Threading is becoming more popular everyday, thousands of people choose threading over waxing, while others feel threading is far more painful. It can be argued, however waxing can damage the skin while threading has no physical effect on skin like the wax does. I've been threading for years now and the pain actually isn't that bad anymore, you do get occasional bumps and redness, which is nothing ice and honey can't solve. I would recommend you give threading a try, it's an amazing experience if you're good at handling pain.