One of my buddies in law school was about half gray by 25 - now he’s even more gray and he’s only in his early 30s. The process is generally genetic, but I believe it can be triggered by stress.
Don’t worry about it. W/r/t the ladies, any younger one in whom you’re interested won’t blow you off because of because of it, and an older one might give you another look because she thinks you’re older. Win/win.
[quote]BostonBarrister wrote:
One of my buddies in law school was about half gray by 25 - now he’s even more gray and he’s only in his early 30s. The process is generally genetic, but I believe it can be triggered by stress.
Don’t worry about it. W/r/t the ladies, any younger one in whom you’re interested won’t blow you off because of because of it, and an older one might give you another look because she thinks you’re older. Win/win.[/quote]
Ive also heard it was from stress but I thought that was a myth.
Well My girlfriend is older than me so maybe she has something to do with it!
[quote]SouthernGypsy wrote:
I thought that was if you got scared really bad your hair would turn white.
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I’ve heard this too. From the story I heard (unconfirmed) the coloured hair is more likely to drop out during stress or a really bad scare. The hair turning white would be the white/gray hairs that stayed put.
Probably a load of crap. I’ve never heard it happen to anyone outside suspected urban myths.
I’m probably about 30% gray now and I fucking LOVE IT! I was weird about it at first, but because I have naturally jet black hair, the gray contrasts and makes a “salt and pepper” mix. It’s unique and I will NEVER dye it, because nobody else my age has it. People say it makes you look distinguished, which is always a plus. Whenever someone with a hairline asks me why I’m going gray I become an asshole about it and tell them that I’ll hve a mane of silver when I’m 40, and that they’ll have a shiny head and a “dun-lap” for a midsection.
Embrace your grays you fellow young men. It’s unique and actually does attract women too.