it involves - her opinion is that it's her body and why should she have to remove it?!

My DM is banned from talking to her about it as over the years she's attempted to get DD to shave multiple times. She can't seem to accept that it's perfectly OK for women to - gasp - show hair.

I'm actually really proud of DD for making up her own mind and not being swayed by peer pressure/popular culture. I don't care what she does either way and she knows that. As long as she's comfortable, confident, and happy, I'll support her 100%.

I wish I'd had half her confidence when I was her age to just do what I wanted without worrying about what others think (disclaimer - DD is autistic and is very black and white!)

My 16 year old is exactly the same and also autistic ☺️ she also doesn’t see the point of shaving, she couldn’t care less about society’s expectations. I love that for her!

Barrenfieldoffucks · 17/08/2025 19:02

Like you, we live near the beach and are there most days. It wouldn't have crossed my mind not to go, and I bet no-one even noticed.

tumblingdowntherabbithole · 17/08/2025 19:02

No, but I have real sensory issues about body hair that feels "wrong" to me.

I don't care what other people do though :)