It seems many of us have been disconnected from reality for a while.
I see the couple on my girlfriend Facebook and believe or not, I've seen some NW6's in their early 20's with decent-looking females that were not even fat.
My girlfriend sees nothing wrong with those couples, and I don't dare to comment otherwise I could be labelled as shallow and obsessive, and she would be right.
The views on this forum are quite unique and yes, extreme. It's easy to see that only a tiny portion of the population consciously focuses on looks and their importance.
I mean just look at the average person on the street, not only are they a mess when it comes to their appearance, but they don't even seem to be aware of it.
They just walk around with their gut, their messy NW4 and their XXL clothes and are like "what?! I'm beautiful!".
That said, baldness affects people's subconscious judgement about you, there's no denying that. It can be subtle and vary from person to person but in general, bald men will get less attention, less smiles from strangers (or people they know), less special treatment.
But to say that baldness prevents you from having a decent-looking partner (if baldness doesn't turn you into a monster), I disagree.