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Toby
2004-08-07 23:10:09 UTC
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Does anyone else abhor shaving?

I really do, primarily because I'm very lazy in this respect...I've
been quite antisocial lately, and haven't needed (not that I believe I
should be judged) to shave, and consequently look absolutely
ridiculous, but shaving is soooo boring.

And what is it with people - a beard is considered acceptable, kempt,
as is the state of being clean-shaven, yet the interim is not...I
primarily refer to employers, but it factors elsewhere as well.
Ray Pang
2004-08-07 23:52:28 UTC
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Post by Toby
Does anyone else abhor shaving?
I really do, primarily because I'm very lazy in this respect...I've
been quite antisocial lately, and haven't needed (not that I believe I
should be judged) to shave, and consequently look absolutely
ridiculous, but shaving is soooo boring.
And what is it with people - a beard is considered acceptable, kempt,
as is the state of being clean-shaven, yet the interim is not...I
primarily refer to employers, but it factors elsewhere as well.
Stubble is pricky, and women don't like that. Or at least they claim not to,
then to go all gooey over David Beckham with stubble or whatever.

But yes, shaving is a pain in the arse. Electric shavers are crap (well at
least my CoolSkin thing is crap, even though it's miles better than my old
£25 Braun thingy) but convenient and quick, and proper shaving, while
generally giving good results, takes time and a bit of effort. But it has to
be done. Fluff isn't nice.
jess
2004-08-08 21:17:09 UTC
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Post by Ray Pang
Stubble is pricky, and women don't like that. Or at least they claim
not to, then to go all gooey over David Beckham with stubble or
whatever.
that's cos stubble *looks* sexy, but feels horrible.

so for david beckham, it's nice to see him with stubble, but when it's
someone you will actually be kissing, it's not so nice.
Ray Pang
2004-08-08 21:53:51 UTC
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Post by jess
Post by Ray Pang
Stubble is pricky, and women don't like that. Or at least they claim
not to, then to go all gooey over David Beckham with stubble or
whatever.
that's cos stubble *looks* sexy, but feels horrible.
so for david beckham, it's nice to see him with stubble, but when it's
someone you will actually be kissing, it's not so nice.
Hmm, I'm a little bit confused now. So if you went to a club or whatever,
and fancied someone who had stubble, what would you expect when you took him
back to your place?

Basically, we can't win. If we have stubble then women moan. If we don't,
then women don't fancy us. Is this like one of those "I really want to meet
a genuinely nice guy" and then you all go off and go for the bad-guy
arseholes who happen to look good? Or am I oversimplifying?
jess
2004-08-08 21:58:46 UTC
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Post by Ray Pang
Post by jess
Post by Ray Pang
Stubble is pricky, and women don't like that. Or at least they claim
not to, then to go all gooey over David Beckham with stubble or
whatever.
that's cos stubble *looks* sexy, but feels horrible.
so for david beckham, it's nice to see him with stubble, but when
it's someone you will actually be kissing, it's not so nice.
Hmm, I'm a little bit confused now. So if you went to a club or
whatever, and fancied someone who had stubble, what would you expect
when you took him back to your place?
it's not rocket science. "stubble *looks* sexy, ... but when it's someone
you will actually be kissing, it's not so nice".

so, for a famous person, they can have stubble and look sexy, and i can look
at them and think "mmmm". However, i do not want a guy that i will be
kissing, for example my boyf, to have stubble. dys?
Post by Ray Pang
Basically, we can't win. If we have stubble then women moan. If we
don't, then women don't fancy us.
<sigh>

i said stubble looks nice, not that it's essential for a guy to have stubble
for me to fancy them.
Post by Ray Pang
Is this like one of those "I really
want to meet a genuinely nice guy" and then you all go off and go for
the bad-guy arseholes who happen to look good? Or am I
oversimplifying?
i don't go for good looking arseholes.

i don't know anyone who does.
Ray Pang
2004-08-08 22:15:08 UTC
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Post by jess
Post by Ray Pang
Post by jess
Post by Ray Pang
Stubble is pricky, and women don't like that. Or at least they claim
not to, then to go all gooey over David Beckham with stubble or
whatever.
that's cos stubble *looks* sexy, but feels horrible.
so for david beckham, it's nice to see him with stubble, but when
it's someone you will actually be kissing, it's not so nice.
Hmm, I'm a little bit confused now. So if you went to a club or
whatever, and fancied someone who had stubble, what would you expect
when you took him back to your place?
it's not rocket science. "stubble *looks* sexy, ... but when it's someone
you will actually be kissing, it's not so nice".
OK, let me put it this way. If you were single, and you saw a guy with
stubble who you liked, would you think "no, he's got stubble, so forget it",
or would you think "I can put up with it" or would you think, "Right, I'll
wrap him around my finger and make him shave"?
Post by jess
so, for a famous person, they can have stubble and look sexy, and i can look
at them and think "mmmm". However, i do not want a guy that i will be
kissing, for example my boyf, to have stubble. dys?
Well yes. See my question above though, and replace "boyf" with "potential
boyf."
Post by jess
Post by Ray Pang
Basically, we can't win. If we have stubble then women moan. If we
don't, then women don't fancy us.
<sigh>
i said stubble looks nice, not that it's essential for a guy to have stubble
for me to fancy them.
Sorry, general woman rant. They're complex.
Post by jess
Post by Ray Pang
Is this like one of those "I really
want to meet a genuinely nice guy" and then you all go off and go for
the bad-guy arseholes who happen to look good? Or am I
oversimplifying?
i don't go for good looking arseholes.
i don't know anyone who does.
I do. Let me think, first bloke she was with had done time for GBH. Second
bloke was a drug dealer. She always used to say things like "Why can't I
meet a nice bloke?" and then she'd be off with some bloke with a very shady
past. Maybe the bad boy image does it for her.
jess
2004-08-09 18:02:13 UTC
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Post by Ray Pang
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Post by jess
Post by Ray Pang
Stubble is pricky, and women don't like that. Or at least they
claim not to, then to go all gooey over David Beckham with
stubble or whatever.
that's cos stubble *looks* sexy, but feels horrible.
so for david beckham, it's nice to see him with stubble, but when
it's someone you will actually be kissing, it's not so nice.
Hmm, I'm a little bit confused now. So if you went to a club or
whatever, and fancied someone who had stubble, what would you expect
when you took him back to your place?
it's not rocket science. "stubble *looks* sexy, ... but when it's
someone you will actually be kissing, it's not so nice".
OK, let me put it this way. If you were single, and you saw a guy with
stubble who you liked, would you think "no, he's got stubble, so
forget it", or would you think "I can put up with it" or would you
think, "Right, I'll wrap him around my finger and make him shave"?
i don't see why shaving would mean that he's wrapped round my finger? if i
saw a guy with stubble, and he was cute, i'd think "he looks cute". and it
wouldn't stop me kissing him. but,if it was someone i was with, then i would
ask him to shave, cos i don't want stubble rash. i don't see that as
controlling him, it's just asking him to be considerate.
Post by Ray Pang
Post by jess
Post by Ray Pang
Is this like one of those "I really
want to meet a genuinely nice guy" and then you all go off and go
for the bad-guy arseholes who happen to look good? Or am I
oversimplifying?
i don't go for good looking arseholes.
i don't know anyone who does.
I do. Let me think, first bloke she was with had done time for GBH.
Second bloke was a drug dealer. She always used to say things like
"Why can't I meet a nice bloke?" and then she'd be off with some
bloke with a very shady past. Maybe the bad boy image does it for her.
ok, but one girl doesn't mean that we all do it.

i like nice guys.
Ian/Cath Ford
2004-08-09 19:53:59 UTC
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Post by Ray Pang
But yes, shaving is a pain in the arse.
Now, you see, that's just doing it *wrong*. Try the face next time...

Ian
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Adam
2004-08-08 11:34:14 UTC
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Post by Toby
Does anyone else abhor shaving?
I really do, primarily because I'm very lazy in this respect...I've
been quite antisocial lately, and haven't needed (not that I believe I
should be judged) to shave, and consequently look absolutely
ridiculous, but shaving is soooo boring.
And what is it with people - a beard is considered acceptable, kempt,
as is the state of being clean-shaven, yet the interim is not...I
primarily refer to employers, but it factors elsewhere as well.
It's simply a matter of what looks nice.

Wearing a t-shirt with holes and food stains on isn't accecptable, and so
neither is looking as if you don't give a damn about personal hygine in the
facial area.

I normally shave once every two days when I'm on holiday.

If you get a proper straight blade razor, they cut *really* close so you
only need to shave once every two days anyway and you look normal.

On the other hand, it takes twice as long.

But it's cool.

adam
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