[quote]T-swede wrote:
shaved head is the way to go ![/quote]
I’m with ya Swede! I know someone posted that they think it would be a hassle, but it is actually A LOT easier. I don’t shave mine daily, maybe once a week or so. And the hair I do have on the sides is going gray. Some women (my girlfriend in particular) like the graying thing.
Kuz
Rainjack,
While not 35 or graying, I don’t think the gray look is bad.
Maybe a compromise, like a really short, military-style cut that might be a fair balance between shaving and making your wife furrow her brow?
But again, the gray look isn’t terrible. All my female friends tell me that as long as the body is in shape and a man doesn’t look like he’s desperately trying to cover up baldness/grayness, they couldn’t care less.
Gray hair equals wisdom, right?
I’m going gray. My gray hairs get ‘wirey’ after they turn gray so they stick out really nice to let everyone know that I’m going gray.
I’m lucky in the aspect that I’m not losing my hair. I did have my hair colored once, but it didn’t look quite right and it was too spendy.
I think I might just do that jet black Elvis thing with the gray roots. Something about that look just screams ‘style’.
I had the standard male pattern baldness starting in my 20s. This was before Propecia and Rogaine, so the hair on top of my head is pretty thin.
My hair turned completely gray over the course of about a year about 10 years ago. I was 33.
Now I just clip it short and don’t really give a shit. There are worse things to lose than hair.
[quote]BradS wrote:
911 girl, you check family pics, etc. to see if the man is going to go bald so you can avoid him? You are one shallow broad. To each their own I guess.[/quote]
I don’t see it as any different then a guy deciding he isn’t going to do more than a one night stand with a (fill in whatever female physical trait turns you off). Different strokes for different folks.
Im only 22 years old, and i have grey/white hair on the sides and its frustrating, i see other friends same age going bold so i would rather go grey than bold.
I am gray and bald and damn proud of it - I am biologically programmed that way. I work with a bunch of corporate manager types that color their hair. Some look good and some look like shit. What is more amusing is that you have really out of shape people with a spare tire that color their hair.
WTF, I would rather be ripped and in shape with bald gray head than fat with colored hair.
rainjack,
You need to do what makes you happy… I’ve been shaving my head since I was 20; because, all of my hair was falling out, so maybe I’m biased toward a shaven head… The way I see there are certain things other people should have no say in… In a nice, polite, and extremely confident manner you need to let your wife know that you are going to shave your head, and that you would like her support in the matter.
I’m 33 and have been receding since I was 26 (thinning the last 2-3 years-now that’s freaky! you bend over one day and look up into the mirror and see scalp-that crap freaks you out!!) and “graying” since I was 29. It’s been a slow process. I’ve still got some but it’s THIN! I’ve managed to “pluck” the grays at the sides without too much “damage” (baldness etc.). But they’re getting faster… rainjack I say colour it! But get it professionally done- don’t go “bright” with it- just “highlight” or whatever they call it!? Better gray than bald you can always colour it. But once it’s gone that’s it aside form surgery. One of my clients is 65 (you wouldn’t know it, he looks great- every one guesses 50-55 max.) He gets his hair slightly coloured and it takes AT LEAST 5 years off-looks wise.
On a side note: Does anyone of you (balding guys) notice an increase in loss from TRIBEX/M/Red Kat/Alpha Male? I’ve been using TRIBEX & M off and on for years now and I think I lose more when on it (?) Does that make sense-I’m not sure I’ll stop anyways-it’s still good to feel “younger again” ie. wood and energy/stamina etc. Thanks for your input(s).
Jana finally told me what she disliked about my baldness. In the past, I would shave it around the 1st of March. Well, I would go from a full head of hair to skin-headed with out the aid of tanning products. The ungodly white cap that no sun produces was just gross to her.
So now she has backed off her protests to shaving my head IF I will at least visit the tanning bed and try to get some skin color up stairs.
I think that is the option I am going to go for. Besides when I wear my way-cool shades, and a doo-rag, I look really tough.
[quote]rainjack wrote:
In addition to the gray hair, I have also been cursed with naturally curly hair. We’re not talking cute little wavy type hair - We’re talking Mike Brady afro hair.[/quote]
I got the same problem. I don’t mind the gray; in fact, I actually like it. But the curly stuff I can’t stand. Fortunately, it’s not quite so Afro-like and when I cut it short it stays fairly straight. I tried shaving my head once and my wife hated it – my head is kind of pointy and funny-looking which is probably why. You know, I actually think that bald guys with good-shaped heads are lucky – they can shave or cut down to stubble and not worry about it. I would trade my hair for completely gray but straight hair any day.
[quote]911 Girl wrote:
BradS wrote:
911 girl, you check family pics, etc. to see if the man is going to go bald so you can avoid him? You are one shallow broad. To each their own I guess.
I don’t see it as any different then a guy deciding he isn’t going to do more than a one night stand with a (fill in whatever female physical trait turns you off). Different strokes for different folks. [/quote]
Fair enough
[quote]911 Girl wrote:
I don’t care for bald guys. It’s a big deal especially since I tend to go for older guys. It’s important enough to me I look closely at family pics to check genetics.[/quote]
This illustrates the double standard in our society. If a guy had posted that he would never date/marry a girl whose mom was fat because that means she would get fat too, he would receive a virtual stoning.
I swear by it. Trust me on this one.
[quote]MikeTheBear wrote:
911 Girl wrote:
I don’t care for bald guys. It’s a big deal especially since I tend to go for older guys. It’s important enough to me I look closely at family pics to check genetics.
This illustrates the double standard in our society. If a guy had posted that he would never date/marry a girl whose mom was fat because that means she would get fat too, he would receive a virtual stoning.
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LOL, yes that is pretty damn true. But hey it’s the sexual revolution or the remince of that, that went a little too far. You know the whole hold the door open for me, but don’t because I can do it myself.
I think it’s just some areas were women are allowed to be brutally honest and I think the brutal honesty isn’t always out of preference but a feeling of possibly power and control they could gain, like rejecting a guy gives a feeling of omnipresent power. As you know women seem to date anything that will talk to them nice, sure preference are stated but if the guy has the right confidence or other qualities, such as some cash, you will see women dating Verne Troyer for christ sake, where as most guys are more fixated on their preferences. Making a trade off I suppose.
On another note not all men and women are on the same wavelength, yes women are by default a bit more picky for good reason, but by no means do I think or desire what the supposed average guy does. Personality in the long run has to rule over anything else, as cliche as it seems, but I can understand what 911 girl is coming from, and it sounds honest, but within the honesty we all hold we have to be ready to take it if we give it out.
I suppose another point could be made that as far as weight goes one has some control, but something like MPB you really have no control at all. Still it was refreshing to hear 911-girl be honest, where as some women would say it doesn’t bother them at all, only to secretly know it does. I was also on a MPB board where guys would complain how mean and cruel women were based on their balding looks, and then these guys would rate and be very subjective about girls looks, it was like the fickle shallow guys getting mad at the fickel shallow girls for doing something they would do otherwise…comedy.
So I say no fat bitches, I will be looking closely at a girls family pictures and if I see one whale I aint even looking at the tub of goo…kidding, I don’t care at all.
Hey Mikethebear I am a bit like you, my hair will get wavy after a certain period, and gray hairs would be my last problem, already I am thinning from MPB that started at 16, and unless you actually start losing the hair you don’t quite know what that is like mentally, some deal with it better.
[quote]MikeTheBear wrote:
This illustrates the double standard in our society. If a guy had posted that he would never date/marry a girl whose mom was fat because that means she would get fat too, he would receive a virtual stoning.[/quote]
So true. I, personally, LOVE to have a shaved head. Even though I have a head of hair now, I’ll shave it eventually (when summer comes around).
Shave it off. I’ve been shaving my head with a razor for close to 5 years now (I’m only 23). There’s a ton of advantages:
There are also some disadvantages (well, at least at my age) – Just about every day someone takes a wise crack at it (I work in sales)…“hey!!! where’d your hair go??” yeah buddy, like that’s the first time I’ve heard that.
Also, I don’t even want to count up the money I’ve spent on razors, shaving creams and after shaves – probably enough to buy a car.
I think at least in my case everyone missed the part about where I tend to be attracted to guys a bit older than I. Last one was 17 years older than I, the one before was 12 years older, I can’t stand house training. If the guy didn’t have hair he would look like my father or grandfather. So if you are wondering why little miss 21-30 YO although obviously attracted to you but not making the final leap this may well be the reason. She doesn’t need to hear from all her friends how her more experienced man looks like her granddad and they will say such things.
[quote]BluePfaltz wrote:
I swear by it. Trust me on this one.[/quote]
Good call, bro - I just ordered one. Now all I need is a sucker and a Greek surname and I will be Kojak.
I am starting to change my stance on the whole shaved head thing. Judging by today’s “Powerful Image”, I say shave it off, baby! He looks good.