AITA: shaving my for my husband
The original poster (OP) lives in a northern location where it is currently winter. Because of the weather and seasonal depression, the OP had not shaved her legs for about a month.
When the OP was in bed with her husband, he noticed her leg hair when one leg was out of the covers and asked if they were still going to have s*x. The OP offered to shave but noted she was already in bed and reluctant to get up.
Her husband then insisted that leg hair looked unattractive and 'manly,' causing the OP to refuse s*x until he apologized for his rudeness. Now, the OP questions if her reaction was appropriate.
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The central conflict revolves around the OP feeling upset because her husband criticized her natural appearance, linking it directly to s*xual desire and attractiveness, while the OP believes her affection and attraction to him are unconditional of body hair.
She has reacted by withdrawing intimacy until he acknowledges her feelings regarding his insensitive comments.
Is the OP justified in refusing intimacy until her husband apologizes for making rude comments about her natural appearance, or was the husband merely expressing a personal preference that the OP should have accommodated, even if it meant getting out of bed?
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