Women of all ages do you think it is harder to handle short hair rather than long hair?

Question

I have always had mine longer at a bob length or long and could just comb it and put it up and go. Now that I have short hair I feel like I have to mess with it more. So why do so many older people have thiers short?

Answer 1

Older women tend to keep their hair shorter, in part, because as we age, the texture, thickness, color, and quality of our hair changes.

For lots of us, it becomes drier, more fragile, more prone to breakage, and less manageable.  The greying that occurs naturally with aging causes our hair to be coarser ... the grey strands can sometimes be even finer than our colored hairs, but often grey hair can be like ... well, steel wool!

Having said that, however ... short hair can be a wonderful thing (and a wonderful style!) for a woman of any age, IF she gets a cut that is right for her hair type, texture, the shape of her face, and her lifestyle.  BUT ... a bad short cut is just that ... BAD!

Contrary to what someone else said, a great short cut can be very versatile.  I've had my hair as short as one inch all over, and I could do something different every day ... or do nothing at all!  (That's the true beauty of short hair ... you DO have that option!)

Short hair can be willful, though!  And you don't have the option of just pulling it up if it's not working.  I have a few cute hats for my bad hair days!

Each length and style has advantages and disadvantages.  It's mostly a matter of how much time and effort you're willing to put into styling it, and how pleased you are with the result.

Answer 2

shorter is usually easier but you can do less with it when it comes to styling. older women have it because they can just wash it and leave it to air dry, and it dries fast because it is so short. longer hair is harder to maintain because the ends have been exposed to the elements for longer, so its more damaged. youd have to deal with split ends with longer hair too.

Answer 3

I tihnk short hair is harder because you're limited with the styles you can work with.  

Answer 4

because they are getting old and its easier to wash and it will dry quick once they wash there hair.