Reader Submission
Not every haircut feels brave at the time.
Sometimes it’s just a quiet choice that slowly changes how a woman carries herself.
This reader wrote to us after realizing that cutting her hair shorter didn’t make her harder, colder, or less feminine—it did the opposite.
The following is her story, shared with permission and lightly edited.
I used to think short hair would make me look harsh.
That’s what I was told, anyway.
“You have a soft face, don’t cut it too short.”
“Short hair will make you look strict.
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