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[Neonivek]

I really don't understand the concept... Armpit hair is not only ugly... but it has a bad reaction to deoderant causing it to flake off easily and even not apply properly. (Id also suspect that not having armpit hair would make non-gel deoderants last longer). It is also something no one is actually supposed to be able to see...

So why arn't guys supposed to shave their Armpits? I really don't understand the concept... It isn't like "Socks with Sandles" where it looks odd (I don't wear sandles because I can't wear socks with them...).

Please fill me in to this deeply kept manly secret that alludes me.

[Duke 2.0]

 Just one of those things us guys think attracts the ladies but really turns them off unless they happen to have a particularly rare fetish.

 Like beards. Shocked the hell out of me when I found that one out.

[Dasleah]

I never realised that there was a rule against it. If you need to do it, do it - if you get shit from people about doing it, just say you're a swimmer. That, or stop caring about the stupid things people say.

[Creamcorn]

  Armpit hair is really nasty imo, especially when it's all wiry, and sticks out when a guy lifts his arm, gross.

[Frelock]

Theoretically speaking, high amounts of body hair indicate a high amount of testosterone.  As a high level of testosterone is desirable in a mate, a male with more body hair more often is chosen for his supposedly greater ability to breed.  In the words of my German Civilization teacher: "Who would the woman want?  The clean but boring scholar, or the wild hairy satyr of the forest?"  Evidently, most women throughout history would have gone for the satyr if they were looking for physical pleasure.  Body hair really only went out of fashion a few hundred years ago (if that).  Long ago, it was all about the beards and other hair (Romans and far eastern cultures excepted).

So, in sum, it's a "manly" tradition which stays with us from the good ol' days.  Standards of beauty have changed, somewhat, and body hair is now moderately obsolete (unless, of course, you're like me and are too lazy to shave ).

Also, I should point out here that everything is a matter of personal preference.  The statements made above are Theoretical only, and by no means conclusive of humans as a species.  I'm only talking about cultural trends here, not whether it will work for you as an individual.  Do as you will.

[PTTG??]

...The clean but boring scholar, or the wild hairy satyr of the forest?...

Of those two categories, isn't it odd that DF's players are of one type, and it's characters are of the other?
Except, of course, Elves.

[KaelGotDwarves]

Depends really.

You can't lump all females(or people) together. Some love hair and some don't, just like how some love beards and chest hair and some don't.

I know women who prefer everything shaved, chest, legs, pubes, etc - because it's all nice and soft when you get intimate.

Many merely like things trimmed and under control (not gross and everywhere).

Some girls love the manly mane everywhere 

[Duke 2.0]

 My generalizations are to be taken with a grain of salt. While such girls do exist, all of the ones I know(More than you think!) have answered my questions on the matter.

 

[cowofdoom78963]

Hair shows that you are a man, its dosent matter if its attractive or not. Women dont grow beards (normaly) and have less hair then men, so obviously unless your some sort of woman(or a swimmer) then you should have plenty of hair.

[Neonivek]

Hair shows that you are a man, its dosent matter if its attractive or not. Women dont grow beards (normaly) and have less hair then men, so obviously unless your some sort of woman(or a swimmer) then you should have plenty of hair.

Then why does facial not count? (which to admit... I kinda want to wax/pluck off... Which oddly is ALSO considered "Not something a male should do" unless I guess... I am gay (Im not)... but that is due to unfair steriotypes)

I think I just said a convo killer

[cowofdoom78963]

Hair shows that you are a man, its dosent matter if its attractive or not. Women dont grow beards (normaly) and have less hair then men, so obviously unless your some sort of woman(or a swimmer) then you should have plenty of hair.

Then why does facial not count? (which to admit... I kinda want to wax/pluck off... Which oddly is ALSO considered "Not something a male should do" unless I guess... I am gay (Im not)... but that is due to unfair steriotypes)

I think I just said a convo killer

I think all hair counts, that is. Except for the hair on your head.(err, you know. regular hair)

[Pandarsenic]

 Just one of those things us guys think attracts the ladies but really turns them off unless they happen to have a particularly rare fetish.

 Like beards. Shocked the hell out of me when I found that one out.

o_O Most of the girls I know approve of my beard. Huh.

Also, trichitillomania = great reason to get rid of armpit hair. Or pubic hair for that matter.

[Kagus]

There are no rules regarding hair, only personal preference.  Yours and theirs.

I know people who are disgusted by bodily hair, and others who are equally turned off by a lack thereof.  It is impossible to appease everybody, so just do what you want to do.  Eventually you'll find someone who wants you for how you like being, which means you just hit the jackpot.


Me, I'm a hairy bastard.  I have hair in places dogs shouldn't have hair.  You can tie braids in my armpit hair, and small animals sometimes get lost in the forest of my nether regions.  I won't say I particularly like it, but I've done something not everyone here has.  I tried shaving it off.

That was hell.  It took me ages to shave off my armpit and chest hair, and I used up an insane amount of shaving cream.  Afterwards, I looked like an underage alien.  Not quite the effect I was hoping for (tip: I wouldn't recommend shaving off your chest/stomach hair unless you have well-defined musculature).

The weeks after that were downright nasty.  My armpits smelled worse than before, my shirts became itching, burning hell due to the stubble (which was too small to shave off fully), and I couldn't bear to take my shirt off due to the ridiculous appearance.

I'm definitely not doing that again.


If you want to have a hair-free body, be prepared to maintain the upkeep.  You'll need to wax and shave regularly, and you'll also have to deal with the cruel joke that is hair's response to regular removal (it grows faster the more you shave).  I can't bring myself to do it, but then again I'm not particularly bothered by my hair.


I shave my facial hair though.  That's just because I prefer a clean-shaven appearance or light stubble over a full beard.  At least on my body.


So, really, do whatever you damn well want.  People who try to put rules and standards on style and appearance are not worth listening to.

[I3erent]

Is it bad to shave your nuts?

[Neonivek]

Well mostly I want to shave my armpits because it always has a bad reaction to my deoderant... so... yeah...

Is it bad to shave your nuts?

The odd thing... is that there is an implication that someone would see...