In light of the recent BJ question, how does everyone feel about shaving (NSFW)?

A lady (lesbian) answering here. I’m not a big fan of having it completely shaved. A little landing strip and having that trimmed down is lovely. I don’t need to have her pubes all caught in my teeth. Nor, do I need her looking over at me,and having it look as though I’m donning a moustache.

man, I need to re-read before posting.

I completely agree with @Samantha_Rae…I shave just underneath, but only trim everything else. Is that a turn-off? B/c it looks reeeeeally weird to me when everything is shaved…

I like a shaved lady garden but don’t mind some growth. The issue in some cases can be cleanliness… while I’m sure most women are very meticulous with their hygiene, after some activity sweat and dead cells can accumulate which will make for an unpleasant experience if one were to dive into said garden. Not so with the shaved version.

As far as the male aspect of the question… I trim as a mater of hygiene and have been asked by SO’s in the past to shave… with which i had no issue… until the itching when the hair started growing back!

I think this issue may be generational. As a late-60s hippie child, I am used to wild and woolly, as is my age cohort in general. I don’t really understand the appeal of shaving, especially shaving bald. That to me is tantamount to saying a pre-pubescent mons is more attractive, and frankly, that is pretty skeevy.

Men:Trimming is great, but I don’t think you have to go as far as shaving everything completely.

Personally I shave completely. It just makes me feel better. I’ve never had any complaints so I have always done this.

neatly trimmed is always appreciated, I hate pickin’ my teeth, ugh. clean shaven is fine too (both have their benefits) but I’ve found once you go that route you’ve got to keep it up, just like my beard it gets spiky when it’s coming it.

On my part, I keep it neat (peach fuzz as possible) but not too short so as to get that prickly business, no one likes that.

Manscapping is a must. I don’t like a big bush glaring at me.
I keep neat and trim myself.

Wow you would hate to see this bush. Save the rainforest FTW.

It doesn’t bother me at all to see hair where hair grows naturally.

And you actually have agood point that prickly isn’t fun for either person!

I agree with pdworkin. It keeps changing like jeans from bellbottoms. The little kid (under 10) look is a little sleezy if it is mandated. To me whatever goes in the mouth needs to be shaved on men or women. I’m not into sucking hair,.

Trimmed “down there” is good but definitely not a deal killer. Prickly however is often uncomfortable. Legs are different though, as prickly there doesn’t actually bother me.

Pubic hair is disgusting.

@Ivan Pedophile

A little on the top is fine, but where the actual vulva is should be cleared. But overall, it’s the woman’s business. I’m not the boss of her vagina.

Shaved legs are a yes. Hairy legs are a no.

Gay lady here! I hate it when women shave everything off between the legs. It looks prepubescent and generally freaks me out. Eugh. Trimming is fine, but not strongly preferred unless you’re very very furry. I trim mine down, only because it looks neater (and I am a neat freak) but I am prone to bouts of laziness, especially when single. I have fine and thin hair so it doesn’t make a huge difference, plus I don’t really care that much.

On the subject of legs, I love to feel a girl’s silky smooth legs… But if they don’t get a little gnarly now and then, how are you gonna appreciate it when they are smooth? Lukily for me, shaving once a week keeps mine fluctuating between silky and kinda rough but still shorts-worthy. In the winter, again, I am prone to bouts of laziness and sometimes stop for a week or two… :)

Can I change mine? Not so much the landing strip as having it trimmed right down, and like others have said, the underneath part needs to be shaved.

I once went out with an older woman who didn’t shave a damn thing down there. I didn’t dig it all that much. With wetness it gets all matted together—yuck.

Pubic shaving makes it easier for oral, and legs cut down on carpet burn.

@Sampson I hate that “no hair = child” idea. If that’s really the only difference some people can tell between a 6-year-old and a 26-year-old, there are some huge issues to be resolved.

I’m not a fan of pubic hair at all. But if you’re going to leave it on there for whatever weird reasons, at least keep it trimmed down into a landing strip or whatever. A rainforest is pretty much unacceptable.

@Sarcasm I actually agree with you. I’m just poking fun at @Ivan.

It“s always been advised that you should wash everything you eat and wash hands before eating… The same goes down there…whether it’s all natural, trimmed or shaven, it is best enjoyed when its is palatable, no foul odor, not soiled. . . . needless to say. I don’t make out in the back of the car after a game. . . but I say, neat & trimmed is preferrable, coz I am.

Oh, I’m so glad I’m too old to give a shit.

I like guys trimmed somewhat. Shaven just looks weird to me. And pricklies are BAD.

For myself, I shave it all. Its just easier than trying to maintain a boundary, or so I’ve found. I have an issue with going a little to far trimming on one side and then you have to do the other to look even and then it looks stupid… :P And then you end up shaving it all anyway and starting over from scratch! I don’t like having a bush down there and do the easiest thing, whether or not people like it is up to them. I haven’t had any complaints. ;)

I’ve shaved it all off (hated it), and when then it started to grow back—iiitchy!

@Sampson I kind of assumed you were. But I know there are people out there, even people here on Fluther, who do think that liking the shaved look makes you a pedo.

I agree with @pdworkin that it must be a generational issue. Men shaving their pubic hair? sounds ridiculous to me. I can understand a woman wanting to keep a few stragglers at bay when she is wearing some kind of bathing costume, but anything more than that sounds like a real hassle to keep up with. Horses for courses I guess. What is the problem with hair? Why this sudden revulsion for bodily bits?

I don’t think you could pay me enough to go totally bald down there. A nice, neat, trim—absolutely. Shaving the bikini line is a must, even though I completely hate it. I have very sensitive skin and can’t shave just “stubble” in that area or I break out. :( I have to give it time to grow back a bit before I can shave again. My husband doesn’t seem to mind that part, but he does prefer the trim. He’d like me to totally shave, but as much as I adore him, I can’t do it. Besides, what’s the fun of having red hair if you aren’t going to show it off wherever possible?!

As for my legs, well, I tend to ignore them in the winter for quite a while. If it bothered my husband I’d put more effort into it. In the summer I shave regularly, but not daily. Having light-colored hair can be a blessing!

My husband will keep himself trimmed up and has asked if I wanted him to shave. Knowing what it’s like when hair grows back in that region, I told him he didn’t need to do it on my account. I think it would look a little strange if he went totally bald and I just know I’d giggle a lot.

He used to prefer the bald look in women, but now he says it reminds him of changing diapers and he’d rather see at least a landing strip!

edited to say: I just reread this and would like to clarify that I don’t actually go around showing off my red hair “down there.” I just meant, it’s nice to have the rug match the curtains, or whatever that silly saying is.

I’d be interested in knowing how many of the “pubic hair is unacceptable/disgusting” crowd have had their tastes informed by porn. I suppose that’s another question altogether, though, and I’m probably not going to ask it.

SHAVEEEEEEEEEE. Pubic hair is narsty. @laureth it really has nothing to do with porn, id just rather avoid havin hair in my mouth when im down there. I do the same for my SO and shave as well.

@Sarcasm I completely agree. I don’t understand people saying “omg shaved vaginas are like, pre-pubescent!” If you can’t tell the difference between a child’s vagina and a woman’s vagina, I suggest you do some research.

I don’t understand the “landing strip” idea. When I shave, I don’t see much point in leaving a little patch. Might as well finish the job. Like @MissAusten said, light hair is a blessing, cause the re-growth isn’t noticeable at all. But yeah, I prefer the full-shave. Feels smoother, cleaner, nothing pokes out of my underwear. I’m all for it.

What a bunch of wusses! Anything more than a trim on women looks like porn to me. I’ve never been with anyone who wasn’t fully haired. And I don’t have a problem with hair in my teeth. This fetish with shaving just creeps me out. Yuck!

Awright @daloon! Another Jellie for pubic sanity!

Constant maintenance on bangs, armpits, eyebrows, and legs is enough. I have shit to do. If guys want to get with me they have to deal with hair on my vagina.

Awright @nikipedia!

@nikipedia You go girl! You make me have hope for your generation.

Definitely an age factor at play here…

I don’t shave anywhere – he doesn’t shave anywhere…works great for us.

Why did “velcro” just pop into my head? this does not bode well for my dreams tonight

@Dr_C no..it doesn’t. lol.

@nikipedia Well said! I am a sexually active young woman and shaving down there isn’t worth the time, razorburn, and hassle [edit: we’ll leave it at that].

Guys—be happy that you’re getting some, and don’t be so picky.

p.s. did anyone else get a kick out of @daloon saying ‘you go girl’? I did

@sliceswiththings getting it all down the drain!?! if you keep up on it your shaving its a minimal amount of hair each time. much less than you get from say, your legs.

@uberbatman Ha, I was going to say “the hassle of cleaning out the razor,” which is quite a hassle, but I had just used the word razor. But you’re right, that does seem like a lot, going back to edit:)

My, how times have changed…..what about the (in) famous merkin?

In the Middle Ages (continuing till Victorian times), women would actually wear wigs (merkins) to cover their pubic area…because they had to shave…to avoid lice infestations. Bare areas were not attractive apparently. Ladies of the night wore them to cover up STD sores from working with unclean patrons. Later, men wore them when acting in bawdy theatre acts…to cover up their privates when acting female parts.

Hair today, gone tomorrow.

And that’s the BBC historical anecdote for the evening. :)

@DarlingRhadamanthus O. M. G. I thought I’d never hear about the Merkin again….funniest bit of info, EVER

I’m a dame, one that likes dudes.

I honestly like a hairy body on a guy. It’s kinda funny when you finish up cavorting with a guy and you’ve got his chest hairs all over you. I don’t need a guy to do anything in particular with his pubes so long as he’s clean, and it’s just weird when they totally shave their pubes. I do however find a quarter inch of stubble very pleasant to the touch so the balls will get more love from me if they’ve been given a trim.

@pdworkin + @daloon: Thanks, dudes. Clearly, I should be dating older men.

I’m old, too, and have often wondered what happens to men that pubic hair has to go? If you are getting pubes in your teeth, you are not doing it right, your mouth is not where it should be! Legs and lips separate.

I’m a gay guy, my boyfriend is definitely hairier than I am, he doesn’t shave, and I don’t seem to mind. He’s not like a bear or anything. If it was ridiculous, I’m sure it would be obvious.

I’m male. I prefer either completely hairless or at least trimmed so it’s not so long it looks like a giant hair-monster is crawling out of a girls vagina, trying to engulf the universe in its hairiness.

Now the legs, I do prefer less hair. But I’m not really going to vomit if someone forgot to shave.

I also try to maintain a state of hair-monsterlessness.

I have a very specific preference:
Shaved penis and balls (so I don’t feel hair in my mouth).
Above the penis- trimmed as short as possible, but not shaved.

As for myself, I try to keep a typical landing strip. Sometimes I shave it all off. I am pretty on top of my grooming.

I’m in the old farts’ camp on this and proud to be there! We aged hippies are proud to let our freak flags fly – err, as it were….....

I feel much more comfortable after a nice, clean shave.

@daemonelson Lurve for using hair-monsterlessness (:

@sjmc1989 I feel it’s something everyone should strive for.

It was said that Elvis loved lots of dark pubic hair and white panties.

Hey, being older, I have to compensate. I’m a big fan of shaving. There’s noting worse than hair between your teeth. (that applies to both partners).

It becomes especially important for men because, from experience, hair migrates from your head to other parts of your body. Even my legs are hairier than when I was young.

I’m female and for years I only trimmed but grew to really like the feel of shaved ladybits on myself, not to mention cleaning is a breeze. I appreciate my partner to trim his parts and a—hair if it’s all woolly. I can’t stand the feel of pricklies on my own legs and so shave them.

@janbb…. your freak flag huh?

So my answer has less to do with sex and more to do with what is comfortable. I trim the under parts pretty close and the upper parts to just over and inch. Just makes everything that happens there less comlicated.

The good thing about hair is you get to floss while you eat.