I should of used a different term than "societal norm". Norm of friends and family would be more accurate. They would notice as I a very fury legs! I am not a cyclist so I can't go that route. The only time we both are hairless is if we vacation in a warm weather location during the winter, then my wife shaves. I keep shaving since I don't worry about seeing friends or relatives thousands of miles from home. Although one year at a Mexican resort, we ran into our neighbors. OMG. Now that was awkward explaining my shaved legs, LOL.