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Posted on: 11/02/2011
Question
I wonder about armpit hair. It's very embarrasing for me to show it to my parents or anyone specially girls. I wonder if it's normal, the feeling of shaving it. I wonder that because some people shave it and some not. So what can I do if I shave it and I fell. I'm gay and if not I'm embarrased of showing it to people, so can you please help me. I just want to be normal! And it's very embarrasing telling my parents about it!
Answer
There are alternatives to shaving, one of which is trimming with scissors to keep it at a length you are not embarassed by.