[Age of Reason]

[short hair's] way too much work

Our exchange started me thinking where the idea that short hair was less work entered my mind.

I suddenly realized I formed that opinion by observing how much more women bothered about their long hair compared to how little I bothered about my short hair (I'm a guy).

I never paid much attention to short-haired women; I never saw them in similar circumstances to the long-haired women I have known, to see that some might fuss even more about their hair than the long-haired women of my acquaintance.

[Desdemona]

I suddenly realized I formed that opinion by observing how much more women bothered about their long hair compared to how little I bothered about my short hair (I'm a guy).

Long hair can just be brushed and put up and it looks just fine. There's all sorts of toys to play with. Sticks, barettes, etc. Recently, I''ve taken to scrungie buns. 2-seconds and it's done. It is not washed every day or it just dries out completely towards the ends - which why we use the boar bristle brushes, to move the oil to the ends. Just get up early and wash it and let it air dry. If you put it up a little damp, it has all sorts of body when it comes down.

When hair is shorter, daily it has to be styled and curled and to make it look halfway feminine takes tons of time. No thanks.