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Hair today, gone tomorrow
Natalia J20-Oct-22
What is it like to become bald? Do you happen to know people who've experienced baldness? Do they change how they date and socialise? Would you treat or accept the hair loss?
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  • Lee b 979050
    Hell yeh treat definitely no hair yeh yeh.... bald ain't beautiful bald is bald It's one of those unlucky things passed down. Does someone want to run their fingers thru your long flowing lochs or scratch that hairless scalp. Luckily I've got the hair of a greek God. It's everywhere......hahahahahahah
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    • Iris H 1075139
      I would accept the hair loss
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      • Suzanne S 1017427
        It is the heart that counts
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        • Hamzah S
          Nearly bald and okay with it. Thick hair gives me a headache anyway.
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          • Corine M
            I have friends and family members that have embraced baldness and it suits them more than their hair did.
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            • Melinda B 311794
              I am female, middle-aged and going bald! At the moment it is not too bad, so I am not going to do anything about it.
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              • Edith v
                Yes my son .It never made any difference to his confidence .He looks good too
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                • Roy R 1009866
                  It is just the worst thing can happen !The younger a man is the worse it is, as you get older it really doesn't matter as much. But when I see someone the same age with a full head of hair for a moment it brings back the memories of when I had a full head.
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                    • Melinda B 311794
                      LoL
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                  • APB
                    Great Title Natalia...love it!......how do you stop loosing your hair?...keep it in a bag in your pocket... (boom boom!)...we did try out an old wives tale on a friend of ours...he was going bald big time and a young guy...shaved all his hair down to the skin...and rubbed half a raw onion into his scalp every morning and evening..all over...it didn't work but it was worth a try eh? (all true!) ...being bald would save me around $500 a year...
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                    • john g 997029
                      I am an old guy who is well over 50% bald now. I now just get a buzz cut every month or so. Me darling wife of over forty-nine years still loves me!
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                      • Rose S 88496
                        I don’t care as long as it’s not shedding all over me
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                        • Kim N 285099
                          My auntie bald, she just wear wig, no big deal.
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                          • diane c QLD
                            my hubby has bald head but hair both sides, he is not worried ,been like it for years.
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                            • Carolyn K 714554
                              My fathers hair was receding and he said that his brain needs more room and pushed the hair out of the way.
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                              • Dimitri T 100433
                                Thank God I'm not bald in my golden age
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                                • Rachell G
                                  My bestfriend has balding... I would say she is self conscious about it but doesn't seek treatment. I would on the other hand.
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                                  • Tupulua S
                                    what's wrong with being bold. I am bold and proud of it. It does not make you less of a man
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                                    • Maureen G-Melb.Vic.
                                      My husband has a wonderful head of now grey hair, it used to be black. He inherited this from his mother and father who both had great heads of hair. The fact is a lot of men lose their hair.
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                                      • Christina 781398
                                        I pray I don't loose my hair
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                                        • Tiffany L 690503
                                          None but pure white hair
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                                          • Paula J 395266
                                            I have noticed with both my husband and father that as their hair thinned on top it seemed to grow thicker and further down their neck. My husbands neck always needs shaving without his hair requiring a trim. Dad always said his hair hadn't thinned but had slipped backwards.
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                                            • Greg B 520364
                                              The only thing that gets thinner with age is my hair not my body
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                                              • Asesh S
                                                Iam bald and wasn't when I got married but now iam and still happily married for over 25 years.
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                                                • Dianne B
                                                  Bald is beautiful
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                                                  • Sandra C 12043
                                                    Lost my hair for 9 months when I had chemo. Get over it. You can get good wigs these days for men and women. I didn't bother with wigs or scarves. Had had long hair for 36 years and now wish i had kept it very short when it started to grow back and will probably get it cut very short when it's warmer. If being bald is the only worry you have then accept it and get on with your life and think yourself lucky you don't have something worse.
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                                                    • Paul C 392065
                                                      going bald slowly but, I am in my 70s
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                                                      • Jennifer H 722364
                                                        Most of us come into the world bald and some leave the same way , Hair does not define the person if all you see is the outside then you are in for a rude shock when age and gravity take hold. If you have trouble excepting it then talk to your medical advisor could be a reason behind it and that may put your mind at rest. The body changes constantly with every day living the chemicals we put into our systems the air the we breathe . A real person will see the real you on the inside if they are genuine and look on the bright side the only person you really need to be happy with is yourself and remember that there are many out there just like you .
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                                                        • Pat C 618241
                                                          I've seen a few women who've become bald. All those I have known have had serious health issues + occupational stress causing the problem.
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                                                          • Pat C 618241
                                                            All the male member of my family and my husband have this problem. It all comes down the female line and I've never heard of what you can do but grin and bear it.
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                                                            • Larry S 382961
                                                              Some have medical issues and can go very young. There was a football player who went bald early 20’s. I think there is a ex. Olympian swimmer who has this problem
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                                                              • Cristy M
                                                                Fortunately for me, I do not have to worry about it.
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                                                                • Maree R 1066861
                                                                  Men who try to hide it is what I find strange!
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                                                                  • Gaza
                                                                    Not a problem with me.
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                                                                    • Colin L 88398
                                                                      It can be an induvial choice I know people who shave their heads and others who have spent thousands on hair regrowth it all depends on what the induvial wants for themselves.
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                                                                      • Jenny L 591463
                                                                        Look if you have hair good, if you don't no big problem. There are some very attractive men without hair. My brother is experiencing some hair lacking on top of his head. We don't treat him any differently. Hubby has decided to grow his hair long to hide the bald patch on top of his head. Me I have a lot of hair it is quite a mop. My girls gave me head lice and the only way to get rid of them was to shave my hair off. I quite liked not having so much hair but it has since grown back very healthily and nit free. I guess it really doesn't matter at the end of the day because you are the same person you always have been.
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                                                                        • Danny B 976255
                                                                          I would accept the hair loss all my life I’ve either had no hair or long hair I know people who have lost there hair and were upset but look at it anther way if you like different styles for your look you can just wear different wigs to express the way you are feeling . When you look at it it’s just one of your features that people see on you it’s what’s inside that counts
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                                                                          • Alan A, 2527- NSW
                                                                            I tell my kids and grandchildren. Before I had children I had hair, now after we had them, look what happened.
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                                                                            • clifford s
                                                                              been bald since i was in my late 20s ,cant say i am happy about it ,but at 84 now i dont give a damn
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                                                                              • Dave P 857147
                                                                                Bald is good
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                                                                                • allin
                                                                                  it is what it is, i have a full head of quite long hair and beard, if for some reason i was to lose all that i would embrace the Q ball look, as do those i know that started to go bald and decided to shave it,,, to each his own,, ;-))
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                                                                                  • Nadine G 1012733
                                                                                    I think balding/no hair is attractive. Having said that, if someone loses interest in an individual solely because they're balding, then they're shallow and don't deserve that person.
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                                                                                    • Hilary P 701184
                                                                                      Unfortunately there was a myth that started way back that the more hair on your head the stronger and more virile the male was. Biblical Samson who strength was in his hair until it was cut off making him weak. Males of today cut off their hair so there is no stigma about going bald. Some people dont care about losing their hair and let it vanish without comment. Women can lose their hair after having children as the keratin (protein that produces material for hair) is lost. Medication can help . There are also wigs and hair clinics that help people who are too vain to go bald naturally. People need to be educated that difference is not a disease or something to be afraid of. Time is too short to worry about the trivia things .
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                                                                                      • Luke W 72035
                                                                                        My hairline has pushed back a bit and it makes me feel less attractive to be honest. It's not that high or anything but it's something I notice every year or two.
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                                                                                        • Paul B 522937
                                                                                          It happens
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                                                                                          • Jeanine R
                                                                                            I understand but as was stated it is what is om the inside good hair is okay but good people are better
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                                                                                            • Jan K (Central Vic)
                                                                                              bald is not who you are
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                                                                                              • Arthur
                                                                                                bald is an evolution if the theory is correct we were covered with hair like apes but since we became civilized (covering our body) hair receded to promenant places like eyebrows, moustaches, beards and pubic hair. Again if the theory is correct humans (both male and females will be totally hairless)
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                                                                                            • Neil B 70318
                                                                                              Bald is ok
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                                                                                              • Grommie
                                                                                                chemo is the quickest way I know to lose your hair.
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                                                                                                • Terry S 676925
                                                                                                  Yup - been there. Not nice but mine eventually grew back but its taking AGES!!
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                                                                                                • GrommieTerry S 676925
                                                                                                  that's encouraging
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                                                                                              • Rikki
                                                                                                I have to add that he is on medication and had surgery to remove the thyroids and his hair grows back in patches which he shaves now.
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                                                                                                • ROBERT K 1065766
                                                                                                  I going bald so I understand
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                                                                                                  • Rikki
                                                                                                    My son was only early 20 when he was diagnosed with Graves’ disease and it was heart breaking to watch him losing his long curly hair. Since he was little people would always comment on his beautiful blond curly hair. And than suddenly having to deal with boldness at such early age was devastating for him. That was almost 20 years ago and today he shaves the curls that have started to grow back stronger and thicker than before.
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                                                                                                    • Matt M 461986
                                                                                                      My hair has thinned quite a bit, not quite as much as that photo though. If it happens, it happens. All treatments will do is delay the inevitable
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                                                                                                      • Joe B 288252
                                                                                                        Didn’t bother me a bit but when I was on hormone treatment for cancer some of it grew back on my head and fell out everywhere else….lol…along with the hot flushes….lol….good now
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                                                                                                        • Elizabeth A 807208
                                                                                                          I think the modern way of shaving off any little bit of hair some men have looks better than in my younger days when men used to plaster a bit of hair across the top of their head
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                                                                                                          • Arthur
                                                                                                            I can't answer this question from a female perspective, but as a male, I always shave my head, famous people like Vin Diesel have made shaved heads a fashionable thing. If you remember Jada Smith (Will Smith's wife) went to the Oscar with a shaven head and still looked fine, So I guess it is up to the person to embrace him/herself or choose to wear a toupee
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                                                                                                            • Kylie
                                                                                                              I’ve dated bald men, doesn’t mater to me
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                                                                                                              • roger l 315504
                                                                                                                it's pretty rough if you allow propensity to grow hair to influence your opinion of yourself or othere.
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                                                                                                                • Laura W 363255
                                                                                                                  Found it difficult dating a nearly bald guy when I was early 40s! More acceptable these days.
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                                                                                                                  • Sweetums
                                                                                                                    Love doesn't see hair or lack of it.
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                                                                                                                    • MARGARET p 388156
                                                                                                                      My husband started losing his hair over 20yrs ago due to stress. Now every two weeks I have to help him shave his hair as he says he doe not have to worry about he grey hairs showing on the side of his head.
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                                                                                                                      • Sweetums
                                                                                                                        Embrace grey. Im learning to.:-)
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                                                                                                                    • VICTORY
                                                                                                                      still got all mine at 72
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                                                                                                                      • Bugalugs
                                                                                                                        Been there, done that and it has not made a cracker of a difference to my life - in some ways it now means I match those younger men who shave all their hair off so as to look bald. I don't care what people think now so long as I am Clean and don't smell bad!
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                                                                                                                        • Mary M 329762
                                                                                                                          Its up person think of its. As long as happy how you look nothings wrong about its.
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                                                                                                                          • Sweetums
                                                                                                                            If I started balding, as a woman it usually is a medical condition called "Alopecia", which is generally emotionally devastating to a woman's self esteem and zest for life, including dating and socializing. The great thing is, there are many treatments out on the market today that help hair grow back in. Same for men, if they aren't comfortable with the balding they may experience through good old fashioned DNA, there are options to combat that too. But I definitely think, especially for women, that it affects them dramatically in their behaviors toward the outside world and the opposite sex, or whoever they find themselves attracted to in that way.
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                                                                                                                            • Maria B 89860
                                                                                                                              Like with anything else life dishes out, might try a treatment and if it doesn't work just go with what I've been dealt.
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                                                                                                                              • Catalina
                                                                                                                                A friend of mine went bald during chemo she wore a wig all the time.
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                                                                                                                                • Dada WA
                                                                                                                                  gone 30 years ago. Baldness has been accepted for hundreds of years. What's the big deal?
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                                                                                                                                  • kristian s 513441
                                                                                                                                    My hair getting more thinner now than it has in the past in which this situation does not change my social life.
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                                                                                                                                    • Sweetums
                                                                                                                                      Age and thinning hair go hand in hand, but I don't know how old you are. I assume your not in your 20's anymore, but I could be wrong.
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                                                                                                                                  • Bill B 394870
                                                                                                                                    after my hippie days my hair thinned to a friar crown today, thats life, dont worry be happy!
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                                                                                                                                    • Sheree T
                                                                                                                                      My husbands hair has thinned out quite a lot, it is just the way it is and I love him just the same.
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                                                                                                                                      • Sweetums
                                                                                                                                        Mine too! What's hair got to do with love, anyhow?
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                                                                                                                                      • Sheree TSweetums
                                                                                                                                        Exactly.
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                                                                                                                                    • Irene M 350114
                                                                                                                                      I would not change my relationships personally. But when I lost 70% of my hair due to life-saving treatment most people that I knew abused me. So I avoided them ever since. At least you find out who your true friends are!
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                                                                                                                                      • Smiley
                                                                                                                                        I have never been bald, but some of my pregnancies and medications has caused my hair to thin out in the past. Not that you'd know though as my hair is so very thick. My Mum's hair thinned out a LOT when she went through chemo. It has grown back now though. We have friend's who's child has Alopecia. He really rocked having a bald head, it suited him. They had him go through some treatment or something and now he has hair over about a third of his head, but it doesn't really suit him if i have to be honest. Regardless of someone's hair, wouldn't it be better if we just accepted people for who they are, not what they look like? Hair loss seems to be a natural part of life for most people. Why not just accept them for who they are?
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                                                                                                                                        • Barbara W 864827
                                                                                                                                          My Dad was almost bald and I think I would freak out if it happened to me
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                                                                                                                                          • Janet H 854956
                                                                                                                                            His name is Pecia. When you see him, you say ‘Alopecia’. ??
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                                                                                                                                            • Igor A
                                                                                                                                              That is quite bad to suffer from hair loss. It really helps me when I watch docos about 1. BALD EAGLES and 2. PROMONENT JAPANESE SAMURAIS. Testosteron kills hair. Also the brain starts working more effectively with better cooling unimpeded by hair insulation.
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                                                                                                                                              • Morton B
                                                                                                                                                I knew around 16 I would go bald just like my dad, we were so similar in just about everything except he was short, only just hitting 6 foot. I have what hair there is cut very short with electric cutters. Apart from that I dont care about it
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                                                                                                                                                • Claude H
                                                                                                                                                  At 89 who cares?
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                                                                                                                                                  • Andrew T 123623
                                                                                                                                                    Carly Simon song sums this up will You Are So Vain. Go grey and bald disgracefully
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                                                                                                                                                    • The dog house
                                                                                                                                                      In 2019 I lost a fair amount off the top of my head. I am embarrassed and wear a headband to cover the patch. The doctor said it may come back but I knew it would not. At least it happened now and not when I was young.
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                                                                                                                                                      • Empress
                                                                                                                                                        I think you would experience a lot of sadness, especially if it is permanent.
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                                                                                                                                                        • boy blunder
                                                                                                                                                          I haven't much hair, so I cut it short a long time ago, bout a month ago my grandson said to my wife, why doesn't pop have much hair? she replied because he is a heavy thinker, he replied then why do you have so much hair
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                                                                                                                                                          • Daniel T 626103
                                                                                                                                                            For guys, just roll with it, with either a Buzz cut or all the way. With the right attitude you can Rock any look. On a side note in Black Panther the warrior Women of Wakanda look freaking awesome!!
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                                                                                                                                                            • Beverly I
                                                                                                                                                              would make no difference if the person was bald or had hair i treat people the same no matter what they look like
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                                                                                                                                                              • SueM2
                                                                                                                                                                My hair is thinning and falling out quite alarmingly! I am on heart medication so that could be why......
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                                                                                                                                                                • Denise C (Qld)
                                                                                                                                                                  I had an Auntie who went completely bald because of alepecia at an early age. She use to wear expensive wigs and was very self conscious.
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                                                                                                                                                                  • william s 1041986
                                                                                                                                                                    My hair has been thinning for the last 5 to 6 years, can't say that I like it, funny it feels more comfortable when I grow a beard
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                                                                                                                                                                    • Shawna C 168481
                                                                                                                                                                      My hair is thinning and hate it
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                                                                                                                                                                      • Donna M 594867
                                                                                                                                                                        My hubby started to go bald in his early 20s. All his brothers did before him, his dad, cousins etc. I really do not think it changed anything for him. He is a great guy!
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                                                                                                                                                                        • Martine D 1024201
                                                                                                                                                                          No
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                                                                                                                                                                          • Ghostgirl1971
                                                                                                                                                                            Bald men are sexy too!
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                                                                                                                                                                            • Ann H 652541
                                                                                                                                                                              I would accept hair loss it is who the man is that is what you like not whether the hair combed or whether he has hair hanging down or not it is who he is and who the woman is what makes up her whole attitude on thing does not make a difference it is who you like that makes a difference.
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                                                                                                                                                                              • Nola B 392757
                                                                                                                                                                                One of my closest friends and both of his adult sons are bald by choice.All could have thick manes.It may be easier for them due to the jobs they have (Ranger, Firefighter, Chef). In any case I think all three look sexier without hair. LOL
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                                                                                                                                                                                • LESLEY S 385154
                                                                                                                                                                                  I used to go about 200kms home to see my parents and Dad would ask me if i had brought my scissors foe his haircut. He did have short back and sides with his bald patch on top of the head. I used to trim about three strands of hair and that had to be brushed across the top. It certainly took the starkness of the bald area. He used to go to his local pub and he would say i had my hairdresser come today and im right for another six or seven weeks. It sure was the highlight of my trip home.
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                                                                                                                                                                                  • BLACK LIVES MATTER
                                                                                                                                                                                    What is it like to become bald? Not pleasant! Do I happen to know someone who has experienced baldness? Yes (me)! Did becoming bald change my socialize habits? Yes. Some females (actually a lot of females) WILL NOT date a male who is bald. Therefore, you will either completely shave your head (every day for the rest of your life (Isaac Hayes' Look for me) or if you HAVE money, you get a permanent hair implant to cover up your baldness) to appease females. A male is never going to accept hair loss - speaking from a personal perspective! I went with the Isaac Hayes' Look. Interestingly, males (including me) have as many vanity issues as females - LOL!
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                                                                                                                                                                                    • Kevin L 1010680
                                                                                                                                                                                      It was hair yesterday but then something nuked it now its gone sigh:(
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                                                                                                                                                                                      • Linda C
                                                                                                                                                                                        Men and women suffer loss of hair. Most men shave their heads now and it looks fine. Women cannot do this but they can get extensions, wigs, etc. to help. I know plenty and their social life has not changed.
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                                                                                                                                                                                        • Rhonda D 522615
                                                                                                                                                                                          I am a female. For a woman it would be devasting. For a man, either way is great.
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                                                                                                                                                                                          • just me- NZ
                                                                                                                                                                                            Baldness is fine with me.
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