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My OH is overblessed in the hair department on his body. He doesn't care what others think. On the beach in the sun it is wise to wear a rashie or loose linen top anyway, as even having a rug front and back doesn't protect you from the sun.

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ok guys, I am not on 'the pull' still, just guess I care what others think too much, I basically have a full on hairy chest, there are not many blokes around hairier then me and I am a little self conscious about it.
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ok guys, I am not on 'the pull' still, just guess I care what others think too much, I basically have a full on hairy chest, there are not many blokes around hairier then me and I am a little self conscious about it.
hairy chests are manly - shows the men from the boys.

metrosexual males who shave their chests are fairies
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Originally Posted by Jon77
ok guys, I am not on 'the pull' still, just guess I care what others think too much, I basically have a full on hairy chest, there are not many blokes around hairier then me and I am a little self conscious about it.
Nothing wrong with a hairy chest
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Originally Posted by Jon77
ok guys, I am not on 'the pull' still, just guess I care what others think too much, I basically have a full on hairy chest, there are not many blokes around hairier then me and I am a little self conscious about it.
Hairy chest nice.... Hairy back is another matter......

Look at it as extra sun screen
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Originally Posted by Jon77
ok guys, I am not on 'the pull' still, just guess I care what others think too much, I basically have a full on hairy chest, there are not many blokes around hairier then me and I am a little self conscious about it.
There's nothing wrong with a hairy chest!

I'm very proud of mine

(Seriously though, why go through the pain of waxing - which is probably the best solution for longer term hair removal - when a hairy chest is very manly?)
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OMG You're married and still on the pull!!!!!!

Perhaps we're being too harsh here... I mean what guy doesnt secretly like being on the arm of the most gorgeous bird in the joint..... Would you want to married to some one that others look at and are thinking... Jeez, how does he shag her???? Which one wears the paper bag over their head? Do they double bag just in case one splits????
hmmm..I would have thought most women don't mind a hairy chest - only natural. I would have thought that if you are fit and have a chest then it makes no odds.

If you have man boobs, etc, and are a bit sloppy, and have enough hair to be embarassed about it, get rid of it. It's not a great look, I would have thought.

I know blokes who have hairy backs - a mate of mine had to have surgery as it was like a carpet - he tells me. If he went to the gym, or exercised, then he might have got away with other aspects of his physique.
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hmmm..I would have thought most women don't mind a hairy chest - only natural. I would have thought that if you are fit and have a chest then it makes no odds.

If you have man boobs, etc, and have enough hair to be embarassed about it, get rid of it. It's not a great look, I would have thought.

I know blokes who have hairy backs - a mate of mine had to have surgery as it was like a carpet - he tells me. If he went to the gym, or exercised, then he might have got away with other aspects of his physique.
surgery for a hairy back? Didn't know there was such a thing?
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hmmm..I would have thought most women don't mind a hairy chest - only natural. I would have thought that if you are fit and have a chest then it makes no odds.

If you have man boobs, etc, and are a bit sloppy, and have enough hair to be embarassed about it, get rid of it. It's not a great look, I would have thought.

I know blokes who have hairy backs - a mate of mine had to have surgery as it was like a carpet - he tells me. If he went to the gym, or exercised, then he might have got away with other aspects of his physique.
I dated my sisters ex boyfriend for all of two weeks... If that wasnt freaky enough he was completely hairless... Well as far As I got... Which was probably seeing legs and chest arms etc... Didnt go too far down south, it was only a couple of weeks...

Apart from his head... And that was ginger...

It was A MASSIVE turn off....
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I dated my sisters ex boyfriend for all of two weeks... If that wasnt freaky enough he was completely hairless... Well as far As I got... Which was probably seeing legs and chest arms etc... Didnt go too far down south, it was only a couple of weeks...

Apart from his head... And that was ginger...

It was A MASSIVE turn off....
So it seems somewhere in the middle is sensible...

I have a bit of a hairy chest.

If I have to be pefectly honest, if I was to shave it, my pecs would stand out more but I am not vain enough...

yes - my mate did have some form of permanent operation to remove what was literally a carpet - he said. It raised his clothing up.
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ok guys, I am not on 'the pull' still, just guess I care what others think too much, I basically have a full on hairy chest, there are not many blokes around hairier then me and I am a little self conscious about it.
Get a medallion and make an ironic feature of it.

Or just blend in with the guys that do Traffic Control.
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Rather than going kojak... Why not get a hair clipper set and give yerself a grade 3/4 to start with.... A bloke whose body is as smmoth and hair free as a baby's bottom aint attractive to a lot of women.....

To other men ...it may be a very different matter...

Come to think about it my male gay mates are fequently getting themselve back, sack and crack waxed....
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Originally Posted by Jon77
ok guys, I am not on 'the pull' still, just guess I care what others think too much, I basically have a full on hairy chest, there are not many blokes around hairier then me and I am a little self conscious about it.
See? The majority of the women on here like a hairy chest. And your wife obviously likes it, so just be who you are.
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ok guys, I am not on 'the pull' still, just guess I care what others think too much, I basically have a full on hairy chest, there are not many blokes around hairier then me and I am a little self conscious about it.
I prefer a hairless chest but I certainly wouldn't pass judgement on a random bloke with a hairy chest down the beach and nor would a lot of people I imagine.

If you want to de-fuzz - do it for you not for anyone else.

I recommend waxing. And once you've tried it you'll probably decide that a hairy chest ain't so bad
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or maybe ask your wife to refrain from shaving which will take everyone's mind off you
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