Losing my 20s to hair loss
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Another proof that you have serious issues with your self image.
Chris Isaak's hair has always been close to perfection, and the last thing people can think about Jordan Knight is him going bald.
Yes, they have slightly receded temples. Is the difference between a man's and kid's hair. If you want to look like a boy (or a woman) too bad, a widow's peak is a sign of masculinity, specially if you can style it like Chris Isaak does.
Be grateful you had a feminine hairline. Some of us were born with a huge forehead and didn't made a big deal about it.
If you are anxious about further hair loss just use propecia and move on with your life.
If I could style my hair in a rockabilly style I would certainly not be crying about hair loss
Chris Isaak's hair has always been close to perfection, and the last thing people can think about Jordan Knight is him going bald.
Yes, they have slightly receded temples. Is the difference between a man's and kid's hair. If you want to look like a boy (or a woman) too bad, a widow's peak is a sign of masculinity, specially if you can style it like Chris Isaak does.
Be grateful you had a feminine hairline. Some of us were born with a huge forehead and didn't made a big deal about it.
If you are anxious about further hair loss just use propecia and move on with your life.
If I could style my hair in a rockabilly style I would certainly not be crying about hair loss
DoctorHouse
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Oknow, you have BDD and a huge fear of going bald. I understand how you feel but posting your situation more than once is not going to get you any sympathy from so many men who have it so much worse. You have all the info you need to save your hair. There is no need to post the same thing over and over again. I think you need to realize you still have your youth regardless of how your hair looks. If you continue to obsess about your hair you are going to lose perception of how fortunate you are to be in your 20's still. My obsession with my hair has been a thorn in my side. My hair is getting thinning due to age and there is nothing I can do to reverse it. The last thing I would do is keep coming on here over and over again crying about my minor situation when so many of these men have such significant hair loss that the whole world can see. Get some psychological help now or you are going to live a very miserable life as you age and other things start to change.
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barcafan said:
Part of the reason why I attract women, and when I say women, hot ones. Not your average 5 down the street is because of my look. Tall, dark and handsome that is me. Ross with a tan, that is me. Also have everything going for me, a good job, a good sense of style etc....many girls think I look younger then I actually am - 19/20 - I am 25.
If tommorrow I lose my hair, game over. I cannot rock that look anymore. I am not ready to go down that road, not until my 40s when I am settled down, married, with kids.
Hate2LoseIt
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Oknow said:
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the problem is you just dont really 'have' anything. You think you have your looks but its mostly just an illusion, You're a hollow person. Theres this thing that some people have that defines them and has the biggest impact on their lives, i forget what its called.
Oh yeah, a personality. Try to get one of those sometime.
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Oknow said:
If you have that attitude about yourself now in your mid 20s...it's not going to change when you're in your 40s. Trust me.
So if you can keep most of your boyish looks into your mid-40s...you're lucky. (But if you have lotsa money in your 40s, that really helps with the game too...I get that.)
I'm 42 and I am married with a kid on the way. But I still dig it when hot chicks notice me too (and I don't need "style"). Once in a while, I take long lunch hours from my hospital job on Saturday nights and hit it downtown when my workload is light. Need fresh air from the Saturday night job too, y'know.
I stepped into Bar No-Tsu-Oh and exchanged hot stares with some blond babes near the scoping zone in front of the bar near the rest room. When I got my beer and headed for a spot by the entrance, some cute hipster chick grabbed me by my shoulders and tried to start a dance train with her pals. (I felt a good vibe from this bar walking down the sidewalk last Saturday and decided to grab a Heineken there, ha ha.) Girls are definitely so sexy when they get flirty.
Later I went to Frank's Pizza to grab a late night supreme slice because I got the munchies, and gave this sexy brunette sitting a few yards away the "I think you're hot" stare. We stared at each other like that for a good seven seconds. She was eying me head to toe, she knew what she liked...I had to turn away because I didn't want her man to notice that. (His back was facing me...and he was a big dude.)
But it's Oknow. I like to brag sometimes. I think I too can attract more "than your average 5 down the street" in my middle age, without flashy money and "style", to boot.
Nonetheless I'm married and I take my vows (kinda) seriously. Still, it's OK to have this kind of fun in life as long as I go home to my wife, and only my wife.
Hell, my wife and I went to eat at this neat grub pub in Rice Village one night, and as we paid the check, I had a good flirty-wordy with our luscious Latina waitress with the long flowing hair and sexy ***...it was so heat-of-the-moment, she then rubbed my forearms, then my shoulder. And my wife saw this. Surprisingly, she didn't get mad. "You feel good, I bet that felt good, huh," she said. I responded it felt "okay, no big deal." (Hell yeah, that felt nice!)
By the way, people I meet in person think I, at 42, look 25-30. Good luck when you reach 42 and hopefully you'll still look like "Ross" and you can still attract more "than your average 5 down the street" without having to flash that wallet and bank card too much.
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barcafan said:
Well I am able to hold a conversation. Hence, the thread.
Why can't people be more empathetic in the sense that it is traumatic for a young guy to be going through the balding process even if it is mild? It's not like I am gaurenteed to have the same hair that I do right now, when I am 28? Saying that, I do shed very little hair, just the damn hairline.
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Unless you slick your hairback so all the world can see your hairloss, I think you'll find the overwhelming majority of women won't notice the early signs of male pattern baldness until you get to NW3+.
I am NW3 now but the way my hair is cut and styled gives of the natural impression of a NW2 and only men who have male pattern baldness themselves ever seem to notice.
Also it's ridiculous to expect people on here to be empathetic with you because while you may be experiencing some very minor recession at 25 (like most men do), a lot of guys on this forum began loosing hair at 17/18 and by the time they got to your age they were a genuine NW3 or worse.
You might feel your confidence going now, but imagine having that confidence stripped from when you're just a vunerable teen with little experience with ladies and no developed game to compensate.
Also, most importantly, your derm is full of sh*t! You are a NW1.5 at most which is perfectly natural for someone your age + If you're really that worried, but don't want to risk messing with hormones, get some Rogaine.
I am NW3 now but the way my hair is cut and styled gives of the natural impression of a NW2 and only men who have male pattern baldness themselves ever seem to notice.
Also it's ridiculous to expect people on here to be empathetic with you because while you may be experiencing some very minor recession at 25 (like most men do), a lot of guys on this forum began loosing hair at 17/18 and by the time they got to your age they were a genuine NW3 or worse.
You might feel your confidence going now, but imagine having that confidence stripped from when you're just a vunerable teen with little experience with ladies and no developed game to compensate.
Also, most importantly, your derm is full of sh*t! You are a NW1.5 at most which is perfectly natural for someone your age + If you're really that worried, but don't want to risk messing with hormones, get some Rogaine.
DoctorHouse
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You are absolutely right to be concerned. Ross has way more hair than you and he is in his 40's. :whistle: