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During the winter months I do not shave at all. During the hotter times of the year I do. I wish it was not neccessary, or if it had to be, why not make men do it as well? I know that they were hunters and needed the hair back five thousand years ago or whatnot but nowadays? They don't need the hair any more than we do, ladies. I wish I didn't feel the self-conscious urge to shave. So stupid. How do you all feel?

Hey, nice job on your boyfriend's end. That would be cool if my boyfriend shaved...

I had a teacher in highschool who was from Germany or someplace, and she didn't shave anywhere. The people in my class were always commenting about how "gross" she was.

I mean, if it's something cultural, isn't it sort of childish to be so offended at the idea? Our culture, our societal ideas of beauty aren't the only ones, and they aren't better than any other culture's.

I just find it sad that women are expected to shave. It's probably a huge bother, and for what? To look "clean"??

I know girls who shave their arms, because they don't want to be "ugly". So...they want full hair on their head, but nowhere else?

Plus, guys are starting to expect girls to shave "down there". I was watching some talk show, Dr. Phil or Oprah or something, and this guy was complaining about how his wife had "let herself go". When asked to elaborate, he said "she doesn't get Brazilian waxes anymore." gonk

I like the smoothness 4laugh
That's why I do it! 3nodding

I shave my armpits and my legs (not as often in Winter as in Summer though), but I still think that it's perfectly fine if other people don't. What I do is the best for me, but it isn't necessarily what is best for others.

Sometimes I shave my legs / armpits - simply because I enjoy how smooth I feel afterwards. I refuse to shave off my pubes, that just weirds me out. I'll shave a little though to "neaten" it. xD

I shave my arms pretty much year-round, mainly for comfort reasons. I shave my legs when it's time to wear capris and shorts because I look like a gorilla otherwise, and I like the silky-smooth feel of my legs when they're freshly shaved, but I'm lazy so sometimes wearing shorts gives me a little motivation. And I shave my bikini line because I get really self-conscious when those coarse, black hairs are poking out of my bathing suit.

I also don't like my hairy arms and "peach fuzz" so when those get out of hand, I just bleach.

I don't think women have to shave at all, and sometimes I contemplate not shaving, but in the end I do because I just want to. But if a woman doesn't want to, she shouldn't be made to feel like she has to.