Sly Bald Guys Forum
Discussions About Being Bald => Advantages and Disadvantages to being Bald => Topic started by: Tyler on July 28, 2006, 10:04:53 PM
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One of the best advantages of being bald is the fact that you don't have to worry about combing and styling your hair everyday. Being bald also allows you a quick get away in the morning when you need to get to work.
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I am 68, bald since 42 (well 85% ::) married 38 years, 4 kids (is there a connection ::) and from day one never gave it a thought, honest.
Pretty soon after I found being bald was either a great chick magnet or absolutely the reverse, don't ask me why. I got an "A" in Psych 101 in college in the one course in it I was forced to take, but they didn't cover that issue.
Happy Monday folks from Geo
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being shaved also helps get rid of the grey ;D
i started getting grey at 19 and thats a lot of dye jobs
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being shaved also helps get rid of the grey Grin
i started getting grey at 19 and thats a lot of dye jobs
Yeah, that could add up really fast!
Was your beard not affected? I'm finding a few grey hairs on my beard lately. Just a few so I can pluck them, but I'm thinking I don't have long before I'll have to resort to a new tactic to get rid of them.
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Oh, I don't know if it's really that low-maintenance:
It usually takes me 30 minutes to shave my head, and I do it every second or third day. I never spent that much time combing
when I had hair - if you add up all the combing for a week, it still takes me longer to shave just once.
However, once shaved I never think about my head anymore till the next shave, no more attention to my head or on combing. That's a nice thing.
But on the other hand, I don't mind that it takes me that long to shave. It's a nice ritual and I always enjoy it.
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you dont have to spend money and time on waiting 4 haircuts. i shave my head in the shower
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I know a lot of people say that the advantage is low maintenance, yet I often comment that it can actually be considered high maintenance depending upon how often you shave. I shave every other day and on the morning of my shave I always think, gosh, an extra 5 to 10 minutes today. :-\
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I have the same thoughts sometimes, but then I remember all of the stuff I used to do to my hair. I would have to comb and gel my hair in the morning, then I would have to fix it after going to the gym at lunch or at night. Then if I was going to go out at night to meet friends I would always check to make sure my hair was ok.
Now it's just shave every other morning. During those 48 hours between shaves, I know my hair (or lack of) looks fine.
I know a lot of people say that the advantage is low maintenance, yet I often comment that it can actually be considered high maintenance depending upon how often you shave. I shave every other day and on the morning of my shave I always think, gosh, an extra 5 to 10 minutes today. :-\
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Not a huge difference in shower time for me. The best advantage I think, is not having to make time to go to the Barber Shop. That always got real hectic for me. I've dated a few ladies that cut hair, and they would do it for me at no monetary charge...hehehehe. Now that I'm married that doesn't work so well. I enjoy the look, and the looks I get from people. Can't wait for my 10 year class reunion and the looks I'll get then.
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No bed head, no barbershop fees (+tip), no wind messing up your "hairdo"... I am bald for life. hehe Besides I love wearing skull caps in the winter. hehe p.s. They stay in place much better after 1 day and a lil stubble.. hehe ;)
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I would presume you get the velcro effect then Yeti?
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no bad heir days for me or 60 minutes in the chair getting my braids fixed, i had cornrows before i shaved my head
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I would presume you get the velcro effect then Yeti?
You got it brother hehehe
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hey yeti. i get the velcro thing in about 12-15 hours. but i still prefer being bald. i live in louisiana and it don't stay cold long enough to call it winter. so skull caps are not a big deal. ok later.
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Hey everyone. Im new to this site so bear with me. There is definately advantages of being bald. No more going to the barbers, worrying about your hair in the wind or rain. I love it. Im not bald yet, i just have a receding hairline so I shave my head. No bald spots or anything, i have alot of hair left still. I prefer this shaved head look though much better. Ive gotten alot more compliments too. My own mother says it looks better on me. haha. that tells you something. My fiance loves it too, she likes when I shave my head. I guess its a turn on for her, which is good for me..hehehe how do i post a picture on here, remember, im still new to this lol later everyone
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Hey everyone. Im new to this site so bear with me. There is definately advantages of being bald. No more going to the barbers, worrying about your hair in the wind or rain. I love it. Im not bald yet, i just have a receding hairline so I shave my head. No bald spots or anything, i have alot of hair left still. I prefer this shaved head look though much better. Ive gotten alot more compliments too. My own mother says it looks better on me. haha. that tells you something. My fiance loves it too, she likes when I shave my head. I guess its a turn on for her, which is good for me..hehehe how do i post a picture on here, remember, im still new to this lol later everyone
Here is what you do to post a picture. To just have a pic of yourself in your profile, you click on either the profile link at the top of the page, or the 1st button under your name on a post(there are 3). You go to do you want to upload picture, and just find the pic on the computer you want and click it. Then you click save/upload pic at the bottom of that page, and when you look at the profile, you will see that pic.
If you want to post a pic in a post, you need to save your photos to a free hosting site(I use photobucket.com). Then click on the img link they give you under each photo, and the picture will appear. If you plan on posting more than one photo though, just use only the link part of the photo(http://etc) so people can click that and go to your album to view the photo(saves server space).
Btw when using photobucket or any hosting site, you will want to change the pic size to that of website/message board(which will not be as large on the screen).
Edit: forgot to say this, but welcome to the world of sly my friend.
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Welcome Eclipse!! If you have any issues posting a pic, just PM me and I'll help you out.
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Hey Eclipse, thanks for asking, was trying to figure out how to post photo too!. As for advantage, I agree with the grey bit. Could have a full head of hair, but got pretty grey early. I found that I only am really learning to like the look but rarely am guessed to be my age. As for the few greys in the goatee, takes a lot less Just for Men than doing the head.