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  • Tell her. Not very husbandly and respectful to try and MAKE her have a certain hairstyle. Harping on her probably won't help either. It took me 3 years to get my wife to grow her hair out long again. I took the long approach. She'd ask me 'do you like my haircut?' and I'd say 'Yeah, it looks nice, but I liked it longer better'. This eventually wore her down, and she grew it out again. Now, when she asks me, I tell her 'it's beautiful!'.
  • Well, i have very long hair & when my hubby tried telling me to quit & kept being ugly about it i just did what i wanted. I finally stopped when he SHOWED me by doing little thing like brushing my hair at night or buying me things for my hair to use. I like my hair long too i just did not want it to be a demand. +5
  • it's her hair. if she likes it short let her wear it short.
  • Get one of your mates to tap her on the shoulder when she's on the way to the ladies toilets, and say " hey mate the mens toilets are over there".
  • Give her compliments on having long hair... If you are gung ho on it, negotiate something... give her something she really wants in return for long her.
  • You cant ,she is your wife and who knows better than her +4
  • tell her you find it hot!! that usually does the trick for me :)
  • The reason women do not like long hair is because of maintenance and it is uncomfortable. It takes longer to wash, longer to brush, longer to dry. It gets knotted easier and is very hot on the neck. It is also heavy and can cause headaches. Most women do not appreciate it when men want them to cause themselves torture just so that they are more pleasing to their man's eye. If you love her you will love her no matter how she looks. I would recommend you ask her why she would rather have short hair before you try to go about convincing her you want her to have long hair. Maybe she thinks she looks more beautiful with short hair. You could tell her that she looks more beautiful with long hair but then she will probably just think you are insulting her looks with short hair. Or that you don't think she is beautiful with long hair, and will consider you vain. The best way would be to grow your own hair long and see how it feels. Then you would at least understand her point of view and can be more convincing.
  • Offer to wash it for her. Go to a hair stylist and find out what kind of styles she can do with her hair. She may simply be tired of the look. Find a middle ground. She likes it no longer than 20 inches and you hate it shorter than 10. So see if she can will be ok with 14 inches. Offer to take her to a salon and try things like perms or coloring her hair.
  • try to convince her that cutting hair is now illegal?? LOL :) Nah, I'm sure she wont buy that :) You can just tell her how much you like it and ask her to please keep it for a certain time before she would cut it. As much as you may admire her long hair, she is the one who has to deal with the upkeep. I also agree fully with Safari's answer too. You could also try that :)
  • Show her this and tell her,"this is what happens if you cut your hair".
  • I had the opposite situation. I had very long thick hair. My mom's a hairdresser and the girls at the shop used to call it pageant hair. Got tons of compliments on it. But my husband always wanted me to cut it short. Finally told me it was so he could get to the back of my neck easier and that was enough for me. And believe me, the reaction he has from just touching the back of my neck proves that he was telling the truth. And it was a sacrifice I made for him and he has shown me countless times how much he appreciates it. Just tell her she is so beautiful now, but you cannot possibly fathom how gorgeous she will be with it longer. But also let her know you love her no matter what. It helps make the decision easier. Good luck!!
  • Say so
  • You cant, she has to like herself too, I have long hair and would never cut it again, but that is just how I like it.
  • Tell her you will withdraw all sexual favours until she grows it long! LOL!
  • Um just tell her u like her long hair better... Ur married this is supposed to be like the smallest of problems ever! ha ha
  • If you have told her that and she still wishes to cut it, it probably has more to do with her feelings about it and its upkeep than it does your feelings. Long hair can be high maintenance and doesn't always behave the way we might wish. Hopefully you love her for something deeper than the tips of her long hair, and will support whatever she wants to do with it. It is, after all, her hair.
  • All that you can do is let her know that you prefer it long. If she chooses to cut her hair, respect her decision. You love her and im sure that you respect the decisions that she makes, and love her for them.
  • Why do people keep saying how difficult long hair is? I've never found it difficult at all. Quite the opposite in fact because it doesn't need to be styled or layered etc. I would just explain that men in general are set in their ways and hate change and that long hair on her reminds you of when you first met. She doesn't have to wear it down all the time and can plait it, twist it etc. However you have to understand that if she really doesn't want it long anymore then there isn't much you can do about it.

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