I did a complete shave in 2003 and loved it so much I kept shaving. I feel cleaner and men perfer it because of hygiene during oral sex. Most women in other countries use wax and I tried it but it is time consuming and messy. I have cut myself a time or two but once you get the hang of it it is a breeze. I think most men find it an incredible turn on. It definitely eliminates a lot of odor problems due to urine. You could go for a landing strip if you dont like being completely bare.

When I was thirteen, a girlfriend of mine came to visit from another country. She had just entered puberty and subsequently had the beginings of underarm hair. I didn't notice this until we arrived at the mall and she became the target of three eighteen year old guys who had seen her arm hair under her short sleeve top. Because she didn't speak english, she couldn't understand them and didn't really notice. But they were staring and calling us names. Insults like 'hairy dogs!', and 'she needs a razor', 'shave your armpits', 'are you a guy?' loudly and rudely. I was young and I didn't stick up for myself even though I was furious. We left.

Since then I have always always had a disdain for this double standard placed on women. It's not that guys ask, it's that some guys expect it and as some pig-headed replies here prove the reaction is 'it's normal now, if you don't do it, you 're a freak, and gross.' It's the shame you feel if you don't conform, like that day when I was thirteen, that bothers me.

As woman I'm expected to shave my armpits, my legs, my fanny and my bush, practically everywhere except my head-- but men can be as hairy as they please all over their body with the exception of their faces. What? How is that fair? Okay so no one is making me do this, I haven't got a gun to my head. But the experience with my friend proved, either I conform or get stares, jeers and general put downs from not only the opposite sex but my own gender. Um, no.

I have a lovely boyfriend now who accepts my yeti like qualities without question. However I generally keep my face and legs free of hair even though its really painful. But for the even more painful areas-- if he wants me to shave my armpits he can shave his. If he wants me to get a brazillian he can get a sack back and crack.

Ladies, shave trim or wax at your discretion, and lose the guy if you're not comfortable doing that, but don't get bullied into doing it or shamed into conforming.

I am a 31yr old male living in Ohio. I for one am in favor of the natural look. I will agree with Cary that I think the porn industry has had a lot to do with perception of what woman's vagina should look like. I also agree with your reader's letter when she stated that it looked like a baby's crotch. I have said several times I want a woman not a girl. I have faced the exact opposite problem your reader expressed. The woman I've meet I've asked, I guess I'm bold, but it's my preference and I can't find any natural full bush women. Too bad I don't live in NY. I think she and I would match up, at least on this issue. I also believe that pubic hair on a vagina helps hold in moisture which also adds to the natural scent or natural pheramones. I wish your reader good luck and don't worry their are men that are very attracted to a woman just as beautiful the way God made her. Cary your welcome to pass my e-mail along to the lady who posted this letter. ty

It looks like a Barbie doll. It looks perverted, like a grown woman is trying to look like a 10-year old. Women, wake up and quit falling for this crap. Nothing's sexier than a full bush. And it's nice on the thighs too.

To me this is no different from shaving your legs. I'm a 24 year old guy and it's somewhat standard for women in my generation to do it. The hairy bush is just... gross in the same ways that men find hairy legs "gross". It might be a cultural thing, or it might be that men don't like feeling a hairy crotch or, worse, getting hair between their teeth. It's like making out with a bearded man.

I have no problems with women not shaving down under. I actually prefer it, and would love to find a women that prefers the same thing. I have trouble finding a woman that will not shave.

I think it is just a preference, I prefer hair I think it feels better.

I disagree with those who think that hair is dirty or gross. It's hair, for heaven's sake - yeah, maybe it's more curly and kinky than hair on your head. But it's hair. The same stuff women pay hundreds of dollars to fix just right on their heads. Do we want women to shave their heads bald because it's cleaner that way (actually, I'm sure there are guys out there that would prefer that, too)? I like hair down there for the same reasons as I like hair up there - it frames the subject nicely, it indicates health and vitality, it softens the general look of the area, and it's nice to run my fingers through. And yes I think the same thing about leg hair and underarm hair for women - though I think that's a lost cause in our society.

I see two possibly legit reasons for thinking that pubic hair is gross. One is that when Uncle Larry comes over to your house and you're cleaning your bathroom afterwards and there's a pubic hair that you know isn't yours on the toilet. ew. But then again I'm not sure I want to think about other parts of Uncle Larry's body either. The other is that hair traps smells. Folks, that's a reason I think it's REALLY SEXY. If you are into your partner, I'm hoping you are into his/her smells, particularly the rather intimate smells. I'm very olfactory. I love the feel, the smell, and yes, the taste, of a hairy pussy. The hair broadcasts her pheremones. It's soft against my cheek. It's mysterious. And, you know what - it's natural. Adult women have hair down there. Trimming is fine - just like trimming head hair is fine (though I personally like it wild and untamed). I think shaving is weird-looking, but I see why women would do it and men like it. So folks - freedom of choice! Don't feel boxed in by society!

I acknowledge that that is my personal preference, and that my fully-bushed girlfriend might turn me on more than other women in a similar unshorn state. But I want to assure all women out there who are struggling with this issue that there are men who think Britney's bald junk is nasty.