Theories as to why women don't shave their legs?

I'm just curious as to why we shouldn't shave/wax our legs?

Is it b/c when you do it comes thicker?

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I have NO IDEA.
I personally HAVE to shave my legs everyday. I can't stand the feeling of stubble against my pants ick ick ........weird I know.
I've been told DH is a lucky man!!!!!

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In some cultures it is just not the thing to do and alson in some cultures men find it sexy

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Good question. I would also like to know why some women do not shave/wax their underarms. I saw it in Tahiti often.

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Maybe for some it is culture related. For some it maybe that they do not want to I guess. For me I have to shave because I cannot stand hair on my body. It totally grosses me out.

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I just interviewed a woman for a position in my group, and she wore a skirt suit and she had unshaven legs...my vision is terrible (even with contacts) and it was very noticeable...

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DH lived in the Czech Republic for a year and was absolutely disgusted by the hairy legs. he said picture a man's hairy legs with stockings on

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uhm...hair is sexy?????

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i like my legs to be shaven. i feel like a dirt bag today b.c my leg stubble is rubbing against my pants!
unshaven legs- not my cup of tea and its unsightly to look at as well imho

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the things we do for beauty

i kind of hate shaving. i do it, but i dont enjoy it. if we lived in a culture where leg hair wasn't weird i would definitely go au natural!

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I only shave my calves. I have never shaved my thighs. My Mom told me not to and I actually listened But because I never did you can't see any hair at all, plus it is blonde

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you legs look better when they are shaved b/c the hair makes shadows - which doesn't make to a smooth line

but I have heard it's a cultural thing not to- a girl in my training squad at macy's didn't shave

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Some people feel that it's there (perhaps for a reason), so why get rid of it?

I shave from my knees down year round unless I'm going to the beach then I'll go all the way. I will admit that in the winter I do not shave every day...or even every 3rd day...

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Its definitely a cultural thing.

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Posted by Stacey1403

I only shave my calves. I have never shaved my thighs. My Mom told me not to and I actually listened But because I never did you can't see any hair at all, plus it is blonde

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I think it is 100% societal. I bet if unshaven legs came into style, we would see ALOT of women not shaving their legs. It might seem gross to us now, but if we were taught from a young age that unshaven is beautiful and 'normal', we wouldn't think twice about it

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i could never NOT shave my legs. personal, choice i guess.

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Don't understand why women do not shave.

Personally I can't stand the stubble, so I shave every other day...The sight of unshaven legs or underarms on women is disgusting..JMHO

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It's cultural. Plus, I think that people associate a certain level of hairiness as being 'manly' or lack of hair as being 'feminine.' I teased DH about shaving his underarms and his response was, "But I'm a guy; only woman do that."

Does anyone remember when Julia Roberts walked the red carpet with hairy arm pits? Everyone FREAKED.

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For me personally I like to shave my legs everyday. In the winter I let it slide a little more...

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Posted by SweetestOfPeas



DH lived in the Czech Republic for a year and was absolutely disgusted by the hairy legs. he said picture a man's hairy legs with stockings on

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I don't shave my legs.. that's because I don't have to... I don't grow any hair on my legs at all so there isn't a need to shave.. thank god... Now, I do shave my underarms.. that's a must..

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I am so lazy with shaving my legs I rarely do it more than once a week. At the same time, the hair on my legs is very fine and light so it's not like I need to shave much more frequently anyway. Armpits are another story - every other day at least!