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

[steveh9]

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

yes, i do have a beard

 

[RobertoPDX73]

I was born in the early 70's and recall a cousin who's a year younger than me nicknaming me "bush" after seeing my pubes for the first time. They’ve always been fairly dark, and thick, and full. Other than some random yet infrequent trimming (but not complete shaving) while I was in my 20's & 30's, I haven't touched my body hair since, and would NEVER dream of touching it now. For me, the naturalness of male body hair or healthy man scent cannot be surpassed in beauty or sensuality. I guess I’m just old school like that...?

 

[EdgeTyme747]

i get less offers to suck my dick and balls if i let it grow full forest. now i keep the balls pretty shaved and the bush at least trimmed. i love how full bush looks, but i hate when hairs get caught in the rubber.
I know, i'm one of the last few on earth still using rubbers!

 

[steveh9]

i get less offers to suck my dick and balls if i let it grow full forest. now i keep the balls pretty shaved and the bush at least trimmed. i love how full bush looks, but i hate when hairs get caught in the rubber.
I know, i'm one of the last few on earth still using rubbers!

I agree, I always look for a guy that trims or shaves to suck his dick over a hairy one

 

[CheapDate]

I agree, I always look for a guy that trims or shaves to suck his dick over a hairy one

I’m just the opposite. I have always seen hairy men as masculine and desirable. I wanna suck their hairy dicks right down to the pubes and breathe in that wonderful manly musk! I’ve never found a man hairy enough for me!
To each his own

 

[jadegreenrocket]

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 started shaving when I got tattooed, close to my penis , there I decided to wear cock cages then I started back to growing my hair back, so you might say I went full circle

 

[Marriedinkansas]

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.

67 years old and have shaved my balls and ass bit leave a full bush and hav e done so since my mid thirties

 

[Cut9801]

I'm from the late 80's. I've always liked my pubic hair, a symbol of masculinity and virility. My many partners have never been interested in it. The only thing I've done is shave my testicles, I like to keep them smooth, but on my pubic area I've always had a beautiful black forest since I was 12 years old

 

[jadegreenrocket]

I am a fan of both, just do what you enjoy keep it

 

[oldaussiecock]

67 years old and have shaved my balls and ass bit leave a full bush and hav e done so since my mid thirties

Same age, have shaved nuts since early 20's. Easy enough to shave when you do your head or beard, every 2nd day. Moisturise with sorbolene, feels great. It seems most lads trim now, not the case when I was at school and uni.

 

[chrisrobin]

I was around when pubes were the norm too. I started college in ‘98, and the first guy I remember shaving down there was my roommate at the time. He did it cuz he thought it was cool, and according to him, it was influenced by porn, since in the late 90s, you started seeing more guys shaved in those movies. But in real life, the majority of guys were still rocking the bush. I guess porn, along with grooming product marketing, really pushed the trend. Do you remember the whole metrosexual thing? Yep, every grooming expert was telling us to get rid of body hair.

I tried it once in my 20s, mostly because it was becoming the cool thing to do, and honestly, I hated it. Rash and itchy skin, plus my shaved groin area looked odd. But it was trendy and there was some social pressure. I still remember a guy I dated apologizing for not trimming his pubes the first time we had sex, which says a lot about how the expectation shifted. Plus, you started seeing more and more guys shaved or trimmed in locker rooms, and it felt like something you had to do too.

In conclusion, I don’t shave now, but I trim once in a while. I leave enough hair to keep it looking natural, just controlled. I also shave my shaft and sometimes my balls. At least pubes seem to be making a comeback, and more guys are embracing them again. There’s hope!

Very much the same story, a bush was a rite of passage when I was growing up and I did enjoy my pubes and encouraged them to grow. I'd seen a few guys on the beach smooth and wasn't hooked on the look, but I got to seeing this guy who was smooth like a baby's bum. And he was amazing sex, very versatile and giving, and I must say I liked the feeling of his cock and balls when we cuddled. One day he asked me why I wasn't shaved, I didn't know, would you like to be. Well I said yes and there he was in the bathroom sorting stuff out and before you could say Jack Robinson he was down there shaving away removing my loved bush, and then oiling me up - very sensuous, and fucking me again. I admit I liked the feeling, got very horny and we had some amazing sex but the effort of keeping it all in order was demanding. Having remained shoot and oiled for a month he suddenly let slip he had a wife and kids and would have to stop seeing me as I was becoming a nice habit. So after one long glorious fucking, he filled me with cum and left never to be seen again. On the beach I felt odd, naked, and then it was the stubble, the rash, leave it a few more days and then, bollocks, I just let it go - and I didn't find my sex life suffered.
Now my preference is for a guy with a bush I can nibble, frot with and feel with my fingers.

 

[deleted31783051]

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 was born in 1962 so I came of age and become sexually active in the 70's so to me a shaved or even trimmed much would be an oddity but when it started to become popular in the 90's then I started trimming my pubes and shaving my balls and I haven't stopped since.

I do it for a lot of reasons. First I thought it made my cock look bigger and I think it looks more attractive and I like to take pictures of my cock that I post online. I am also an amateur photographer so I try to get good shots of my dick. But I do like some hair on both a man and a woman.
I keep mine like this.

 

[diggita]

Born in 70s, puberty in 80s. No one trimmed or shaved. Having more pubes was seen as cool in school locker rooms. I was an early bloomer and got props for that. . Grew quite a forest early on. Never once considered trimming or shaving

 

[HarryPalmas]

Because why would anybody want to look like a pre-pubescent boy?

 

[RobertoPDX73]

Amen!

Because why would anybody want to look like a pre-pubescent boy?

 

[bravesoldier]

I was one of those guys who had enough hair on my head for three men and still do. I had light chest hair but a pubic bush to die for, that I was so proud of. I remember it standing incredibly thick, as the ex-wife used to tell me I was "well stocked" in the pubes department. It was a stellar bush no doubt and was high, leg to leg, thick, tight and curly even with ringlets at times. I sported it for a lot of years but when I got older the long, thick hairs relaxed and were just unsightly. So, I began trimming. I still trim today because so many seem to insist on tight cropped pubes. I was denied a blowjob one day because he said my bush was too thick.

Anyway, that's why I started trimming my big bush.

 

[bigguy19161]

I just saw this thread, I came of age in the 60's when every man I ever saw nude had a bush including my dad who never trimmed to my knowledge so natural equated manhood to me. Now, at the age of 75, I do not trim and continue to appreciate a great crotch full of hair. I respect those who manscape, however just not for me. Cheers!

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[FareTheeWell]

I've just recently discovered a few greys, which is kinda freaking me out. I've been plucking them as my bush is medium brown and kinda thick. I don't think I'll ever shave it completely as I like the esthetic of pubic hair against skin. Most of the guys I hook up with, who are younger than me, have full bushes.

 

[RobertoPDX73]

I've just recently discovered a few greys, which is kinda freaking me out. I've been plucking them as my bush is medium brown and kinda thick. I don't think I'll ever shave it completely as I like the esthetic of pubic hair against skin. Most of the guys I hook up with, who are younger than me, have full bushes.

I am actually thinking about trying the NovaHair Instant Dye Shampoo product. Supposedly, it doesn't leave any stains or have any harsh chemicals. I don't mind looking "distinguished", I just don't want to look distinguished "down there" if you know what I mean. I don't even mind it on my chest, but I'm not so crazy about having gray pubes on my balls!!!

 

[bigguy19161]

I am actually thinking about trying the NovaHair Instant Dye Shampoo product. Supposedly, it doesn't leave any stains or have any harsh chemicals. I don't mind looking "distinguished", I just don't want to look distinguished "down there" if you know what I mean. I don't even mind it on my chest, but I'm not so crazy about having gray pubes on my balls!!!

When grey hair began to creep in, I accepted it as a rite of passage into maturity. You may be surprised at the number of fans of grey pubes on this site in fact there is a specific thread here. So, just sayin' natural can be beautiful, however it is all about personal preference. Cheers to your decision. ​