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* In Literature/TheDresdenFiles, White Court Vampires feed on emotions and life energies instead of blood. The House of Raith, specifically, feed on lust. When Thomas Raith tries to go straight after nearly killing his girlfriend by feeding, he compensates by getting a job as a barber, saying that next to actual intercourse, cutting a woman's hair is one of the most intimate things two people can do, and in doing so, he can "nibble" on several women instead of taking big bites.

* ''Film/{{Phenomenon}}'' does it with George and Lace. Subverted, as they didn't do anything until much later in the movie.

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* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' - Army barber Bill gets work in a posh hair salon by pretending to be gay, but soon, close contact with women who are relaxed in his presence becomes a massive strain on him and he cracks, loudly declaring his heterosexuality - and getting him fired.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': At the beginning of "Thanks to Them", Hunter, upon realizing that his hair is beginning to look like Emperor Belos, who heavily abused him, begins hacking away at his hair. Willow, upon walking in on his attempt, gives him a proper one, leaving Hunter [[CrushBlush blushing]].

* ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'' gives us a variation: At one point [[LoveInterest Winry]] offers to braid the titular alchemist's hair; at first Ed waves it off, thinking nothing of it other than convenience, but her uncharacteristic insistence clues him in. It ends up as a rather heart-warming and [[ShipTease promising]] little scene.

* Nothing sexual happens, but in ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic: The Second Raid'', Kaname giving Sousuke a haircut is played as a very intimate scene because of the level of trust it shows that Sousuke has in Kaname -- enough that he falls asleep while she's cutting his hair. This is in particular contrast to his earlier violent freakout episode at a regular barbershop.

* Bourne cutting and dyeing Marie's hair in the 2002 film of ''Film/TheBourneIdentity''.

* A non-sexual example from ''Manga/SailorMoon''. In an early act from the manga, after Usagi's hair [[RapunzelHair grew to ankle length]], her friends cut it to its original length. This is a very special act of bonding between the senshi since that moment was after things got pretty serious and the girls have to strengthen their friendship. In the anime, a similar thing happened when Minako combed Usagi's hair alone in her room and proposed some haircuts for her, this being the first of Usagi and Minako's bonding moments as they have met two episodes before.

* ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'' does it with Betty and Bruce.

* The Pierce Brosnan indie film ''The Nephew'' does this, overlapping with ImportantHaircut. Aishling cuts off Chad's dreadlocks in a very intimate scene.

* During a flashback in ''Webcomic/TigerTiger'', Jamis walks in on Remy attempting to shave his face while still recovering from a dislocated shoulder, and immediately volunteers to do it for him. This comes right after a long reflection by Remy about his grappling with his sexuality and the fact that he has very little trust in other people, so the fact that Remy lets him do it is a massive show of trust. And yes, it is ''very'' intimate.

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* Nothing sexual happens, but in ''Lightnovel/FullMetalPanic: The Second Raid'', Kaname giving Sousuke a haircut is played as a very intimate scene because of the level of trust it shows that Sousuke has in Kaname -- enough that he falls asleep while she's cutting his hair. This is in particular contrast to his earlier violent freakout episode at a regular barbershop.

* ''{{Series/Dawson's Creek}}'', in Season 6 episode "Castaways", Joey shaves off Pacey's beard

* Fergus and Dil from ''Film/TheCryingGame'' - in the beginning, it's Fergus getting a cut from Dil, with soft lighting and all that entails. After the [[AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame infamous reveal]] he cuts her hair in a manner that is depicted as [[TraumaticHaircut violent and distressing for Dil]], even though it's to [[IfItsYouItsOK protect her from the IRA.]]

And kissed me til the morning light''

When you go to the barber shop/salon, you often get your hair cut in public, and by somebody who isn't really close to you. In other media, cutting hair can become very sexual, as well as reliving the pesky WillTheyOrWontThey feeling. Often, a woman is cutting a man's hair and is very intimate. Sometimes, it leads to more than intended, but definitely is one of the many intimate acts between two people.

* Nothing sexual happens, but in ''Lightnovel/FullMetalPanic: The Second Raid'', Kaname giving Sousuke a haircut is played as a very intimate scene because of the level of trust it shows that Sousuke has in Kaname -- enough that he falls asleep while she's cutting his hair. This is in particular contrast to his earlier violent freakout episode at a regular barber shop.

* A non sexual example from ''Manga/SailorMoon''. In an early act from the manga, after Usagi's hair [[RapunzelHair grew to ankle length]], her friends cut it to its original length. This is a very special act of bonding between the senshi, since that moment was after things got pretty serious and the girls have to strengthen their friendship. In the anime, a similar thing happened when Minako combed Usagi's hair alone in her room and proposed some haircuts for her, this being the first of Usagi and Minako's bonding moments as they have met two episodes before.

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* Averted in ''{{Literature/Sourcery}}'' when Conina cuts Rincewind's hair: she's doing it because all she wants to be is a hairdresser, Rincewind is going along with it because she inherited her father Cohen the Barbarian's proclivity for vioence if she doesn't get her way (not that this makes him any happier about her using large sharp objects close to his jugular).

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* In ''Manga/KannazukiNoMiko'', Chikane is the only one who can so much as touch her lover Himeko's hair without making her freak out (caused by the latter's traumatic experiences in the past).