Discussions About Being Bald > To be or not be...Bald
If you could give any advice to someone who is balding or thinking of shaving...
Noner:
In all honesty and not trying to be funny, the best advise is to tell the guy that the lay-days love it.
When a guy hears that he will be more excepted by the lay-days, he is more likely to try it. If tell him he will look better, it won't have the same effect.
BaldRob:
I always tell balding guys to give it a shot... and as the Robmeister says, give it some time to sink in. I also throw in how easy a bald head is to take care of!
David:
I would tell them to go for it. I would explain if they hate it after, there are ways to get hair back. I would especially explain all the extra benefits.
In reality, I'd explain the more you have it, the less it becomes about the look, the more it is about all the extra benefits you never thought of before you did it: ie no hat/bed head, the cold pillow, the easy maintenance(you can establish your own shave schedule, and get up and go on a whim when needed). The cost. I know in the grand scheme of things the cost is similar, but is it really? For those with hair, you go get a haircut usually every 3-6 weeks(once a month was my routine). For me it was 15 bucks a month, or 180 bucks a year. After buying an electric razor for 95 dollars to shave my head, even if it only lasted a year, it would cost about 8 bucks a month plus aftershave/gel=20 bucks or so a month, but I get 30 shaves instead of one haircut. So really it's less than a dollar per shave for one year. If the razor lasts 2 years than it's less than 50 cents a shave, and so on.
Even if you use a mach 3, and buy extra cartridges(lets say 12 for 20 bucks). If you replace them say every 5 shaves, and you shave every day. You would use 6 per month, so really your cost would be 10 dollars, plus another 10-12 for aftershave/gel so 22 bucks a month divided by 30 shaves=less than a dollar for 30 shaves, compared to 15 for one haircut. No matter how to do it, you get more bang for your buck with shaving. The only thing thatwould compare is if you cut your own hair at home with clippers, but most people use them for the savings it provides instead of haircuts anyways, so it's no different.
Also, I would show them sites where people talk about the bald look and how it makes them feel(this one being first), plus sites that say where ladies feel it shows confidence and they like it.
If the person is worried about what their friends might think, I'd suggest a big headshaving party, where all of you do it, so you don't feel like you are alone in it.
If the worrying comes from a significant other's opinion, shave gradually going from the higher clipper guards all the way to a zero guard over time. Take a couple pics at each stage and have them handy for viewing.
Al Smith:
I agree with most of the previous posts, but would focus on the practicality and self-confidence that comes from making the decision.
I would not really suggest the women stuff at all. Some women like bald blokes, some don't and others don't care - I wouldn't make anything of it especially. You can't do anything about how others think of you anyway, and you'll be mistaken if you suddenly expect offers where you previously had none. Women like personality (apparently, go figure), so a confident bald man will be a more attractive prospect than a self-concious hair victim anyway. Maybe.
And you save minutes on the mornings you don't shave where mere mortals have to use combs and gels. And who has time for that?
Hawk:
--- Quote from: Tyler on December 26, 2006, 11:51:17 PM ---If you could give any advice to someone who is balding or thinking of shaving their head, what would ithat advice be?
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Like NIKE's slogan........JUST DO IT. Quit holding on to those strands and shave it! LOL!
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