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From: maggie@apollo.uucp (Margaret Daniel)
Newsgroups: net.social
Subject: RE: A Guy's Guide to a Girl's Hair
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Date: Wed, 23-Jul-86 12:39:48 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul 23 12:39:48 1986
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I also found Mark Baker's posting of the Mademoiselle article
about women's hair to be amusing, fun, and almost credible. I'm
not sure what kind of discussion Mark had hoped to start, but it
looks like he found a taker, as Jim Price writes:

> My particular obsession is length, but shiny is right in
> there, too.  I'd like to hear from both guys and gals about their
> feelings associated with hair, its length, its styling, what it really
> says, etc.  I'm especially interested in discussions about VERY long
> hair, e.g. knee length.  I can't tell you why, it just fascinates me. 

> Or am I just totally warped?

________

No, Jim, you're not warped at all -- just typical of the American male.
I have met very few men in this country that are not "fascinated" by 
long hair on women. Although you indicate that other things do count 
(e.g.,shininess) -- what is most telling is that you admit that your
love of hair length is an obsession. 

I used to be a long-haired lady, with lovely golden blonde tresses
falling well below my waist. Unlike many blondes whose hair is very
thin and fine, mine was (and still is) extremely thick and strong. I
wore my hair this long for about 16 years. Now, I wear my hair much
shorter -- just to the ends of my earlobes. My hair is still very
shiny, healthy, and strong. I've never processed or colored it, and
I don't even use a blow dryer or curling iron (i.e., I don't fit the
article's description of the "moussed blonde"). I like it this way ...
but I can hear the horrified cries now ... WHY DID YOU CUT IT???

So I'll explain that. There were really two reasons. First of all,
I wanted to change my image to one that was more mature, sophisticated.
In other words, I got tired of looking forever 18 (I'm 33). The second
reason is one that I'm sure you'll be interested in, Jim. Everywhere
I went, everyone (translated: mostly men) I met remarked about how 
stunning my hair was. Yes, I was called Lady Godiva (no, I'm not the 
one you heard about on the net); they were "fascinated" with my HAIR. 
The point I'm trying to make is that they were more interested in my hair 
than in ME as a whole! Because of their "obsession", they missed a very 
important chance to appreciate my other qualities. 

Well, I know you might find this rather drastic, but I decided that the 
only way to prevent this situation from getting out of hand was to get 
a haircut. My boyfriend at the time told me that he would "just die" if 
I cut my hair. I did it anyway, offering to give him the 24" ponytail 
that was left. The irony of this whole thing is that, I get just as many 
compliments on my looks (including my hair) as I did then -- and my hair
is much easier to take care of. In addition, since I snipped my locks, 
people have begun to notice my blue eyes -- which according to me has
always been my best physical feature anyway. 

When I recently asked my husband (who knew me when my hair was long) 
whether he liked my hair better short or long, he replied "I've always 
liked it any way you've worn it. You'd look pretty even if you had no 
hair at all." ... Now that's MY kind of man!

-- Maggie Daniel
   Apollo Computer
   Chelmsford, Mass.