Weed whackin' - Letters

Men's Fitness, Oct, 2002 by Scott Travers

Gentlemen, thank you for "Cleaning Up Your Sex Act" by Ty Wenger [August]. I had trimmed my chest hair every month or two for quite some time, but never gave any thought to grooming my nether hairs. This month, instead of stopping when my chest was done, I continued south and trimmed my pubic hair so that it was roughly no longer than three-eighths of an inch, using my electric trimmers and a No. 3 comb attachment.

Guess what. As you predicted, my wife is now much more enthused about "down there." In fact, I told her I had done this for her, and she reciprocated by letting me shave her, something she had resisted for years. A win-win, right?

When my pals at the gym saw my new look in the showers, there was a lot of good-natured kidding going on. But after giving a copy of your article to two of my workout buddies, they both cleaned up their act to great reviews from their wives and girlfriends. We appear to be setting new standards in the locker room.

--SCOTT TRAVERS, ONTARIO, CA

Glad to hear you and your wife put the article to good use. But ease offsetting too many "locker-room standards." Please.