A
male
age
30-35,
*evine92
writes:Okay, I'm honestly starting to believe I'm a late bloomer. Both my dad and my brother are both hairy guys. I'm 19 and my navel hair is just starting to kick in. Everybody keeps saying, "Oh some guys don't grow hair on their bodies." Bullshit, Both my bro and my dad got all their body hair by the time they were 19. Me? My navel hair is still growing, and my armpit hair isn't even thick. You can still see the skin through my armpit hair, that's how fine and non-thick it is. And I have more hair on my right armpit than my left?? And I don't even have a single hair on my chest. I can't grow a full beard, mustache, anything. Am I still growing? Both my brother and my dad were fully developed and all hairy and manly by 19. I'm tired of people saying, "Oh maybe you're just no as hairy as them." Please, that's such a pull out of your ass answer. Reply to this Question
Share |
Fancy yourself as an agony aunt? Add your answer to this question! A
male
reader, anonymous, writes (24 October 2011): My second college room mate was just like you; his father, brother (a fraternal twin) and cousin were all tall, hairy faced and hairy bodied. He envied them deeply and me as well as I was too, a very early bloomer and until meeting him was trying always to hide my hirsute aspects. He kept wanting to see my chest, talk about the beard, the "when" of my hair growth and to stroke my arms and hands for luck. The summer between out junior and senior years he worked in the mountains and did not see any of us for the whole time; when I saw him at our new place that fall I was flabbergasted: he had grown six inches, sported a magnificent black beard all over his chin, cheeks, neck and 'stache and his chest, belly and arms were jungles of black furriness. I was pleased for him as it meant so much to his identity as a man to be hairy and he had suffered not being so. So: first there is a chance that you can be like my (even for me, starting at 8!) I continued to become more hairy until about 30 (didn't like the back thing; second: all the posts about not being hairy and still attractive sexually are true; in my own experience younger women like hairless men and older women more hairy men. You will be great however nature made you; third: body hair transplants are available now; I know nothing about success, costs, availability, just some things I have seen on the net (I have day dreamed about transplanting some of my back hair to my chest to make it thicker and tone down the anti-back hair Nazi's). Women can't really get the man hair thing so pay attention to their advice with that in mind, And last, just a comment on a comment: hairy, guy smelling pits, Cindy, are great; male sweat tells everyone who smells it that it is a man; he is dominant (or not) and compatible with your genes (some Italian women claim that the best compatibility test is done by sniffing the raw armpits of a man) and finally, male underarm odor is a calm inducing element (for women and gay men). Here's to your man hair explosion!
A
female
reader, So_Very_Confused +, writes (30 September 2011):
 Just because your dad and brother are hairy does not mean you will be. and much like CindyCare's son my BF invests hours weekly (and the cost of implements etc) into body grooming...
Hair is not what makes you a man.
and like everyone else has suggested, if you are that concerned a visit to the doctor can't hurt.
...............................
A
female
reader, chigirl  +, writes (30 September 2011):
 How is that a pull out of ass answer? It true! You aren't as hairy as they were at 19 so what do you want us to tell you?!
Some guys, like you, aren't as hairy as others! Maybe you just take longer to get there, but really, just because all the men YOU know of have hair in all areas doesn't mean that's a universal thing. Not all men have loads of hair! And men have hair on different places, some only on their legs and face, some only on their chest and crotch.
Relax. You're not as hairy as them, but you're still normal.
...............................
A
female
reader, YouWish +, writes (30 September 2011):
 Your friends are right. Remember, it's not just from your father that you inherit hair patterns on your head and body. Your mom's DNA has a say as well, which is why some of the siblings get their mom's eye color and others the dad's.
Just because your father and brother are gorilla-chested doesn't mean that you will be either. Trust me, if you don't grow tons of hair, that's not a loss at all!
There are also guys who don't grow their carpets until they're well into their 20's, or only have little "cat whiskers" for cheat hair. Be patient! You're not fully haired out yet!
...............................
A
male
reader, Odds +, writes (30 September 2011):
 My brother is the same way. I could grow a full beard at 16, and had a full chest of hair at 17 (fortunately still no back hair); he still has less hair below his neck than I do on one forearm. Other than that we're practically identical. It really is just genetic variation, same as when you have a really tall dad and really short mom, the kids can end up all different heights. There is a certain amount of randomization when two parents' genes combine.
There are other ways to be manly than hair, though. Start with the easy ones like muscle and skill will barbecues; then there's the more complicated ones, like math, good business sense, and an unimpeachable reputation for honesty.
"It's not the beard on the outside that counts; it's the beard on the inside." - Action Hank
...............................
A
reader, anonymous, writes (30 September 2011): Consider yourself lucky, most girls don't like alot of hair. I personally find it disgusting.
...............................
A
male
reader, idoneitagain  +, writes (30 September 2011):
Your dad is not the only source of your genes. Was your mom also hairy and manly at 19? Do you look like the postman at all, lol? Some people develop genetic variations which is how evolution works, there might have been something in the combination of your mom and dad's genes which makes you different in this area that affects you but not your brother, could be an abnormality, could be a medical condition. Could be a late bloomer. Like anonymous said, if you are curious, go to the doc, and you could also start to do some research.
...............................
A
female
reader, CindyCares  +, writes (30 September 2011):
 And..are you complaining ?!
My son, poor kid, would pay good money to swap places with you, because he is very hairy and he has to spend a lot of time shaving and trimming to be presentable.
What's so great about being hairy anyway ? You can be as " manly " and more with a nice, smooth chest - and if it's naturally smooth it is even sexier.
An overgrowth of hair is just unsightly and gross , and traps perspiration developping body odour. Where I live,guys your age shave their armipts- it may be too metrosexual for Canada, but ,if you have to ,say, ride a crowded bus on a hot summer day, you are glad they do:)
Plus, beware of what you wish because it may come true, if you have a ( hair ) growth spurt, you may get hair not only on your chest or legs, , but also on your back, shoulders, butt ...not a pretty sight.
If you are so worried , then by all means go see an endocrinologist and he will be able to reassure you- or to cure you IF there's something wrong. But chances are that everything is fine and you just inherited genetic traits frome some non-hairy family member .
...............................
A
male
reader, anonymous, writes (30 September 2011): go to your doctor and have them refer you to an endocrinologist. its not fair that you have to wonder if you're ok or not. -- source, a doctor
...............................
|
