AIBU to have hairy legs this summer?

[Franklyfrost]

I’m busy and don’t want to shave or wax my legs this summer but I do want to wear floaty dresses, short shorts and sparkly sandals.

My legs aren’t very hairy, just long thin patchy mangey hair from below knee an ankle. It would look better if I had a luscious thick black pelt.

Should I sod it and keep the hair or would it turn your stomach? I don’t want to scare small children or have people think I’m unkempt or dirty. But also I don’t want to act as if I’m ashamed of my leg hair (even if I am).

How busy can you really be to spend 2 minutes shaving? 🙄

YABU= wax it or hide it
YANBU= grow it til you can plait it

@Zebraaa

How busy can you really be to spend 2 minutes shaving? 🙄

Doesn't really matter does it? She can choose whether to shave her legs or not.

@Zebraaa
Yep every minute of my day is timetabled. No joke. Am walking to pick up kids as I write this.

I don't shave my legs. I have quite thick hair on them. Some people are really grossed out by it.

I think you are beautiful 😍

If you want to , you can
If you don't want to, don't

Unless it gets so long that it trips people up in the supermarket

Do what you like, they're your legs.
I occasionally shave my legs, but only because the breeze rippling through my wispy leg hair gets tickly.

I’ve voted YANBU in the hopes that you start a trend and I can join in and be fashionably hirsute

Haven't shaved my legs for years. Don't care what other people think about it

I would LOVE to not have to but I’m far too self-conscious to not shave my legs. I’m weak

This thread. Every.Single.Year 😂

Your legs, your choice OP.

I can't see how or why you'd let anyone here influence your choice.

Keep the hair!
I went for a full grow out in lockdown and never realised you get an interesting tickling hair sensation when a breeze blows over fully grown section of leg hair. It’s very relaxing.

I stopped shaving a few years ago.
Mine have eventually all turned a lovely shiny blonde.
This year is my golden retriever phase.

@thelegohooverer

That’s the thing, the more people who do it the less freaky it is. I could be our village’s hairy leg version of whoever said be the change you want to see :)

@WorraLiberty
Because I care what other people think.

Shave your legs, don't shave your legs I'm not sure I could find the motivation to care either way if you were sat next to me on the beach / walked past me in the street and even if I did have the motivation to care what difference to your life would my opinion make.

@TheQueef @Anothernameanothertime @EmergencyHydrangea @Jennifer2r

Thank you. It feels easier knowing others do it. I don’t want to gross anyone out too much but also worry about who I trying to please with baldy legs.

@SummerHouse
Fangs :)

Do you need other people's permission for every minor decision?

I wouldn't personally but within 6 hours of shaving my leg hairs I'm stubbly again anyway.
Wouldn't bother me if you dont shave.

Use an epilator, after a while the hair gives up growing properly! The odd one that grows back is mainly unnoticeable. I do mine once every 6 weeks. Takes 2 minutes and you can do it while listening to a podcast or the news...

@ Jennifer2r

I don't shave my legs. I have quite thick hair on them. Some people are really grossed out by it.

How do you know they’re grossed out?

I don't shave my legs or armpits and I know why you're asking because some people are utterly disgusted. They will recoil in horror, wrinkle their noses and in one case, feel sorry for my DH. All the more reason to do it IMHO.

I haven't shaved legs or underarms for years.

I don't give a tiny shite what other people think.

I'm clean (not shaving seems to make people think you don't wash or are unclean for some bizarre reason...never applies to men though!) and I resent the implication that women must use more of their time grooming than men, and I think it's ridiculous we impose random beauty standards that take time, effort and money.

If you don't want to shave, just don't and fuck what other people think, if they're shallow enough to judge on perfectly normal body hair then they are not worth giving head space to imo.

@Notjustanymum

Use an epilator, after a while the hair gives up growing properly! The odd one that grows back is mainly unnoticeable. I do mine once every 6 weeks. Takes 2 minutes and you can do it while listening to a podcast or the news...

But why if she doesn't want to bother??

Why should a woman spend a fortune on a machine to conform??

No one has to shave any part of themselves if they don't want to.