Baldness, Is It An Issue, or Not?

[MarkRet]

Baldness, something that’s usually not fun for a guy. For some guys, it starts right after high school ends. That hairline starts going back, or that space opens up in the back. You never know how far it’s gonna go, or if it just goes completely. Others get lucky, and it never affects them.

Does it affect you? Some guys are ok with it. Their self-confidence is such that its no problem. They might even just shave their heads completely, and if they have that perfect shaped head, they can look good with it. Think Patrick Stewart.

Then, there’s those other guys, who feel threatened and are very self-conscious about it. They see baldness as their looks or manhood somehow disappearing, or it makes them look old. They can’t really control it. It’s a genetic DNA thing. They wonder if women will somehow think less of them.

If you ask women what they think about male baldness, they’ll usually say it’s no big deal, but I’ve heard other women say that it’s a turnoff.

So, what to do about baldness, if anything? You could be tough, and not let it bother you, or even shave your head. You could wear a baseball hat all day, which I’ve seen done. You could wear a hairpiece, but the problem with that is that it has to be a really good one, and there’s always a chance that it could come off (if you’re trying to keep it a secret from a girlfriend, good luck with that). There’s Rogaine, but that has side-effects, and if you stop using it, the baldness returns. There’s hair transplants, which are supposed to be an improvement over the old hair plug treatment, but that can still be expensive.

Science experts are figuring out DNA and chromosomes, trying to zero in on things like cancer. It’s possible that in the future they might figure out what element causes baldness, and zero in on it, as well.

Then there’s the comb over! The idea is that if you grow your hair long on the sides and back, and comb and grease it over your head, that’ll cover the baldness. It rarely works, and in fact, the more you try to do a comb over, the more attention people will focus on your baldness!

As for me, at 60, I still have most of my hair. The hairline went back about an inch or so, and that’s it so far. I’m not too worried about it, though. If it falls out, it falls out. I don’t have one of those perfect shaped heads anyway, plus I was involved in a car accident years ago that left a surgical scar that goes all the way over the top of my head, so it could be an interesting road map up there one day.

My grandfather had lots of hair, but my dad went bald early. Maybe it skips a generation.

[LittleLila]

My boyfriend is constantly freaking out about his hairline. I personally don't think he has anything to worry about, his dad is 55 and has a massive head of hair still, as does his grandfather at 85+ years old. But he still worries about it like a mad man. It's actually quite sad that he's so worried about something that he inevitably can't control. I wouldn't be that bothered if he went bald, I'd just tell him to shave it all off and embrace it. But I don't think his hair is going anywhere. He's just worried over nothing.
It's sad that men can get so worked up over something so uncontrollable. I hate watching him worry. Some men don't care and that's good, but men that do care should try to embrace it too.

[bloodmountain1990]

Luckily in my family, baldness is not a thing. My grandpa on my Mom's side has thinning hair but it's not super noticeable where you'd go yeah that guy's bald.

I know people who are bald and go bald in their 20s. Some shave their heads to make up for it but others look older because of it.

[bloodmountain1990]

Thanks

[bloodmountain1990]

also the dude in the last pic looks like chop top from Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

[MarkRet]

That's just some dude I picked from a search on bad comb overs.

[LittleSally]

A lot of things definitely ship a generation. But also - your dad might be bald because it's in your mother's genes... so... you got both of their genes... Who knows - you wait and see.

As for baldness being an issue - it's not as long as you look good completely shaved - your head. If not... that's a problem because you'll look older... and more tired.

[Anonymous]

I never really put much thought into the bald thing until I started to get bald spots myself due to Alopecia. I freaked out!!! It's one thing to be a guy and bald, but a girl? I felt back then, and still do, that people would have no mercy or assume I had cancer if I lost it all. Turns out the Alopecia thing runs in my family. My mom told me she had had a few bald spots which she'd covered with her thick hair until they grew back, and so did two of my aunts. For me, with a trip to a dermatologist, and a few shots, my hair thankfully grew back in full.

This had me thinking about guys who have to deal with this more and of course, my fellow women. As much as I think we'd all like to believe this shouldn't affect you because "it's just hair," it does. It's one of the first things people notice about you, and good hair, can go a long way when it comes to dating or the impression of youth and health.

The experience has left me with much more of a personal understanding of what it's like to lose it, and why some feel the need to wear hair appliances, or do comb overs, or wear hats all the time. It is hard to be that 20 year old guy or frankly any woman, and not have hair or to have it receding at a rapid pace and if you don't have the cute head underneath, it makes it hard to accept shaving it all off. So my heart goes out, it really does, to those that have lost it, are losing it, or are going to lose it someday.

[Neverrrmore]

In my opinion, bald can be one of the sexiest looks on a man, but..97% of men need to pair their baldness with some sort of facial hair. Now of course men are free to do whatever makes them feel good, but that's my thoughts on it.

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[idontknow20]

These men are sexy to you?

[Neverrrmore]

@idontknow20 definitely

[idontknow20]

I never understood your choice of men.
Now what's sexy about a man who is bald head and has Beard?

[Neverrrmore]

@idontknow20 Can't I just ask you what isn't?

[idontknow20]

Seems so so odd.
Firstly bald head is so weird and unappealing and then add to it beard...
EW overall.
Full beast appearance

[John_Doesnt]

You need to read the story of "The Balding Pelican".
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[Bond09]

Picard is hot even at 70+ because he works out. Most women actually like bald men they do NOT like that in between so either get full hair or just shave it off. If you do then the focus will be your eyes and not your hairline:}

[beautifulangel76]

I'm not really attracted to bald guys. I tend to like men with hair. Sometimes baldness can look nice on certain men though.

[GoddessofWisdom]

My boyfriend has a receding hairline and a noticeable baldspot, neither bother me.

[Browneye57]

It's a non-issue.
Interesting though, baldness is associated with high-T, and some women are really attracted to that.

[Redstang88]

I don't see how it's such a big deal. I still have all my hair, but I keep it shaved a good part of the year anyway.

[Anonymous]

some look good though

[Anonymous]

it is an issue
it makes a man old nd unaeppaling

[McKellar]

Try thinning hair.