I had hair not quite to my shoulders when I was 18 (I'd been listening to too much Led Zeppelin). The thing is, I couldn't be bothered to actually care for it, so it always looked like a bit of a mess. When I got it cut to a normal length, pretty much everyone I knew complemented me on it and I realized pretty quickly that long hair wasn't a look I could do. I actually like the idea of having long-ish hair though. I like the feeling of the wind blowing through it (no, really), and I even enjoy having to blow my bangs away from my eyes. Every couple of years, I let it grow out a bit before I realize that I can't quite make it look good, and I think I'm in the process of doing that right now. That, or I've just been too busy to make it to the barber.