Just because he enjoys it? and lets face it when he enjoys it we do too
Say he loves you for you and your natural hair just the same, but he still sees it as a special treat when its down, loose and straight, do you ever just straighten it for him?
I just dont think one can get rid of that mentality of not being more attracted to straight or loose hair in a man. Do you feel more attractive with your hair straight and down and loose?
I DO
Perhaps hasn't been my experience because back home in Kenya, straight hair wasn't as common as it is here. In fact, in my neighborhood, I can count the number of people who had chemicals in their hair more easily than those who didn't. So beauty wasn't in the way one wore their hair but in the whole package. So none of the guys I dated seemed to care one way or another.
Now my hubby is from the islands and grew up with people with type 1-3 hair that was fairly long. So long hair was always a huge plus for him. When he met me, my hair was relaxed but I had wrapped it and tucked it at the back so it looked like I had very short hair. I remember him being excited when I let it down and he saw I had enough length for a bob. But when I decided to transition in braids, he was cool with that too - especially the length of the braids. For him, length is a huge plus. When I finally wore my hair out in a puff after a spell in braids and hence some growth of my own hair, he liked it and said it was very becoming. So while I might be the first girl he ever dated (and then married) with Type 4 hair, the only thing I've known him to be unhappy about is the unplanned BC I had in Feb last year. He was so mad he didn't talk to me for a bit. Otherwise, when I've flat-ironed my hair, he's not been anymore excited about it than when it's been natural and in twists dangling down my neck.
I sometimes ask him for his opinion on a style and his response is always, as long as you don't cut your hair again, it looks good to me.
So in answer to your question, no, I don't straighten my hair for my man coz he couldn't care less. When it comes to my hair, I'm all cat: I do whatever I do to please myself.
And I don't feel more attractive with my hair straight than curly. They're all just different looks that I'm happy I can sport whenever I feel like it. I do love the versatility. The only time I'm not happy with my hair is when it's very short. Otherwise as long as I can do something I consider cute with it, I'm all good and you can't tell me nuffin.