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[mitchsmith]

Nailed it!

[Munkynutz]

Beauty. And very nicely put. I agree with you totally and have had similar experiences with the shaved noggin hahaha.

[blondetooth]

What if you have a ugly head? lumpy? moles? warts? I am willing to bet that you look good bald, thats not the case for everyone. picture of head please?

[Dan26]

You are either delusional or one of the 0.0001% of the population who still maintains their good looks after going bald.

It's not so much that 'hair doesn't matter'....It may simply be case of 'looks DO matter, but hair does not have as big of an impact on your looks as it does for most'

I have a friend just like you btw, and I agree the overall demeanor and confidence of someone goes a long way. But at the same time lets not discourage those who are trying to fight the good fight for good reasons ie their looks will take a huge blow.

[ParanoiaDestroya]

Well, I agree with a lot of what you've said, at least as it pertains to the extreme of hair loss suffering. When I read that life isn't worth living if you're bald, that's very telling about the poster sharing such a sentiment. Of course I would be devastated if I lost the hair loss battle, as my hair is very...very important to me. But I'm not going to say that I can't succeed because of baldness. I would be cheating myself. In life you have to learn to reframe things. It happens to all of us many times over the course of our existences. I've had devastating things happen to me that I've had to learn to manage, and that's true for everyone to some degree. You have to emphasize what you have rather than what you don't.

I dislike the extremes on this issue. It's somewhere in the middle for me. Keeping my hair is not a trivial issue at this point and I doubt it will ever be. I'm glad it's worked out well for you and that you've kept a positive attitude. Everyone's circumstances are different. But, as I said, no matter what, you cannot give up on yourself because of hair loss. No matter how important hair is to you, you have to learn to adjust to the reality of your situation and emphasize other qualities and aesthetics. What other choice do you have?

[ParanoiaDestroya]

Something else, by the way. One gets to worrying about how they will or do look bald without even considering the hair piece option. It's not like anyone will have to rock the bald aesthetic if they don't want to, yet that's how many talk. For anyone who can't deal with being bald for whatever reasons (again, circumstances vary), they can wear a hair piece/system. One has to learn how to manage it, but if it's important enough to them, they will. So that's the last line of fallback in the hair loss battle. If one insists that they do not look good bald, then that's an option for them. People create all kinds of aesthetic illusions, and a piece is just another of those.

[DepressedByHairLoss]

Whether I agree or disagree with you, the one thing I salute you for is that you practice what you preach. You're not one of these people with essentially a full head of hair (or barely noticeable hair loss) encouraging others that baldness does not matter. You practice what you preach so at least you are not a hypocrite.

[Durden00]

I'd also like to bring this fact to everyone's attention...I don't see many women posting on this blog. Go to reddit.com - search men's hair loss and you'll read many positive statements from intelligent women who can attest that it really doesn't matter

[Follicle Island]

I'd also like to bring this fact to everyone's attention...I don't see many women posting on this blog. Go to reddit.com - search men's hair loss and you'll read many positive statements from intelligent women who can attest that it really doesn't matter

You're an idiot if you actually believe what those women say. They'll always give you the socially acceptable answer, but when it comes time to put their money where their mouth is, well, let's just say that you'll be in for quite the surprise.

Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlMEKp1DGv4

What do you think the women would answer if the guy asking the questions had an NW1 mop ? Don't let them fool you.