The dirty hairy truth
I am dirty hairy the hair sleuth. I have had reson to speak to several groups of young women (married and unmarried) about hair. Mind you, all my discussions had to do with hair on the head (that part of the anatomy above the shoulders supported by a neck). I must also add that all my discussions were with women who had medium to long hair.
Long hair is defined as hair that falls below the waist. Medium length hair is anything that falls between the shoulders and waist. Short hair is shoulder length or less. I find this funny because a guy with long hair would only have shoulder length.
So I asked them to describe 'the ideal hair'. Ideal hair is long, black, thick, shiny, silky, smooth, soft, heavy, dense without dandruff, split ends, hair breakage, hair fall or greying.
So I asked them, "Why do you want long hair?". The reasons ranged from, "I feel better about myself when I look in the mirror" to "A prospective groom will expect me to have long hair." The threat of being rejected as a bride for want of long hair is very real for some women. However for most women, long hair is one of the ways to get attention from both men and women.
Most women with long hair do not think they are beautiful or that they fit popular perceptions of 'beautiful'. They grow long hair thinking, "I am not beautiful at least I have long hair." So the next time you see a woman with long hair from the back, chances are that she will have a face that can make a thousand ships sink themselves voluntarily.
According to them, a girl with long hair grew up in a conservative, strict, rigid household with little or no freedom. This girl is more likely to show interest in classical dance, music, house keeping and cooking. She is not an extrovert and speaks when she is spoken to. She appears to have more girl friends than boyfriends. She is homely and has greater chances of getting married quickly as men want to marry 'homely' girls. She is also likely to have saris and other conservative traditional articles of clothing and little or no cosmetics.
According to them, a girl with short hair is bold, assertive, confident, extroverted wears western clothes (jeans / skirts) and uses plenty of cosmetics. She is ambitious and has aspirations of getting a job like an air hostess or model. She smokes, drinks and has more boyfriends than girl friends. This girl believes that she is beautiful otherwise and hence does not need long hair. She listens to popular western music like Michael Jackson.
After all this talk the truth was finally revealed. Women want to have versatile medium length hair. Hair that can be worn traditionally or that looks good with traditional clothes and hair that can be worn with western clothes. They want to have the best of both worlds (short hair and long hair). With versatile medium length hair, they can be the long haired girl with family and the short haired girl with friends and peers.
Long hair is defined as hair that falls below the waist. Medium length hair is anything that falls between the shoulders and waist. Short hair is shoulder length or less. I find this funny because a guy with long hair would only have shoulder length.
So I asked them to describe 'the ideal hair'. Ideal hair is long, black, thick, shiny, silky, smooth, soft, heavy, dense without dandruff, split ends, hair breakage, hair fall or greying.
So I asked them, "Why do you want long hair?". The reasons ranged from, "I feel better about myself when I look in the mirror" to "A prospective groom will expect me to have long hair." The threat of being rejected as a bride for want of long hair is very real for some women. However for most women, long hair is one of the ways to get attention from both men and women.
Most women with long hair do not think they are beautiful or that they fit popular perceptions of 'beautiful'. They grow long hair thinking, "I am not beautiful at least I have long hair." So the next time you see a woman with long hair from the back, chances are that she will have a face that can make a thousand ships sink themselves voluntarily.
According to them, a girl with long hair grew up in a conservative, strict, rigid household with little or no freedom. This girl is more likely to show interest in classical dance, music, house keeping and cooking. She is not an extrovert and speaks when she is spoken to. She appears to have more girl friends than boyfriends. She is homely and has greater chances of getting married quickly as men want to marry 'homely' girls. She is also likely to have saris and other conservative traditional articles of clothing and little or no cosmetics.
According to them, a girl with short hair is bold, assertive, confident, extroverted wears western clothes (jeans / skirts) and uses plenty of cosmetics. She is ambitious and has aspirations of getting a job like an air hostess or model. She smokes, drinks and has more boyfriends than girl friends. This girl believes that she is beautiful otherwise and hence does not need long hair. She listens to popular western music like Michael Jackson.
After all this talk the truth was finally revealed. Women want to have versatile medium length hair. Hair that can be worn traditionally or that looks good with traditional clothes and hair that can be worn with western clothes. They want to have the best of both worlds (short hair and long hair). With versatile medium length hair, they can be the long haired girl with family and the short haired girl with friends and peers.
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