Should I Go Short?

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Lately I’ve been having an internal debate on whether or not I should cut my hair short. My hair has hovered around shoulder length for the last sixteen years and frankly I’m bored with it. The problem is the great unknown on how my ever-unpredictable hair will react. At least with shoulder length hair I know what I’m dealing with and if all goes to hell there’s always the ponytail option. My biggest fear is that liberating my locks from the weight of longish hair will result in a Harpo Marks effect, and now that I think of it that’s where my fashion sensibility is headed with my newfound love for comfort, sneakers and all things oversized. The debate goes on but I’m almost due to see my stylist so I’ll have to decide soon. Here pictures of what I hope for and what I fear most.

Hope. But even a little shorter with more layering in the back.
Hope. But even a little shorter with more layering in the back.
Fear. Harpo Marx
Fear. Harpo Marx
Hope. A wavier version of this.
Hope. A wavier version of this.
Fear. Of the unknown. Image Phyllis Diller
Fear. Of the unknown. Image of Phyllis Diller
Hope. Looks easy but know enough to not even hope for this.
Hope. Looks easy but know enough to not even hope for this.

Opinions welcome…