Back Hair - Gross or not?

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  • PeanutButterLuver71
    PeanutButterLuver71 Posts: 220 Member
    back hair = gross
  • 1996gtstang
    1996gtstang Posts: 279 Member
    It's part of being a man. People can deal with it.
  • thewong92
    thewong92 Posts: 2 Member
    My boyfriend has a lot of body hair. It doesn't bother me one bit. Ok, well, maybe a little BUT only because his back itches all the time because of it and guess who has to scratch it lol

    Haha. I hear ya on that one.
  • dirty_dirty_eater
    dirty_dirty_eater Posts: 574 Member
    On the serious side...I have to say, it's a real treat to read about how people think that a body feature you have, and have no real control over, is gross or not.

    If you are answering "Gross," please picture a physical aspect you possess and don't like. Let me know what it is, I'd like to start a thread about it.
  • RhonndaJ
    RhonndaJ Posts: 1,615 Member
    It's hair. It's natural. It's not gross.

    The whole hairlessness on men thing I find somewhat disturbing.
  • dirty_dirty_eater
    dirty_dirty_eater Posts: 574 Member
    On the serious side...I have to say, it's a real treat to read about how people think that a body feature you have, and have no real control over, is gross or not.

    If you are answering "Gross," please picture a physical aspect you possess and don't like. Let me know what it is, I'd like to start a thread about it.

    And now I hate myself just a little...not for the back hair, but for allowing myself to be butt-hurt over anything said here.

    The shame of it all!
  • vbrent07
    vbrent07 Posts: 115
    I don't think that it matters at all and it's not gross, some people are hairy while others aren't. My son is 6 and already has a hairy back because he's on steroids for muscular dystrophy. I do have to say that a long time ago when I was a kid, I made fun of someone because of back hair. That wasn't because I was shallow, I was just really angry at that person!
  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
    I agree with the person who said it's weird that we're all trying to look like children. Whatever naturally grows on a person post-puberty is just fine with me. I see no reason that everybody *must* get rid of it or they're gross. Growed-*kitten* adults can shave/groom whatever they want to, but anything that can remove body hair is either sharp, hot, or otherwise potentially damaging and is going nowhere near my crotch! :noway: #knowwhereyourlineis
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    Body hair in general is not a personal preference of mine. At all.
  • ponycyndi
    ponycyndi Posts: 858 Member
    On the serious side...I have to say, it's a real treat to read about how people think that a body feature you have, and have no real control over, is gross or not.

    If you are answering "Gross," please picture a physical aspect you possess and don't like. Let me know what it is, I'd like to start a thread about it.

    This is hilarious, considering almost the entire female population is shamed into removing any and all body hair, as it is "offensive"to look at.


    Personally, my husband has back hair and its super sexy, along with the rest of him. On anyone else: Ew. No.

    Do i point? Make degrading comments? Give grooming tips? Nope. I look the other way..
  • Atarahh
    Atarahh Posts: 485 Member
    it's more gross in the summer time when a man sweats and just to see the wet hair UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    I personally would want to feel a nice smooth back
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    On the serious side...I have to say, it's a real treat to read about how people think that a body feature you have, and have no real control over, is gross or not.

    If you are answering "Gross," please picture a physical aspect you possess and don't like. Let me know what it is, I'd like to start a thread about it.

    There's plenty of ways to control it. Body hair is quite controllable. Laser, wax, shave, nair, to name a few. But again, a lot of people don't think it's gross. So grow hair/remove hair, whatever YOU prefer.
  • FitWarrior7
    FitWarrior7 Posts: 332 Member
    Make your wife/gf shave it. Win!
  • StarChanger
    StarChanger Posts: 605 Member
    Heh, awesome question!

    As a 20-something woman, back hair was DEFINITELY a turn-off. Ewwww gross, NASTY.....And then I met my hairy beast of a hubby at 26.

    Now I shave it for him when he thinks his back may be seen in public (summer, boats, etc) and I have no problem with his hairy-ness laying next to me snoring in bed. I love him to pieces and I accept him with all of his glorious silverback. ;)

    Other hairy men?? Blech.

    Love conquers all....... :drinker: :bigsmile:
  • fallenoaks50
    fallenoaks50 Posts: 84
    Back hair doesn't bother me. My husband doesn't like it though. He had all of his laser removed.
  • Atarahh
    Atarahh Posts: 485 Member
    wait until a man with back hair sweats and you see a big sweat spot on their lower back...yuck! yuck! yuck!
    i dont want to see that

    chest hair is also BIG No!
  • StarChanger
    StarChanger Posts: 605 Member
    chest hair is also BIG No!

    I used to feel the same way....and, again, hubby completely changed my opinion. He's only 38 and his chest hair is going prematurely grey / white, and I STILL love it. Now I look at chest hair as "manly man" in my head. It's silly, because there are certainly plenty of non-hairy manly men (that are really, really hot!), but a hairy chest is definitely NOT a deal breaker anymore.
  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
    wait until a man with back hair sweats and you see a big sweat spot on their lower back...yuck! yuck! yuck!
    i dont want to see that

    chest hair is also BIG No!
    I feel like people who react like this are going to spend a large portion of their lives upset and grossed out by something that's perfectly normal. It reminds me of one of my friends who always tells me that she's going to dye my hair when it goes gray. Well, it's been going gray for years, and it'll be gray for a lot longer than it was brown if I have anything to say about it! :laugh: It's weird that something like someone else's appearance could cause so much consternation.
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    humans are mammals. mammals have hair.

    I'm totally neutral about back hair. I like hairy men generally, but that's more about beard, chest hair and happy trails :love: but back hair isn't something that I'm bothered about either way.

    OP - if a woman loves you, she'll love all of you. And if she prefers your body hair a certain way, then it should be a preference (and not OMG remove it now it's gross!!!), but it's ultimately your decision.
  • dirty_dirty_eater
    dirty_dirty_eater Posts: 574 Member
    On the serious side...I have to say, it's a real treat to read about how people think that a body feature you have, and have no real control over, is gross or not.

    If you are answering "Gross," please picture a physical aspect you possess and don't like. Let me know what it is, I'd like to start a thread about it.

    This is hilarious, considering almost the entire female population is shamed into removing any and all body hair, as it is "offensive"to look at.


    Personally, my husband has back hair and its super sexy, along with the rest of him. On anyone else: Ew. No.

    Do i point? Make degrading comments? Give grooming tips? Nope. I look the other way..

    Not by me. I did the "hairy chicks of Europe" tour about 30 years ago and became pleasantly acclimated.
  • Atarahh
    Atarahh Posts: 485 Member
    This thread is hilarious. Thanks OP for thinking of this topic!
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    so many threads about hairy men......... but so few pictures :sad:
  • salembambi
    salembambi Posts: 5,585 Member
    makes me think of my dad so that = gross
  • ilfaith
    ilfaith Posts: 16,769 Member
    Heh, awesome question!

    As a 20-something woman, back hair was DEFINITELY a turn-off. Ewwww gross, NASTY.....And then I met my hairy beast of a hubby at 26.

    Now I shave it for him when he thinks his back may be seen in public (summer, boats, etc) and I have no problem with his hairy-ness laying next to me snoring in bed. I love him to pieces and I accept him with all of his glorious silverback. ;)

    Other hairy men?? Blech.

    Love conquers all....... :drinker: :bigsmile:

    Same here...although I met my "hairy beast" at 27.
  • ScorpionQwean
    ScorpionQwean Posts: 1,013 Member
    NOT; been w/ silky smoothers and love it....
  • latewinterwolf
    latewinterwolf Posts: 79
    eww sorry i hate back hair its just makes me cringe so much its just grose
  • So_Much_Fab
    So_Much_Fab Posts: 1,146 Member
    Yaaaaah, sorry. Not a fan of excessive back hair. Personal preferences and all that.

    In my whole dating history, I only dated one pretty fuzzy guy - it just worked out that way (meaning I don't specifically look for smoother men). While I wasn't crazy for the fuzz, it wasn't a deal breaker or anything.

    For those saying "my man is all man, complete with lots of hair" keep in mind there are plenty of manly guys that are naturally (no manscaping) not so fuzzy. Mine is one of them!
  • Fullsterkur_woman
    Fullsterkur_woman Posts: 2,712 Member
    makes me think of my dad so that = gross
    Your dad had a penis too (And clearly at least one woman was hot and bothered by him at least once or you wouldn't be here! :tongue: ). Do you think of your dad every time you see one of those? Then isn't it odd that one sexual characteristic that pertains to men would elicit this response and not others?
  • pawnstarNate
    pawnstarNate Posts: 1,728 Member
    My chest and back are pretty naturally smooth. some here some there. I have more on my arms and legs than I ever had on back or chest. at my age it's crazy the places hair shows up though. Nose, ears. I totally give those areas a double check in the mornings because to me there is nothing more distracting than talking to someone and your eyes are fixated on a hair popping out of the top of their nose or top of their ear. :noway:
  • sassypants0923
    sassypants0923 Posts: 7,188 Member
    Anything can be waxed

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