Thread: wife wont let me shave!!!!

Originally Posted by salazch

Ok ladies I need some help. I really want my wife to experience the wonders od a stra8 razor, but she is terrified of the blade cutting her. She is afraid of getting cut, even afraid of a safery razor. She won't use the stra8 herself. How can I convince her to let me shave her? Keep in mind that all I want to show her is a an area of only a couple square inches.

I can think of a couple of approaches off the top of my head...


Buttering Up

See what magazines she reads and go grab the newest one (or get her a book by her favorite author). After you've cooked dinner and cleaned the kitchen, slip away and start a bubble bath. When it's ready, ask her if she'd like a bubble bath to go with a glass of wine and (insert favorite reading material here). Add some relaxing music, if you can.

If you make it this far without her asking what you're up to, then she thinks the world of you already, haha. If she does ask, just grin and say "Maybe I'm buttering you up" - but don't say for what. Anyway, if all is going according to plan, stick your head in the bathroom after 15 minutes or so and ask if you can sit with her. Without begging or pleading, let her know that it would make you really, really happy if she'd allow you to shave three inches of one lovely leg. Don't wave the razor around while you're saying this.

If she says no, don't ask why or pout, just lightly change the subject. Remember that you're doing these nice things for her because she's special - not solely because you're dying to shave her legs. This part is crucial, because the more you both believe it, the more likely it is that she'll say yes.


Turnabout

For what it's worth, this is the route I took, mostly by accident. My wife had used a DE, but she told a friend once that she'd never let me near her with a straight razor. This was pretty soon after I took up the practice myself. I didn't ask to shave her with a straight after hearing her say that, but one day I called her to the bathroom to help shave the back of my neck. I'd already done the sides as far back as I could see, so there I was, standing in front of the mirror with a mohawk down the back of my neck, clearly helpless. I told her briefly how to do it, then let her at it. Here's a tip if you try this approach: DO NOT MOVE, even if she nicks you. Don't flinch, nothing. If she does nick you (my wife did, a tiny bit), respond with "Oh, you did?" It's not very difficult to shave the back of someone's neck, so it should go well overall.

A few weeks later, much to my surprise, my wife very willingly let me shave her legs.


Final note: if your wife really has a phobia-level anxiety about sharp objects, let it go.