It just akes me cringe at the thought. One of my ex's tried it once and ended up bruising herself

We both wax at home. Used to go to salons to get it done, but we've gotten pretty good at it ourselves. The first time is undeniably painful, but as long as you maintain it well and get waxed regularly, it's really not bad. Highly recommend a sugar based wax. We use Moom.