She scissored the curls away, and - toms, grow easily sentimental over their haircuts, but I remember this sensation very vividly - it was not like she was cutting hair, it was as if I had a pair of wings beneath my shoulder-blades, that the flesh had all grown over, and she was slicing free... Sarah Waters
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When you go to a hairdresser to get your hair cut, you expect the person doing the cutting to be competent. If the hairdresser is incompetent, then it is likely that your hair will not turn out well. However, what if your hairstyle were not just your hair but all of you? That is exactly what happens when you are in love. While the haircutting is being done, all of you just melts away, leaving behind just a pile of scalp.

And so it goes with love - when you fall in love with someone, all of yourself disappears. You become subject to their desires and needs and so on. This feeling is so intense that many people cannot help but feel they are changing into someone else entirely.

Source: Tipping The Velvet

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