Sly Bald Guys Forum
Discussions About Being Bald => Advantages and Disadvantages to being Bald => Topic started by: lyndontravis on January 04, 2011, 10:44:42 AM
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What do women think of bald guys? Is being bald a big issue for women?
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I've heard that some think it's hot -- some think it's not.
Do you really think that there is an answer that will apply to all women?
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Short answer: They love 'em! O0
Women love confident men. Nothing says "I am confident in my own skin" as a guy with a shaved head.
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Asking what women "think" is a loaded question, but that being a given, my guess is that they prefer sly to balding, that is to say a horseshoe, combover or some other weak kneed response to mpb. Think, have you ever seen a movie where the hot chick says, "Damn your horseshoe turns me on?" or "Let me get my hands in that combover!" And, besides, don't women always like more head?
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Short answer: They love 'em! O0
Women love confident men. Nothing says "I am confident in my own skin" as a guy with a shaved head.
WINNER! O:O
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My woman loves my bald head!!! :@`
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Well, obviously women are not monolithic in their thoughts about anything. I have heard a lot of negatives from the women who I am closest to - my mother, my sister, my ex-wife. I frequently get upset with my mother and ask her to please be more thoughtful when she speaks about baldness. She has always equated baldness of any sort with ugliness. She discouraged me from ditching the rug and shaving my head. My ex wife had a lot of nasty things to say as well. She encouraged me to continue to use cosmetics in my hair to mask the thinning/ balding areas - cosmetics which my mother had given to me. I simply have never been around women who had anything but unpleasant things to say about baldness. I am sorry if I am raining on anyone's parade. I am sure that there are women out there who don't mind it at all, some who find it attractive. I am quite sure of it but I have not encountered any of them. When I used to shave my head in college when I still had a full head of hair I can't tell you how many girls asked me to grow it back. So, my history of women reacting to balding has been a very negative one and one that definitely played a roll in my resorting to desperate, ridiculous measures which I now regret terribly.
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I must correct myself. A very close friend of my sister's who I dated for a while in HS recently married a bald man - not sly - with a horseshoe. She is 31 now - so 29 when they married. I don't think the topic of balding ever came up when we were dating as we were so young, but obviously she does not have the same thoughts, feelings, opinions about baldness. She is a very intelligent, very attractive young woman who ultimately got into a close relationship with a bald man and then married him. So there's the bright spot and the evidence that women are anything but monolithic in their thoughts and feelings on baldness.
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I think the lyrics to "Cleanhead Blues" say it all:
Folks call me mister Cleanhead 'cause my head is bald on top
Folks call me mister Cleanhead 'cause my head is bald on top
And every week I save a dollar
When I walk by that barber shop
If it wasn't for you women I'd have my curly locks today
If it wasn't for you women I'd have my curly locks today
But I've been hugged kissed and petted
Till all my hair was rubbed away
When it starts to gettin' wetter
My head gets kinda cold
I try to grow a little hair
When I care to save my soul
When it comes to gettin' summer
I get such a pretty tan
You can hear all the women holler
Where I can find that Cleanhead man?
Yes they call me mister Cleanhead 'cause I've been bald a long long time
But I don't need to worry
You'll get yours and brother I know I'll get mine
Now you heard my story
And I hope you'll understand
Why you hear all the women holler
Where can I find that Cleanhead man?
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There are only two women in my life whose opinion on this subject matter to me.
My mom was a quiet woman with a gift for understatement. Her reaction was, "That's cute..."
When my wife saw me sly for the first time, she said, "Well, I guess its not TOO bad..." It took her about twenty minutes to get used to it. That was about five years ago. Now if I get lazy and skip shaving for two or three days, she tells me, "You REALLY NEED to shave your head..."
Ahhh, love that woman!!!
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I'm new to the site joined yestarday (great site by the way). The way I see it is this:if things are going OK in your life you may be attached in a long term relationship or married you may have more confidence anyway so you just say what the hell and go with it. You have a partner already that accepts you for you and not the way you look. I havent yet shaved my head but am losing it on top and at the back. Its just about coverable with Topik and I keep it short. Thing is Ive just come out of a 10 year relationship with a typical rock-chick lady, long blonde hair very into metal and hard rock. Although she said she never wanted to be with the long haired type of "rock" guy she always said she perfered men with hair so I stopped short of going the whole way and shaving it. "It wouldnt suit you" was her opinion. Now I know I will never get her back again Im just thinking sod it and go for the buzz look. I'm packing a few extra pounds so would like to lose some weight before I do so as my face shape is on the round side. To sum up I think if youre lacking in confidence in the first instance may be a guy should just hold back a bit until he regains some of it. For me, and this is a personal thing I just dont think the time is right for me and just by shaving my head wouldnt instill the confidence I have lost through personal problems in my life. Im 42 and thinking is that me on the shelf now........who knows I may meet/hope to find a women that isnt that fussed about me having a bald head. Thing is and Im not blowing my own trumpet but I never had any problems with finding a lady in the past, but I had hair and was 40 pounds lighter!! Just makes you stop and think dont it? In honesty I dont really know if it was because I was losing my her my ex didnt try a bit harder to keep things together. After all the physical side of the relationship was pratically nil. May be the weight gain and the hair loss, suppose I will never really know. I did ask her but got the old, "its nothing to do with you response".
To Jack21....you look cool man and I'm not just saying that. If I was your weight and face shape I'd shave the lot off today!! I'm a straight guy have a daughter with my former ex partner, I wouldnt/couldnt foresee you having any problem finding a lady mate, honestly I couldnt.
Any comments welcome guys.
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Some Women will love it, some will not just like some guys like dark haired girls and some prefer blones or even redheads.
Some Women also will not like short guys or guys with big noses, but some will love small guys or hook nosed men.
Different strokes for different folks.
I also think that maybe some Women who are younger than 21 might be more prejudice against us baldies than Women who are over that age. I think once Women get older and I'm not saying you'll only score with older women but I think once they get a bit older, some of the ones who might have been more superficial will start to see men their age are balding and life has changed. Your priorties as a 19 year old freshman in College are very different to someone who is 24 and working 9-5.
I am no way an expert in realtionships, and I have been with my partner for 5 years now, but since I went sly I naturally have become more confident and outgoing. A huge weight was lifted it fet like and I have been getting a lot more Women smiling at me and even a few asking if I had a Girlfriend etc when out. I am by no means a perfect looking bald hunk but I think Women have picked up on me being a nice guy, friendly and assured of myself.
I can't control my hair loss but I can control being a curteous, friendly and allround nice guy to peole and that is what I try to be every single day.
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howdy-post a picwhen u can, Kevin.
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I think the lyrics to "Cleanhead Blues" say it all:
Folks call me mister Cleanhead 'cause my head is bald on top
Folks call me mister Cleanhead 'cause my head is bald on top
And every week I save a dollar
When I walk by that barber shop
If it wasn't for you women I'd have my curly locks today
If it wasn't for you women I'd have my curly locks today
But I've been hugged kissed and petted
Till all my hair was rubbed away
When it starts to gettin' wetter
My head gets kinda cold
I try to grow a little hair
When I care to save my soul
When it comes to gettin' summer
I get such a pretty tan
You can hear all the women holler
Where I can find that Cleanhead man?
Yes they call me mister Cleanhead 'cause I've been bald a long long time
But I don't need to worry
You'll get yours and brother I know I'll get mine
Now you heard my story
And I hope you'll understand
Why you hear all the women holler
Where can I find that Cleanhead man?
Great song O0....never heard it before, but need to hear it now :D
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My wife loves mine, it took her a while to come around and really like it. But once I had it for a while she cant see me with hair anymore O0
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One of my friends is bald with a shortly trimmed horseshoe. But his wife and I have encouraged him to do the sly look. In fact his wife would love for him to shave his head. So when I posted on Facebook about slicing my noggin, she said, "don't tell Brian!"
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Blessed to have a wife that likes it smooth too! Ain't nothing like a good head rub! :@`
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***Tips for guys worried about "women" troubles after going bald***
Obviously, you want to make yourself as attractive as possible. My philosophy is to concentrate on things I actually have control over.
- Take care of your head (moisturizer, sun protection, clean pores, etc.)
- Have confidence and let your personality shine - make em' laugh!
- Get into the gym and build some muscle - can you hear her talk to her friends? (yeah he's bald, but he's got nice big arms)
- For $20, go get a professional spray tan - the idea isn't to turn black, but to have a nice healthy tone
- Dress to impress - find a nice shirt and pants that fit your body well
- Facial hair - there are a million variations - choose one that fits your facial structure - this can take the focus off the head
- Accessories - trendy glasses? nice watch?
- Grab a Crest White Strips kit and use it for a month - it's so easy to make those teeth sparkle
- Consider your posture. Hold your head up high, stick your chest out and smile - women respond to a confident guy
This might be too much for some guys, but the point I'm trying to make, is after the head is taken care of, you can stop worrying about your thinning hairline and concentrate on things you have control over. Not only will some of the things in my list improve your overall health, you will feel better about yourself and I guarantee you will get MORE attention from females.