The struggles of a balding longhair and the double-standards between men and women

[McCloud90]

So, the question is, how long is your hair, and how "bald" are you?

You can get a hair system, for far less than 3-4 thousand quid, that will let you keep much of your own hair. It looks natural and isn't a "wig". It's read hair, and if you get a system with the right base, density, etc, it will look like its' growing out of your own head.

No, you will not be able to let woman grab at your hair. That is a nono. But if you are losing your hair... you don't want people grabbing at it.

My hair is now an inch off shoulder length, but it's not usually so short, I had it cut hoping it would look less thin - it didn't help and if anything looks worse because it doesn't fan out over my shoulders now.

I am Norwood 2-2.5, maybe 3 but hard to tell as I've always had a high harline and wispy temples even as a kid. The worst part is that I have diffuse thinning all over my vertex and crown and my forelock is now stringy and see through. In addition to thinning, my hair on top has become very fine and dry, whilst the back and sides are still bouncy and thick.

I can just about pass as a non-balding guy using volume powders and doing a side parting, most people are still surprised when I tell them I am balding, but when I show them and let them feel, they go "oh yeah...". My hair certainly doesn't look good anymore even if it passes.

The only reason I'm looking at such expensive options is because I understand that they look more real, but yeah it would be awesome if I didn't have to fork out so much over it. Essentially I need coverage all the way from just behind my forelock to the crown, but only in a relatively narrow area at present, though undoubtadly it's going to get worse.

Too right re women grabbing it, only last weekend I had to keep pushing a woman's hands away because the top is so brittle and easy to break.