Discussions About Being Bald > Advantages and Disadvantages to being Bald
It doesn't seem like a solution. It seems like a trade.
Aquabat6:
Yeah man, it's a trade off. It's hard to accept such a sudden change to your appearance. To each his own as far as styling, but I will say for me, I think that the shaven look is much better than horseshoe baldness. This is especially true for younger guys. My face always seemed weird with hair all over the sides and nothing on top. I was twenty-one when I had to shave it off. I remember I hated it at first. This is all normal, though. Eventually, you will grow into it.
As far as maintenance, yeah, it's super easy. Some people say you need a Kardashian supply of skin products. Here is what I do: Shaving cream and some disposable razors. Don't worry about moisturizing unless it starts to burn or flake. Let the natural oils do their work.
Tchelo:
Hi im portuguese but had live in Brasil. So, sorry for people speak english, just a few words in portuguese for my fellow bald.
Amigo, comecei a perder cabelo no topo desde os 20 anos, sendo mais visível no inicio dos meus 30 anos.
Por ser algo que inevetalmente iria acontecer me venho a preparar a tanto tempo que acabou por ser algo que não me abalou emocionalmente ao me ver com a cabeca raspar.
De forma a me preparar e as pessoas que convivo e eu próprio fui cortando o cabelo cada vez mais curto até chegar ao ponto de raspar o meu cabelo todos os dias desde a semana passada.
Outra coisa, no fim as pessoas vêem sempre a tua personalidade, quem és e acabam por se acostumar com a sua aparência.
Quem vem com comentários maus, tipo algum familiar ou conhecido sem noção e que não se olha no espelho, ignore, eu mesmo digo, "se estou bem comigo assim você não tem nada a ver com isso".
Sobre o raspar o cabelo acaba por não ser dispendioso e a forma de fazer depende da forma que você se sinta confortável.
Abraços.
Lew:
Accepting hair loss is a hard pill to swallow. I started balding 32 years ago and didn't start shaving my head until this past May. I was very nervous about venturing out in public without hair at first (I went to Hair Club for 15 years) and wore a beanie for about a week before I exposed my sly head to the world. I felt empowered but still apprehensive about my new look. Each week got easier and after two months I didn't give my bald head a second thought. Now seven months later I can't imagine having hair and have completely accepted my new look.
Your coming to terms with your baldness like many other aspects in life is a process. If you maintain a positive outlook you will come to accept your baldness in time. It will have to be on your own terms and at the end of the day only you can feel good about you. I think it's terrible that people are saying negative things about your new look. You just have to let them know you don't appreciate their negativity. I'm still blown away how some people feel they have a license to say whatever comes to their minds. I had a female colleague say something negative about my bald head and I said, "Thank you so much for your unsolicited comment. Now I've got one for you. You're overweight and need to lose about thirty pounds. You might want to think about hitting the gym." She looked at me as if I had slapped her in the face but as a result has gone out of her way to be nice to me since that incident.
Hold your head up high. You've got this.
Magoo:
Lew , you are right and some people have to be told off. How you do it is an individual choice. But let them know they do not have the right to insult.
TheCurseofDolkite:
I don't see how it's a trade, and I think anyone who thinks that "Hey, think of all the money you'll save on shampoo!" is either funny or helpful deserves to get hit without prosecution. One punch - your choice of a jab to the face or an uppercut to the stomach, and they cannot prosecute or sue you.
I'm shocked that I still see clickbait articles on Why Being Bald Is Great. Typically, it's:
1) A few millionaire movie stars are bald! (and a) women aren't into them anyway, and b) they come off as badass thanks to the help of stuntmen and special FX artists)
2) You'll save lots of money on shampoo and conditioner! (great, that used to be a major item on my budget)
3) No more spending all day in the bathroom primping! (thank God...when I had hair I'd spend no less than an hour combing it every day)
4) You know the girl is with you because of YOU, not your hair (nine times out of ten, that means she can't get anyone better or just has some weird thing for bald men)
5) Bald men are seen as more manly (and less attractive)
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