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Original poster

To go for a swim without shaving

128 replies

CandleWithHair · 01/09/2019 14:17

I’m going for a wax before an upcoming holiday in a couple of weeks time so can’t shave before then, but I really want to go for a swim today and obviously Mary is definitely a little bit Hairy at the mo...
We’re not talking the wilds of Borneo, but there’s enough spider legs visible for anyone who might happen to be staring at my crotch for more than a couple of seconds (serves them right, right?)

So AIBU to think fuck it and go for a swim anyway, unruly pubes and all?

OP posts:
Bluntness100 · 01/09/2019 14:19

Oh goody. This again.

Do what you want.

aLilNonnyMouse · 01/09/2019 14:19

I swim every week and I've never waxed or shaved down there. No one cares.

FallenSky · 01/09/2019 14:19

I say go for it, it's only body hair. Although if you're uncomfortable you could always wear a pair of shorts. I can honestly say though I've never noticed anyone's pubic hair in a swimming pool!

elQuintoConyo · 01/09/2019 14:20

Fuck it. Go swimming. I do with stragglers, anyone who wants to judge can go ahead. But I'm 44 and stopped giving a crap a while ago Grin

Take Borneo for a swim, I say!

TheQueef · 01/09/2019 14:21

I think you are doing swimming wrong.
You are supposed to get in the water.

WhatIsThis1 · 01/09/2019 14:21

Take your razor and do it at the poolside 😂

Gamorasgran · 01/09/2019 14:22

Do you ever notice the bikini line of others and if you do, does it occupy anything but the tiniest second of headspace?

Go for the swim

Sparklingbrook · 01/09/2019 14:22

i don't know why you have to ask.

dollydaydream114 · 01/09/2019 14:25

Do what you want. Nobody will notice or care.

If you’re convinced somehow that people will be gawping at your minge in the 10 seconds it takes you to get in and out of the pool, and this bothers you, you could take the tweezers to the ones that show, but I doubt anyone will be that fussed about some random woman’s stray pubes.

Original poster
CandleWithHair · 01/09/2019 14:26

I think you are doing swimming wrong.
You are supposed to get in the water.

Grin I like to begin every swim with some poolside lunges and star jumps.

Apologies for not meeting the thread originality threshold, I can imagine this has been asked a bazillion times. I’m afraid I’ve never put the vagitation on public display before, so I’m sadly needing the reassurance. Pathetic isn’t it.

OP posts:
QOFE · 01/09/2019 14:29

I have never once in my life shaved my bikini line. I still go swimming when the children nag me

I do my armpits a couple of times a year when it's really hot, and my legs maybe once a month in summer (because my leg hair practically gets long enough to plait Grin) but usually have a fairly normal amount of body hair.

UndertheCedartree · 01/09/2019 15:48

Wow - I'm suprised you have to ask! Shaving is not compulsory! Enjoy your swim Smile

RosesAndRaindrops · 01/09/2019 15:54

Bloody hell, who gives this kind of shit headspace?! Grin
I just go swimming and doesn't even occur to me lol

AlicjaCross · 01/09/2019 15:54

No one wants to see your pubes. Either shave, wear swim shorts or don't go.

RosesAndRaindrops · 01/09/2019 15:57

No one wants to see your pubes. Either shave, wear swim shorts or don't go.

Grin

Well stop looking at other people's crotches then lol

Isawthesignanditopenedupmyeyes · 01/09/2019 15:58

At the risk of being flamed I don’t understand everyone saying no one cares about your pubes. If I saw someone with pubes hanging out the sides of the costume I would judge. Similarly my bikini line seems to stretch to mid thigh, no way would I swim with that on display. I can’t imagine anyone wants to see that.

floatinglily · 01/09/2019 16:00

YABU but only for worrying about it. Go for that swim OP and enjoy it.

And I agree with @RosesAndRaindrops. Stop blinking looking @AlicjaCross

berlinbabylon · 01/09/2019 16:01

Do you really think anyone looks or cares or notices?

I really can't believe how self-important some people are. Why on earth would anyone be looking at you?

floatinglily · 01/09/2019 16:01

@Isawthesignanditopenedupmyeyes do you judge men for their hair legs on display? If not why judge woman? Fuck me our society is so judgemental and misogynistic!

floatinglily · 01/09/2019 16:01

Hairy* legs

Sparklesocks · 01/09/2019 16:02

If you are looking long enough at a woman’s crotch that you can work out her pube situ from a distance - that’s on you!

Nicolastuffedone · 01/09/2019 16:03

Don’t know. What does it say on ALL the other threads....????

Catmar · 01/09/2019 16:03

Only you know how much it bothers you. Go, if you don't care, or give it a miss if you do. It's that simple, doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. Smile

Silvercatowner · 01/09/2019 16:04

If I saw someone with pubes hanging out the sides of the costume I would judge

I judge you for judging hanging pubes. And I bet I win in the "being judgemental" stakes. Shame on you.

youmeandconchitawurst · 01/09/2019 16:09

Isawthesignanditopenedupmyeyes and I'd judge you right back for being the kind of weirdo who spends far too much time gawking at the minges of others. People like you make me want to invest in a Merkin so I can hasten your demise through the medium of apoplexy.

And OP, I hope you enjoy your swim.