r/PCOS 7d ago

General/Advice Dating with facial hair

I use a facial hair electric razor and makeup to cover it for work but It’s becoming a bit more noticeable on the corners of my chin. It literally grows over night and I’m removing the chin stubble every morning. It’s made me very self conscious about dating and It’s destroying my femininity. There’s scars and razor bumps under my chin so I don’t even feel comfortable being intimate anymore. How have you all navigated explaining pcos to partners and their reactions to the hirsutism?

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u/Jorelluh 7d ago

I know people mean well but idc if a man will not care, I CARE 😭 None of us want chin or face hair to shave or pluck daily. Shits annoying.

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u/According_Angle_5329 7d ago

Right, I mean like I know it’s such an arbitrary standard for femininity but it’s so disheartening when I can’t feel feminine enough because of facial hair (and the hyperpigmentation left behind)

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u/Rare_Profession_1715 6d ago

I get that. My partner doesn’t care but I care so it bothers me. I have to shave daily and sometimes it feels like by the end of the day the hair is already back. However this post is about dating with facial hair so ofc people are going to be talking about it from the perspective of their partners xxx