Discussions About Being Bald > Advantages and Disadvantages to being Bald
on a scale of 1-10, how much does going bald change one's lifestyle?
schro:
--- Quote from: PBurke on December 04, 2007, 04:53:15 AM ---good question boss. not sure how much my lifestyle changed. i am still the outgoing smart-azz fun loving guy that i was before. but now i don't have to worry if someone notices that my hairline is receding. or if my hair is screwed up. just a quick feel and then i smile (or smirk usually) like i know something that others don't (cause i do) and then carry on. shaving made me more confident, ok ok arrogant, but not really changed my lifestyle. women like it. not all but more than i would have imagined. i think the confidence has a big part of that though.
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Yeah, what Paulie said. O0
D.A.L.U.I.:
--- Quote from: Tyler on December 04, 2007, 11:31:07 AM ---Boss, it's really going to depend on your attitude about it. If you go it with the attitude that you rock the look, then you're lifestyle is going to be much better than it was before. Though, if you go in with the attitude that you're a "victim" of bad genes, then you're lifestyle is going to degrade. It's really up to you bro.
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Tyler, you got that one nailed. Going at Sly is going to own it, not to avoid MPB--avoiding the MPB look that's just an unavoidable accessory. You're controlling your appearance, you've made the choice, you control the process--and inevitably it's going to look good. A scale of 1-10 implies the existence of negative numbers and there's nothing negative about going forward w/ the blade--it's a positive act both physically and mentally. I can't think of any person I've ever seen in the MPB process w/ thinning hair that looks like he's in control.
yep_yep:
--- Quote from: Tyler on December 04, 2007, 11:31:07 AM ---Boss, it's really going to depend on your attitude about it. If you go it with the attitude that you rock the look, then you're lifestyle is going to be much better than it was before. Though, if you go in with the attitude that you're a "victim" of bad genes, then you're lifestyle is going to degrade. It's really up to you bro.
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It's not that simple. You guys often tend to forget that the shaved look really really does not suit everyone.
D.A.L.U.I.:
yep_yep--Do you have a picture of the guy it didn't look better on? "Better" being a comparitive word, I'm sure some ugly guy is still ugly, just much less so Sly. If you have a before and after of someone it didn't improve, I'm sure the guys would love to look at it, particularly MPB.
schro:
--- Quote from: yep_yep on December 04, 2007, 01:39:53 PM ---
--- Quote from: Tyler on December 04, 2007, 11:31:07 AM ---Boss, it's really going to depend on your attitude about it. If you go it with the attitude that you rock the look, then you're lifestyle is going to be much better than it was before. Though, if you go in with the attitude that you're a "victim" of bad genes, then you're lifestyle is going to degrade. It's really up to you bro.
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It's not that simple. You guys often tend to forget that the shaved look really really does not suit everyone.
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I think you're missing the point, Y-Y. The whole idea is how you feel about yourself. If you approach your hair loss with a "woah is me" attitude, then it really doesn't matter if you go sly or not. Although I was comfortable with my hair loss (though not happy about it), the fact that I shaved my head made me feel better about myself. Plus, I finally found relief from the scalp condition that had afflicted me for years.
Lastly, how you are percieved by others is directly related to how you percieve yourself. I'll never forget a guy I knew in college. He was not wealthy, average looking at best, fairly short, and slightly overweight. But, he had one of the hottest, nicest girls as a girlfriend. His secret.....he was a lot of fun to be around! Not a jokester (though he had a great sense of humor), but just a genuinely good guy. Treated everyone with respect.
How you see yourself is how others view you.
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