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Like you I began going bald before the age of 20. I was teased a bit in highschool but nothing that I let get to me enough to leave scars. I don’t know how ol
by nominated1 7y ago
Like you I began going bald before the age of 20. I was teased a bit in highschool but nothing that I let get to me enough to leave scars. I don’t know how old you are but until my late 20’s I’d wear a hat and preferred social scenes where it was appropriate. By the time I hit my mid 30’s I was more comfortable. Now in my 40’s it’s a non-issue. Meanwhile, friends of mine who began thinning in their 30’s are still fretting about it. I wonder if they’ll be comfortable by their the time they hit 50.
Reasons I chose to go with a shaved head:
My dad wore a toupee and nobody was allowed over after dad took it off (he’d take it off immediately after work, apparently they’re not very comfortable). My uncle tried every new cream/lotion that came on the market and was obsessed (he died of brain cancer at age 62 btw). My grandfather, was just bald. Of the three my grandfather was the most confident and comfortable in his on skin.
I’m not telling you to just get over it, it’s demoralizing when you’re young. I just hope that with time you’ll become more comfortable with yourself. My wife and previous girlfriends never had a problem with it as many women don’t. At this point she tells me what length I should keep it and I just go with that.
- vonseel 7y agoI wonder if the cancer was related to the creams and stuff he tried though. Terrible way to go out. My mother died from glioblastomas. Completely random (as far as we know). She was a very healthy person and did not smoke or drink after her young 20s.
- puranjay 7y agoI would imagine it all depends on where you are in your romantic life. If you're 35 and happily married, I doubt you would fret way too much about balding. But if you're 25 and right in the middle of your dating life, balding is a handicap
- mrhappyunhappy 7y agoI wouldn’t cal it a handicap. I think a lot of it comes down to confidence. Women can tell when a guy is not confident in himself / his appearance and that’s a turn off.
- mr_overalls 7y agoSurvey results show that this is exactly the case. Here's a survey across three age groups of women. Around a third of women across age groups feel neutral about bald men. The youngest women (18-24) are generally unattracted by bald men (47%), while among the oldest women (35-44), 44% find baldness at least slightly attractive. The middle age-group had intermediate preferences. So yes, if you are younger, baldness could presumably hurt your dating life, while older men are probably significantly less affected. https://www.primandprep.com/do-women-like-bald-men/ https://www.primandprep.com/do-women-like-bald-men/
- bgeeek 7y agoCrikey, the part about your father and you sounds a bit dysfunctional :( Awfully sorry to read that.