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Do you prefer long or short fingernails? (www.newsweek.com)

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Apparently short nails are a fashion statement now as opposed to a thing that just happens because you work with your hands too much and your thyroid is underactive - uh, I mean they're totally short because I AM A CONFIDENT WOMAN. But I've always envied women with naturally long nails, and enjoy looking at other people's professionally manicured nails.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've had such a different experience than what the article describes! Long nails were usually shamed, you were high maintenance, extra, too girly. Girls with long nails would constantly get reminded that men don't find them attractive, as if that was relevant (I think I've even seen that in this thread).

I guess we have a tendency to do the opposite of what we're told to do growing up. I love growing out my nails now. Sometimes I feel like keeping them short, too.

I've also been a nail biter for over 20 years and short nails are much harder to not bite for me, so keeping them short is an added mental hassle. Still, worth it sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

You just sprung a memory for me. I was told as a kid that men examine their fingernails by holding palms up and curling the fingers in; women examine theirs palms down, fingers splayed. Thought I was some kind of non-conformist for doing it the man way.