I like you, Betty.

I have known three men in my life who have been severely averse to body hair. I find this fascinating.

The first was a guy I knew in college. He was a cyclist, professionally, so he could write it off as beneficial to his sport, but he would freely admit that even if it weren’t for the cycling, he wouldn’t have any hair. He was clean as a whistle, no hair on his legs, arms, back, chest. Hardly any on his head as he kept it very closely shaven.

Another was a guy I used to work with. He had hair on his head, past his ears, but he hated it everywhere else. He said he would shave his legs in a heartbeat if his wife would let him.

The third, and the only one I was ever intimate with, would occasionally get his back and chest waxed, but only when he felt like it or could get around to it. He claimed he would shave his legs too if it wasn’t such a societal no-no.

Now, I can understand that some men are more hairy than most, and that an excess of body hair can be a bit of a turn off. But none of these men was particularly hairy. The last, which I know the best, obviously, didn’t have any more hair on him than the next guy. Not so much that I even noticed, to be honest.

And I’ve never really known any women who were completely anti-body hair. Not as much as these men. I find that odd. Me, I don’t mind a little hair, providing a guy isn’t Sasquatch. It reminds me that I am, in fact, screwing a guy. Maybe it equates to the concept that women like their men rugged.

Take for instance, Hugh Jackman. When he’s all clean shaven and dainty, he freaks me out. I don’t think he’s attractive at all. But get him dirty and hairy, a la Wolverine, or his part in “Australia” and he becomes sexy as hell.

Then again, I really don’t like men with facial hair to date. It’s scratchy. I’m dainty. But he sure is pretty to look at.

Anyway! Back to my original thought. Do I know weird men or is this phenomenon more common that I would expect?