Buzzlife Board 2.0: Re: Research

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Doing some research for a book on the Men's Haircut Fetish. Would very much appreciate your input answering the following questions:

1) how old were you when you recognized/accepted this interest? Was there any trigger?

2) Is your interest mostly expressed via fantasy or in reality (actually getting/giving a haircut)?

3) Is the focus on you receiving a haircut or giving a haircut?

4) Does the focus entail any aspect of control such as forced, required, unexpected haircutting?

5) Is the main focus on the act of cutting of the hair or in the styling/arranging of the hair or particular style (such as crewcut, businessman taper, flattop, shaved, etc), or both?

6) Are these objects of any particular importance in your interest: scissors, cape, barber chair, clippers, any specific clipper type (Oster 76 vs Andis Master vs Wahl Home Haircut Kit, etc)

I really appreciate your input.

Really like what youre doing ! Hope to contribute

1) I realized it when I was 7 years old, at that time I enjoyed and watching haircuts whenever I was brought to the barbershop. I always had to get an ivy league haircut till I was 10 years old. And I always got a transformative haircut back then. Always had to get an ivy league whenever my hair became long over the ears and fringe touching my eyebrows. I realized I enjoyed the clipper sounds and watching my hair just reducing in length and filling the cape. I was always brought to a crowded barbershop, so I got the chance to watch others get their haircut, and I enjoyed my time watching. I recognized it when I was 12 years old that I had a haircut fetish and I always hid it from everyone. But now I came to terms with it and only shared it with those I know share the same fetish.

2) I would say both. I loved creating haircut scenarios in my head and tend it play it out in real life. I always make up stories before entering barbershops just for the excitement. This way whenever the barber engage in conversation, I got something to say and make it interesting.

3) I prefer receiving haircuts over giving them. Always loved to be the one receiving haircuts

4) Honestly I prefer all. Sometimes I wished I was forced by the barbershop to cut it short etc. After facing unexpected haircuts, Im more comfortable in the case if it happens again. The scenarios I create in my head entail all the different aspects.

5) Both. I loved getting haircuts and I like to try out different hairstyles throughout my life. Bald and buzzcut maybe not at the moment but Im open to the rest. I like when barbers start from the back of my head instead of the sideburns. I love when barbers take their time to comb my hair out to ensure no tangle hair even though my is wavy. I prefer when barbers do not blowdry in the middle of the haircut. I feel like blowdry off the hair is to signal that the haircut session has come to an end.

6) I am open to all. Especially capes and clippers. I do prefer old comfortable barbershop chairs over salon chairs. I prefer cloth tucked under tshirt over neck strips. I love heavy cape over thin material cape. In terms of clippers, I dont really have one that stands out as I like each of them. Especially the different sounds it gives off.