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I wore my hair long (mid back) for a few years and due to a job change I had to cut it short. That was 2 years ago and I still regret it evry day.Professionally my career has blossomed which tells me that mainstream business America has not completely bought into long hair for men.
To satisfy this continual desire ("craving") for long hair I have purchased a few long hair wigs that I wear out at night and on weekends at the beach. Initially my friends found this very odd but have grown used to it and acept it w/o a problem. My girlfriend of 4 years likes the look but does not let me wear my wig when we are around her family.
I have had a lot of fun with it and have had it braided or in ponytails. I paid a substantial amount of money for these 2 identical wigs $800.00 each so they look very close to real hair. Few strangers have ever guessed it was a wig. I always have one being cleaned and styled while I wear the other one.
To others who have suffered from longhair withdraw give it a try and see if yiu get the same rush I do!
I too wore a couple longhair wigs (and still do ocassionally) before I was able to grow out my hair due to a change in jobs. My hair is now shoulder length, but I still feel the need to fell the rush of a mid back or longer look at times. Unitl I hopefully get there I will continue wearing my wigs sometimes.
My question is where did you get your wigs and are the real hair wigs or synthetic?
I now am wearing synthetic hair.I bought them at a wig shop in Philadelphia 13th & Chesnut St.I will be trying human hair next for a change
I have never had long hair (due to job restraints), but I do wear longhair wigs myself. I have on occasion gone out of town with them as well.
sounds cool-where did you get them-and could you post some pics?-
..............what a phony......just grow your hair.......
But you fortunate guys don't understand. Like most of us, we are restricted by job requirements. I make very good money, so I couldn't really justify getting a lower paying job just to be able to let my hair grow long.
Perhaps it will surprise you, but I could.
You might regard me as among the "fortunate" guys as I have all my life worked very hard to ensure that my employment situation would be compatible with my internal philosophies (for the purposes of this discussion, the most important components of which are that I can only be comfortable with naturally correct hair and beard and that I strongly oppose ideas which could require any human being who does not want to do so to shave or have hair- or beard-cuts). I have also carefully chosen the people in my surroundings to be at least sympathetic to my philosophical bent. I have always regarded having a job with plenty of money but where I would be miserable otherwise, or having to compromise my central beliefs in order to be more "popular," to be no bargain. Besides, I will always be a rather simple person at heart -- I really do not care to have great amounts of money (or have a lifestyle that requires such).
For some of us, being true to ourselves is far more valuable than having plenty of money and compromising our ideals and the things that make up our sense of identity -- even our long hair -- is something practically unthinkable (or at very least could only come about through some unthinkably desperate set of circumstances). I'd say that the longer I live the more I see the logic in the old saying that happiness is something you cannot buy with money.
(About wigs: Somehow they seem to me a distant second to being able to have naturally correct hair, and somehow it seems to me that a short-hair wig disguising long hair, even if it might be more difficult to make work properly, would be [at least for me] an all-round more satisfactory solution.)
Right on, Old Hippie!!! I agree whole-heartedly on every word you said :)))
True to yourself... that's what life is all about, isn't it?
Cheers,
jin
I couldn't have said it better myself. As one who also has choosen
quality of life over quantity of money, I wholeheartedly agree!
MG
Yes, Yes!
I do what I want. And that includes wearing my hair the way that I want. This way at least one person is happy, ME!
For most of my life I was a "long-hair wannabe," but for a variety of reasons, had to keep it short.
I am now 44. A year ago, I decided to let my hair grow out. I have been with my current employer for over 20 years, in my current position for almost 12. My reputation in the corporation is quite good, so the change in appearance, although noticeable, does not change my performance on the job (the only real reason a company can let go of you).
During the "awkward stage," my boss did mention it once or twice (he is a military short-hair). I used Paul Mitchell's Foaming Pommade to keep it under control. Now it is shoulder length - and growing! I keep it in a professional-looking ponytail on the job and let it go when I get home.
While a wig would be a second choice, my recommendation is to let your hair go, within reason. Obviously, if there are safety concerns or specific cultural expectations in play, you will want to honor those. Keep it clean and neat, and let your performance on the job dictate how they treat you.