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• Hello All! by youngtraveller on 22 Apr, 2009 20:36
• Hey guys, been lurking here for a few weeks and finally decided to join. I'm not a head shaver ... YET.. but am 20 years old sporting a norwood 3 which is also thinning... (damn it gets me down.. so much) and shaving is starting to become a real option for me! Just don't know how on earth I would look.. I'm hoping this forum might give me the inspiration / courage to do it. I have to say.. From all the posts I have read, you guys seem like a top set of dudes always encouraging and keen to help out which is something you don't get on many (if any) other boards on the net.
  
  Anyway I hope to become a part of the board so wanted to introduce myself and say hi!
  
• #1 by SBG Math Guy on 22 Apr, 2009 20:48
• welcome traveller,  you have come to the right place. 
  Just one tip,  avoid all discussion boards that tell you life ends the day you lose hair.   On the contrary, that's when life begins.  It gives you a chance to love yourself unconditionally and not simply for a few hairs on your head.   I hope you stick around and enjoy this forum. 
• #2 by GASlick on 22 Apr, 2009 21:44
• Welcome to the gang!  We got your back.  There are a lot of great guys on here with a bunch of experiences and suggestions.  Glad you're here.
• #3 by DCdome on 23 Apr, 2009 06:09
• Hey YT!
  Welcome to SBG.  We are here to support you, man.  Stop worrying and do the deed.  You will love being bald.  
• #4 by Paul on 23 Apr, 2009 08:21
• Welcome traveler.  You have stopped at the right place.   Stick around and get to know this group, they will be able to answer any questions you have and provide plenty of support.
• #5 by Mike on 23 Apr, 2009 09:04
• Welcome. You should fit right in, there are a bunch of young bald guys here like me, I am 19.
• #6 by bem75 on 23 Apr, 2009 11:54
• Welcome!  I tell everyone that the day I shaved my head was the best that I had felt in a long time.  It's empowering!  I shaved my head, after joining this forum and reading all of the encouragement.  This is a great group of guys.
  
  My advice:  Don't be ashamed of losing your hair.  Embrace it and run with it.  Since shaving my head, I feel more confident and I get more attention from women than I have ever gotten in my life.  Coincidence?  I think not.
  
  Try trimming it down shorter and shorter.  That will give you a good idea of how you'll look SLY.
• #7 by The Scottish Ambassador on 23 Apr, 2009 12:02
• Welcome! If you have any doubts or questions, you have come to the right place 
• #8 by Mikekoz13 on 23 Apr, 2009 12:32
• Welcome to the Forum YT!!!!
• #9 by D.A.L.U.I. on 23 Apr, 2009 13:13
• Welcome, get yourself a comfortable chair, don't beat yourself up--losing your hair is not a disease, it isn't terminal, and it doesn't affect your value as a person.  Ask all the questions you feel you need to know--they've all been asked before by every guy w/ male pattern baldness that has decided to answer nature by getting ahead of the game.  We're all going to be behind you and you'll be assured that all the conflicts, etc. that are going through your mind and negatively influencing your existence have been experienced by lots of other guys. 
  We're here to help, but honestly--we're all going to advocate that you at least try a clean shaved head.  It works for us, and we sincerely believe that it will work for you.
  
• #10 by boiler1bald on 23 Apr, 2009 14:40
• Welcome...When I  decided that I wanted to shave it all off...I started by clippering it  for a period of time and going shorter and shorter and eventually just shaved it off...no regrets here
• #11 by GaryT on 23 Apr, 2009 14:49
• Hello and welcome YT!! Great group of guys here but as you'll see, we all had to do it at some point. So quit worring what you'll look like and just do it!! You'll never regret it!!
• #12 by OzPete on 23 Apr, 2009 19:46
• Welcome to SBG!
• #13 by Tyler on 24 Apr, 2009 01:23
• Welcome to SBG!  I'm sorry, but I don't even know what a norwood 3 is.  Either way, my advice is to shave it now.  Don't read anymore posts looking for a reason to do it.  The reason is that you will regret not shaving your head NOW when you eventually do shave your head. 
  
  I'm dead serious with this post, but if you need more reason here's another:
  
  If you shave now, I doubt anyone will remember that you were "going" bald.  They'll just think you shaved because you liked the style or for whatever reason you tell them. 
• #14 by bem75 on 24 Apr, 2009 08:51
• Quote from: Tyler on 24 Apr, 2009 01:23

  If you shave now, I doubt anyone will remember that you were "going" bald.  They'll just think you shaved because you liked the style or for whatever reason you tell them. 
  

  
  Tyler is dead on!!  I cannot tell you how many people say to me, "I didn't even know that you were losing your hair."  And then they say, "you look great with a shaved head."
  
  Great comment, Tyler.  You could not be more correct.