Blame it on the hair stylists.....
I’ve been nagged and I’ve seen them nag women with long hair to cut it....
Because “you’re old, too heavy, too thin, it doesn’t suit your face, it doesn’t suit your lifestyle.”
Believe me when I say, there’s lots of pressure the older you get to ‘look your age.’
Personally (and this is just me), I don't think a woman should cut her hair. Ever. Or at least not until it bugs you because it gets caught under you when you sit down. =]
I honestly don’t understand large and even many “old” women having short hair - for beauty, that is (everyone likes the relative ease of short hair). I think large women definitely benefit from long hair. The short cropped seems to emphasize the heaviness of the large face. JMO, generally. (Hope I’m not stepping on anyone’s toes here!) Anyway....