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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsSeriously, when can I stop shaving my legs?
I'll be 68 soon. Still shaving away, even though with my eyesight, I can end up with a shin Mohawk or calf mullet. I can't imagine doing this at age 90!
Wawannabe
(5,681 posts)I wanna know when the hot flashes will be over!!!???
Marthe48
(17,041 posts)I had a hysterecomy in 96, and still have hot flashes :/ my furnace/ac gets a workout, so does my wardrobe :/
Ohiogal
(32,102 posts)Been having them over 10 years now.
fleur-de-lisa
(14,628 posts)Under The Radar
(3,404 posts)Marthe48
(17,041 posts)I'm taking a Zoom exercise class. I tie my shoes as part of the class
Under The Radar
(3,404 posts)Cirque du So-What
(25,989 posts)but I wore gabardine wool trousers during my years in the Navy. My legs are now virtually hairless, all these years later, wherever the wool made contact with my skin.
2naSalit
(86,819 posts)I had so many pairs of worn out jeans at one point that I upholstered my car with them and I still had a lot left over.
Adelante
(28,394 posts)Today. They are your legs to not shave.
Marthe48
(17,041 posts)I noticed my jeans fit better today
shave y legs, it's only because they will be featured in my attire like wearing a dress or shorts or going to the hot springs where I will be wearing bare legs.
Marthe48
(17,041 posts)I'll be in shorts for the next few months
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)Marthe48
(17,041 posts)I was waiting for the guys to weigh in
murielm99
(30,771 posts)The growth there is not that frequent. I shave mostly in the summer, when I go out in shorts. Right now, I am not going out enough to bother.
sl8
(13,929 posts)Marthe48
(17,041 posts)I imagine duct tape would feel about the same!
handmade34
(22,758 posts)...now though... it's about time to shave my moustache oh, and the occasional 2 inch chin hair
Marthe48
(17,041 posts)She never shaved, and never had to. Wish I had listened to her :/ I get the chin bristles, another adventure in guessing where it actually is.
my daughter (who is a licensed esthetician and looks for those things) always points out my errant growths
SharonClark
(10,014 posts)It was probably 40 years ago and I had very little hair on my legs or underarms to begin with.
I felt liberated to stop shaving just like I did when I stopped menstruating.
There are benefits to being an elder woman who doesn't conform to societal expectations of beauty. I simply don't have time for it.
TristanIsolde
(272 posts)It is funny how much of our grooming and attire is dictated by society. I sometimes daydream about inventing my own clothes and grooming habits and accept whatever ridicule or praise comes my way. One of my ideas is wearing pants on your head and bed sheets as a wrap around, who cares, take that clothing industry. But I remember I need to keep my job and maintain the impression that I have not lost it completely.
samnsara
(17,650 posts)..seems to rub the hair off
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,875 posts)So I keep doing it, at least in the summer, and probably will keep doing it as long as I can find my legs.
Marthe48
(17,041 posts)There were only a few times in my life I had to have this chore in my schedule. I can't remember the last time I took the time, but I was among people today (grandkids) lol
MuseRider
(34,131 posts)The problem is at 66 there is not a lot of hair. It is also pretty light and hard to see so I have to feel my way around. I will look down on occasion and see what I missed but I doubt anyone else notices. I lost all the hair under my arms years ago, right after menopause. I was so happy about this but I still do not know why. Hot flashes now going on 13 years but much less every year, finally.
Shin Mohawk or calf mullet! Love that.
Marthe48
(17,041 posts)But even after a hysterectomy, still grows more than I thought.
Buckeye_Democrat
(14,858 posts)Maybe it's different now, but some of the German women that I saw in the 80's had hairier legs and armpits than the men. I started to not notice it so much after awhile.
Edit: I'm joking about moving there. I'm mostly pointing out how it's a cultural contrivance.
elleng
(131,171 posts)I don't remember when I stopped, I'm older than you and mine disappeared at some point, sure don't remember when.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)about two weeks in. Still wear shorts, so still like shaved legs, but then, I am not that bothered if they aren't either. A lot of meh...
Marthe48
(17,041 posts)Some of my friends and relatives are starting to come by. I have a mask, but sometimes I'm wearing shorts
Niagara
(7,682 posts)Only last week, I was wondering the same exact question as it takes up so much valuable time. Anymore, I have to force myself to shave my sasquatch looking legs, but I only do this chore once a week.
Marthe48
(17,041 posts)I am down to about once a season!
hurl
(938 posts)but a few guys actually love female body hair. There's absolutely nothing wrong with what nature bestowed upon you!
Fla Dem
(23,767 posts)has slowed so much, and what does grow is so thin, I think I shave about 4X a year.
LeftInTX
(25,587 posts)Every single eff'ing day. Can't leave the house without shaving, sometimes twice a day.
I also have a beard and mustache that I need to wax weekly and touch up with plucking.
I'm 63 and a half. But I'm Armenian and endowed with too much body hair.