I have been growing mine for about two years now. I have had it trimmed once since I started. I love having my hair long the way it feels as it brushes my skin I love it. Funny enough though this is how I came out to my Mom. She had been nagging me to get my hair cut, and I had been refusing adamently. So eventually she asked me why I was so stubborn on this matter. I told her she would not like the answer, but she still wanted to know so I told I was a crossdresser. She really has not cottened to the Idea well, but has not dis-owned me either.