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Were you ever embarrassed to show off your body hair?

I went through puberty so early I didn’t even know what puberty was before I had a hairy chest. Not only that, my grandmother made a big deal about my first shave of my face and wanted me to call and update her like it was a big event.

Therefore, I always had a complex about any kind of facial hair, and especially any kind of body hair being displayed as I felt as if I were under a spotlight.

I grew out of it by the time I was an adult but I’m just wondering if I was the only one. Once in a while I still am afraid to raise my arm in public if I’m wearing a sleeveless shirt, as someone might comment on my armpit hair. Lord.

PS: I’m male by the way.

by Anonymousreply 31July 13, 2025 2:11 AM

OP is a woman.

by Anonymousreply 1July 11, 2025 8:27 PM

OP grow up you boring twat.

by Anonymousreply 2July 11, 2025 8:29 PM

No, I haven’t, OP. I have no qualms about my body hair. I love when a guy lifts his arms in a short-sleeve shirt and you can see his underarm hair—it’s sexy.

by Anonymousreply 3July 11, 2025 8:32 PM

Your issues aren't with body hair, it's that you grew up in a family with unhealthy boundaries.

by Anonymousreply 4July 11, 2025 8:32 PM

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by Anonymousreply 5July 11, 2025 8:38 PM

I think that’s pretty normal. Most people going through people don’t want people looking at them and the changes happening to their body.

by Anonymousreply 6July 11, 2025 9:30 PM

I’m Italian, so of course.

by Anonymousreply 7July 11, 2025 10:06 PM

Yes, I doo feel shame so I cover my privets with Hand.

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by Anonymousreply 8July 11, 2025 10:09 PM

i was always hot for and envious of other boys and mens healthy treasure trail. as I don't have one and I consider it sexy and masculine.

by Anonymousreply 9July 11, 2025 10:12 PM

I had a friend in sixth grade who already had a very full bush when the rest of us were starting to grow pubic hair. Mine was thin and wispy, and you could use his as a pin cushion. You could have gotten a comb stuck in there. He was definitely embarrassed. I longed for one just like his. If not for the severe acne on his face, I would have pursued our friendship farther.

by Anonymousreply 10July 11, 2025 10:18 PM

Ma'am, may I have my change, please? I'd like to go.

by Anonymousreply 11July 11, 2025 10:21 PM

[quote] i was always hot for and envious of other boys and mens healthy treasure trail. as I don't have one and I consider it sexy and masculine.

You shouldn’t have been. Quite a few gay men prefer hairless bodies and no facial hair (but not hairless heads)

by Anonymousreply 12July 11, 2025 10:24 PM

R10 you wouldn't be friends with pizza faces? Were you stunningly handsome?

by Anonymousreply 13July 11, 2025 10:25 PM

OP every post you make is stupid.

by Anonymousreply 14July 11, 2025 10:32 PM

R13, the guy would pop these zits at every opportunity. I saw an extremely oily face; it wasn't appealing to me.

by Anonymousreply 15July 12, 2025 6:26 PM

Just embarrassed to show off my body.

by Anonymousreply 16July 12, 2025 6:53 PM

Still shave my unibrow.

by Anonymousreply 17July 12, 2025 8:03 PM

R16 I used to be embarrassed about my body and fat, but as I’ve gotten older, people my age now have worse bodies than I did/do.

Former fat kid.

by Anonymousreply 18July 12, 2025 8:59 PM

I hate the trend of men shaving off all of their body hair.

by Anonymousreply 19July 12, 2025 9:10 PM

Imagine being 12 and being scared to be a man. I’m 36 and now I wish I had the extra hair.

by Anonymousreply 20July 12, 2025 9:15 PM

R17 I used to do this as an adolescent but as an adult I no longer care. I have thick eyebrows which I'm now grateful for. I just decided one day to embrace the look.

by Anonymousreply 21July 12, 2025 10:16 PM

My brother and I, despite both having my mom's Eastern European/Jewish dark hair and eyes, are opposites when it comes to body hair. I have thick body hair pretty much everywhere except for my upper back/shoulders, while my brother took after my dad (his genetic mix is mostly Swedish and some English) and is virtually hairless—no chest hair, can't grow a beard, pretty much hairless arms and legs. I'm the total opposite.

There was a time when I was going through puberty that I was self-conscious about it, especially the patch of hair I have on my lower back running down and across my ass. However, when I came into my sexuality and discovered that I found body hair attractive on other men, I had the realization that it didn't really matter. I'm frankly glad I have body hair and like the way it looks. I am always disappointed when I see a naturally hairy man who obviously shaves it all off. If you have it, I think you should let it be. Trimming within reason is important, but shaving/waxing is too much work and I don't think it looks good.

by Anonymousreply 22July 12, 2025 10:36 PM

I can remember being 13 and worrying about my family seeing my armpits when we took a vacation at the beach. I was also weird about facial hair and used my mom’s Nair on my mustache, which stung like hell. Seems pretty silly now, but I was an intensely private kid.

by Anonymousreply 23July 12, 2025 10:46 PM

R23 I wouldn’t have had an issue with my body hair had people not made such a big deal about it. I hope your family left you alone about it.

by Anonymousreply 24July 12, 2025 10:54 PM

R22 = Esau amd Jacob

by Anonymousreply 25July 12, 2025 10:55 PM

It was fine actually. Nobody said a word.

by Anonymousreply 26July 12, 2025 11:04 PM

I had an Italian fuck buddy who was super hairy and hated it. It was so long and thick though that it seems like it would be excruciating to wax off. I didn’t mind it because he was hot with a perfect dick but his back was a bit much. It almost felt like a hair sweater.

by Anonymousreply 27July 12, 2025 11:19 PM

R27 sounds hot

by Anonymousreply 28July 12, 2025 11:44 PM

Herr Sweater.

by Anonymousreply 29July 13, 2025 12:44 AM

A question from a smoothie: can body hair fall out with age?

Some guys yes, some guys no?

by Anonymousreply 30July 13, 2025 2:02 AM

I had a big full bush by 5th grade and a fully hairy chest by 8th grade. I don't think I had hair under my arms until I was in 10th grade or so. It was so odd! I'm a blend of Italian, Eastern European and Middle Eastern.

I shaved my chest beginning in 8th grade. This was in the 1980s, when it wasn't popular for guys to manscape. I was a nobody in middle school and high school and never wanted to draw attention to myself in any way. Being the hairy guy was not a thing I wanted to be known for. Thankfully we only changed for gym and didn't shower.

I can't remember when the back hair came. Probably in college. In my late 20s when I started to have a little cash to spend, I got that shit waxed every 6 weeks for years. Now I just have some whisps that come in here and there. I wax the back twice a year now--just before vacations.

by Anonymousreply 31July 13, 2025 2:11 AM
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