surveys - Jezebel

posts about #surveys more →
Blondes Have More Fun, Longer Showers
You'll Be Mrs. Dikshit-Spitzfarger And Like It!
AskMen? Uh, That's Ok.
Cliches, Reinforced.
Business Down Under
Mean Men Make More Money
Most Pet Owners Say They Can Communicate With Their Companions
The Skin We're In
Real-Life Furbys Rediscovered • Survey Says Aussie Guys Are 'Wimps'

Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.

Dsmvwl Admin Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×

pantsless economist...access RESTORED
10/07/09

In reply to Blondes Have More Fun, Longer Showers
I must suck at being blonde, because I lost my brush like a week and a half ago and I've yet to replace it.
Reply

bluesbelle
10/07/09

In reply to Blondes Have More Fun, Longer Showers
In addition to not washing my hair, my other time savers are Aquaphor (makeup remover, eye cream), olive oil (cleanser/moisturizer), and PM Leave-in conditioner (skin lotion, hair, shave cream). Together they do it all. My skin looks better than it ever did buying lotions and potions at Sephora and so does my pocketbook.
Reply

Rooo sez BISH PLZ promoted this comment bluesbelle was starred bluesbelle was unstarred

token_illiterate_commenter
10/07/09

In reply to Blondes Have More Fun, Longer Showers
Teen boys take the longest to "get ready" but that's more "There's Something About Mary" and less "Blondes Have More Fun".
Reply

Jack_Burton promoted this comment

andBegorrah
10/07/09

In reply to Blondes Have More Fun, Longer Showers
But redheads are the most low-maintenance. They just try to dye their hair a beautiful raven black, cry when it turns out green, cut it all off, and get on with their day.
Reply

andBegorrah was starred andBegorrah was unstarred

lilyHaze
10/07/09

@andBegorrah: But try calling them "carrots" and they smash a chalk board over your head!
Reply

Rooo sez BISH PLZ promoted this comment lilyHaze was starred lilyHaze was unstarred

Zombie Ms. Skittles
10/07/09

@andBegorrah: I'm blonde and tried dying my hair red for years and years and it would be beautiful for a few weeks and then turn orange.

On the upside, I never had to bleach it when I wanted to go pink!
Reply

highjump
10/07/09

@andBegorrah: Redheads who do so often get into other scrapes, like getting their friends drunk or getting stuck on a raft in the middle of a pond.

Please tell me you were refering to Anne of Green Gables..otherwise...my nerd is showing.
Reply

Rooo sez BISH PLZ promoted this comment highjump was starred highjump was unstarred

Rooo sez BISH PLZ
10/07/09

@highjump: Or jumping out of the chair after dinner and calling their sons "Little Jem" for the first time in years when they're the first of the boys to volunteer to go off to war. ;-)
Reply

Edited by Rooo sez BISH PLZ at 10/07/09 4:32 PM Rooo sez BISH PLZ was starred

highjump
10/07/09

@Rooo sez BISH PLZ: Oh! Jem off to war! And his doggy that waits for him! And then Walter!

Must got sob now.
Reply

highjump was starred highjump was unstarred

Penny
10/07/09

In reply to Blondes Have More Fun, Longer Showers
"But, do they mean blondes, or "blondes?" Because that already implies more time-investment, yes?"

Well, then, I guess those without carpet take REALLY long showers.
Reply

Penny was starred Penny was unstarred

lafleur
10/07/09

In reply to Blondes Have More Fun, Longer Showers
Maybe we blondes take longer showers because we always forget how to turn off the water.
Reply

lafleur was starred lafleur was unstarred

Zombie Ms. Skittles
10/07/09

In reply to Blondes Have More Fun, Longer Showers
Also, there's a specific "type" of person who is more likely to dye their hair blonde. This "type" would also be more likely to care about their appearance.

Edit cuz I don't want to bump: Sorry for sounding like I was making a generalization! I thought about including a disclaimer but figured it wasn't needed. It was one of those "all poodles are dogs but not all dogs are poodles" comments. I know lots of people dye their hair lots of different colors (including blonde), but I think there are certain types of women who are more likely to dye their hair blonde than brunette and who would care more about their appearance and that might skew the numbers.
Reply

Edited by Zombie Ms. Skittles at 10/07/09 2:45 PM

acookieaday
10/07/09

In reply to Blondes Have More Fun, Longer Showers
It could have to do with hairwashing. Many of us blondes/lighter brown types have finer hair that cannot hide any oil to speak of, so daily hairwashing happens.
Reply

hortense promoted this comment acookieaday was starred acookieaday was unstarred

dreamweave
10/07/09

@acookieaday: as a result of another long thread about hair earlier this year, I - owner of fine, light brown hair - quit washing my hair every day. I get it wet in the shower, but only shampoo/condition every third day. IT CHANGED MY LIFE. Just try it, and you'll see your overall grease factor diminish dramatically.
Reply

dreamweave was starred dreamweave was unstarred

Zombie Ms. Skittles
10/07/09

@dreamweave: Ugh. I used to wash my hair every other day, but I'm going to have to go down to every day because I cut it short. The grease shows immediately! I'm blonde, but I've never had this problem before. My hair refuses to cooperate with anything ever.
Reply

greengrey
10/07/09

@acookieaday: My thick dark brown hair can go about a week without being washed.
Yes, it's disgusting/awesome.
Reply

greengrey was starred greengrey was unstarred

thecameralovesyou
10/07/09

@dreamweave: I'm totally with you about the not washing your hair everyday thing. But as someone who has been both blonde, and brunette (and black), I find that brown hair is A LOT easier to do this with. Brown hair on a non-wash day looks... about the same. Maybe it shows a BIT of grease. But when you're blonde and haven't washed? Your hair is a different colour pretty much! I try and stretch it out as long as I can because I know it's good for my hair but, by the 2nd or 3rd day? I look like I just came in from a rainstorm.
Reply

Edited by thecameralovesyou at 10/07/09 3:01 PM thecameralovesyou was starred

Dictator for Life
10/07/09

@thecameralovesyou: That reminds me of my freshman-year roommate. She took showers twice a week. Her hair was actually blonde and curly, but by the time she took a shower, it looked brown and straight. All that oil! It was disgusting! (And don't get my started on her foot stank).
Reply

Dictator for Life was starred

johnva
08/12/09

In reply to You'll Be Mrs. Dikshit-Spitzfarger And Like It!
As I male, I do not understand this at all (although I'll admit that I've encountered some minor hostility over it from other males). My wife kept her name, and I wouldn't have imagined trying to "make" her take mine. It's her name after all, so why should I care if that's what she wants? I'd rather she feel free to make her own decisions than insist on it. And it wasn't even something I had to "get over"; I honestly never cared one way or the other. I probably wouldn't change my own name (something I've seen some men do), but I wouldn't ever demand that the woman changing hers.
Interestingly, laws on this seem to vary. Apparently, in South Carolina, where my mom recently got remarried, the marriage license forms just automatically assume the woman will be legally changing her name unless she opts out of it explicitly. Here in Virginia, it's the opposite: marriage licenses don't have anything to do with changing your name legally, which is a separate process. I thought the Virginia one seemed a lot more progressive when I compared them.
Reply

johnva was starred johnva was unstarred

voteforme
08/11/09

In reply to You'll Be Mrs. Dikshit-Spitzfarger And Like It!
I think that this issue is a bit of a red herring. It has a lot to do with anticipating having children. You can't keep piling on the hyphens. Most of us have our dads' last names anyway. When you parse the issue, keeping my dad's last name doesn't seem more empowered than taking my husband's.
Reply

DoctorNine's D9 Cat promoted this comment voteforme was starred voteforme was unstarred

Optissima
08/11/09

In reply to You'll Be Mrs. Dikshit-Spitzfarger And Like It!
My first and last initials are S and E. The only way I'd even consider taking my husband's name is if I fell in love with someone whose last name started with the letter X, because then my monogram would be SEX. Hee.
Reply

CollegeCamel promoted this comment Optissima was starred Optissima was unstarred

CollegeCamel
08/12/09

@Optissima: This is why I am going to marry my boyfriend and take his last name. My first and middle initials are A and D. His last name begins with a D. My initials will be ADD.
Reply

CollegeCamel was starred CollegeCamel was unstarred

rofling_medusa
08/11/09

In reply to You'll Be Mrs. Dikshit-Spitzfarger And Like It!
By beneficial, I wonder if those respondents really meant 'not detrimental'. Because really, how many advantages are there? Do you get extra cookies?
Reply

rofling_medusa was starred rofling_medusa was unstarred

stonebiscuit rolled a 1 on initiative
08/11/09

@rofling_medusa: Little known fact: if you take your husband's name in marriage, you are admitted to a super-secret club where they do, in fact, have extra cookies. If you refer to yourself solely as "Mrs. Hisfirst Hislast" and refuse to answer to anything else, you also get cake!
Reply

DoctorNine's D9 Cat promoted this comment

sybann
08/11/09

In reply to You'll Be Mrs. Dikshit-Spitzfarger And Like It!
My sis (major breadwinner - her hubbie is a musician and spends more on equipment than he makes in a year - taxes are fun for them) kept her last name and takes an amazing amount of shit for it - and STILL after 15 years, gets mail with her first name and his last name on it.
Reply

sybann was starred sybann was unstarred

JennaW
08/11/09

In reply to You'll Be Mrs. Dikshit-Spitzfarger And Like It!
If I get married, I plan for Future Hubby and I to both change our last names to 'Sparkle.' Which plan probably means I'll never be getting married...
Reply

JennaW was starred JennaW was unstarred

bluebears
08/11/09

@JennaW: I LOVE IT!
Reply

bluebears was starred bluebears was unstarred

The Real Janelle
08/11/09

In reply to You'll Be Mrs. Dikshit-Spitzfarger And Like It!
I live in Chile and we just don't change our names at ALL when we get married. And children get two last names (usually dad's goes first, but the law was recently changed so you can choose to have mum's first if you want).
You know how many people are confused by this? None. It's very easy, come on.
And, obvs, no one should force you to change your name if you don't want to, dammit.
Reply

Kivrin promoted this comment The Real Janelle was starred The Real Janelle was unstarred

Triphena
08/11/09

@TheFakeJanelle: But if you have two last names, which one of those goes to the child?
Reply

Triphena was starred Triphena was unstarred

The Real Janelle
08/11/09

@Triphena: Your first last name, so, usually, your dad's.
Let's say my dad was Pérez López. My mom was Muñoz Núñez. Then I'd be Pérez Muñoz, and my children would be XXX(husband's last name) Pérez. Does this make any sense?
Reply

The Real Janelle was starred The Real Janelle was unstarred

DoctorNine
08/11/09

@TheFakeJanelle: I was going to mention the cross-cultural aspect of naming, thanks for your excellent explanation!
Reply

DoctorNine was starred DoctorNine was unstarred

Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

SUBSCRIBE TO Jezebel

Login

Reset Password

Register

Submit Your Comment