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I'd like to know what people have and are aiming for, this might help us all out so, try too answer all the questions.
1.- How old are you?
2.- How long is your hair now?
3.- What type of hair(curly, wavy, straight)?
4.- What color is your hair?
5.- How long have you been growing?
6.- What is your aim, or length goal?
7.- Do you have any role model(s)?
8.- Do you intend to change anything about it (relax, perm, dye)?
9.- Have you gotten more possitive or more negative attention?
10.- What is the weirdest thing that has happened to you regarding your hair?
Well, I think that's it.
20
About 9 inches, except for the back, which I stupidly got trimmed out completely
curly
Blonde, slightly dark
15 months, since May 2001
Soulderblades, then exploring farther beyond
Yes, but most of them would sound too uncommon to post
Maybe relaxing, but I'm giving a serious thought
Mostly negative, but I don't care
It almost gets set on fire when a friend was playing around with a lighter
1. 19
2. to the middle of my back
3. very straight
4. dark brown
5. four years
6. till it drags on the floor
7. Sergey!
8. no, don't believe in that crap
9. plenty of both
10. my mom likes it finally
1. I'm 36
2. almost mid-back
3. straight
4. natural red
5. growing since 1991
6. goal -- as long as possible (think I've reached it)
7. not really
8. no changes here
9. more positive (mostly women)
10. accidently burned the front lighting a smoke (not bad though)
39
lower back, waist
somewhat wavy
brown
since '95
terminal length
no
no
positive
strange females wanting to touch it- not that i mind! ;-)
Late 40s.
Between mid-back and waist.
Wavy.
Brown with a reddish tint and some grey hairs.
I've been a longhair for at least 25 years.
Terminal (reached).
No. Just myself.
No. Any treatment would damage it.
About 50-50. My present gf was attracted initially by my hair.
While I am driving on freeways or multiple-lane roads, male drivers overtaking me slow down to take a closer look at me, then accelerate when they see my beard. I like to watch the surprised expression on their faces...
Nick
40
Short, just touching the ear and clean at neckline
wavy
brown
just cut it lamentably
Shoulder length
Jim Morrison
no - just grow up. Keep it long but neat
generally, more when I cut it
I put in a drain stopper last year in my shower and was surprised at how much hair it captures each week
I'd like to know what people have and are aiming for, this might help us all out so, try too answer all the questions.
1.- How old are you? 33
2.- How long is your hair now? Below collar when wet, springs up when dry.
3.- What type of hair(curly, wavy, straight)? wavy
4.- What color is your hair? blonde, brown, red, grey.
5.- How long have you been growing? 6 months.
6.- What is your aim, or length goal? terminal
7.- Do you have any role model(s)? Grizzly Adams
8.- Do you intend to change anything about it (relax, perm, dye)? No
9.- Have you gotten more possitive or more negative attention? The wife likes to play with it, so I guess that's a good bit of attention.
10.- What is the weirdest thing that has happened to you regarding your hair? My daughter brought me one of her ponytail holders and asked if I could use it yet.
Well, I think that's it.
1.- How old are you?
43
2.- How long is your hair now?
Shoulders
3.- What type of hair?
straight
4.- What color is your hair?
Dk. Brown
5.- How long have you been growing?
2 yrs, 7 mos.
6.- What is your aim, or length goal?
middle of back.
7.- Do you have any role model?
Too many to list.
8.- Do you intend to change anything about it?
Dyed once, perhaps perm just for fun just before i cut it all off.
9.- Have you gotten more possitive or more negative attention?
about 50/50
didnt expect so much self-improved image from it.
1.- 37.
2.- Its down to my hips.
3.- Straight.
4.- Black.
5.- Since 1990.
6.- Goal reached.
7.- No role models, except maybe Crystal Gayle.
8.- I don't do anything unnatural to it.
9.- Almost always positive.
10.- An auto mechanic once remarked to me: "you grew up among women".
Ed
31
To my waist
straight
black
Since October, 1987
Waist length...reached
No
No
Positive
Getting it stuck in the car door.
55.
I'll dye it when I have noticable grey
50/50 - older women don't like it, younger ones do.
I consider it a compliment as it means I'm doing right by my hair.
1.- How old are you? 20
2.- How long is your hair now? about 2 or 3 inches
3.- What type of hair(curly, wavy, straight)? mostly straight, slightly wavy
4.- What color is your hair? brown
5.- How long have you been growing? little over 4 months from a completely shaved head
6.- What is your aim, or length goal? a little below shoulder length
7.- Do you have any role model(s)? if you're talking about hair, not really. The guys from Lord of the Rings have cool hair though!
8.- Do you intend to change anything about it (relax, perm, dye)? no
9.- Have you gotten more possitive or more negative attention? nothing yet... not long enough yet
10.- What is the weirdest thing that has happened to you regarding your hair? Nothing, really. Well, this is my 2nd time growing my hair long. In april I cut my shoulder length hair to about half inch length, then the next day shaved it with an electric razor as near to the skin as I could get, and the next day pulled out the shaving cream shaved it right to the skin. That felt pretty weird.
oh, just being blackmailed inot cutting it, having women offer to buy it.
mostly neutral comments
29
about an 8" ponytail
straight, but it has a wave when I wear it down
dirty blonde
12 years (I cut several inches off every now and again)
I don't have one vis a vis my hair.
Yes--Willie Nelson
no
about half and half
48
about an eleven incl ponytail
curly
light brown, sun bleaches it to blond in the summer
10 years with one trim 8 years ago
after 8 years it has got as long as it's going to get
no
no
more positive than negative
being mistaken for somebody else who has totally different hair/clothes/lifestyle
This is the first post I've made in about 3 months! I'm back!
....never again!
....making eye contact...No reaction--except one man whistled at me.
....Waking up one morning during the 'awkward' phase and looking like...a lion and almost scaring myself. ALSO: getting a brush stuck...
....in my hair a couple of times. I threw that brush away.
1.- How old are you? 16
2.- How long is your hair now? At my lips but in the back it's a little bit longer
3.- What type of hair(curly, wavy, straight)? Straight
4.- What color is your hair? Brown
5.- How long have you been growing? ~ 13 months
6.- What is your aim, or length goal? Middle of my back
7.- Do you have any role model(s)? Ozzy, Zakk Wylde, Dimebag, Phil Anselmo
8.- Do you intend to change anything about it (relax, perm, dye)? No
9.- Have you gotten more possitive or more negative attention? Negative
10.- What is the weirdest thing that has happened to you regarding your hair? none :|
22
A little over 2 feet. The tips touch
the small of my back when it is wet and
hanging straight.
It's wavy (curls at ends a little) and kinda
thick.
Dark brown.
On the order of 4 years now.
As long as it'll grow.
As far as hair, just anybody who
grows theirs really long.
Not a thing ^_^ .
Most people seem pretty neutral. A
few positive comments, a few negative.
That would probably be the time when I
was running lights for a show at the local community theatre and the stage manager and
sound person (who were both high school
girls) decided to put my hair in pigtails.
It was actually kinda interesting looking...
Fifteen years and thirteen days.
Less than an inch. I'm gorwing it out from a buzz.
I'm not exactly sure, my hair has never been long enouh.
Black.
A couple of weeks.
I don't really have a length goal, I just plan to let it grow.
Hair-wise? No.
Nope. I'm leaving my hair just how it is.
My hair isn't really long yet. However, when I tell people I'm growing my hair long, I generally get negative comments.
I can't think of anything.
1.- How old are you? 45
2.- How long is your hair now? Past shoulder length ~11.5 inches
3.- What type of hair(curly, wavy, straight)? "Combo hair", straight near my scalp and wavy at the ends
4.- What color is your hair? Dark brown
5.- How long have you been growing? Two years with occasional microtrims
6.- What is your aim, or length goal? Would love to grow it to terminal length and then cut it back to the bottom of my butt cheeks
7.- Do you have any role model(s)? Any successful, grounded guy with long hair
8.- Do you intend to change anything about it (relax, perm, dye)? No perms, no dyes but an occasional heating iron to temporarily make it straight as a stick is in my future
9.- Have you gotten more possitive or more negative attention? Initially, more negative remarks. Now, more positive
10.- What is the weirdest thing that has happened to you regarding your hair? Mistaken gender ID
1.- How old are you? 39
2.- How long is your hair now? Mid back
3.- What type of hair(curly, wavy, straight)? Naturally wavy/ loose curl. I usually straighten it out though.
4.- What color is your hair? Brown
5.- How long have you been growing? 25 years
6.- What is your aim, or length goal? Waist, which is where it used to be.
7.- Do you have any role model(s)? Nope.
8.- Do you intend to change anything about it (relax, perm, dye)? Nope.
9.- Have you gotten more possitive or more negative attention? Women = positive...mostly. Men = negative...sometimes.
10.- What is the weirdest thing that has happened to you regarding your hair? Pulled through a fan and chopped up on the nds. Lost a few inches!
18
6 to 8 centimeters everywhere (started froma buzzcut)
very thick, straight (but could change if its longer, it never was long before)
darkblond? brown? something like that
decited to grow in June, last haircut in Mai
I only want to get out of awkward-stage and decide that after i know how my long hair behaves
not on especialy
see 6
more negative cause it starts to get a mullet, but i don't mind. I see it as a challenge for my self-confidence
17 -- in about a week
8.5 inches, starting to get just below my chin, starting to touch my neck.
Straight, but the shorter strands on the sides tend to be a bit wavy/curly, but that's straightening out as it gets longer
dark brown, almost black
1.5 years
shoulder length
probably, but none i can think of off the top of my head.
nope
mostly positive, only some negative from my family, when I first started growing it out, but now they just keep their mouths shut.
nothing really weird happens with it, so far. But one day, it was really humid, and i decided to do a shotty job drying my hair (a recipie for disaster) so I wound up with poofy, frizzy messy hair for a day. I was not feeling good. On a high note one kid said my hair looked cool, cause it resembled edward sissorhands' or something.
I was singing in this male voice choir, and the rather elderly organist came up and wondered what a girl was doing in the male choir.
all comments wers posetive- except of those of my mother-in-law
when working at electronic equipment, searching about 10 minutes for defective Parts and finding none, but: some shedding Hair on the soldering Iron!
1.- How old are you? 31
2.- How long is your hair now? 6 3/4 bangs
3.- What type of hair? Straight/thick
4.- What color is your hair? Medium Brown
5.- How long have you been growing? A little over a year
6.- What is your aim, or length goal? Terminal length, BABY!
7.- Do you have any role model(s)? Michael Sweet
8.- Do you intend to change anything about it? Absolutly Not!
9.- Have you gotten more possitive or more negative attention? Positive
10.- What is the weirdest thing that has happened to you regarding your hair? The fact that I am actually achieving it this time!
28
around 6 inches
curly man
dark blonde they call it
since april I think can't quite remember
shoulder length, but with the tightness of my curls thats a lot of time to wait.
Hairwise? Hmm. Plant probably.
Nah natural as it comes
Not much attention yet. Cept when I blow dry then children laugh at me in the street.
Dunno.
38
11 inches
wavy
Brown with a bit of red in it
Since 31 December 2000
None
Not really a role model. I have been impressed with Bill's contributions to this board and have learned to chill out accordingly!
Nope
Oh, positive. My boyfriend's mother hates it, but who gives a rat's ass what she thinks?! :-)
I didn't think it would change my personality - it has. Not weird - just unexpected.
1.- How old are you?
Early 50s
2.- How long is your hair now?
Shoulder length
3.- What type of hair(curly, wavy, straight)?
Straight as a board
4.- What color is your hair?
Dark Brown, does get sun bleached to blond on ends
5.- How long have you been growing?
About a year
6.- What is your aim, or length goal?
Until I tire of it
7.- Do you have any role model(s)?
My dad and various characteristics of other successful guys
8.- Do you intend to change anything about it (relax, perm, dye)?
No. My hair is damaged enough, thank you
9.- Have you gotten more positive or more negative attention?
I get many more looks from girls in their 20s, until they see my gray beard! My mother doesn't like it, my girlfriend doesn't like it, my co-workers don't like it...Enough reason to keep it long!
10.- What is the weirdest thing that has happened to you regarding your hair?
Besides getting the looks from the baby girls, I suppose when I set it on fire trying to light my neighbor's water heater. Bummer, but damage didn't turn out too bad after all. A little trimming and problem was solved. I tie it back in a 'tail, so damage pretty much hidden.
Interesting poll, thanks. Nice to see the wide variety of ages here.
Data analysis of respondents to now:
Age:
14-19 -- 30%
20-29 -- 16%
30-39 -- 20%
40-49 -- 24%
50-55 -- 10%
Present Hair Length:
Less than shoulders -- 33%
Shoulders or nearby -- 16%
Shoulderblades or nearby -- 18%
Mid back or nearby -- 18%
Waist or below -- 16%
Still Growing?
At their goal or terminal -- 21%
Still growing it -- 79%
Length if no longer growing it:
Shoulders -- 10%
Shoulderblades -- 20%
Mid back -- 30%
Waist or more -- 40%
Longest hair: Victor!
I guess I'm kind of late, but here it goes:
1.- How old are you? Fifteen.
2.- How long is your hair now? Too short (I'm still a short-hair).
3.- What type of hair(curly, wavy, straight)? I'm not sure. I grew it out once before, but only the very back of my hair, so I don't really know how to answer this one.
4.- What color is your hair? Black.
5.- How long have you been growing? Since the second or third week in July.
6.- What is your aim, or length goal? Terminal Length
7.- Do you have any role model(s)? Not really when it comes to hair.
8.- Do you intend to change anything about it (relax, perm, dye)? No, no, no, and did I mention NO!?
9.- Have you gotten more possitive or more negative attention? From merely telling people I'm growing it out, I've gotten equal amounts of positive, negagtive, and neutral comments.
10.- What is the weirdest thing that has happened to you regarding your hair? Most of the people I told that I'm growing my hair out had a reaction opposite of what I thought they would have.
High!
Fifty-fifty.
20
a little over 1.5 feet
straight to slightly wavy
light brown to dark blond
2 years, 4 months
as long as it gets, hopefully my backside
no
no
positive
all the weird(cruel) stuff i did to it when it had to be short anyway.
18
Feh, you would ask... Hold on... *rummage* *rummage* 'bout nine inches.
Coarse, curly, thick (ee-eye-ee-eye-oh)....
Blond, kinda honey colored with lighter natural streaks.
Cripes, since may of 2001... Six inches a year, a-yup!
Oh, 'bout 20 inches or so, then whack it back to 8 to donate to locks of love, then let it get back to 12 or 14 or so.
What, like hair gods? Nah. I's just a-bein' me....
Nope. I straighten it every once in a while, but that is by way of hairdryer, so temporary.
Positive. i'm amazed at how much girls dig it.....
Hmmmm.... I once leaned too close to the back of a fan and got it caught in the motor.... Not real bad, but it hurt like heck... Thankfully, i didn't have to cut any off.... And of course, I've lost a few comb teeth in there...