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All,
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Hello everyone!
I'd first like to introduce myself.. I'm 24 years old and loved long hair since high school days. I live in a tiny but famous place called Singapore and this place have a unique law that requires all male citizens aged 18 and above to go through a compulsory, 30 months (2.5years) military service. I served in it during 1994 to 1996 and afterwhich, I decided to satisfy my innermost desire to grow out my hair (which I REALLY couldn't for the past 21 years with all the school rules etc.).
During the year when I was a freshman in the University, I started to grow my hair out to chin level. Afterwhich, under girlfriend's, family, friends and "self" pressure, I hacked it off (the growth stage is between March 1996 to March 1997). Everybody started to comment that "wow! how handsame you look", "that's more like my boy", "you look so charming", "long hair is really not for you"...etc. Yes, I'm a pisces and really cared for and liked to look in my best. But why must long hair be my nemesis??
After the "mistake" that I've made, I started to grow it out again. This time round, with MORE determination. The growth period this time round was from March to December 1997 (cut again?? You might say). Yes, in December 1997, I hacked them off again but this time, it is totally out of my own will. This is the reason why:
In Singapore, after the compulsory 2.5 years military service, we are supposed to go for an annual training lasting for the next 13 years. Each training stint is about 2 weeks. We supposed to observe ALL military rules for this period of time including a (unreasonably feudal, conservative and opressive I would say), "cut the hair to a standard military cut". I did not know this before my first call up after the compulsory service. I thought that since we had done the compulsory service, subsequent service would entail RESPECT from whatever authorities especially our personal grooming and items, since, furthermore, we are doing EXTRA for the country (which not everybody likes it or have the time for it). But alas, when I booked-in to my first In-Camp Training (ICT) in December 1997 with long hair, they immediately summoned me to the displinary office and told me in a straight and commanding voice to cut off my hair. They even warned me that if I ever have such hair during my subsequent callups, they'll send me to military jail. I felt that I LOST MY RIGHT AS A HUMAN BEING!!!
I endured the training after I had my standard military cut and decided that I should STOP cutting my hair after this service to maximise whatever length I could before the next service (sad but true). And finally, I had the best chance to grow out my hair during the next 2 years and I really did not cut any inch of it. Finally, I got a mid-back length (growth between 8 Dec 1997 to 10 Dec 1999) and sucks...you know what happened again. I was called up again and I really had to part with my hair once more!
This time round, I asked my hairdresser to try and keep intact as much of my cut ponytail as possible. She did it by cutting at the nearest possible point to the root of my hair. Now, I had kept with me 15 inches (1.3 feet) of my cut hair.
I'm really feeling like I've lost something now and really yearned to have my hair back. The system in this country really lacked justification and I really wanted to make it right but with little help. I love this country but in this aspect, it might force me to migrate. I also wanted my hair back immediately but I know it will take another 2 years to have that length. But knowing that I have another military training in March 2001, the conclusion is that, I can NEVER have any length below my shoulder (unless after 35 years old). I'm feeling empty and lost having being oppressed by a country's system, a system that makes a country look like a zoo. How unjustified!
P.S. Pardon me for this long post. Millions of apologies! Thanks so much for "listening/reading" if you've read to this point. Merry Christmas and Happy New Millenium!!
I am trying to let my hair grow out but my wife keeps pressing me to get it cut. What can I do/say to convince her that I should let it grow? My hair is healthy and in all respects looks better longer but she can only seem to think that long hair on guys is too feminine and unprofessional. She has asked me to get an appointment within the next two weeks and I don't know what to do. If I don't get it cut I am afraid that it will result in an argument and I really don't want that to happen. Any advice?
I would love a free site to get some more pics of this guy. Can you guys help?
Victor,
Just wanted to say thanks for all of your effort in making this site happen, especially with all of the trouble you have had in the last several weeks. You have done all of us a great service with this board.
Best wishes for the New Year!
Maned
(formerly Jay)
(My new moniker for the new year & new millennium, as well as for the 15 months and 8" of growth!)
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My goal has always been to grow my hair down to my waist. Well, I've gotten there finally (at age 30) and passed it! And I don't want to stop. Anyone out there have hair longer than his rear end? Anyone have pictures of men with hair to the butt or knees? I am so enjoying the feeling that I want to keep going! (And no, I'm not going to post pictures of myself--I'm shy about that.)
Thanks in advance--and thanks for this board, it's been a godsend!
Does the searching function work?
or alternatively
How far back do the archives go?
I did a few searches for things I know I've seen here previously, but I got no results for anything I was looking for.
Thanks
Had to work during most of the New Year's Eve celebrations, but it seemed that every time I got a look at the around the world television coverage I saw men with long hair.
Even this morning's paper had photos of a long haired Maori warrior New Zealand blowing his horn, a long haired Floridian dancing in Miami, a long haired student kissing his girl in Arizona, and even a long haired Santa Claus in Russia.
Ahhh, the third millennium, The millennium of long, long, long hair!
how long is your hair now and how long do you want to grow it?and how old are you/
All,
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One of my goals in life was to have longhair, at least have it to see if I liked it or not. 2 times I grew it out,longest being past my chin. But both times i cut it due to pressure. Now, at 23, Im trying again. But now Im also beginning to bald. I guess that flowing head of hair is out of the question. Ive had a widows peak all my life but it is just now beginning to recede.
My question is what is everyone's opinion of bald/balding long haired guys? I know some guys can really pull it off like Sean Connery, George Carlin. I just dont really see too many young balding guys with long hair. My fear is that people would view you even worse than just having longhair. Such as "Why doesnt he just cut it and come to the realization he's bald" and stuff like that,
Im just curious. I also wouldnt mind seeing people post pics of themselves that are balding.
Thanks
Sorry for so many postings, I'm like a kid in a candy store here. Anyway just stumbled across this page which has good supportive content. Apologies if this is already well known to you all.
All,
I apologize for the problems you have had here during my absence. It seems that my host, cihost.com, saw fit to migrate my site to a new server during Christmas. All the recent problems result from that.
I just got off the phone with someone in technical support, and the main issue has been resolved. However, all posts made since the 20th are now gone.
I do expect some, if not all of those messages to be restored. Anticipating this, I increased the message number, so that if they are restored, they will not overwrite new messages.
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A lady at work can't keep her hands off my hair. She braids it everytime we're on shift together. I'm okay with that( not sure her husband would be though). Earlier this week she laid that tired old line on me that I had split ends and needed to get a trim.
I just told her politely that I wasn't going to do it.
When I got home I dug out two magnifying glasses, one I use for photo work and another used for counting threads in fabric. Both magnify the ends of my hair very well.
I only found one split end! and that was just about a 1/4 inch split. All the others were clean cut with no split. What she saw was an optical illusion of two or more hairs together that just look like one hair is split.
So my suggestion is if someone is ragging you about having split ends dig up a good magnifying glass and check them out yourself before you rush off for a trim.
Hey, have any of you fellows who have grown your hair extremely long (i.e to mid back, waist or longer) ever gone through a period of time questioning whether or not to cut it short. For three and a half years I've been resolute about growing my hair long and it is now well down to mid-back, but all of a sudden about a month and a half ago I started struggling with whether to keep my hair long or not.
Part of the problem is that I am about one year into growing out my bangs and hair over my ears (you know, a former mullet style). It still isn't long enough on the top or sides to look good. I remember john (lower case intentional) responding to one of my posts earlier this year about growing out a mullet. He said it takes about two years for it to look good. I guess I'm half way there.
Anyway, I need some encouragement from some of you long-term long hairs. I've extended the "two week" rule to two months and I'm still pretty much resolute NOT TO CUT. However, I still have these thoughts and I don't like it! I would like to know if any others have struggled in this way. THANKS for your input!
Kent
I've been growing it, for the first time in 15 years, since August. Started from total biz do. The transition was tough. Wish I had stumbled on this site sooner, I'M NOT ALONE!!!
Wondering if any other longhairs & like-minded folks are planning any outdoor or other interesting gatherings for this New Year's? I'm not personally interested in standing in a crowd of drunken strangers and paying enormous sums of money I don't have to mark the pass into 2000.
HOWEVER, I am thinking it would be cool to make a campfire on a beach or mountain viewpoint somewhere in the San Francisco Bay Area that night with a group of fellow longhairs
and people who favor our kind.
Sort of a bring your favorite substance party and a fairy circle (knew you'd all enjoy that!) to mark the charge into the 21st century! Bring a poem, burn a bad memory in the fire, hang out and chat and groove into the 21st century. . .
Mt Tamalpais and Muir Beach apparently will be officialy 'closed' with Nat'l Park service gates blocking the lots and road entrances there. (Thought I'd like to watch the fireworks and see the lights go out from atop the mountain--if the park rangers don't freak out.)
However, there could be other places far enough away from the maddeningcrowds to make for a fun time.
Haven't seen anything in the papers. Perhaps it's
better to organize something this way than getting crowded out on Ocean Beach. Ideas, anyone?
Anyone in reach of the Bay Area interested in starting something or can recommend a gathering? Please post a follow-up, or. . .
Drop me an e-mail at my work address (I don't have a home one up yet) with your phone number and we'll see about doing something worth remembering!
Aloha, Tundra Tim
tim@putumayo.com
510-526-8221 x112
I fantasize over long fringe ( on the forehead, Cub Scout hairstyle,
big pomp, slicked hair)...I am seeking guys with same interest, fantasies.
Je fantasme sur les longues mèches. Je cherche des mecs avec le même fantasme.
Speaking of it, can you buy it over the couter? if so, where?? thanks
