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AIBU?

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Grown men with long hair??

155 replies

catinboots · 26/07/2012 19:52

No, you're not in a rock band.

No, you don't work in a guitar shop.

No, it's not 1985.

It's just 50 shades of wrong.

AIBU?

Grin
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Nightwish · 26/07/2012 21:13

Long hair

Long hair2

This was taken just before he had it chopped off, because I wanted to be able to remember how long it was. Sniff

catinboots · 26/07/2012 21:13

NO NO NO.

Stop defending all your super-cool, rock-star men.

I am talking about the VAT man who thinks he's Evan Dando.

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GaryTankCommander · 26/07/2012 21:16

I like a smart, classic short back and sides. I've never liked long hair on a man, I don't find it attractive at all, I don't like shaved heads either. Very fussy me! Smile

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 26/07/2012 21:18

Oh I don't like long hair on men or boys.
My DS Karate Sensie had a ponytail.

Strangley, I didn't share this piece of information with him.

DS is now taught by a Sensie with a Phil Mitchell haircut. (That's not why he changed Clubs though. I'm not that shallow) Grin

FallenCaryatid · 26/07/2012 21:18

But you didn't say that in your OP, it was a blanket sneer at men with long hair.
There are some very fine chaps wandering the street with flowing and lovely locks, and some right wallies with gelled-up barnets or shaved and bald with very ugly heads. (Yul and Patrick excepted, beautiful heads)
So stamp your little foot all you like, long hair can look fantastic on men of any age.

ByTheSea · 26/07/2012 21:18

My DH is bald. I like long hair on men, but not if they are bald/balding. DD's guitar teacher who works in a music shop has long hair and I couldn't imagine her having a more perfect guitar teacher.

LeeCoakley · 26/07/2012 21:18

I want to know the difference between men and grown men before I can comment.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 26/07/2012 21:19

Strangely not strangley.

Lora1982 · 26/07/2012 21:19

aibu when i say that the final straw in my crappy ten yr relationship was when he insisted on growing his wirey wavey ginger hair... it was completely gross. thank god hes gone.

FreudianSlipper · 26/07/2012 21:23

grown men what about ungrown men

some men look great with long hair Jason Momoa is one such man, he is married to Lisa Bonnett only because we have yet to meet

UnexpectedItemInShaggingArea · 26/07/2012 21:25

I'm with you OP.

Long hair makes my teeth itch.

I used to work with a lot of IT nerds who all had long, lanky greasy straight hair scraped back into a scraggy ponytail, to best show off their pale acne'd faces.

In fairness to them we worked in a building with no windows/sunlight (security) which was not kind to the complexion. Still no excuse for the hair.

BulletProofMum · 26/07/2012 21:27

Yanbu.

They should be tied to a wall by their strangly ponytails and shot. Especially if they have a bald patch.

Tortured first if worn with a suit

PurplePidjin · 26/07/2012 21:30

Dp works in IT Sales Hmm

A lot of people seem to be assuming White and male here btw...

Springforward · 26/07/2012 21:34

It's ok if well groomed, not if straggly or greasy

UnexpectedItemInShaggingArea · 26/07/2012 21:35

No, not the IT Sales people Purple - the real nerds who aren't EVER allowed to (or want to) talk to customers.

On casual dress Friday EVERY SINGLE ONE (there was over 40 in the team) wore black jeans and a black t shirt with either (a) a super hero or (b) a heavy metal band on.

They were very good at their jobs BTW.

Nightwish · 26/07/2012 21:39

I would say they have good taste then Unexpected with heavy metal t-shirts Wink.

catinboots · 26/07/2012 21:42

Yes Fallen. It was a blanket sneer - apart from Rock Stars, Guitar Shop Workers and Time Lords.

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PurplePidjin · 26/07/2012 21:42

Unexpected, i meant that he wears a suit and has what my mother calls A Proper Job unlike me muddling along with people with sn and wears a suit and tie :o

bitofcheese · 26/07/2012 21:45

catin - do you frequent Denmark Str, W1 in your spare time..... :D

DrCoconut · 26/07/2012 21:45

rainbow, we have that problem. DH is job hunting and has long hair. We wonder if his lack of success is down to this. My manager at work says probably so because people will assume he's scruffy/a hippy/not able to conform etc. Hopefully it's just the jobs market but he may be forced to cut it and it will be like having a rebelling teen getting him to the barbers!

SoleSource · 26/07/2012 21:45

Yanbu men with long hair is not cool IMO

AxlRosesLeatherTrousers · 26/07/2012 21:46

YABU. My DH has long curly hair, it's gorgeous! Seriously he has better hair than me, it's so thick! He grows it long because I like it. Grin I love men with long hair though, Axl Rose, Dave Grohl, Jon Bon Jovi, Stacee Jaxx. Wink

AxlRosesLeatherTrousers · 26/07/2012 21:46

Oh and DH used to work in a guitar shop. Wink

Xales · 26/07/2012 21:47

oooh Nightwish lovely!

DP's hair is probably that long when straightened. It is very VERY curly though so doesn't look half so long when just washed and left.

it is also shiny and smooth as he doesn't mess around with it or colour it anywhere near as much as me.

catinboots · 26/07/2012 21:49

Axl. You have successfully disproven your own point and proven mine Grin

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