(Hi, I'm new here!)
You and I have the same kind of hair. Yeah, I could have combed it out and rocked that fro (and have before... It is pretty bada**, yeah.) The worst thing about having such curly hair is when I cut it down to about ear length, I looked EXTREMELY feminine. I was pissed. So, I went a little crazy with a pair of scissors, and I cut it all off. You're probably better off not cutting it ear-short, though. Lots of dudes who have our kind of hair wear it longer. Granted, they're usually Hispanic, but still. Your face is androgynous enough that I'm sure you rock it. When you finally can get it cut really short, I'd say go for about half an inch. I just cut mine about that short, and it looks (okay, it feels... it doesn't look because I cut it myself out of irritation and did a horrible job) amazing.
