deep thoughts

I have some deep Thoughts for Thursday this week. Proceed carefully; I don't know if this might be too deep for you to handle.

I think I'm a bad wife.
I am a lazy shaver.

I know. I'll try not to get any deeper than I have to here.
Here's what spurred my thoughts, and then I'll let you share yours. I was having a lovely evening with some friends/acquaintances a couple of weeks ago, having a little "spa" party at Kelli's house. Randomly the topic of conversation turned to shaving our legs. Expensive razors, the hassle of it all, the fact that one of these acquaintance shaves her legs at least (at least?!?) twice a day (what?!?!!!) every day... yadda yadda yadda. Two of the girls' husbands are in a band together and the men frequently are performing or recording out of town. These girls commented on this almost simultaneously, saying how nice it was when the husbands were out of town and they didn't have to worry about shaving. That this was the only time they had that "reprieve" and that it was so nice to not have to keep up on it while they were gone. Everyone echoed, oh yeah, that would be nice...

And I just sat quiet.
Cuz me? I don't shave every day. Only if I absolutely HAVE to. In the summer. If we're at the pool or I'm wearing a skirt or shorts and even then, usually only if I know I'm going to be out in public or if anyone might get a close up look. Even then, I try and stretch it to every other day or so.
And in the winter? Forget about it. Maybe once a week.
Maybe.
Probably not.

So these girls at this gathering the other night... they made me stop and think. And wonder.
(and by the way, this might be expected from some ga-ga newlyweds or something, but one of these girls has been married for 10 years! I'm afraid to think of how lazy my shaving will be when I've known my husband for over a decade.)
I know most people shave their legs almost every day in the summer. That's usually a given. What about in the winter? What about if your legs never see the light of day? Does everyone keep up on it all the time just for the hubby? Cuz I think I missed that memo.

Yes, I try and keep my legs respectable in the bare leg months. And yes, I'll of course make the extra effort for a romantic weekend away or in anticipation or expectation of specific "quality time" in the winter months... but for the most part? Unless the general public is going to see my legs, or I have a rare lengthy and loungey amount of time in the shower, I usually just shave when it's bugging me enough or when I'm embarrassed enough for even my husband to see... which is to say I could feasibly go for weeks.

So is this bad? Am I a neglectful wife? Is this something I should make a priority? Should I refrain from "letting myself go" and save that for when my husband's out of town?? Doesn't that go along with like never letting him see you without make-up or something? Not burping or farting in front of each other? Ooops, are we not supposed to do that either?

I guess I just figure, eh... the guy's seen me birth two children, he can handle a little stubble here and there. He loves me regardless of how smooth my legs are at any given time, right? For better or for worse, right? Apparently in the shaving partner aspect, my husband unknowingly got the worse.
Where do you fall?