Do you shave your legs in the winter?

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I last shaved my legs in September and won't shave them again until about April.

Yes, probably a couple of times a week. I would be mortified if I ended up in A&E with a broken ankle otherwise 😆.

I rarely shave in winter.

Yes. I use hair removal cream.

All these women worrying about what medical professionals would think if they saw body hair! Believe me, they could not care less. It is normal and healthy for grown adults to have body hair, if a HCP is surprised or disgusted by that they’re in the wrong profession.

As opposed to a gorilla?

Yes because I find that the hairs just stick through your tights eventually (I have dark hair that grows quickly), also people notice when you sit down and cross your legs and your jeans ride up and DP would find it a turn off!

Me too.

If shaving my legs makes me look pre pubescent then how come I never get asked for ID to purchase alcohol?

I shave my legs every day and yet noone has mistaken me for a school girl - why is that?

Of course I do

Yes but only once a week in winter

I gave up shaving my legs altogether a few years ago

And yes I have been body shamed for it

LOL right? I am in my 40s, if all it took for me to look instantly young again was to shave my legs then that would be bloody fantastic.

I would save a fortune on botox!

I don’t shave my legs full stop. Just can’t be bothered anymore - I’m 45. I never wear skirts and in the summer when I wear shorts no one gets close enough to see my hairy legs so really couldn’t care less. I always used to when I was younger though. Each to their own.

Sometimes. Same as in summer - sometimes, according to my mood.

Are you not intimate with your DH in the winter months either? I'm just wondering why you had to show him the hairy pits, has he not seen them in the last few months?

Yuck !
Is your husband not turned off by hair ?
I’m single & keep everywhere shaved no matter what the season , if it was only for hygiene reasons alone .

Yes, pretty much every day. I hate the prickly, itchy leg feeling if I don’t shave.

No, I get someone else to do it.

Really? My DH couldn’t care less what I do about my body hair. Whatever I do is fine by him.

I dont remember my husband ever mentioning my legs hair or not

Do men who shave their faces get accused of trying to look like pre-pubescent boys?

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Might as well just please yourself.

I get a half leg wax while getting my eyelashes dyed now as I am lazy. But I don’t often bother in winter. I am rarely bare-legged and my medical appointment
embarrassment scale went out of the window when I gave birth.

Don't shave, don't give a fuck. And won't until men are expected to spend time, effort and pain removing all their body hair.

Yes as I play a sport with a kit which shows leg, it’s not much effort though, I’m lucky to have very fine light hair that only needs shaving once a week, if that.

You do you if you like shaving, though. Personally I think armpit hair on women looks pretty cool. (If you think 'ew, gross' but wouldn't were it a man, ask yourself why)

I shave all year round it's a sensory element for me. I want to scratch my skin off if its hairy. I'm hoping to laser it all when I can afford. I'd most welcome any epilator recommendations.