Why are you growing your hair long?

Why am I growing my hair out?

  • The challenge!

    Votes: 245 23.7%

  • I LOVE long hair!

    Votes: 485 47.0%

  • I look best with Long Hair.

    Votes: 264 25.6%

  • I really don't know.

    Votes: 38 3.7%
  • Total voters
    1,032
  • Poll closed .
I'm growing my hair for a lot of reasons:

-I'm really curious to see just how LONG my hair can grow! :scratchch
-I've never had "long" hair (APL or longer) growing up, so I'm itching to prove to myself that I CAN have "long hair". :yep:
-I think I look better with longer hair. When I look at pictures of me with short hair, compared to me with long hair, I always look better (IMO) with LONGER hair. Long hair seems to suit me more. Plus, people always tell me that they like my hair down. When I chopped off my hair back in 2006, I very rarely got compliments on my new "cut". :nono:
-I feel more vibrant, flirty, and feminine with longer hair! :lick:
-I know how much guys (especially BLACK guys :rolleyes: ) looooove "long hair". :love:
-My mom doesn't think I can grow "long hair", so I'm out to prove her WRONG!
-I want to be able to prove to black women all around that YES...even darker-skinned BLACK women can grow their hair long!! :yep: :woot:

So, I'm doing it for many reasons. I am really trying to improve on the thickness and healthiness of my hair however. The length is great too, but my main goal is getting my hair to the thickness and health level that I want. :up:
 
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tthreat08 said:
Hello Ladies,

I went to see Tyler Perry's movie this weekend, and really admired Tasha's hair (just like everybody else right?). I have had a bob in the past and feel it actually suited me well. So it made me ask myself, why am I growing my hair out anyway? For me, I think it's the challenge of seeing how long it can get, as well I like long hair....but I've been know to chop it all off and keep it moving. What about you? Why are you growing your hair out?
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I think short cuts were cute on me too, but I really want to challenge myself to make this happen & longer hair is so pretty.
 
Until a few years ago, I bought into the myth that women like me couldn't have long hair. Since I've learned that's true, I've ben married to the idea of having my long, thick, nappy hair long.
 
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I'm mainly growing my hair out because I've never let it grow out really. I usually let it grow for so far and then bc back down to a short page boy looking style.

Also because my dh said that he really loves long hair (not horses or weaves- no offense). He said that he was waiting for the day to meet someone with real hair....lol

Basically, it's a challenge for me.​
 
I want to prove to myself and others that I can have long hair since I now know it IS possible. I also think long hair frames my face better. However, I no longer want to have to rely on pieces and extensions to achieve the looks that I want.
At the moment, I think I will be satisfied with BSL.
 
I reach my goal as far as gaining my thickness back, from a set back from a former beatician. Im just seeing how much I can grow. So I chose challenge.
 
I think long hair is sexy. Don't get me wrong, I've seen women with some fierce short cuts and they look hella sexy. But to me long hair is just more feminine. Plus, I love it when people (guys) play with my hair.
 
lots of reasons... i have always loved long hair. when my sister and i were little girls, we would tie bed sheets around our heads and pretend we were the princesses in all the cartoons or movies. it was attractive, it's what got the guy, it's what framed the face, it was her ultimate accessory.

as i grew up i had relaxer after relaxer and bad hair dresser after bad hair dresser. i had to break the cycle, so i tried. i never wore weaves and even went natural for a spell in an attempt to reclaim the health of my hair. even natural i didn't get where i wanted and went back to relaxed and started wearing weaves. but i'm tired of all that now. do the same things, get the same results. it's time for a change. i think long hair is beautiful and a challenge. i'm signing up for both.
 
For the challenge, to see how long I can grow my hair. I love short hair (on myself) and have always cut my hair down to nothing at the drop of a hat. So, when I went natural, I promised my husband I wouldn't cut it anymore, and it became a personal challenge to see where I would end up. I've been really fighting the urge to go back to my TWA, though. I've always admired long hair on others and myself, too, so I guess it's just really a mixture of personal reasons.
 
I would say the reason I want to grow my hair long, is because of the challenge. I have had long hair in the past...a little past apl and I wanted short hair so I cut it, I'm that type of girl..very scrissor happy...so this will challenge me to see how long I can grow my hair without chopping it off for the next big style.
 
My main focus is growing it thick and healthy. My hair is an inch or so below APL, but I don't mind hacking it to shoulder length. I am a firm believer that long hair does not look good on everyone so I think focusing what length/style looks good for you head and face shape is most important.
 
I am growing my hair long because I know for a fact I look prettier and younger with long hair. I am in my 30's and I feel I look older because of my short hair which is at the bottom of my neck now. for years I wore long micros down my back because that look suited my face and body. Then I got tired of buying hair, making folks rich because I wanted long hair. So I made up in my mind that I was going to grow my hair and stop buying it.

When I thought about how much better I looked with long hair I thought to myself, God did not make everyone on this earth except black people able to have long hair. So it had to be something I was doing wrong.
 
I would like to challenge myself to grow my hair longer than it has ever been in my life. I also think that long hair on dark chocolate skin is the business! (and so does my hubby).
 
I am in love with one hairstyle, its a style I have never been able to wear unless I am wearing braids ... I am growing long hair to wear my hair like this​

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Yup when i get enough hair i will wear the messy "librarian" bun everyday .. and because I want a healthy head of hair​
:yep:​
 
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Same with everyone else, I never had hair pass my bra strap.....so I would really love to grow it to my waist and plus......I think long hair is easier to maintain and take care of.....JMO.
 
qtslim83 said:
Well, I've never really had longer, healthier hair before...it's pretty much to prove to myself and others that african women can grow long hair. Plus, I think that I look better w/ long hair. Also, I wanted my hair long for my college graduation...no weave for me!
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me too! i agrees 100%
 
I think another part of it is wanting to break the stereotype that black women can't grow their hair long. I think that if most people didn't think this, I would be comfortable with wearing my real hair short. But I want people to know I'm wearing it short because I like it that way, not because I can't grow it out in the first place.[/quote]


:goodpost: totally agree
 
I just look better with longer hair.. I have a roundish face, so it's enlongates it... short cuts do not suit me, I've heard it time and time again. And I'm to poor and cheap to be buying hair and getting it installed.
 
because i'm pretty with long hair, and long hair is what i'm used to... the bc really had me out of my comfort zone, i tried the short hair thing, and it didn't make me feel pretty.
 
I always loved the funky short do's and I wore them for several years before I tried a weave. The short cuts looked great on me but the length I got from a weave made people go "wow!" Anyone can get a weave but I found myself really lusting after long hair of my own when I saw just how long, beautiful and healthy other women were able to make theirs grow. :gorgeous: So, I stepped up to the challenge, too.
 
I don't really think there is a reason that I am growing my hair out. Its not that I think I look better with long hair and its a heck of a lot more work with my hair longer. For the most part I'd rather keep my hair a little past SL. APL will be a change for me knowing me I'll chop it off after I reach APL
 
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