Should men shave their ARM PITS?

It was a joke. I like a man to shave his face and keep himself well groomed, but I really do not care if he shaves the rest of his other body parts.

Men most certainly do shave, their faces even if not their armpits. What's so unmanly about a well-groomed man? It shows that he cares about himself and the people around him. Why should women be held to a higher standard of grooming just to be considered "feminine"? Well, to each his/her own. Thanks for responding!

I guess if the hair would stay nice and silky and minimal, it wouldn't be so bad - it's that wild stuff I can't stand. I know, at first thought, it seems less than macho for a man to shave his armpits but, trust me, it's much nicer!

yeah see what i mean? :) i guess it's not as bad on blond or fair-haired people...but when you naturally grow dark thick hair...shudder (and double shudder) :)

Ugh, I found myself frowning and scratching just reading this! I know that there's no accounting for taste but -yeesh!

Even if they didn't expose their pits in public, you'd still have the issue in private - where it counts the most! Thanks for the compliments and for speaking your mind.

I agree. I wouldn't subject my husband to my hairy arm pits, it's only fair that his hygiene should be as considerate.

See, there we go with the double standard. If it's natural for men just because it grows there, then it's natural for women. I say it's gross and unhygenic on both! lol! Thanks for responding.

Ugh, I can't stand that - snuggling up with pit hair in your face! LOL Now that my husband has shaved his armpit hair down to almost nothing, snuggling is better!

A good trim would be a fair compromise and would make a huge difference. Thanks for responding.

LOL! Why is it that the guys with the most body hair seem to have the least hair on their heads? Maybe nature is trying to compensate?! lol I have to pin my husband down in a half-nelson in order to give him TWO eyebrows instead of one! And he screams the most terrible curses whenever I wax his back and shoulders! I can't stand hair in "unfortunate" places, it's so beastly. I don't equate beastliness with manliness. Surprisingly, I didn't even have to mention his armpit hair to him (although I was always aware of it.) Apparently, it even bothered him. Since he trimmed his armpit hair really short he says that he sweats less. Of course he sweats less! It's like shaving off a carpet! I'm trying to get him to realize that he would get less mosquito bites if he would trim his other body hair more often. Mosquitos and other insects are attracted to the smell of sweaty, hairy bodies. As a matter of fact, HE'S my best mosquito repellent. If I'm outside with him, the bugs will always bite him first! He'll have 10 bites and I won't have any! I try to tell him between his sweaty hair and all the extra deodorant he has to wear because of that hair - the bugs can't resist. lol

Ah, yes, wise1, you said the magic word - a LITTLE underarm hair. I'm not talking about a little private fuzz. I'm talking, dude, you need braids and barettes! I'm talking a comb and ponytail holders! Scrunchies for the pits! lol Besides, attention to grooming doesn't make you feminine. Manliness is born of a confidence, a sense of capability, an inner sense of the universe and your rightful place in it. THAT'S what's missing in men nowadays, that's why they are harder to count on - not the fact that they may shave their pits or carry "man-bags". LOL p.s. I agree, they don't make them like they used to! I truly miss men of my grandfathers' caliber...

That's funny! I prefer my husband to wear a beard, at least 3 or four days worth. He looks more masculine to me. I almost can't stand to be kissed by a hairless, soft face! I agree with you that grooming and trimming should encompass the whole body. I don't like out of control hair in pits, on backs or on toes and knuckles...or in the "nether region"! Good to hear from you.

You're one of the lucky ones! I think that the men who have long armpit hairs don't even realize how gross this can be. They need more women to speak up about it! Thanks for responding.