There is this one old guy who unironically brought scissors and "jokingly" threatened to cut my hair if I wouldn't get it cut. I promptly threatened him that I'll cut his shriveled dick off if he touches my hair
Same here bro! Weirdly enough my grandma who was born in the 40s was more accepting of it than my mom lmao. Thankfully mom has accepted it now but she’s still trying to accept the beard… I’m 23…
Same (not really, only 3 years without cut I think) but my hair loss is getting more intense (hormonal + stress probably) so I will go back to the old middle length curly hair.
I'm actually the opposite! Had my hair long for years because I was a dancer and needed it long to put it up in buns for the wig (competitive Irish Dancer, wig was a part of the deal). Years after i stopped I finally got it cut short and it's a wonder how I dealt with long hair for so long with hating it on my neck
Is there any way you need your hair to be cut before growing it out? I was letting it grow quite long, but it started looking silly due to the different initial lengths (longer up top, shorter on the side). In the end I got it cut and it looked way neater again.
I used to go to this Asian place where the hairdressers barely spoke a word of English for ten dollar cuts. And I loved it. I started going to a more expensive place and I found the whole experience more unpleasant.
Find a stylist you trust, tell them you want to grow your hair out. They'll help you get an initial shape, and while it's growing, it's still important to get trimmed up. It takes time, and in the middle stages can look a little messy, but it all comes together in the end.
Also remember a little bit of styling can go a long way during those awkward lengths. Sometimes it really is all in how you wear it.
The awkward phase is just part of growing your hair out. There are some ways to mitigate how awkward it looks, but it's just something you deal with for a while.