By the time I got to 6th grade I was sick of people only complementing me when my hair was up. I never really did anything with my hair when it was down, so I decided (with youthful wisdom) to cut my hair short - very short. I don't have a scanned photo, but I pretty much looked like a 12 year boy from 6th grade until I graduated from high school!
I kept my hair like this all through middle school, high school, and most of college. Every once-in-awhile I would grow my hair out, but I always ended up going short again.
The picture above is of me (February 2006) just a few months before meeting my husband.
When I met my husband in 2006 my hair was short, but as soon as a wedding was in our future I decided to grow my hair out again. I always pictured myself getting married with long curly hair. So, I grew my hair out longer than it has ever been. The funny thing is I ended up wearing it up for the wedding anyway!
Pictured Left: Me with my curls at the rehearsal
Pictured Right: My wedding day up-do
So, now we have have been married for just over 5 months (and I haven't had my hair cut since before the wedding); the other night my husband tells me that he likes my hair better short. Wow! I've been told all my life that men prefer long hair. My mom, my friends, and even my mother-in-law have all told me that men like long hair. So, I asked around and it seems to me that a man wants his wife to keep her hair the way it was when he first met her; they want it the way it was when they fell in love! So, short, long, straight, wavy, red, brown, whatever - your man does have a preference that is specific to you!
Before the chop (1/24/09):
After the chop (1/24/09):
So, I did it - "the post wedding chop". My husband loves it and I love it! It is short, fun, sassy, and a little funky. I can wear it simple and sleek for work, or wild and sassy for a night out. Now I just have to decide if I want to color it or add highlights!
~Calioc
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4 comments:
I love it! It's so short and sassy. Now I'm feeling just long and boring. :)
I LOVE it I dont think many people could really get away with short hair and you look Great! And youll love it even more when you are a mama! I wish I could pull it off like you!
It looks great. I think it's stupid that we're all supposed to have the same hair (long and blond).
Everyone is built differently and you clearly rock that short hair like crazy. Looks very elegant too, Audrey Hepburn-esque.
I think that it looks great short! It's definitely a lot more fun looking.
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