I guess it just makes me feel better about myself if i do groom....

I'm not as hardcore about it when single, but I don't just forget about it either.

Haha odd question, but I do.

Ew who wouldn't?? I dont' 'groom' or shave for the guy I'm with, I'm buttery smooth b/c I like it, actually I keep my entire body (except for my head lol) completely hairless regardless of relationsihp status, and have done so since freshman year of highschool hehe.

being that i wax for myself and not a man, of course i "groom" when i'm single.

eeeww. who wants a bush? i sure as hell don't.

I do, because the grooming is for me !

I do - I can't stand body hair generally, and remove it rather fanatically, and I'm definitely single, and staying that way for a while.

I don't see what being or not in a relationship has to do with it.

"No — I like to take breaks from female grooming when I'm single. It saves me a lot of time and money, too!"

you forgot PAIN!!!!!!!!

I have never been brave enough to drag myself to a bikini wax before, but even shaving down there is the most painful thing I've ever done.
I've heard horror stories about Brazilian waxes: OUCH. MAYBE for his birthday if he's lucky!

but personally, if I didn't have a bf right now. I would LOVE to save myself the pain by holding off the grooming for a while..
(I wish I was as lady-like as the posters above )

I started getting rid of it almost as soon as it started coming in. Blech. I just do not like being hairy. I get a little lazy in the winter, though, boyfriend or no boyfriend.

I hate hair on my body, so regardless of whether I'm seeing my boyfriend (who's a little long distance at the moment) soon, I'm all about hair removal!

It depends. If I'm single, I'll groom down there because "you never know what could happen", but i dont necessarily maintain it as well as i usually would otherwise

The only time i don't shave/trim down there is when i'm on my period.

I generally keep myself groomed, though sometimes I will leave it for a while if I get really bad irritation. Never too long though! And it's generally the same whether I'm single or not. I just don't like body hair!

jedimasterarmi - same here. I shave/trim most of the time but I would probably be more well-maintained if I was in a relationship.

my cat is bald

LOL @ H2hcoop.

My cat is well-groomed. I agree with some posters -- I do it for me. It's part of normal grooming.

I'm with everyone else... it's for me! I just feel much sexier when everything is up to par down there!

Where did women get the idea that it's desirable to be completely hairless? I take care of the hair on my legs, underarms, and face but i see no reason to rip out all of my pubic hair. If I guy has a problem with that, he's probably watching too much porn and has forgotten that real women have hair, they sweat, oh yeah, and they poop too! Shaving and trimming seems reasonable to me, but being a slave to the wax is just ridiculous and sad.

jnnyvox - I used to agree with you, but then my last boyfriend asked me to shave down there for him because he liked it better. I wasn't sure about it, but after a few weeks I decided to try it for his birthday. And I loved it more than he did! It is so much smoother and more comfortable. So it's not about being "desirable" to men - it's about comfort for me. And I don't think there's any shortage of men who find it attractive. On the other hand, I don't think there's any shortage of men who love the natural look either, so to each their own, right?

jnnyvox - Yeah, it totally is the media that projects hairlessness as this absolute beauty standard for women. In any case, I like to be neatly groomed or shaven. My hubby doesn't care either way. So, it is a decision I make for myself. As for the rest of body, legs, underarms and all, my body hair is scarce and fine. It doesn't matter whether I shave or not. I love myself just the same.

I agree with jnnyvox, it makes me really sad that pubes are considered disgusting by both men and women these days. Now I am not for having a full grown-out pubic mane or anything (I consider myself more of a moderate) but pubes have an actual function in mating and I find that they make me feel more womanly.

To answer the original question though, when I'm single I am definately more lazy about grooming. I have very dry, sensitive skin, so while I stay trimmed I don't closely shave or wax "for myself" b/c it generally causes a very unsexy amount of discomfort to my netherregions.

I agree with jnnyvox, it makes me really sad that pubes are considered disgusting by both men and women these days. Now I am not for having a full grown-out pubic mane or anything (I consider myself more of a moderate) but pubes have an actual function in mating and I find that they make me feel more womanly.

To answer the original question though, when I'm single I am definately more lazy about grooming. I have very dry, sensitive skin, so while I stay trimmed I don't closely shave or wax "for myself" b/c it generally causes a very unsexy amount of discomfort to my netherregions.

Uh, I'm not completely hairless. Without TMI, I'm waxed and neatly manicured. Believe me, I look like a woman downstairs.

Also, there is a practical reason to be maintained. I find that it's MUCH more hygienic. Also, I like to get waxed shortly before my monthly girlfriend arrives. It makes a big difference.

Furthermore, I personally like to wear sexy underwear, i.e. thongs and g-strings. I wear them for me. I think they're pretty and flattering. As you all know, those panties are small, and a woman pretty much have to shave or wax to wear them. Otherwise, she would be "hanging out" of them -- very unattractive.

Like I said before, I do this for me. My husband happens to like it, but that's beside the point.

i slack off in the winter if i'm not dating anyone out of pure laziness. i do go wax still but just not as often. in the summer i stay on top of it no matter what because i'm likely to be in a bathing suit. i've never done a full brazilian though! i do wax for me, but that said- if i know i'm gonna be naked often, i am more inclined to make extra sure i'm waxed up down there!

Grooming is a lot of work, so if I'm single I don't groom as much.

Glowingmoon - It's actually less hygenic to be waxed than the have hair... evolution gave us hair there for a reason, to keep out bacteria and other nasties, plus shaving and waxing can cause mirco cuts that could lead to infection...

That being said, I try to stay waxed if time and finances allow lol

I have since I was like 16!
If i let it get all bushy down there, I would get annoyed.
Even when I go without doign it for a week I find it get itchy and catchs on my nice lacy undies...so I usually take care of it every 4-5 days tops.

I'm pretty sporadic. I don't let being in or out of a relationship dictate whether I do it or not.

I don't like any body hair unless it's on my head.

Yes.... i have always kept it very well groomed whether or not there was a man in my life.

I always keep it neat...sometimes i let it grow a little bit but i prefer to be shaved...i have done a brazilian and yes it hurt but it wasnt that bad and it looked amazing and i felt extremely sexy!!! i hate having hair down there because it gets itchy and supposedly it is healthier to have hair, but i havent had a "bush" since i was 15 or 16 and I have never had any sort of infection or problem down there!

I recently discovered laser hair removal. It still hurts, but is MUCH less painful than waxing, and even though it takes several months to comlete, you start to see benefits after the first session.

I agree with jnnyvox. This is also a "grooming" that has only come into existence within the last generation or so.

Eh, that being said, I'm always single, so that is an irrelevant question for me.

Also, I forgot to put that I would be DEATHLY afraid of putting hot wax or a razor anywhere near that area. How does this not scare anybody else?

I'm going to keep it well groomed regardless, but there is no way in hell that I'm going completely bald down there.

I'm single and I get a Brazilian every 3-4 weeks! I first started because I was a cheerleader. Hello, you can't jump around and kick your legs in a mini skirt with tons of hair!

It's part of my routine grooming. I usually do it while shaving my legs, which is about 2 times a week. Single or not, I do it to keep clean. I would do it more often, but using highly perfumed soaps/shaving creams disrupts the pH level inside the vagina. This often leads to an uneven growth of bacteria on vaginal walls, which can cause vaginitis or other mild inflammations of the sort.

Shaving twice a week down there is still unrecommended, according to my doctor, but I can't help it! I love having smooth skin and being hairless is quite important to me, single or not.

I was turned off by the premise of this post:

"Women take bikini waxing very seriously. Even if there's just one hair that shouldn't be there, we somehow manage to find it, especially during bikini season or when we have a boyfriend."

I must not be a normal woman since I don't take waxing very seriously, nor am I constantly checking my crotch for strays.

I have been vigilant about waxing lately, but not for my BF. It's because I'm training for a triathlon and I'm in a bathing suit 3 times a week.

I lived down south near the beach so I always have to be ready in case I'm invited to a last minute bikini outing. Also it just makes me feel better to be groomed.

Well I have not been single in a long time, but I did keep it up when I was single. Not as regularly, but I did. But now I do take little breaks now and then when the man is out of town for a few weeks.

So it's more hygienic to be bushy? Sorry, I find that theory questionable. I don't want to get graphic, but to me, that's like saying having underarm hair is more hygienic. It's true that hair can filter out unwanted stuff, but it can HOLD ON to other stuff, too. Not to mention the extra warmth, and possible extra sweating. Don't get me started when the monthly girlfriend arrives. Again, I find it questiontable that being bushy is more hygienic.

I've been unwaxed before, and I find it much easier to maintain myself now that I'm waxed (and trimmed. Again, I'm not hairless).

Oh. About using soap downstairs -- I had the same concern, so I use Cetaphil only. As you may know, Cetaphil is gentle, and I think it may be PH balanced. Also, I GENTLY scrub with an extra-soft toothbrush to clean and exfoliate (to prevent in-grown hairs).

I have to agree with jnnyvox and the others. I didn't know what to say when I went on a date this month, and not only was the man disappointed that I wasn't completely shaved, so was he! This is not the first shaved man I've met. I teach children/pre-teens, and this is a TOTAL turn off for me. I cannot get aroused if my man looks like an eleven year old, or expects me to look like one. Doesn't it creep people out to look like a pre-teen?

I do it for me and only me.

Exactly sunnyheart! I wonder the same thing.

I've always wanted to get a wax (not a full Brazilian), but I'm afraid! lol I keep the hair trimmed and shave the sides but I've only done a full hair removal once and it was itchy and annoying when it grew back in.

haha I'm not single, but I am in a long distance relationship and I know I like to not worry about it when we're seperate. it gives me one less thing to stress over and it also makes it kind of special (corny, hahahaha) when I do it to see him!

I'm in a long-distance relationship so when I don't see my bf I usually take "breaks" from waxing and shaving, simply because it saves me a lot of time. Also, we're never apart for too long it's not like I'm growing a bush.

I "groom" but not generally wax or shave.

I'm in the same boat as pinkmermaid23. When I get to see my man I like to "prepare". But when he isn't around I don't stress over it too much, it irritates my skin and itches

I like the hair down there. Its a sexy, natural contrast to my otherwise smooth body. BF loves it as well.