Long hair, Short hair which do you prefer

My hair has a will of its own Dead straight and falls in a neat circle around my whole head, face included. Therefore I always have a fringe because if I do not my hair just falls forward anyway, obscuring my view and I also have a short neck, which again doesn't work well with long hair, so perforce I have short hair. It has been short since my late teens. The exact style has varied.

Nowadays I do avoid the pixie cut so beloved of older women, especially if their hair is white. Not sure how to describe my current style. Essentially let it fall and then cut round the edges to keep it off my face and out of my soup.

I sat in a cafe today and across the room I saw this tall slim lady, in casual trousers and a bright yellow serious sports quilted jacket, lovely long silver hair, thick and well cut. From her face, she was at least 70 and she looked great. A 30 year old could have been identically dressed and coiffed and struggled to look as good.

Gradually gotten shorter over the years, collar length now, a blunt cut my hairdresser calls it.
Ash blonde, but tweaked now and then with highlights/lowlights.

Longer hair, I don`t have the type of face that would get away with short hair as I get older,

The longer waves give movement and add softness and I find it less ageing,

I also sometimes add a bit of colour by mixing dye in a bowl and adding streaks with my fingers - it gives a more natural look than a full head application, but I choose a shade that is near my natural colour

I gradually went from chest level hair to shoulder level as I aged. No way am I going much shorter as I feel short hair ages you much like the perm did to the older generation.
My hairdresser tells me he gives me a graduated bob but is working on changing it. Luckily I trust him.
Brunette with white roots always looks terrible. I’ve always been blonde but once completely white I intend to stop colouring it......I think.

I keep mine shortish I sometimes think I’ll grow it but it gets greasy looking if it’s longer so short it is. No more colouring for me I’ve let the grey grow and now love the colour.