#shaving

I’ve pretty much always hated and been anxious about my hairy legs (and arms, and face, and tummy, and everything really…) and so I never ever wear skirts or shorts and I hate swimming. This was a big point of contention with my family because they thought I was being antisocial and rejecting them when really I just couldn’t bear to show my body to anyone.
I stopped shaving when I broke up with my ex a few months ago, and now my new girlfriend suddenly has given me positive feelings about my hair!! The first time we slept together I hadn’t shaved because I wasn’t expecting it (lol) but I quickly realised that she didn’t mind at all - maybe because her legs were as hairy as mine (she is trans)!!
Hopefully I can now say goodbye forever to itchy legs from shaving, spending hours in the shower, cutting my legs, spending money on product, and most importantly the feelings of insecurity… This world needlessly bullies us into feeling bad about what our bodies just naturally do, and it’s high time somebody spoke out against that. So thank you to this blog for making people like me feel a bit better, and hopefully one day body-positive movements more broadly will include us.

I finally got the chance to submit my legs to this awesome blog! I’ll tell a little about my life with shaving/having hairy legs.

So I’ve always hated shaving. I find it so pointless. I do like the feeling of shaved legs but it’s totally not worth it. I have pcos which is polycystic ovarian syndrome. This syndrome causes cysts on the ovaries as well as weight gain, excessive body hair, and other symptoms. I’ve always had a hairy body but when I was diagnosed with this, I noticed even more body hair. I get hair on my feet, stomach, face, chest, and pretty much everywhere and there’s a lot of it.

I honestly don’t care anymore about shaving. Part of the reason is because of my depression and it being really hard to do anything at all. I now have decided to not care about shaving anymore. I have a tattoo on my leg and I know now that it is not going to look worse because of hair. Men naturally have leg hair too and they wouldn’t be told to shave because it makes their tattoos look bad. I’m at peace with my body hair now and hope that others can learn that it’s okay to not shave.

Anyways I wrote a lot but I hope it helps add to the blog!

I was drawn to Jason’s casualness, the proximity of his skin, and the way the light touched his torso.