A Little Question About Shaving

[Guest Rika-chama]

Well this question seems rather silly in my mind but I'm also rather curious on how others del with shaving. I'm mostly curious about those, like me, who aren't really passing or transitioning yet. I know that I do not shave my legs or underarms because I am a boy and boys don't do that. I always wear sleeved shirts and long pants anyways so it doesn't matter but I feel kinda silly for doing this before I start passing. So FtMs do you keep your legs/underarms hairy or do you shave them? And MtFs do you shave yours or not because men who shave their legs get called names? It's a stupid question but I have been curious for quite awhile. Thanks

Ni-paa~

[Guest SerenaDance]

For me i don't shave my arms or legs because its to inconvenient and takes to much time. I keep my underarms shaved though. as long as you wear long pants and shirts it shouldn't make any difference ^^.

[Guest Mr. Fox]

Bah! No shaving for me. If I get a great deal hairier after testosterone I might start, but I am fairly hairless even for a girl.

[Guest Madison_Always]

i have shaved my legs a few times but dont keep them shaved all the time baecause i play basketball n some of them have noticed before and i dont want more attention than i already have. i will probably resume after the season ends

[Guest o0tg0o]

i shave my chest, back,...pretty much everywhere besides my armpit and leg. It just feels better that way and it doesn't draw attention. X-D

Although I did shave all my body hair recently and I've been wearing long pants and long sleeve shirt until they grow back. lol.

I do shave often and I'm thinking of doing electrolysis now while being closeted still yet. It'll save me a LOT of razor burns and cuts in the future X-D

[Guest Diva D]

I have kept my legs and underarms shaved for 6 months now. Just got sick and tired of BO (I have to organise the storeroom at work, and it gets Gosh darned hot in there). Also it just feels better.

Have tried shaving chest, but it's just a pain. I also trim my arm hairs short, that way their not noticable, and they still give some sun protection.

[Guest Michelle M]

I don't shave now because it's futile. I'll probably shave after HRT has done some major changes, and the hair is thin/weak, and won't grow back in certain areas, or take much longer to grow back in others.

[Guest brandt]

hmm for me it doesnt matter if i shave it or not. it depends on if i'm lazy or not and feel like shaving. right now i havent shaved. and its not true if men shave there legs. i know a few guys that shave their legs. they are pretty cool bio guys too. but you know if you don't shave you can get a good chance of passing. i'm not really a big fan of body hairs. so yeah.

[Guest Rika-chama]

Thanks for the answers guys and gals. Sometimes I worry about the stupidest things

Diva-Oh I have noticed how much smellier you get with hair, but to me having hair there makes me feel better

brandt- I know not all men don't shave but I meant the majority. I think I can safely say thst most men don't shave. Also I think my lack of shaving is also due to laziness

Ni-paa~

[Guest GoldenKirbichu]

I don't shave. At all. I hate the feeling of it, my hair is very thick and the resulting stubble can actually rip thin fabric. I've only shaved my beard, and reluctantly at that.

[Guest Sarah]

I shave my whole body, except the genital area. When i first shaved, it felt really great (mentally physically it was like sitting on a pillow of needles ') but after a few times it doesn't sting anymore even when i get goosebumps

and i can't stand the sight of hairy bodyparts anymore >_< so i have to keep shaving

[Guest Brianna]

I once shaved my whole body (including genital area), that was a pain in the butt, cuts/burns all over the place. Right now i just have my legs shaved. I am slightly concerned about PE next week though...gotta find someway to change into sweat pants without being noticed. Around the house i wear jeans until i go to bed, in which case i wear my normal boxers (i just jump straight into bed haha).

I hate the hairiness that I inherited...its so...barbaric IMO. Also, I have noticed sensations are increased greatly if theres no hair in the area.

I haven't shaved my armpits yet though...I probably will soon.

Love,

Brianna (Alyssa)

[Guest Katie-Louise]

I shave everywhere accept genital area I am starting to wax now only legs and arms I will wax armpits later once it's less painful

Samantha

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[Guest Sakura_Stingray]

im alittle lat on posting...but here it goes ^.^

i wear pants all the time...so occasionaly i shave my legs... sometimes i use razerless ways like veet....i shave my chest...or i veet my chest....i oftenly shave my armpits and pubic area....i use a reguler razer for them though......the alkali in veet or nair could damage tissue of soft skin areas...i canot shave my back.....i look in the mirror, i see my back and i see nothing....but when i wear a shirt it feels like a monkeys back......it ticks me off that i cant get to it.....the only hard area i can think of shaveing and maintaining shaving for me would be the buttocks and the general area to the pubic area.......but i do enjoy it........i rarely on special occasion shave my arms though......i never wear long sleeve...i dont even like long sleved shirts mainly because i love the cold brisk air on my skin...

P.S.: B.O. does smell worse with hair......as you sweat your hair becomes soaked, staining the hair with its oily water proof surface........

[Guest savagedm]

How can one shave their back without help? It's something I've always tried to do but it's been wayyy too difficult

[Guest Mani]

I shave my underarms even now, I just like how it feels when I don't have hair there. I try to shave my face, but I'm too lazy and end up shaving it only occionasionaly (haveing peach fuzz does not help in passing >_<)

~Mani

[Guest JAB]

No leg shaving, no pit shaving..

I remenber feeling real awkward about shaving pre T and even more awkward not shaving when I startuing living full time but still pre T..

I think no matter what I would have done it would have been uncomfortvle if I didnt weak jeans all the time... Just got to a mindset I did not care and let it go... not awkward about meg hair anymnore but I geuss there are still moments at times where I catch myself guarded about the underarm...

Think it just took some time to get rid of these hang ups but they do creep up astill at times.. Progress not perfections?? probably easier to go with.. even if it means going with the flow situational basis pre T days..

in reguard to shaving peach fuzz... there is no harm and it can be beneficial... not really so much for encouraging facial hair growth but to give that boost of confidence.. not sure how to word it but i am sure you know what I mean...

Walks like a duck...quakcks like a duck must be a duck.. confidence will help "passing" and any tool to help confidence is great..

I need to learn to practise these things in others areas of life..