Just wondering, why do womens hair get shorter (cut wise) the older they get?

Question

I am speaking in general here...

Answer 1

Wow, good question--I read all of the answers so far and Most of them are "like, totally", right
When we get older we don't give a damn what anyone thinks, and we shouldn't. Mine is short and a wash and go thing..looking younger ?, maybe, I think that has a lot to do with attitude. Most of us cant go and get "lifts" of any kind, so we have to deal with it...we look the very best we can, we care enough for that.. menopause takes over and hey, we have enough problems trying to stay cool...:)

Answer 2

The shorter hair cut on older women is suppose to make them look younger. I don't think so. I've got long hair down just below shoulder blades and I'm 47 but I've been told I look 35 by men and women. If I were to cut my hair short I will look older not younger.

Answer 3

you ever see an old woman with long hair? makes them look older! women dont like to look older. the older a woman gets the more stylish the hair should get. there comes a time when youre just too old for long hair. im not saying you have to go "guy" short. but its the rule of thumb if you want to grow old gracefully. now if your some hollywood babe with enough money to stay young looking then you can get away with it...but for the most part (those without personal trainers and our own personal makeup artists) long hair on old women ages them.

Answer 4

After having a baby, a lot of women get the "mommy cut" because babies pull on hair.

Also, it looks very professional to have short hair (good for job)

It is easier to take care of short hair

Older women's hair might be thinning and short hair makes it look thicker

One of my grandmothers still have long hair and when its down, it looks very dry and stringy... she hardly ever wears it down and she typically rolls it into a french twist every day and uses very stylish, expensive clips in it. I think that's the only way long hair would look good on someone who's gone gray.

Answer 5

Because they're busy and often don't have a lot of time to manage their hair the way younger people do, in accordance with your question.

My mom's a nurse and has maintained a short and neat cut for a very long time. It's just a wash-and-go thing for her. It cuts her beauty time in half and gives her more time for breakfast, reading the paper, and all that jazz.

It's really more about maintenance for some people other than style.

Answer 6

Older women generally have a harder time looking right with long hair. Some can pull it off, but many can't. Also they are sick and tired of putting up with what a pain long hair can be. I plan to keep mine for a LONG time though.

Answer 7

Shorter hair styles are easier to style and maintain. Older women don't want to put as much work into their hair, and often they don't have the time to work on their hair a lot, or they have arthritis or something that restricts their ability to do their hair.

Answer 8

Well when you age obviously gravity gets it's grasp and pulls so if you have hair down to your butt it will only make everything in between look saggier. Plus many of the women that get the super short hair cuts do not have the strength to stand there for 20 minutes like us young girls do. It's about ease and trying not to make wrinkles look worse.

Answer 9

It's easier to care for when it is shorter. It wasn't always that way though, a lot of older women left their hair long so they could put it up in a bun.

Answer 10

In general... womens hair gets thinner as they get older and if they keep it long, it looks stringy. Also its more practical and older women are generally more practical. Plus, usually if you have long hair for a while, you get bored and you feel the need to cut it. And even if you did want to grow it out again after you cut it, it's a major pain in the ass.