#btw i'm defining short to be shoulder length and above i guess

[novadreii]

Hair and womanhood

Finally got my hair cut. I am in heaven, feel free as a bird. Went from mid-back length to a shoulder length longish bob à la Kylie Jenner. Sorry, not sorry; say what you want about her but her hair and makeup are always banging. Was also able to lop enough off to donate to locks of love which is always nice.

Whenever I do a big chop like this, amid the compliments from others are the wide-eyed women who ask me how I mustered up the courage. "For what?" I ask innocently. "It'll grow back!" They regard me with a fearfully incredulous look, like I must be crazy, but they also wish to try something like it.

My hairdresser was telling me stories of women with long hair who come in for trims, only she has to FIGHT with them to take more than half an inch off (as it depends how far up the damage/split ends go). Some women will just straight up cry each time they cut their hair.

I'm sure that's not the norm but obviously some of us feel this way. How much of our feminity do we tie up (hehe) in our hair, or lack of it? I personally have never been super attached to length, but obviously once I style it I love how it looks and can see the appeal. But it's just not worth it and is not convenient for the ins and outs of daily life. My hair is super thick too so that means I would easily spend 45 mins from start to finish blow drying and curling my hair with the iron to make it wavy and Purdy. I'd rather spend that extra time sleeping in the morning.

As far as having shorter hair goes, I mean, I've never been rejected by a man for not having long enough hair or something lol. And I typically get more compliments when it's shorter. So I definitely don't feel like, uglier or anything. While long flowy hair definitely feels majestic and beautiful, I much prefer the ease and convenience of short hair, and the feeling of looking a little different.

How do you guys feel about your hair? Have you ever cut it short and regretted it, or never looked back? Do you hold a lot of your self-esteem in having long hair, and can you rationalize/articulate why that is? Genuinely curious!