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People need to get real and stop giving out stupid, sexist, WRONG advice.
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I'm a 16 year old girl, and I don't shave my legs or armpits on any regular basis. I'll do them for special occassions or if I'm wearing a special outfit, but most of the time the hair just doesn't bother me so I don't bother removing it. I figure that it's my body, and my time and energy that I'm saving by not shaving, but sometimes I worry that guys won't be interested in me because of this and I've got to the age where I wish guys expressed more interest in me. Should I start shaving, or should I just wait for a guy who doesn't mind me being me? (link)
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All of the previous answers on here are absolutely ridiculous.
NOT shaving is not unhygenic. Otherwise boys should shave too, but nobody says anything about that. In fact, not shaving your underarms helps the deoderant stick and probably keeps you smelling nicer, longer. And obviously, shaving your legs isn't unhygenic either. I don't know why everybody's like "eeewies gross!"...incredibly immature and mislead. It's grows there for a reason.
Sometimes shaving irritates the skin and creates razor burn, too. I know it bothers me. So don't worry about it. All of the people who get weirded out by it are just strange. Women didn't start shaving until VERY recently. Body hair was supposed to be a sign of maturity. It was sexy. And a lot of guys I know don't really care either way. And if your future boyfriend does, just ask him if he'd like to shave his whole body and suffer the razor burn. Then he might have more sympathy.
Just do whatever is most comfortable.
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Thank you. I really appreciate your insight about the hygeine thing, I was beginning to get confused about what I should be doing.
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