Seriously, when can I stop shaving my legs?

[Marthe48]

I'll be 68 soon. Still shaving away, even though with my eyesight, I can end up with a shin Mohawk or calf mullet. I can't imagine doing this at age 90!

[Wawannabe]

1. ...

I wanna know when the hot flashes will be over!!!???

[Marthe48]

3. I feel for you!

I had a hysterecomy in 96, and still have hot flashes :/ my furnace/ac gets a workout, so does my wardrobe :/

[Ohiogal]

11. I second that on the hot flashes.

Been having them over 10 years now.

[fleur-de-lisa]

31. Me too. It's getting tiresome.

[Under The Radar]

2. I am impressed that you still can when I can't tie my shoes

[Marthe48]

5. lol

I'm taking a Zoom exercise class. I tie my shoes as part of the class

[Under The Radar]

32. Toenail polish is subcontracted

[Cirque du So-What]

4. I don't recommend this as a solution

but I wore gabardine wool trousers during my years in the Navy. My legs are now virtually hairless, all these years later, wherever the wool made contact with my skin.

[2naSalit]

8. Denim jeans did that for me.

I had so many pairs of worn out jeans at one point that I upholstered my car with them and I still had a lot left over.

[Adelante]

6. Stop Shaving Your Legs

Today. They are your legs to not shave.

[Marthe48]

7. Not something I do often

I noticed my jeans fit better today

[2naSalit]

9. If I do

shave y legs, it's only because they will be featured in my attire like wearing a dress or shorts or going to the hot springs where I will be wearing bare legs.

[Marthe48]

23. Yes, I bowed to summer

I'll be in shorts for the next few months

[Major Nikon]

10. That's not the worst of it

[Marthe48]

24. lol

I was waiting for the guys to weigh in

[murielm99]

12. I am 71 and I rarely shave my legs.

The growth there is not that frequent. I shave mostly in the summer, when I go out in shorts. Right now, I am not going out enough to bother.

[sl8]

13. Got duct tape? n/t

[Marthe48]

15. Years ago, I had an epilady

I imagine duct tape would feel about the same!

[handmade34]

14. I never did shave my legs...

...now though... it's about time to shave my moustache oh, and the occasional 2 inch chin hair

[Marthe48]

16. My Mom told me not to start

She never shaved, and never had to. Wish I had listened to her :/ I get the chin bristles, another adventure in guessing where it actually is.

[handmade34]

18. ...

my daughter (who is a licensed esthetician and looks for those things) always points out my errant growths

[SharonClark]

17. I stopped shaving my legs when I stopped wearing hose.

It was probably 40 years ago and I had very little hair on my legs or underarms to begin with.
I felt liberated to stop shaving just like I did when I stopped menstruating.

There are benefits to being an elder woman who doesn't conform to societal expectations of beauty. I simply don't have time for it.

[TristanIsolde]

19. i wonder if leg hair will become fashionable just like beards became fashionable

It is funny how much of our grooming and attire is dictated by society. I sometimes daydream about inventing my own clothes and grooming habits and accept whatever ridicule or praise comes my way. One of my ideas is wearing pants on your head and bed sheets as a wrap around, who cares, take that clothing industry. But I remember I need to keep my job and maintain the impression that I have not lost it completely.

[samnsara]

20. i quit ages ago.. Im the same age as you. I just wear long jeans all the time..

..seems to rub the hair off

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

21. It feels weird not to, even after all these years.

So I keep doing it, at least in the summer, and probably will keep doing it as long as I can find my legs.

[Marthe48]

25. Yes, it does

There were only a few times in my life I had to have this chore in my schedule. I can't remember the last time I took the time, but I was among people today (grandkids) lol

[MuseRider]

22. Only in the summer when I wear shorts.

The problem is at 66 there is not a lot of hair. It is also pretty light and hard to see so I have to feel my way around. I will look down on occasion and see what I missed but I doubt anyone else notices. I lost all the hair under my arms years ago, right after menopause. I was so happy about this but I still do not know why. Hot flashes now going on 13 years but much less every year, finally.

Shin Mohawk or calf mullet! Love that.

[Marthe48]

26. My issues, too

But even after a hysterectomy, still grows more than I thought.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

27. Move to Germany?

Maybe it's different now, but some of the German women that I saw in the 80's had hairier legs and armpits than the men. I started to not notice it so much after awhile.

Edit: I'm joking about moving there. I'm mostly pointing out how it's a cultural contrivance.

[elleng]

28. NOW!

I don't remember when I stopped, I'm older than you and mine disappeared at some point, sure don't remember when.

[LizBeth]

29. lol... eyesight. I hear you. Twice a month works for me. I mostly can't see the hair until

about two weeks in. Still wear shorts, so still like shaved legs, but then, I am not that bothered if they aren't either. A lot of meh...

[Marthe48]

34. I went a long time

Some of my friends and relatives are starting to come by. I have a mask, but sometimes I'm wearing shorts

[Niagara]

30. I was wondering what the answer to this question was.

Only last week, I was wondering the same exact question as it takes up so much valuable time. Anymore, I have to force myself to shave my sasquatch looking legs, but I only do this chore once a week.

[Marthe48]

35. You are more devoted than I am

I am down to about once a season!

[hurl]

33. We may be rare in this culture

but a few guys actually love female body hair. There's absolutely nothing wrong with what nature bestowed upon you!

[Fla Dem]

36. Bit older than you. Actually hair growth on legs and under arms

has slowed so much, and what does grow is so thin, I think I shave about 4X a year.

[LeftInTX]

37. I have to shave my arm pits every single day in the summer..

Every single eff'ing day. Can't leave the house without shaving, sometimes twice a day.
I also have a beard and mustache that I need to wax weekly and touch up with plucking.

I'm 63 and a half. But I'm Armenian and endowed with too much body hair.