Being of Slavic origin, I have hair everywhere except my back. While my girlfriend doesn't mind the hair, I still shave my chest about once every 2 weeks and trim my stomach every 2 months or so. It just feels better.

Well as soon as he turns 30 we'll start waxing him and eventually get laser hair removal on the back :-p haha

I don't think excessivly hairy chests are sexy, but I like a hairy chest. It reminds me that I'm with a man, and I think it's sexy.

Oh, and I'm about as hairy as Mike Rowe. I just don't have his tan.

I mentioned my Mike Rowe chest fetish to my SO, and he immediately suggested the one, the only, Magnum P.I.:

http://www.backhair.org/tom_selleck.jpg

Tom Selleck in his glory days. He's still a fine-looking man. No one pulls off hairy quite the way he does.

Mercy....you gotta stop doing this stuff to this old girl, Girl!

I don't really like overly hairy chests but I don't mind a little...my boyfriend usually has little if any. He started shaving his chest about six months after I started dating him and he's been doing so about every couple weeks since. When he doesn't shave for a while he still only has minimal chest hair and none on his back. I think body hair bugs him, which I can kind of understand.

Anywho, overly hairy chests remind me of my father which of course is a turn off. Mike Rowe looks pretty decent without a shirt on though, I could go for that look. :)

Yum, Mike Rowe and Tom Selleck! I love a hairy chest just but not so hairy that when you're cuddling after the deed and you go to run your fingers through it and they get stuck so you have to cut them out... Such a turn of! Hairy shoulders bother me you know like when their chest hair grows up their chest over their shoulders and then down their back.... you could skin them and make a pseudo bear skin rug out of them, total turn off!!!!

I can't believe the ladies haven't mentioned Sean Connery...

So just to get this straight... hairy chest is OK but hairy back is bad?

Ok...I'll be honest here... I used to date a guy that was extremely hairy! I mean, austin powers hair on his chest back and upper arms! Though he did shave his upper arms, it still was a little turn off. He was an amazing guy though, so the 'hairy' situation didn't keep me from getting to know him better in the sheets! The guy I'm dating now has chest hair...I love it! To me, I would rather be intimate with a MAN with chest hair and possibly hair on back too than with a little boy with no hair...thats kinda creepy...

No hair, wherever it may be, is bad to me...other's mileage may vary. :)

Ok, so I take back what I said about the hairy back not being so attractive. I was seeing someone who had the hairiest back I'd ever seen or touched and I'm still very much in love with him although he's with someone else. He came over to 'visit' one night and I went to rub his back and his hair was gone it almost shocked me that it wasn't there... I guess hair doesn't matter to me so much as their personality and how they treat me

I am fairly hairy (right up there with Mr. Rowe) and I trim every few weeks from neck to knees, and I have naired my back before (and would like to again) but most women I talk to don't mind a little grass on the man chest area.

Apparently, my wife likes hairy guys....well, at least this hairy guy.

I used to be self-conscious about my abundance of body hair as well, but I learned that it's about what's inside, not outside, that counts.

ditto. My wife has no problem with my Sean Connery-ness. We've experimented with various degrees of removal (both on her and myself) but we both admit that the INCREDIBLE itchiness for both of us was just not worth it.

At any rate, the metrosexual style look is waning, and men are tending to return to the less made-over look.

How about the Dr Hook look? :

Jesus, I have one word.....

NARCOTICS

Lots of narcotics.

They look like the cavemen from that Dodge commercial.



I'm not following you.

What do you mean?

Honestly, there is nothing less sexy than a guy shaving his chest. That just gives me the heebie jeebies.

I actually like the hairy chest. I mean, I'm not really adverse to it, nor do I seek it in a guy. It's like... hair colour. To me, I may prefer dark hair, but overall, it doesn't matter to me at all. My boyfriend is not really hairy at all, which I don't mind. But even if he was hairier, as long as he didn't wear the low v-neck shirts, I'm fine. It's just 80s tacky when older hairy men wear low cut v-necks.

Im going to agree with some ladies here, I think a man with hair is damn gorgeous. My boyfriend has it, and if he shaved it, I would actually be really disappointed. I love grabbing (Hair on his head and chest, I wouldnt do that to his hair below his waist... ouch!) and playing with it.

Hair = Sexy!

She was referring to how much of a man's body the hair covers :D

Sorry, that was very awkwardly worded. I simply mean that I'm good with all the body hair, wherever it is. Well, the only exception might be ear and nose hair. You guys can get rid of that. :)

A well groomed man should attend to overly apparent ear & nostril hair. usually a decent barber will automatically trim your eyebrows, ear and nose hair.

I say, hair is okay. I mean, if you love the person, a little hair here and there shouldn't be a turn-off. Though I can say sometimes it would be nice to have my man shaved on his arms and legs and whatnot, but thats only based on that fact so that I can lick him all over more easier. Getting hair in the mouth is just not fun lol. Thats why my man shaves his nether reigons for me and I do him. He used to think I wouldn't lick and suck on his balls becuase I didn't liek them or doing it, but he was wrong, it just ruins wanting to do it getting hair in your mouth and having to pull some of it out.

hmmm... I just love getting my lady's hair in my mouth... adds to the oral pleasure...

oh yeah
 

how can any woman resist this!?

http://i21.tinypic.com/mvm71x.jpg

I have a hairy back... no one Ive ever been with has ever exactly complimented me about it... but no one has ever been horrified (at least not openly) either

I have body hair everywhere on my body. I even have hair between my eyebrows (in other words, a unibrow). My girlfriend refuses to let me wax my back or anything of that matter. She loves my unibrow and all, ALL, of my body hair. There is hope, man, there is hope. I thought there wasn't a woman out there, but she found me. Keep looking.

body-hair evangelists
 

I'm not a total furball, but I have some body hair. Not too much though ...and I do take care of the ear and nose hair on a regular basis... but some folks are just a little too obsessed (IMO) regarding body-hair.

We go boating every year with a group of mutual friends. This one couple is always talking about their sexual habits, working out, and "grooming" details. We all generally nod and say things like "oh really" and "I'll have to try that" and "hey, I hear Dave installed a new bilge pump" ... basically trying to change the conversation.

Last year, we were at this flotilla party in the middle of a lake with several boats tied side to side. My wife (I mean my "hot, young-looking wife'... she's reading this and I should point out her "hotness"... anyway...) was floating nearby talking to some friends, and I was standing on our swim platform drinking a beer. This guy makes his way over and starts talking about boats, work, ... and then comments on how I'd really show more definition (muscle tone) if I shaved my abdominal hair, "thinned out" my chest hair, and .... shaved my toes (toes??).

I just kind of raised my (poorly tweezed) eyebrow and slowly looked around to see if anyone was listening. It must have gotten my wife's attention because she stopped talking with her friends and began paddling in. I responded with, "It really doesn't matter that much to me ...besides, my wife likes my body hair".

Just then, his wife came over (wearing the non-family-outing-appropriate thong ... "Daddy, is Sherry's butt hungry?") and they both politely began describing in detail how they thought I should consider grooming specific body hair details. Apparently they have had "discussions" on my behalf.

They wanted to reassure me that they didn't think I was too hairy, but thought I might consider some uncomfortably specific grooming techniques. He apparently shaves his "zone", ass, hands, fingers, feet and toes. He also strategically thins out armpits, chest, forearms, legs, eyebrows, etc. His wife explained in kind regarding her pieces-parts. They also proudly mentioned that their teenage boys are "groomers" as well.

My wife was getting closer. We made eye contact...

The conversation continued until my wife made it on to our boat. They quickly updated her on the topic and enthusiastically told her about all their grooming ideas. She looked at them like they were insane and just started laughing. Then said...

..."don't you think all this obsessive male grooming borders on being totally gay?"

It got ugly from there ...that's my girl!

If you don't care but she cares, go for it.

Only a complete and total idiot would shave his fingers or toes. Never, ever, ever listen to someone who shaves his phalanges. The hair will grow back quickly and thicker. If you've got hairy fingers and toes, you laser them or leave them.

I think I love your wife.

she is awesome!

I'm a big, hairy guy...and I don't like it. I think it gives everyone the wrong impression - not just women. I know that people sometimes expect me to be an uncultured brute, but when they get to know me they realize that I'm really just a gentle giant, who is interested in literature and the arts. So, perhaps negative stereotyping is part of the problem for some hairy guys? I mean, I think my body type would be more suitable for a boozy biker. If I looked like how I feel inside, I'd probably have a more delicate appearance. Alas, not. *sigh*

Anyway, I've found that some women like the 'grizzly bear' look, others don't, but those that do, REALLY do, so I'm definately not complaining that way. :)

I have probably a slightly above average amount of body hair. I'm not a gorilla, but I have pretty thick chest hair, some back hair, and my wife and I have experimented with "grooming" it. All in all she said it feels weird when I have no, or little hair, from shaving or thinning it.

Personally, as long as it doesn't itch, I could care less. :D So what she says goes..........i.e. au natural.

I've done the laser thing on my back and it grew back a few times. My gf never complained about it, she said she likes it. Personally I still have my own issues over it...

I'm 41 and I'm virtually hairless, except for pubes, and I don't think it makes me less manly. I'm just not hairy

Congratulations, you made me laugh so hard I scared the crap out of the cat sleeping under the desk. I will never again look as a sweaty hairless dude and not laugh. You are my buddy.

As for the topic directly, my wife loves SOFT hair. Gorilla hairy turns her off, but she likes a moderate amount. Every time a new area fills in (I'm 28, so it's coming slowly) I hear squealing and happy sounds from her, and she plays with it for a while. In particular, she likes my "butt fuzz".

Although it's weird, I seem to be growing body hair from the bottom up. My calves came before thighs came before "ye olde treasure trail" and now it's just starting on my lower back and chest. Hell, I was only able to grow a decent goatee this year.

JACK THE LAD: Don't despair. You're big, hairy, and smart: Find a comic-book nerd chick who has a thing for Beast, and you're set. I know at least three women who would probably find you attractive. Do you wear glasses, btw? I know it's stereotypical, but the right glasses can give different impressions. The right scholarly glasses might offput the initial "Lookit the big strongman guy" impression and hint at something deeper. I'm big and wide myself, and if I wear contacts, people act like I'm a badass. If I have glasses on, I find myself in more philosophical discussions. Maybe the same thing would apply to you?

Tootles

You sound like my best friend's type. She LOVES big, hairy guys--though you probably read too much for her. And you're right--the girls who like that body type REALLY do. My best friend has been after her guy to GAIN weight because he's not burly enough for her, haha.

Thanks for the encouragement and kind advice. You’ve given me hope. :) Sadly, there isn’t much of a comic book scene where I live (Hicksville!) but I could perhaps dye myself blue like The Beast and strut into any X-Men Conventions that come to neighbouring cities? ;)

I don’t wear glasses, but that's a great idea. I’m open-minded about potential girlfriends – I don’t really have a specific type – but I think that would be a good way to send out the right signals about myself. I have the badass stereotype at the moment, which deters troublemakers, but mainly seems to attract drunken older women who are looking for one night stands! :eek:

Thanks for posting. You’ve raised my spirits. :)

Most of my girlfriends in the past have been the Goth type, some who began by viewing me as an illiterate Neanderthal (!) then immediately warmed to me when we began discussing books, movies, or music, but I think it’s always difficult to end up as more than just friends (sooner OR later) if that initial spark of sexual chemistry isn’t there.

By the way, does your best friend want to emigrate to England? I could burn my books! ;)

I've always been self-conscious of my hair... I've got it thick everywhere but my chest/back, but it really made me uncomfortable whenever a person commented on how thick my hair was. This thread has made me happy on the inside. Thanks.

I don't care much for nose/ear hair. But anywhere else, the more the better. Especially chest and legs.

My theory is, if I'm not going to shave for him, why should he shave for me? Besides, I think hair is a sign of manliness and very HOT. :thumbsup:

My wife tells me the older I get the more hair I grow on my chest and back ,I'm not sure of this but I know that the older I get that my eye brows need to be trimmed from time to time as they will get into my eye glass frames and get pulled out when I remove my glasses , that hurts , and the nose hairs grow out too . And the boogers will hang on them LOL