I had a pretty drastic haircut today; it was several inches below
my shoulders and I got it cut in a layered bob that barely grazes
my chin area. I was looking forward to my new look; my boyfriend,
not so much. He said, "You should keep it long; I don't
like hair that short." I said, "Who cares what you think?
It's my hair!" He said, "Yeah, I know. You should do
what you want with it. You'll still look cute." And,
indeed, he ended up liking my new haircut.
At the salon, I had a conversation about this with the woman who
was cutting my hair, and she told me a story about how she had all
her shoulder-length hair chopped off into a Sharon Stone pixie and
had it bleached blond. Her husband was so mad she slept on their
couch for a week and he didn't speak to her for two more weeks
after that. How horrible is that? Acting like he had some right
over how she styled her hair and making that big of a stink about
it! I wouldn't stand for that!
What about you? Would your partner be upset with you if you got a
drastic haircut, or a new hair color? What about trying a whole new
style of clothing, or changing your makeup look? What would you do
if your partner got upset about your new look? Do you think your
partner would have a right to be upset if you knew they didn't
like a certain look and you tried it? Would you be upset if your
partner tried a new look that you didn't like?