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to share a pubic hair / sex life conundrum with you?!

237 replies

meladeso · 10/04/2017 14:01

Opinions gratefully received on this weird one. Massive over-share / TMI warning!

DH is massively awesome, lucky to have v happy marriage, v evenly matched in temperament and so on, and he's great with kids / house / etc. zero complaints from me on any front.

He's also very direct and honest, which I've got used to over the years, but sometimes it means he says things you might not want to hear! he never means it unkindly, but still...

So, a while back whilst having a frank chat about sex (and honestly, lack thereof since second DC arrived last summer) and a good laugh about how we need to get back on the horse more often, so to speak, etc etc. he came out with the confession that he found my pubic hair off putting in terms of oral sex.

We've never been at it like rabbits, but clearly used to be more than we are now. I am not very hairy really, and i do have the odd trim around bikini line etc. but I have v sensitive skin.

to shave regularly (which i did in younger days) leaves me itchy, sore and with an unattractive rash.
to wax is a faff, a bit unpleasant, and besides, surely if you do it regularly, you have a couple of weeks every few weeks where you've got loads of regrowth anyway, right?!

i had a comedy feminist rant back at him about pubic hair is natural, there for a reason, and so on (see Cameron Diaz for more on this Wink) and told him the above about it leaving me uncomfortable.

he sort of understood, but he also was a bit shoulder shrug, and basically saying he didn't enjoy it au naturel, so.....

not an ultimatum as such, but left me understanding that he wasn't likely to go down there unless it was well pruned.

i just don't know how to feel about it.

Part of me feels hurt and offended and frankly a bit cross that he wants me to do something i don't want to do to suit him. Let me be clear though - he has certainly not put it like that, nor mentioned it since. I bet he hasn't given it a second thought.

However, i also certainly don't want to think he finds it off putting and either try to make him do something he doesn't want to do, or just go without for the rest of our lives.
the thought of getting busy in some way with something that I found a turn off myself is awful, so why would i expect him to be any different?

OP posts:
Moussemoose · 10/04/2017 18:11

No Manchester. He was inspiring in his positive outlook.
Still like my bush tamed thoughWink

Iamastonished · 10/04/2017 18:21

He was very inspiring. I think he should do a tour of secondary schools.

Moussemoose · 10/04/2017 18:27

Both my sons think he - Russell Howard - is brilliant which is why we went! All the jokes about parental shagging were much appreciated.Wink

The general point being he was a really positive influence on young men. Porn needs to used carefully. Respect women and each other. Keep your bush bushy if you want.

I will be buying the DVD for my sons.

JaneEyre70 · 10/04/2017 18:58

I've got an electric shaver, which has a trimmer attachment, and you don't get any irritation from it OP. I used to razor shave and it was horrific, it'd take a week for the soreness to go away by which time it needed doing again.
Least your DH has been honest, and credit to him for that. He's not saying he doesn't like you, just your pubic hair in his mouth. Could be a lot worse Grin.

Iris65 · 10/04/2017 19:12

Luckily neither me nor DP like oral sex. I also find the naked look on women too childlike to be comfortable with it.
Its entirely your choice OP.

Iris65 · 10/04/2017 19:15

In other news apparently Emma Watson is 'au naturel' and uses a product called Fur Oil, so maybe younger women are questioning the porn aesthetic.

Iamastonished · 10/04/2017 19:17

I find it shocking that people nowadays find the au naturel look shocking.

Giddyaunt18 · 10/04/2017 19:34

iamastonished I'm in my 40s and until a few years ago I had no idea women were shaving all their pubic hair off. I was watching a documentary about a genitourinary clinic (I know, must've been nothing else on!!) and noticed that every women was hair free. Since then I've seen it mentioned on here several times. Its not something that my generation considered.

LorLorr2 · 10/04/2017 19:50

amusedbush
Good for you, and I have one too! Unfortunately though the next time I know I'll be coming into intimate contact with a man I will be getting it all off, because I don't have the confidence to rock it. From what I hear around me, guys of our generation find it bizarre and yucky. Perhaps not the ones with higher IQs?

Love Russell's Howard's take on the topic! Good to hear Grin

zzzzz · 10/04/2017 20:15

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DalaHorse · 10/04/2017 21:09

Well, you've got two choices. Do nothing, and please yourself. Or get rid of the hair and please him.

Personally I'd get rid of the hair. Like you say, if you'd find it unpleasant, you can imagine he would. It's clearly not a deal-breaker but I think making efforts in terms of sexual attractiveness is a long-term better prospect. Just my humble opinion.

DalaHorse · 10/04/2017 21:12

Also, I wax but leave a bit on which I trim. I personally find it a lot less uncomfortable than the full lot. For me, the full growth is uncomfortable, the growth chafes more than trimmed hair.

DalaHorse · 10/04/2017 21:12

*waxed hair

ThePiglet59 · 10/04/2017 21:15

It's not much effort to make is it? Trimming your fanny?
A hair in the mouth or throat is horrible.

Itaintme · 10/04/2017 21:18

It's a lot of effort just to please a man
I wouldn't do it.

Screwinthetuna · 10/04/2017 21:24

An electric razor on dry hair means no rash, if you do want to shave.

MrsJBaptiste · 10/04/2017 21:30

millifiori I read on here about using conditioner and it's the way forward! Smooth conditioner on and shave. Comes off so easily with no redness. I've never had any it itching with regrowth either.

anametiuse · 10/04/2017 21:51

People are licking all over?? Why? Confused

As far as I can see the hair is like a natural manual - if it's hairy just don't lick it (I've never thought - wow that was a good clit licking but useless as he didn't lap at my mons pubis for ages Confused)

DalaHorse · 10/04/2017 21:54

Ana - I imagine the hair is tickly next to the face and also stray hairs can become detached/make themselves known... Grin probably spoils the moment for some.

JacquesHammer · 10/04/2017 21:55

It's a lot of effort just to please a man
I wouldn't do it

I agree with the sentiment however that isn't exactly what happened with the OP.

He expressed a sexual preference. He didn't order a dictat nor issue n ultimatum.

No-one should ever have to do anything they don't like sexually and in this aspect nor should he. It appears he's happy to do other things so the OP would need to decide whether oral sex is important enough for her to trim a little

Aridane · 10/04/2017 22:12

Using a trimmer once every week or so is hardly a big effort

anametiuse · 10/04/2017 22:24

Ah stray hairs! Ok that makes more sense Smile

Darla21 · 10/04/2017 22:30

It is a big effort actually, when there is no need to do it at all. Natural hair is more hygienic and wicks away sweat etc. I just can't fathom why you would take it all off. I'd be really concerned if my husband wanted me to remove my hair because it's too childlike for me, and there is a link to paedophilia. Hairs in between the teeth? Good grief!

JacquesHammer · 10/04/2017 22:31

and there is a link to paedophilia

Oh lord above. Have you links to research to back up that claim?

FamilySpartan · 10/04/2017 22:49

Haven't RTT so not sure if someone has already mentioned how amazing receiving oral is when you have much/most/all of your hair removed. For me, it's so much more sensitive. I do it for my own deviant, selfish purposes, not for my DH.

And I'm not a paedophile. Hmm