LOL!
I had to get mine cut when it was mid back because I kept going to the stylist and she’d say—
“What’s this white stuff in your hair?”
“Paint.”
“And this brown rock?”
“Grout.”
“And this beige gunk?”
“hmmmm, I think that’s wood putty.”
“OK, that does it! It has to come off!”
There, now see? If there was a sensible guy in your life who liked long hair, you wouldn't have this problem, at least not if you didn't want it. =] But of course I guess you're aware of that.