I think not all that important. I don't get gendered male unless my hair is a short crew cut, and even then there were multiple times when I was mistaken for a lezbian lool. I pass fine with my hair as is, cuz like today my luttle sisters friend came over and welll...back story, when we met I was in boy mode, but she thought I was a girl and my sister told her I was a boy.

Wellll, my mom said she didn't feel like explaining transgender to her, so she asked if it was okay to use my old name/male pronouns around her and I just said yeah, idgaf. But then the girl kept calling me "she" and other female pronouns, but my sister kept using male ones until finally the girl was like "why do you keep calling your sister a boy?? Does she ask you to?" Or whatever lool. And I was wearing noo makeup, sweatpants, and a steeler's hoodie (aka my pjs), soo I thought it was funny that she insisted I was a girl even when they were saying otherwise, lol. After that I was like "ohh we were just messing with, ima girl" and laughed it off

But yeahh, my hairs quite short, so I really think its no biggie

Yeah, I hear you there jm4n...like mine's only halfway down my neck, and I'm seen as female at least 90% of the time, in classes, restaurants, wherever it is, even sans makeup, like in my avatar and this shot.



As you can tell, my hair is not long...and I've tried for 4 years to grow it out, nothing past my neck. I honestly find it doesn't make too much of a difference to me, regarding length, naturally so. On the other hand, since it's rather wavy and thick, I find what makes a larger difference is actually how neat and/or styled it is. If it's neither of those, it's less likely, though still not probable at all, that people see me incorrectly.

If anything, what gives people the wrong ideas are what big, hefty orders I have at restaurants. I'm a 21 year old college young lady going through a second puberty, so yeah, I'm hungry, especially considering how cold it gets up here, for warmth reasons. Thank goodness my metabolism is still astoundingly good, because when that goes, I feel sorry for all the clothes I have now.

I don't believe that style or length matters as much as how the hair complements your facial features. For example, some people's faces lend themselves well to a pixie hair style and some can't wear that style. I look better with an off the shoulder style rather than a long curly style. Experimentation is the key to finding a hair style that works well for you.

I agree with what others have said about the importance of finding the right style over length.

Quote from: GorJess on March 11, 2014, 10:21:44 PM
Yeah, I hear you there jm4n...like mine's only halfway down my neck, and I'm seen as female at least 90% of the time, in classes, restaurants, wherever it is, even sans makeup, like in my avatar and this shot.



As you can tell, my hair is not long...and I've tried for 4 years to grow it out, nothing past my neck. I honestly find it doesn't make too much of a difference to me, regarding length, naturally so. On the other hand, since it's rather wavy and thick, I find what makes a larger difference is actually how neat and/or styled it is. If it's neither of those, it's less likely, though still not probable at all, that people see me incorrectly.

If anything, what gives people the wrong ideas are what big, hefty orders I have at restaurants. I'm a 21 year old college young lady going through a second puberty, so yeah, I'm hungry, especially considering how cold it gets up here, for warmth reasons. Thank goodness my metabolism is still astoundingly good, because when that goes, I feel sorry for all the clothes I have now.

Honestly I like crazy hair - your hair looks like it behaves a lot like mine, lol. Mine is the same length as yours in that picture, too.

I just wish mine would grow. It won't go much pass my shoulders.

Try out some wigs, get them cut. Plenty of woman wear wigs. Not everyone is blessed to have good hair. In the end wear your hair whatever way makes you feel comfortable. I think that's were most people go wrong in everything. They go for what looks good or what they think people will accept. Try going for what makes you feel good. **** the rest of the worlds opinions.

Styled hair > just plain long hair. I learned this lesson the harder way. Before I got some bangs cut I just went with straight hair and showed a lot of forehead and wearing the same outfit before and after I got my bangs done was a WORLD of a difference.