Yesterday was a first for me.

I was out with my cousin for the afternoon for lunch and errands - and saw more long haired men in 4 hours than I have in the past 4 months!

At lunch there was a 'surfer dude' with shoulder blade length hair......... thick and blond - lots of highlights...8)

Then, while driving to the store, I saw a jogger up ahead, and thought there was a strap or something hanging down his back... no - it was a herringbone braid past to the mid back - thick and black... 

While shopping for a gift for my sis in Linens 'N Things... the guy who asked if we needed any help had nice red hair - pulled away from his face - when he turned to leave he had a banded ponytail at least 20 inches long and curly... 

Then - when in hallmark, a fellow walked by carrying a starbucks coffee - and his chestnut/brown hair was up in a  twisted bun with a beautiful hairstick....   

Then, driving into the Costco parking lot - I saw very long hair blowing in the wind - it was bound at the nape with a leather strap and was HIP LENGTH!!!      It took me a moment to realize it was a man - the hair was so thick - (the base of the pony tail was bigger than my forearm), and it was blowing around - he was partially obscured...
I couldn't believe how healthy and shiny his hair was - I actually drove to where he was getting into his car, pulled along side and called out the window, " I'm sorry if I sound too nuts - but I just had to say how fantastic your hair looks - it is incredible!" -  He actually looked a little embarassed, but said, "thanks so much, it's nice to hear"............ 

Was that an incredible day, or what?!
(the stuff dreams are made of for this long-locked lass!)

my best wishes for all our gentlemen members here - we ladies love looking at your hair!!!   

nightowl

Sounds like fun 

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I see this all the time where I am, too. I'm sure its partly inspired by the movie, but it developed a life of its own as guys who always wanted to grow out their hair realized that there's no time like the present.

But we probably wouldn't notice so much if we weren't obsessed with long hair as well.

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The condition your hair is in says something about you and how much you care about your appearance, regardless of what length you have chosen or the trendiness of your style.

I get tired of looking at short hair in dreadful condition, too.

For me, the image conjured up by uncared-for male long hair is not that of the hippy.

I know guys who have decided to grow out their hair with no trims, despite the fact that it started in terrible condition and is progressively getting worse. Unfortunately the style is indistiguishable from the one being worn by semi-permanent residents of homeless shelters. I have difficulty understanding why a guy would want to look like a street bum, but I know they consider it a matter of taste.

One day last week I noted that there were four of us males with long ponytails in the magazine section of the bookstore. That was quite cool.

There used to be a guy working at the mall who wore a small bun every day. He's gone now. From time-to-time I'll see another guy wearing a bun but it is quite rare. As for hairsticks, I'm *it*. I've never seen another guy here in Ottawa wearing hairsticks.

I'm also in the "hair-growing-out-without-trims" club. I haven't had a trim in 26 months. I regularly check for splits and so far I've found and snipped off exactly two. Maybe I have robust hair? Or I just take good care of it. Natural ends are sometimes called 'fairytale ends' but perhaps males could call them 'caveman ends' or 'pirate ends'.

Oooooooh  Johnny Depp, yummy-yummy......think I need to watch that again too!

I am  married to a long-haired man, in fact, I think that's what first attracted me to him!

I guess I am pretty lucky, the poor guy lets me practice making braids and buns on him......poor, poor man!

I would love to take a painting class working with live models.  No such thing is offered around here, such a suppressive area...
I think it would be very challenging, did you enjoy it?

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oh yeah, i learned probably the most in those classes during the model sessions. for painting the internet is a better place though. technics of the old masters are just not taught anymore. it's a long time ago though. i took those lessons when i was 16 -17. i am 25 now lol.

JAYNEY MACK!! 

Ok...so I stand corrected. A man with hair down to the floor is certainly a sight to see.

Why is it men are able to do that so easily without even thinking of it? And then women like me are left trying to grow their hair for aeons and barely get 3 inches?
Hmmm.........

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But then again scientists are well known for having ridicolous hair look at Einstein.  His hair is a little thin past the knees, and when he has it braided it looks a bit messy.  I would like to ask him how long it took him to do that. While I would never grow it to the floor, I may grow it to classic length just to see what it would look like.

Classic length is usually to the bottom of your rear end.

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From what I understand 1 in a hundred thousands people don't have a terminal length, meaing their hair grows out forever, only thing that limits their length is condition.  There was this guy in china who just died who had 25 to 30 feet of hair. All matted down of course

Keep in mind, that long hair that is matted, probably isn't really that long.  Like with dreads, the hair locks to each other, so it never sheds away - it will remain attached to growing hair, giving the appearance of longer hair.

Think of it like yarn.  No sheep has hair that is yards long.  The hair is spun together to lock the fibers and allow the appearance of a long "strand".

Whoooooaaa I need to catch up on this board a lot more! what a sight!

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I read someone like he only washed his hair every year. Yuck.  I can tell you one thing he does not keep it down most of the time.

Nightowl, what town are you in? I need to move there!!!!

IF you all want to see another floor length long haired guy here you go

His name is Danny Cetaci




He has to be the ultimate long hair

No Kidding, LB!!  His hair looks healthy all the way down
to the tips!  My ends look raggedy when I've had it BSL!
He probably doesn't do anything special, either!

oooooooooo, BEAUTIFUL hair! 

Im not sure If I would want it that long but he is an inspiration for every person trying to grow their hair.

For a moment there I thought I was going to get banned for posting this. I know how jealousy works. Hahaha just j/k 

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It was a joke.  LOL.

Novusfemina, that's happened to me at least once.. seeing a "guy?gal?" only they turn around and it's a guy! I think it's sexy though.

I found that too. When Women walk its more of a passive walk. I find when men walk including myself its more fast and aggressive.

But to be very honest, even when men are in drag I can still tell they are men.

Back photos though are the hardest Determination of Gender. If Ahhhhhhhnold of California(look at my biceps) had long hair and he had a picture of himself in the back you could probally tell it was a man.

It is harder to tell for skinny dudes though.

It's because of the slender shoulders.. it throws me off.  But then, Bikerbraid, you're right, you can usually tell by the walk if the person is male or female.  

And yes, it is obvious when you see an alpha male.. you can see the muscles peeking out from through the hair and.. well aside from female body builders, being "beefy" is kinda a guy thing.

But I suppose if you wanted to be like Arnold and then have long hair... well, I guess you'd end up looking like Fabio..  

wow, I want that hair...

Unfortunately mine just doesn't want to get any longer than the middle of my back...

When it comes to being mistaken for women from behind - I've had it a few times. A couple of times people at work have commented that until I turned round they had wondered who the new red haired girl was - but most often I get it when I'm travelling.  I'll be sitting on the plane with my head in a book, and one of the cabin crew will refer to me as "ma'am" when coming round with the refreshments - until I look up, and then they get horribly embarrsed and apologise profusely.  I just find it funny though Even funnier is when they make the mistake and then don't apologise - I always wonder if they're just hoping I didn't notice, or if they just never cottoned on...

When I was young and wore a pixie cut, I was frequently mistaken for a boy.    

Now that I have long hair I don't think that mistake would ever be made, but then I also have a distinctive female body shape - very pear shaped.  Even with short hair I doubt the mistake would be made now!   

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LOL ... she should have been pleased then!