Wow. People actually criticized you for having your choice of hairstyle? How sad. While I have a small head , I’ve got curly hair with plenty of cow licks . With short hair, those cow licks are untameable and it took too long to style . Long hair for me is , by far, the easiest to maintain. Throw it in a braid or put it in a bun. It’s takes about 5 minutes. Good luck growing out those layers.
Guess it's only fair to ask, How do you feel about women over 60 with SHORT hair?
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treeguy64
Hari Om, y'all!
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Short, long, young, old...... I could give a #$%^! It's who the person is, NOT what their hair length is, or their age!
I sit on the fence when it comes to hair length, and as with most other things, both long and short suit different people - regardless of age.
Em in Ohio
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Yup - I can totally relate! The baby clips and baby hair bands won't even stay in my hair!
mine either. i got my hair from my daddy. lol! his has been that way his whole life.
I don't recall ever hearing a man ask if he should change his hairstyle. I've had short hair for decades. My hair is very thick and in the summer it feels like I'm wearing a knit hat. So, I have a 'not too short' pixie so I can feel a breeze flow through it in hot weather and it still looks good in the winter after I pull one of my winter hats off - just run my fingers through it and it looks great. I kind of feel sorry for women with long hair. They don't seem comfortable with it. Always pushing it back out of their faces - out of their way. 'To each her/his own' as the saying goes.
fmdog44
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Love short hair on all ages. It makes them appear more self confident. Our hairs dries out as we age and long hair looks funky when it is dry and long. Women's hair styles in the 40's were the worst of all decades.
treeguy64
Hari Om, y'all!
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Some woman look gorgeous with no hair. Sinead O’Connor is one of them and so is Cetrice Webber from The Voice. She’s beautiful, sexy and can sing like nobody else
I think I would also but if I had no choice I’ll friggin’ ROCK the look.
Em in Ohio
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In my opinion, this calls for some images to illustrate your point, fmdog44!
Don M.
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My wife keeps her hair fairly short....goes to the beauty shop every 4 or 5 weeks for a trim. That's fine with me...I can understand the PITA of keeping long hair combed and washed, etc.
JaniceM
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I got that for a period of time when I was not yet 27 years old! One of my squirrely sisters-in-law insisted no one past high school should have long hair because it allegedly pulls down the muscles in your face..
See this is what bugs me. I don't think anyone has the right to give you crap for the length of hair you choose to have on your head. I've seen residents in nursing homes with long hair. I bought a beautiful butterfly clip for one of the ladies one year at Christmas. I'm 54 and I sometimes wear pigtails. Anybody says anything I really don't care.
JaniceM
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fancicoffee13
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During the COVID-19 my hair got longer, so when I went for a hair cut, I am going for a longer style and I added color. I go to a school where a lot of seniors go for cheaper haircuts. I am liking it a lot so far.
Nozzle36
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I had quite long hair while I was in grammar school; I lived with an older farm couple who had no children of their own. I was moved to town at the beginning of 7th grade to a different family and had my hair cut quite short.. Most of my adulthood I kept it at mid length. I have naturally wavy hair (almost curly hair at shorter lengths). Now I get it cut really short 2 times a year and let it grow out for 6 months. Hate having to sit around waiting to be taken by the cutter. That works for me. I'm not a big fan of long hair - especially on older women, but each to his own. People should wear their hair in whatever style and length suits them.
My younger sister (age 67) got her hair cut very short and my husband liked it so much he kept nagging me to cut mine, too. When I did, I had all these people telling me how much better I looked. Made me wonder, how bad did I look before?
But we both really like having short hair and have no plans to grow it back again.
But we both really like having short hair and have no plans to grow it back again.