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Old Jan 25, 2011, 06:02 PM
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Is it weird if my bf keeps a strand of my hair. He said he keeps it becuase he feels it is a part of me
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Old Jan 25, 2011, 06:04 PM
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Well I'm not a male. BUT my boyfriend asked for some of my hair when I got it cut. I got it short (for me) so it was kind of a mini ponytail... he liked it because it even smelled like me a bit. So maybe this idea is not uncommon.

It makes me think of fairy tales - I think there's one that involves a lock of hair too

Hopefully a guy will answer this one too
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Old Jan 25, 2011, 06:28 PM
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I don't think it weird...sounds kind of romantic. It's very common for mothers to keep the kids hair from their 1st haircut. I even have my deceased mothers hair from when her mother saved it. When my youngest and I went on a Pioneer field trip where there's still real pioneer cabins in out area, I saw this exquisite piece of art. At first I didn't realize it was hair - when a relative passed, the family would save some of their hair and weave/braid it and shape it into designs like flowers and loops etc., then display it on the wall.
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Old Jan 25, 2011, 07:22 PM
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I Dont think its weird at all, A Close Male Friend( Who I like as more than a friend) Gave me His Hair when he cut it, And I keep it, I was Touched he gave it to me, Sits on my dresser in a cute little box, I Think its Sweet when someone does that
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Old Jan 25, 2011, 10:22 PM
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Not the same but sort of related - I have a lock of my horse's tail that I take with me sometimes when I am going to be stressed (like when I had my MRI).
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Old Jan 25, 2011, 10:34 PM
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So I'm the only one who finds this creepy? If my bf ever asked me for a strand of my hair I'm not sure what I would do. Probably give him the face I'm making now (are you effing kidding me?! is the face I have right now).

My mom has my hair in my baby book from my first hair cut as well as my first tooth. But that's my mom.......I don't like the thought of my bf keeping a physical piece of me with him. That's what pictures are for.
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Old Jan 25, 2011, 11:25 PM
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In My Case, Its a close friend, not a bf, though i hope one day we can be together,
I didnt ask him for it, he just gave it to me, So I took it as a flattering thing, that of all his friends that are girls. he wanted me to have something that personal,i was very touched, but i can see where your coming from saluki girl. Does he know your uncomfortable with the idea of him having it?
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Old Jan 26, 2011, 06:59 PM
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In My Case, Its a close friend, not a bf, though i hope one day we can be together,
I didnt ask him for it, he just gave it to me, So I took it as a flattering thing, that of all his friends that are girls. he wanted me to have something that personal,i was very touched, but i can see where your coming from saluki girl. Does he know your uncomfortable with the idea of him having it?

I didn't even know he hand a strand of my hair until he told me. it was on his jacket or something and he kept it
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Old Jan 27, 2011, 02:35 AM
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I wouldn't ask for hair; strikes me as a little creepy, at least the "wanting a piece of you."
My friend once asked his wife for some hair; she found it disturbing.
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Old Jan 27, 2011, 05:17 PM
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I maybe crazy, but I think that is kind of romantic
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