Older guys who grew up before the manscaping era: do you shave or trim now, and why?

[Tex3]

I'm 66. I shave the shaft of my cock and trim my pubes. Everything else is natural.

 

[lowrisejoe]

Youthful 68 here. Wax back, sac and crack. Also cock and the little arc above it. Pubes trimmed to be tidy. Love the feel and the comments it attracts. Also more confident about how 'welcoming' it is for whoever buries their face in my ass.

 

[aliuel]

In my 40s so grew up when manscaping was only something swimmers did. Like others here, that association of hairiness with sexuality and manliness is something ingrained deeply in my psyche, so apart from one experiment with trimming 20 years ago I’ve left it untouched.

I have a lot of pubic hair as well so feel something of an outlier these days as I don’t even ‘neaten up’ the longer bits!

 

[Zeus2000]

I’m curious to hear from older men who grew up in the pre-manscaping days, before trimming or shaving pubes became a thing. Do you shave or trim now? If so, what made you start? Especially since we came from a time when guys just let it all grow naturally.

I’ll share a bit about myself: I was born in the early ’70s, a teenager in the late ’80s, and spent my 20s mostly in the ’90s. Back then, pubes were king—full bushes were the norm. Honestly, I never thought about shaving or trimming because no one did. Getting pubes was like a rite of passage. Every young guy looked forward to them, and once you got them, you just kept them. It wasn’t even a topic of conversation; it was just how it was.

Then suddenly, in the late ’90s and 2000s, this idea started creeping in that being hairy down there wasn’t “right” or that it looked bad. And once people started shaving or trimming, it’s like the expectation shifted. It seems like you couldn’t appreciate the full bush anymore because it wasn’t what most people wanted to see.

So I’m wondering: for those of us who grew up in that era, what made some of us start trimming or shaving? Was it to look cool? To look younger? To make your dick look bigger? Did sexual partners start expecting it? Or did you find it was more comfortable or better in some way? I’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences.

No trim, no shave here. I’m blond/titian - as in a touch of ginger - and I discovered most guys went crazy over that. As for me, love fur, black fur especially.

 

[steveh9]

i shave now as the wife will give me more blow jobs then

 

[Furrylad]

I get my back waxed and occasionally trim my balls. I do it for me...I just like the way my back looks, and the way my balls feel. The rest is all natural.

Same here Sir!!

 

[jamiesux]

i shave now as the wife will give me more blow jobs then

good move then...

 

[Anton565]

Back in the 70's and 80's a bush was something to be proud of. Now? I trim the pubes a bit only because if I don't I get scraggly scrub growth, not a forest. Shaft is really hairy so I shave that with an electric. I trim or shave my balls because if I dont, it's more scrub growth like my pubes. If my balls actually got furry, I'd let it grow.

 

[deleted32451871]

I grew up in an era where having pubic hair (both men and women) was expected. My preference never changed with the times. I’ve always been proud of my bush and have never trimmed or shaved. My wife has a natural bush too.

 

[mako shark]

Only shaved the pubes once for a vasectomy back in the 80s. I had been trimming just a little bit for the last few years until my SO told me that shorter pubes "poke her" so I'm letting them grow now long until she says otherwise!!

 

[Steve2a]

I trim the bush, just a bit. My balls are way more sensitive when shaved....guess what I do? lol

 

[BATMANG111]

For me Full Bush was the thing, hairy was the 70s haha,I still enjoy and prefer bush.

Use to tell folks this is way we have rat tail combs, brush it and then part it and tada!
Beautiful access to the love tunnel and the clit!

(Side note, first time as an adult getting with a gal who shaved i asked the What the Hell?? Seen trimmed and such but bald?! I was out for me that meant age issues. Luckily I got over that as it seemed women were going hairless, all over.

My main reason for trimming was at request of the lady I was with at the time and if using condoms (before the newer and bigger and better fits came out) to keep hair from getting rolled up and pulled out and screaming LoL.

Nowadays it's mainly to make sure I keep what red hair i have left as it moves into its white stage.

 

[RobertoPDX73]

In my 40s so grew up when manscaping was only something swimmers did. Like others here, that association of hairiness with sexuality and manliness is something ingrained deeply in my psyche, so apart from one experiment with trimming 20 years ago I’ve left it untouched.

I have a lot of pubic hair as well so feel something of an outlier these days as I don’t even ‘neaten up’ the longer bits!

 

[CheapDate]

i shave now as the wife will give me more blow jobs then

Just curious… do you have facial hair, beard, mustache and/or scruff?

 

[ScottinMSP]

Good for you. I'm biased in that erection and let all the others do what they want; just don't disparage me!

 

[Hardybob]

I keep my balls shaved and trim my pubes, my wife loves the look and feel of it so I do it!
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[coleslaw70]

I’m curious to hear from older men who grew up in the pre-manscaping days, before trimming or shaving pubes became a thing. Do you shave or trim now? If so, what made you start? Especially since we came from a time when guys just let it all grow naturally.

I’ll share a bit about myself: I was born in the early ’70s, a teenager in the late ’80s, and spent my 20s mostly in the ’90s. Back then, pubes were king—full bushes were the norm. Honestly, I never thought about shaving or trimming because no one did. Getting pubes was like a rite of passage. Every young guy looked forward to them, and once you got them, you just kept them. It wasn’t even a topic of conversation; it was just how it was.

Then suddenly, in the late ’90s and 2000s, this idea started creeping in that being hairy down there wasn’t “right” or that it looked bad. And once people started shaving or trimming, it’s like the expectation shifted. It seems like you couldn’t appreciate the full bush anymore because it wasn’t what most people wanted to see.

So I’m wondering: for those of us who grew up in that era, what made some of us start trimming or shaving? Was it to look cool? To look younger? To make your dick look bigger? Did sexual partners start expecting it? Or did you find it was more comfortable or better in some way? I’d love to hear your thoughts and experiences.

I grew up in the same era. The only time anyone ever trimmed up in those days was because of crabs. I still don't, I prefer the natural look.

 

[halcyondays]

Graduated high school in 1980 and was already shaving legs for cycling and pubes & torso for swimming at least on a seasonal basis if not longer. Most women liked it back then and even more through the 1980s & 90s. I've kept it shaved for partners who like me smooth and let it grow out for those who like more hair on a guy. At the very least I keep my bush & balls trimmed. So yeah I still do it on a regular basis. Lifetime habit.

There was a time later in my 20s when I stopped for a while and let it all grow out. When my family saw me in swim trunks they were stunned at how hairy I was even though my body hair is rather fine and doesn't look heavy. They just had never seen me that way, lol.

 

[cyrushkcurtis]

Several years ago, when I saw that shaving was popular, I shaved my balls and shaft a few times. Like others, I really liked the feel of my shaven balls.

 

[just Erik]

Wax,shave everything, front and back, legs , back and pits included. I feel cleaner ! I don't eat hairy ass and I wouldn't expect anyone to rim me if I was hairy.