My wife thinks I am a girly man for shaving legs
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my question:
what will i do to make my pasty white legs look not as white? do i need to get the self tanners and apply to my legs?
what will i do to make my pasty white legs look not as white? do i need to get the self tanners and apply to my legs?
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Originally Posted by Old &in the way
OK, so am I? The spring season will soon be upon us, so I must decide ... do I shave my legs or not this year. For the past two seasons I shaved (didn't have the guts to do it before that) and quiet frankly, I LOVED IT! My wife, however, is a different story. She hates it, says I dont look like a "man," she hates the way it feels, blah, blah, blah!!!
No, I dont race! Just ride just about every day and don't want to pick gravel out of hairy road rash legs. (Two years of shaving, but only 1 year where I actually fell.) I know this topic has been discussed ad nauseam, so I hesitate to bring it up again. But....what the hey!!!
Should I tell her to "Stuff it" or succumb to her warped sense of manliness? (no wise cracks please! She's plenty satisifed )
No, I dont race! Just ride just about every day and don't want to pick gravel out of hairy road rash legs. (Two years of shaving, but only 1 year where I actually fell.) I know this topic has been discussed ad nauseam, so I hesitate to bring it up again. But....what the hey!!!
Should I tell her to "Stuff it" or succumb to her warped sense of manliness? (no wise cracks please! She's plenty satisifed )
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Originally Posted by mx_599
seems like it would be the other way around. pre-op shaves are now done right before surgery as opposed to the night before to reduce infection. right DrPete?
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Originally Posted by Old &in the way
OK, so am I? The spring season will soon be upon us, so I must decide ... do I shave my legs or not this year. For the past two seasons I shaved (didn't have the guts to do it before that) and quiet frankly, I LOVED IT! My wife, however, is a different story. She hates it, says I dont look like a "man," she hates the way it feels, blah, blah, blah!!!
No, I dont race! Just ride just about every day and don't want to pick gravel out of hairy road rash legs. (Two years of shaving, but only 1 year where I actually fell.) I know this topic has been discussed ad nauseam, so I hesitate to bring it up again. But....what the hey!!!
Should I tell her to "Stuff it" or succumb to her warped sense of manliness? (no wise cracks please! She's plenty satisifed )
No, I dont race! Just ride just about every day and don't want to pick gravel out of hairy road rash legs. (Two years of shaving, but only 1 year where I actually fell.) I know this topic has been discussed ad nauseam, so I hesitate to bring it up again. But....what the hey!!!
Should I tell her to "Stuff it" or succumb to her warped sense of manliness? (no wise cracks please! She's plenty satisifed )
if your wife thinks you're a 'girly man', then you probably are.
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Originally Posted by mx_599
now the real question:
are you MAN enough to walk into the store and buy a Venus razor?
are you MAN enough to walk into the store and buy a Venus razor?
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I used to be a Nair guy... I just don't care anymore, I guess. I don't have a lot of hair to begin with, just got underarm hair in the last three years. And yes, I'm well out of puberty. No, I am not Asian or African American.
And yes, I am harrassed constantly by riding buddies, both for my lack of shaving, and lack of stuff to shave.
And yes, I am harrassed constantly by riding buddies, both for my lack of shaving, and lack of stuff to shave.
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this is the first year since 1979 that I did not shave my legs, actually it feels really strange, and my wife complained for 28 years about the shaving and prickly legs.
So mid-march I will shave them again, and she can start her whining and complaining.
So mid-march I will shave them again, and she can start her whining and complaining.
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Originally Posted by botto
if your wife thinks you're a 'girly man', then you probably are.
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Originally Posted by blonduathlongrl
it's not about the legs, it's about letting someone dictate what you should or should not do.
Now are you a cyclist or some whipped husband?
and for the record, shaved legs are H-O-T!
Now are you a cyclist or some whipped husband?
and for the record, shaved legs are H-O-T!
I just want to know why when you turn 50 hair grows everywhere but the top of your head!
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Originally Posted by Garandman
.....I just want to know why when you turn 50 hair grows everywhere but the top of your head!
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I dunno, I figured since I dont have anyone to impress I would give it a shot. They are right you can see much more definition without all the hair in the way. I have to say I am waaaaay more impressed with the way my legs look shaved vs. not shaved. Hmmm, I am sure you will figure out a middle ground on this one.
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Originally Posted by Old &in the way
OK, so am I? The spring season will soon be upon us, so I must decide ... do I shave my legs or not this year. For the past two seasons I shaved (didn't have the guts to do it before that) and quiet frankly, I LOVED IT! My wife, however, is a different story. She hates it, says I dont look like a "man," she hates the way it feels, blah, blah, blah!!!
No, I dont race! Just ride just about every day and don't want to pick gravel out of hairy road rash legs. (Two years of shaving, but only 1 year where I actually fell.) I know this topic has been discussed ad nauseam, so I hesitate to bring it up again. But....what the hey!!!
Should I tell her to "Stuff it" or succumb to her warped sense of manliness? (no wise cracks please! She's plenty satisifed )
No, I dont race! Just ride just about every day and don't want to pick gravel out of hairy road rash legs. (Two years of shaving, but only 1 year where I actually fell.) I know this topic has been discussed ad nauseam, so I hesitate to bring it up again. But....what the hey!!!
Should I tell her to "Stuff it" or succumb to her warped sense of manliness? (no wise cracks please! She's plenty satisifed )
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Originally Posted by tbrtbx
What if someone blasted past you up a hill with hairy legs?
then they went faster up the hill than I did...hair or no hair it doesn't really matter. I guess it just depends on what the OP is willing to do and not do for his woman.
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Originally Posted by DrPete
You're clearly not married. I've bought tampons, venus razors, makeup, pantyhose... you name it.
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Originally Posted by hiromian
Ha Ha. Thats gota suck.
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oh well
I visited my local bike shop to buy clothes and decided it was out of my price range. solution:walmart starter mens lycra shirt and a pair of womens danskin spandex running pants. do what works. Cost 25 bucks for the whole outfit. Then I found another pair in clearance for 3 bucks. COOL . And best of all they are thickerWhich is great fall protection!
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Originally Posted by Old &in the way
OK, so am I?
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In our household I'm the only one that shaves....My wife waxes...Therefore I'm the proud owner of a Venus Razor...BTW, she loves it!!! To the point that she asks me to continue shaving through the winter instead of growing the fur back...Of course I obliged...