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beatlejuice72 is offline beatlejuice72 Post #1  May 2,2010, 7:45pm

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My father started going bald when he was in his early 20s. By the time he was my age (37) he was totally bald. I didn't start losing my hair until my early 30s. It didn't happen overnight as most things don't. I started to notice that my visits to the barber shop were a lot quicker. Warning. That was one of the first signs. When you're in the barber chair and a few minutes later they show you your new do and you go "Already?"-that's an indication. Of course, the other indication was that protruding hole starting to appear on the top of my head. Yes, the bald spot.

Now, I tried to bluff this natural thing by taking pills. One actually worked, but it was not FDA approved and after taking it for awhile I stopped because I was concerned about side effects. Nothing happened thankfully and so I switched to Rogaine. This didn't work for me. Initially this was a tough thing for my ego because ever since I was a kid I had thick hair. I can still remember being able to use a brush. Ah, those were the days! ;-)

Today, I have come to accept my baldness. Or as my Mom likes to say, "You're not bald! You've just got thinning hair!" Sure, Mom. And Charla Nash just got a flesh wound from a chimpanzee. I usually get my hair cut very short in a crewcut or "buzzcut" style. I like it like that and so do most people, but the important thing is that I now no longer am embarrassed or ashamed of my thinning hair, baldness, etc.

Ladies, what do you think about bald men? If you were matched up wtih a bald guy on your profile, would you close the match? I've heard some women say that they prefer men who are bald or shave their head as opposed to guys who wear toupees because those guys look ridiculous. Now, it is true that they have some great toupees out there. I've done the research on them, but they are very expensive and I don't know if they're worth the trouble or the $. What do you say?
 
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Nope, no toupees for me - I far prefer to see a man with balding or no hair than a toupee. I would and have dated men who are balding or have a shaved head.
 
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Doesn't have impact on my decision whether to explore a possible relationship or not. My interests rest with much more important matters.

I have dated and been in LTR with men that had lots of hair and men that had no hair.

I did have a friend once that asked me what I thought about his particular "do." His bald area was the crown on the top of his head, so the remaining hair created a circle around his head. He liked to let the hair he did have get very full, which created this funny puffy look on each side of his head. It sorta looked like he was trying to cover big ears or something. Since he asked my opinion, I said I thought it would look better to keep that hair trimmed or thinned so it didn't have the bushy appearance, or to just buzz cut or shave it. He chose to thin it so the hair was closer to his head - much nicer look for him.

(He's married now, though I doubt it had anything at all to do with the hair. )
 
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I would much rather a completely bald man, that is a man who may have a bald spot, but shaves off everything than one who tries to cover us his lack of hair.

HINT* for you guys out there who may be starting to bald... My step-father started balding, and my mom got worried, so she started giving him head massages, and guess what?... His died with a full head of hair! Try it, give yourself a bit more time in the shower, and take matters into your own hands, literally!
 
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I wouldn't close them out. I've dated many men with thinning hair. I'd say 50% of men in their 40's start to lose their hair. No biggie. Most men can't pull off going totally bald. I'd advise against that. No toupee either. Says to me a man is not confident with his looks. You look pretty nice with the hair you have!
 
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beatlejuice72 wrote :
Ladies, what do you think about bald men? If you were matched up wtih a bald guy on your profile, would you close the match? I've heard some women say that they prefer men who are bald or shave their head as opposed to guys who wear toupees because those guys look ridiculous. Now, it is true that they have some great toupees out there. I've done the research on them, but they are very expensive and I don't know if they're worth the trouble or the $. What do you say?
I would not close a man simply because he was bald. I did go out with a guy once who wore a toupee. He didn't tell me about it, but a mutual friend asked me whether he was wearing it when we went out. I never saw him without it, and I wondered how he would eventually tell me about it. Never happened... he 'poofed' on me before it became something he felt the need to disclose. Part of me thinks he was too embarrassed to bring it up. I later saw photos of him on a dating site without his toupee. I must say, I would have preferred him without it.

I've been matched with guys with hair who have real doozies of hairstyles (think Einstein or Mark Twain). Latest match is balding but has grown what he does have out very long and wears it slicked back and in a ponytail. Completely bald is much preferred over that!
 
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hansandi wrote :
I would much rather a completely bald man, that is a man who may have a bald spot, but shaves off everything than one who tries to cover us his lack of hair.

HINT* for you guys out there who may be starting to bald... My step-father started balding, and my mom got worried, so she started giving him head massages, and guess what?... His died with a full head of hair! Try it, give yourself a bit more time in the shower, and take matters into your own hands, literally!

You could make millions off of this....
 
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Maybe when I was in my 20's I would have veered away from a man who was bald (with side stuff growing), balding or did a horrible comb over.

Now I wouldn't care. Well, the comb over wouldn't cut it. I might have to intervene with a mini makeover at the local barber.

My dad is bald, has the sides but not the top kinda bald. He's been this way as long as I can remember. My oldest brother is just like him, but he likes his hair really long.

I'm just gonna tell you all a joke I made when I was about 10. My brother, mom and I were making fun of my dad's baldness while out at a local restaurant. Things were flying around, some funny, some not so funny. I blurted out without thinking "Pulling Dad's hair is like tug-o-war without a rope." We all laughed for a long time. He's a great sport about the joking.
 
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I don't know any woman who would prefer a toupee over just shaving it off.

artificial hair creeps me out in general, anyway.
 
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I actually prefer Bald men...something about their confidence level...maybe its their like for Sports? I'm not sure, but from Dad to my brother they have shaved their heads for most of my adult life but living in a military city, most men are comfortable with the buzz cut or clean look, so I'm partial to it.
Bruce Willis has more sex appeal now than when he had hair...just my opinion.Never would close the match, might look closer at the possibility though
 
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