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As much as I want longer hair, I just can't stay away from the barbershop. I am a 40 year old professional man who is for the most part in charge of his own life, why can't I let my hair grow, it dosen't look good short and I know it. I have to admit that it used to be a bit of a charge to get it cut but it's not anymore, but I still keep getting it cut short. Please help me with ideas or motivation to help me grow my hair out longer. I really like the longer styles that some of you talk about but in my job I would be happy with long top and bangs and trimmed around the edge. I know I can do this but I need someone to talk to about it. Thank you for listening.
Just think of what your hair will look like after several years with no cuts. Thinking about having long hair down to the middle of my back blowing in the wind in what has kept me away from the barber(except to get my undercut trimmed) for a year. Now my hair is seven inches long and still growing. Thinking of the "final product" also helped get me through the bad hair stage when I was having second thoughts about cutting it off.
hope that helps, Jay
If you don't have enough motivation, don't do it.
~bl0wn
GARY:
If you really want to grow your hair first get a good psychologist who can help you deal with your anxiety & fear of criticism, and then get a good stylist who will agree with your goal. You will find it easy with this support -- and the psychologist will also help you ask for a raise to pay for the stylist and psychologist.
ROFL, James! But seriously Gary, age 40 is that time that most people do their "unfinished business" when it comes to growing up. Folks joke about the "midlife crisis" - what is really going on is you realize you are not going to live forever and in every way the life you'd better be living is YOURS.
So live it! Grow the hair YOU want!
One thing you'll find at your age is that you'll get hassled a lot less about your hair than when you were younger. It may be that hassling about haircuts is something that is mainly foisted on younger men, or it may be that forty year olds are left alone in general more, because everyone knows that forty year olds have grown up and don't take that kind of abuse. Whichever it is, hassles are apt to be slight, and as well, you don't have forever, as you realize, to live your life.
So go for all the hair you want!
Bill