Having had some of my pubic hair shaved recently (in preparation for a medical procedure), I can say that it feels... interesting. Not unpleasant. Nor was I particularly irritated by it growing back. I think my body hair must not be particularly abrasive, even in the stubble stage.
That wasn't the first time. I shaved my pubic hair completely once, wa-a-ay back before I met my wife. Nobody was in a position to notice *ahem*. At this point I couldn't tell you why: I just felt like it. It obviously didn't satisfy me enough to continue. On the other hand, I used an electric razor, which didn't do as good as job as I would have hoped.
I did have a more or less constant erection for weeks thereafter, though. Is it inappropriate to be turned on by the look and feel of my own hairless skin? I have to admit, that's cool.
On another occasion, I tried Nair on a patch of my upper thigh, and was astonished to see that it actually does work as advertised. (Frankly, I was expecting to learn that the manufacturer had overstated the effectiveness of the product.)
Unfortunately, I was a little too impressed. The next time, I tried removing the hair on my balls. (The package does say not to use it there. Should've paid attention.) They were fine, but the extremely sensitive skin on either side of them (between my groin and my leg) felt like it was on fire! Aargh! And, as you probably know, Nair doesn't rinse off easily.
I am not thrilled by the sight of my own body hair, and if it were simple to do so (and if I knew how she would react) I would probably remove it. Men, however, face a decision here that women don't: once you start removing hair, where do you stop? Wouldn't it look odd, to have an otherwise hairy body and a hairless crotch?
I've seen it suggested that men should use a beard trimmer to shorten and thin pubic hair, for a cleaner look and "because trimming a tree makes the trunk look longer." I've been doing this lately, thinning it to approximately the same density as my leg hair. (Again, for no easily explainable reason, just because I felt like it. And I find I like the look of it.) I can only deduce, since you haven't noticed, that you have no strong aversion.
I have never shaved with a razor blade. Ever. So it just doesn't occur to me to use one on my pubic hair.
The most any partner really has a right to expect, absent a specific request, is to keep it clean. Past that, hair should never show around the edges of a bathing suit. That's the only time a pubic trim is really, how shall I say it, socially expected. I reject the theory that, in these enlightened times, it is ever somehow required.
Styles have changed while I wasn't paying attention. The last time I saw Playboy regularly (back when I subscribed to it), pubic hair was shaved only for neatness' sake, to present a clear line of demarcation at the edge of the "bikini area" - or to remove hair that would show. That is, to create the illusion of natural growth, just neater. Now, it appears, most women pictured remove most of their pubic hair, leaving only a "landing strip" (sometimes only a tuft) at the top of the pubic area. That is, for a woman in a standing pose, her labia are now clearly visible. I had an attack of fogeyhood looking at these photos. (Playboy never used to show labia.) I suppose it's no sillier than shaving underarm hair.
Perhaps this is due to the ever-shrinking bathing suit.
There now exists something called a "chip" bikini, consisting of a narrow thong, held on by a nearly-invisible thread. The bottom barely covers the labia and anus. The two top pieces are slightly smaller and cover the aureoles. A woman would have to remove almost every hair on her body to wear them.
There's also something called a sideless g-string, which looks like something Margaret Brundage might have painted for the cover of an old issue of Weird Tales.
Well. I don't have any great desire for either of us to be completely shaved - but I have no objection to it, either. I find the idea ("more naked than naked", one website calls it) surprisingly intriguing, but this may simply be my desire to look closely at her clitoris and vagina at length - a desire which can be accommodated without shaving. It seems like a lot of work for not much return. But then, how much more work can it be than legs?
She's done no significant trimming in the years I've known her (that I know of), and this is OK with me. I am occasionally curious to know what she would look like shaved, but not enough to work up the courage to ask.
When I read comments by women on the subject, those who are put off by the idea seem to think that they will look pre-pubescent, and don't want to attract men who want that. I'll confess that I'm fascinated by the look of a shaved pussy, but not for that reason. I can't speak for all men, but for me, the look and shape of the female sex organ is the standard of beauty against which all else is measured. It's a shame that it spends most of its time obscured by foliage.
Another thought women might consider: Men are visual. You can't blame us for being unfamiliar with the geography of your nether region if we never see it clearly.
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