Protective styles helped me keep my hands out of my hair and retain my length. PSing is great for low manipulation, easy to maintain moisture balance, and less time consuming throughout the work week.
This is exactly how I feel! I want long hair but I don't want to havev to go thru extraordinary measures to get it. I want to enjoy my hair at it's different stages.
Yes, I have. Any mistakes along the way in my journey I can attribute to my foolishness that has nothing to do with protective styling. I feel like I shouldn't have to go through extremes just to have long hair and if I have to, I rather not have it; a reason why my regimen is so simple and succinct sans protective styling.