Why are Men so down on women who cut their hair short? (product, light)

[st33lcas3]

I could care less about a woman's hair length. A beautiful woman is beautiful no matter if her hair is short or long.

[calipoppy]

Short hair works better on women who are very feminine, slender and pretty. That or you can often end up with the Lesbian or Midwest Mom syndrome.

[sweetchas]

Anne's features are to big for short hair but short hair can be cute I just think that it's a little high maintenance.

[aspentree]

Originally Posted by AnywhereElse

I often wonder why this discussion is not about men. I think a lot of it is a control issue. Long hair requires so much time and effort on the part of the person that wears it. No one should dictate such an individual thing for another person. Who cares what men think? If you spend your life trying to please someone else, you will never find happiness for yourself.

I agree with this. If I have my hair longer than shoulder length it takes considerable effort to make it look nice. Depending on the weather this could mean styling it multiple times in a day to keep it from looking limp. I'd go on here but I don't want to bore anyone. In my opinion most women of a certain age really can't pull off a long wash and wear style. Longer hair just means more work all around. When I used to have longer hair years ago I had a fairly long routine that required me to get up at least two hours early to have enough time to wash and style my hair.

[aspentree]

Originally Posted by KittenSparkles

I think long hair is sensual- it moves, it can be silky, shiny, and appear soft. It feels good to touch. It softens facial features. I can understand why men like it. I am a hetero female and I think most women look better with long hair. There is something very beautiful about long, healthy, silky hair.

But it hasn't always been popular- if you look at high school year books from the 1950's, for example, most of the girls in them had short hair cuts.

Long hair is sensual if the person has nice hair and it is styled nicely. Not everyone really can grow out a head of hair that looks nice long.

On a person with thinning hair or a person that never gets it trimmed...shorter hair is a much better alternative.

[KittenSparkles]

My long hair used to be much more wash and wear, but now I need to either put it in hot rollers, or use a curling iron or flat iron on it as its become much coarser. When I do curl or straighten it, its very thick and shiny and looks great. I had a Keratin Smoothing treatment done twice, which gave me super straight, shiny hair, but it was super flat with no volume and I felt like a drowned rat in it. It made me realize what people with thin, straight hair feel like. I've never had that problem, but it gave me more empathy for them and made me understand why they might not want long hair. Luckily I only have to do my hair twice a week, so its bearable, but its definitely more work than when I was in my 20's.

[stevemorse]

because most of the women who cut their hair short look much older and like old fat housewifes! Also they are too lazy to style it.

[annika08]

Originally Posted by sunset2000

Is this Amish to you:



How about this:

Can't say for the second pic, but in the first one she has very obvious extensions.

[KathrynAragon]

I've had very short hair for about twenty years, and I love it.

I got divorced when I was in my early forties, and so I began dating again. I had no shortage of dates at ALL, and absolutely zero negative comments about my hair. In fact, men generally complimented me on it. And women will stop me in my tracks out in public and ask who does my hair.

When I met my husband, we began dating in earnest immediately. A few dates into the relationship, he told me that he had never - NEVER - dated a woman with short hair before. He also told me, in the same sentence (good man) that he liked my short hair.

I've let it grow out some and then cut it back off since we've been married. Currently, I'm letting the top grow out while keeping the part around the nape of my neck pretty short - about collar length. Actually my hair around my ears and neck is usually less than an inch long and has been for most of the past twenty years - other than my fling last year trying longer hair just to see (didn't much care for it).

I am a natural redhead but play around with color a lot. Here are a few pictures of me over the last five years - I dunno, but it seems I much prefer the shorter look on myself - I always go back to it.

Please note that I believe I look very feminine (I AM very feminine) with short hair. Nothing "butch" about me - and I've never been called that by anyone!

My usual short style (color may vary!):





Trying out longer hair and a different color last year -- TOO MUCH WORK!:


Longer look - in between - trying this out for awhile:


To my husband's credit, he never criticizes me about my hair color or style. About the only thing he's ever said to me is that he prefers my hair darker rather than lighter - he didn't much care for the blonde highlights (and neither did I). But hey, never know unless you try, right?

[SPECFRCE]

Give me a woman with short hair any day of the week. Honestly I prefer a woman with short hair; Extremely elegant!!!