@aria The trials and tribulations of finding a good stylist.
My favorite was one I found (sadly) just months before I left SC. She not only grokked (and did) exactly what I wanted, but she began with: 'Do you mind if we don't chat? I like to just get into the groove.'
It was like the hallelujah chorus. The small talk is the worst part of the engagement (also the stylist I'd tried before her had spent the entire time fussing at me for wanting short hair and 'Men hate short hair you know.').
I need a hair cut, but I'm anxious for this exact reason, like you and @Cupcake have described. Asking for one thing and getting the entirely wrong outcome. You can't put hair back.