Hair is something that most females are so attached to. We seem to attach our ideas of how attractive we are to how long and shiny our hair is. Every Disney princess has long hair. We, as women, grow up with the assumption that long hair is pretty. And men seem to be wired the same way. Long hair represents femininity, and from what I’ve heard, most men prefer long hair on females.
I had long (very long) hair for a long time. For all of my preteens/teens I was the girl with the long red hair. In first year, I cut off my hair to my chin and donated a 16 inch braid to Pantene’s version of Locks of Love. After that first cut, I can’t describe it as anything else, I got addicted to changing the length of my hair, I kept cutting it shorter and shorter from the bob that I first cut, until in July it was completely shaved on the sides with a Rihanna-like mohawk.
Anyways, I heard a lot of negative feedback when I first cut my hair, and more came the shorter my hair got. Mostly from males. Most females loved my hair, especially when it was at its shortest, but assured me they could never ever cut their hair that short.
Why is it that men lack attraction to women with short hair (with the exception of people like Halle Berry and Amber Rose and Natalie Portman)? And why is it that as women we are taught that hair is what makes us beautiful and holds so much of our femininity?
I loved my short hair, I loved shaving the sides of my head, I love my hair now, but when it comes down to it, hair is just hair.
Guys, girls, what do you prefer? Short or long?
6 comments
bclarkeddsc says:
Mar 22, 2011
hair IS just hair. so trueeeeeee
Meagan Sheppard says:
Mar 22, 2011
kudos to you for being able to pull off the short hair/bob/mohawk do’s. if i were a guy i’d find that extremely sexy on a girl…because not everyone can pull that off (including me). i am personally more comfortable with long hair and i’d look like a buddhamoonfacebasketballhead if i chopped my hair off (i lack the small face/ bone structure lol). but if i were a guy i’d find long hair sexy too – you can whip it around, pull it, etc. en fin, it’s not about the hair. you’re right – hair is just hair. what makes any hair style sexy, as with anything else really, is confidence.
Lauren says:
Mar 22, 2011
Long hair looks better on me. I wish I could rock a bob or a Natalie Portman-esque do but I just can’t. I looked 12 years old the last time I cut my hair short. It would make life so much easier though!
djmddsc says:
Mar 22, 2011
It has to suit the person. It all depends on face structure, body type and attitude.
Jide says:
Mar 24, 2011
Yea my girlfriend cut off all her hair. But I personally think she can rock it both ways, but a lot of other girls cannot. Like @djmddsc said, it has a lot to do with attitude and their confidence. And it goes the same for guys. Some guys just don’t look good with long hair. Its a matter of preference
Angel says:
Mar 29, 2011
I totally did the same thing as you – used to have hair down to my waist, then lopped it all off into a pixie cut, then had various lengths and variations of faux-hawks, then had a proper one for a few months before buzz cutting it all back. Grew it out to shoulder length, then cut it yet again, and even had it shaved for charity. I’m currently looking for a bit of styling, and was looking at the pic of Natalie Portman when I found this site.