I was shaved prior to a medical operation when I was a teenager and the nurse (a sadistic domme in retrospect) used a blunt razor that left me with a terrible rash for months. In the years since, I shaved the stray hair or two that escaped from my bikini line and could withstand the minor rash that accompanied this.

When I first became active in the scene I became acutely aware (and self-conscious) of the fact I was literally the only woman around who was unshaved. This in turn had me wanting to 'go bald' but (aside from the razor phobia) the thatch and the embarrassment it caused me became part of humiliation play. There was a time once when I was punished by having the hair clippered off so that only a quarter inch or so of coarse stubble remained. I desperately wanted to shave or do anything to stop the torture of this stubble catching on everything but had to endure it for a couple of months. Ultimately I was allowed to wax and have been happy with the relatively painless experience and the fact it avoids all the problems I had with shaving. If I could afford it, I'd go to a laser clinic and have the lot off for good, though I've heard reports from a few friends that lasering isn't quite as permanent as the advertising promises.

Anyway, I just thought I'd mention one or two of the 'positive' BDSM uses of pubic hair, for those of you sadistic enough to play such games Oh, and I don't do fire play but I have had pubic hairs singhed off with a cigarette too. That was a MAJOR mindfuck and one I'd not like to repeat any time soon!

One final thought: pubic hair is apparently nature's way of making sex less painful (when lubricants aren't used). Make of that what you will