Shaving legs? How can i get away with it in every day life?

[carysmarie]

What an issue!? lol. just don't know how to to get away with shaving and doing every day things without people picking up on it.......as you may've guessed i dress indoors only....but my SO is well aware and very supportive to me. HELP!?......

Carys

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[Paola Lobos]

Carys,
I shave my lower legs and recently needed to go into the hospital for an emergency. At one point I told the doctor examining me that I was an avid bicyclist. He said: "Oh, I wondered why you shaved your legs." I never have heard of a bicyclist shaving his or her legs but decided not to correct him. Frankly, he didn't seem very curious. I also was wearing pinkish panties -- a unisex design -- that attracted absolutely no attention. So my recommendation: Shave them!
Paola

[carysmarie]

Ha ha ha, quality bit of story.....like it alot.....just really nervous bout it all. X

[Dressing Jill]

I shave mine and wear shorts all the time and no one has ever said anything. But of course I am muscled up and I guess no one has the balls to say anything.LOL.......

Do what you want as long as you don't hurt anyone.

[minirach88]

I have never put my leg hairs to the razor myself but I do know if you are a hardcore road cyclist, you want to shave your legs and arms.

Now they joke that it makes them a little more aerodynamic since road bikers are often obsessed with loosing the tiniest bit if air drag (and spend thousands of dollars for specialized equipment) but shaving does have a purpose. Apparently having no hair on the skin will help heal road rash faster than it would with hair.

Just get some spandex and a road bike and now you are legitimately shaven

[carysmarie]

thanks hun, will just ave to go for it i think.... will speak to my SO first tho...

[rachel_rachel]

I told my wife i was going to do it.. She said that i wouldn't so i made her stand there while i started. Been a bit lazy of late and they've grown a fair bit, but i will be doing again soon. My mother also commented on it while we were swimming a few weeks ago... I said it makes me go faster!

[Bernadina]

I don't think anyone will care if its Ok with your SO. No need to explain to anyone. Its none of their business. I've kept my legs and arms hairless for 10 years. Wouldn't be caught dead in shorts with hairy legs.

You could always say its a Doc. Martin thing and leave anyone who asks puzzled.

[gender_blender]

How about this plan: just freaking do it and stop caring what others think.

[Terri Andrews]

I have shaved legs,arms ,chest ,etc for years and seldom get any comments .

[Olivia]

Oh geez, just shave the damned things! They are your legs dear. Sod anyone who doesn't like it...sheesh. Shave 'em and keep them shaved, believe me, no one else gives a f*ck. amhik...been there, did that, no one cares.
Olivia

[Sondra Rhonda]

I use magic powder and do my whole body from the neck down, no hair anywhere, no one has ever said a word. Its your body, do what makes you feel good and don't worry about others or what they have to say. I get the powder at any store and their easy to use, works great.

[Joni Marie Cruz]

Hi Rhonda-

Out of curiosity, what is "magic powder"? I've never heard of it, can you let us know who makes it and if it has product name other than "magic powder"?

Thanks.

Oh, and fwiw, back to the OP about the whole shaving thing, like so many of the other girls here, I am totally shaved from nose to toes, no one has ever said a word. I wear shorts and t-shirts in the summer and while I'm sure people may have noticed, nobody has ever come up to me and said anything. Just go for it.

Hugs...Joni Mari

I use magic powder and do my whole body from the neck down, no hair anywhere, no one has ever said a word. Its your body, do what makes you feel good and don't worry about others or what they have to say. I get the powder at any store and their easy to use, works great.

[karynspanties]

How about this plan: just freaking do it and stop caring what others think.

My sentiments exactly. There is waaayyy to much of this going on. Just do it. If you want to wear panties 24/7......just do it. If you want to underdress....just do it. If you want to buy something at a store (lingerie, make-up, etc,...) just do it!!!!!!!

Man o man, sometimes I read these topics and I just want to rip what hair I have left on my head right out.

[rebecca_morris_75]

Man o man, sometimes I read these topics and I just want to rip what hair I have left on my head right out.

Off topic, but I want to do this when I see the same topic 3 or 4 times in different threads right on the front page! There is a search function for a reason.

[Marissa Anne]

I just came back from an afternoon with close friends, who were maybe 2 feet from my legs at some points, and never had a clue or didn't indicate that they noticed.

Just do it. It's no big deal. I shave my arms and hands too. (actually a full body wax, but that's another story).

Marissa

[christinek]

I shave my legs and arms and no one has ever said a thing, if they do my answer is I swim for my exercise regimen. I am athletic so no one would question it. But the farther I fall into this rabbit hole the less I care what people think. I wear earring in both ears 24,7,365 an not a sole cares ( I work in a very professional environment were life's may be at stake) I match my earrings to my shirt color. Pink,Green, Blue, and so on.


Christine

[Emme]

I see you are 35. At that age most of us older girls had a secret too. At around age 45 or so we began to not much care who know our "secret". I first shaved at age 36, 1979 or so... who counts. Shaved the axilla too. (arm pits) could not stop. I would start to grow hair and it HAD to go! Wife complained about the leg stubble. I used to sit with tweezers for hours to get rid of the leg hair. Enter the Sharper Image epliator $86.00 and I had to have one. next time I went to town I got my first epilator. A wonderful machine. NO STUBBLE wife is Happy. Now when she rubs my legs she says how nice they feel. Life is good.

DO NOT SHAVE!!! PULL THOSE LITTLE SYMBOLS OF MANHOOD AND GET ON WITH LIFE.

Honestly you are the only one who cares. Put a little money on a jar every time someone says something about your beautiful legs and in 10 years you will be able to buy a spot of tea!

It is actually becoming popular in the USA to shave most men's hair!

[Carly D.]

I never have worn shorts that much since my high school days, so I don't worry about anyone seeing my legs.. I'm in the closet still and shave my legs regularly and have for the past ten years give or take.. about the only thing I can say is shave your legs and just assume nobody cares one way or the other..

[shypaula]

Hi, I've been shaving my legs, arm and pits for about five or six years and nobody has said anything even my wife. Amazingly I got more comments about my lack of hair on my legs before I started shaving. If some guy ever did I would counter with "Why are you looking at my legs"
Paula

[Hope]

What an issue!? lol. just don't know how to to get away with shaving and doing every day things without people picking up on it.......as you may've guessed i dress indoors only....but my SO is well aware and very supportive to me. HELP!?

Seriously, no one is going to notice. Think I'm kidding? How often do you check out guys legs when they wear shorts? Yeah. Unless you are Brad Pitt, no one checks you out all that much either.

Point 2. Check out some guys legs next time you are out. Notice how lots of guys have some pretty minimal leg hair? Notice how it is hard to tell if they have any leg hair at all? Do you think all of the less hairy guys shave? Of course not.

Point 3. No one will EVER say anything to you. Why? Next time you are sitting around with your buddies having a beer, try saying this: "Hey Ken, nice legs!" Yeah. Even if Ken IS checking out your legs, he isn't going to get caught checking out your legs.

Point 4. If some one DOES check you out, and DOES say something - put on your big girl panties and say something like "Yup, that is just how I roll." If they press you (they won't) just tell them your wife likes it, or that you like it, or that your follicles were damaged in a horrible friendly-fire napalm accident in 'Nam (that will shut them up right there if you do it right) or something. Just because someone sees your sexy legs, doesn't mean you have to tell them you like pantyhose. The key is to be un-f&(k-with-able. Trust me, as a long time jerk, there is nothing so deflating as someone who doesn't care if I tease them.

Trust me. No one has EVER said 1 word about MY legs.

[AlannahNorth]

I've shaved my legs off and on over the past five years or so, and not once did anyone ever comment or give any funny looks. It's not that big a deal. If anyone ever does ask me - "I like them this way - so what?"

Also, I trim my chest and stomach very short, and my arms and hands. Several times I've had my hands waxed. Same story.

[kymmieLorain]

I have been shaving my legs for about 7 years and don't worry about it anymore. Last year when I had my motorcycle accident no one in the hospital said a word about my legs, and only got one comment on my painted toes.

Kymmie Lorain

[Sweet Jane]

i've noticed that no one really cares whether your legs are shaved or hairy....just shave them and be done with it.....

[Sally2005]

Since removing the hair on your arms and legs reduces drag, I think I might try it as a way to control my desire to CD...

When I do it this fall its going to be in preparation for halloween CDing so my excuse will simply be that I always wanted to try it, what's wrong with that?