Stages of Hair Grief

1) FAMILY & CLOSE FRIENDS

 tell you to cut your hair, perhaps "jokingly"

2) STRANGERS MISTAKE YOU FOR A WOMAN

 old people or busy waitresses

3) STRANGERS DEMAND YOU CUT YOUR HAIR

 in my experience I've noticed this third step to generally be shouted from a distance, not a face-to-face confrontation (like steps one & two).

 (which is nice)