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Offline happyharry

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Oh, just shave it, will you!
« on: October 12, 2006, 07:22:08 AM »
Hey fellas,

have you ever found yourself in the company of a balding man and you tried to convince him to make the bold (bald) move and just shave it all off rather than having to put up with a balding head?

If so, then you're welcome to share your stories with regard to that.

Anyway, here's mine:

In a different forum (not bald related) there was this guy who sought advice regarding his balding, and he was contemplating shaving it all off. So I jumped right in and presented a few enticing arguments. I also posted before-and-after pictures of me (and all the replies were positive, especially from the ladies).
The result: He said he liked my points and it would come all off the next day!
Ah, that was a nice feeling. :)

Today I had coffee with a guy who took pictures for my new passport (lots of shine on my pate that had to be corrected with make-up).
And we sat there, and after a while I commented on his balding and asked him if he ever considered shaving his head. He was hesitant and we talked a little more about this, and it all boiled down to this: he was scared and wouldn't do it.

Hm, it seems this is a common sentiment among many potential shavers: they're very hesitant and they're scared ("how would it look like? would it put others off? Will I be able to get a girl? What will people (family, friends) think?")
And yet, as I can take from all your posts in this forum, very few (or in our case, none) ever regretted the move. That's interesting...


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Re: Oh, just shave it, will you!
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2006, 12:18:41 PM »
I think it's tough for a guy to convince another guy to shave his head.  I've been trying to convince my brother to do it for a couple of years now with no success.  The funny thing is that he used to shave his head when he was in high school, but then didn't want to when he really should have.

I talked to him a couple nights ago and he mentioned that he's going to start shaving it.  I'm guessing that a girl must have persuaded him to, though he says it's out of convenience.
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Re: Oh, just shave it, will you!
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2006, 01:45:32 PM »
Convenience meaning it will allow him to get the woman...come on, tell me I'm wrong.
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Re: Oh, just shave it, will you!
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2006, 02:20:12 PM »
LOL...you know my brother already!
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Re: Oh, just shave it, will you!
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2006, 10:39:38 AM »
I started to do that once with a balding coworker and then had second thoughts. He was taller than me, thinner than me, friendlier than me... "If he shaved his head," I reasoned, "he might actually be better-looking than me."

Can't have that.

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Re: Oh, just shave it, will you!
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2006, 07:37:24 AM »
Definitely a downside to that, yes.
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Re: Oh, just shave it, will you!
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2006, 08:13:16 PM »
I have been trying to get my cousin to do it for some time now, he won't do it though, poor guy has super fine hair and not very much of it at all.  One of my friends shaved his head about a year after I did since he and his wife liked how it looks, this is one of the reasons my cousin won't shave his head though, he does not want anyone to think since we did it he had to as well.

I am sure I will convince him one day and he will be very happy I did so.

The only time I really think about walking up to someone and saying something is when I see a REALLY bad toupee or horrible comb-over job.

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Re: Oh, just shave it, will you!
« Reply #7 on: November 07, 2006, 07:31:57 AM »
Hey, i shaved my head !! I did it!

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Re: Oh, just shave it, will you!
« Reply #8 on: November 07, 2006, 09:31:03 AM »
Way to go, cinephage.  Welcome to the club!
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Re: Oh, just shave it, will you!
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2006, 09:48:12 AM »
Welcome to Sly Bald Guys cinephage!  Your bald pic looks very sly!
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Re: Oh, just shave it, will you!
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2006, 01:55:25 PM »
Hey, i shaved my head !! I did it!

Congrats and welcome to the SBG Family...

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Re: Oh, just shave it, will you!
« Reply #11 on: November 09, 2006, 02:43:23 AM »
Hey Cinephage,

welcome and congrats on shaving it! Looks great! Make sure
you propably introduce yourself in our "Introductions" section and
share a few stories with us if you like.

Looking forward to reading your future posts.
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Re: Oh, just shave it, will you!
« Reply #12 on: January 09, 2007, 04:16:25 PM »
A boss at work has thinning hair, and he'll let it go long and have a tuft of hair on the top of his head looks like krusty the clown.... dude needs to go slick
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Re: Oh, just shave it, will you!
« Reply #13 on: January 09, 2007, 04:18:47 PM »
I keep tellin my boss to shave it, but he said his wife vetoed the idea.
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Re: Oh, just shave it, will you!
« Reply #14 on: January 09, 2007, 04:25:53 PM »
he said his wife vetoed the idea.

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