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Head Shaving, Grooming & Care => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: Chavster on September 09, 2011, 03:32:28 PM
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A new report has suggested that middle aged men are staying attractive for much longer, with stigmas being lifted from grey hair and bald heads.
Research has suggested that men are able to remain very attractive to women up to the age of 55. This is compared to 30 years ago when men would start to lose their appeal 10 years earlier, at the age of 45.
The study for Debenhams (a department store chain) suggests that increased efforts to dress well and keep fit are helping older men to turn heads. The department store conducted a survey of around 1,000 female shoppers between the ages of 18-65.
These findings may have been influences by older stars such as George Clooney and Pierce Brosnan, who are 49, and 57 respectively. Leading men such as Jason Statham (who??) and Vin Diesel are also famed for their hairless look, and this may have influenced these new findings.
“Older men are now remaining more attractive to women for longer than ever before. They are increasingly seen as eligible, prospective partners rather than old bores with little energy left to catch the female eye” said Ruth Attridge, who is a spokeswoman for Debenhams.
Mrs Attridge quipped that “it's great news for George Clooney and Brad Pitt, but might not make that much difference to Bruce Forsyth (a 700-year old British comedian/dancer/'singer').”
This is perhaps good news for a large number of men. A recent study has revealed that hair loss is one of the main issues that concern older men. The survey of around 2,000 men revealed that only going grey worried men more than baldness.
This is perhaps understandable, considering that a large number of men will experience hair loss in their lives. It is believed that 1 in every 2 men will suffer from male pattern baldness as they get older. Anybody who is concerned about hair loss and baldness are advised to talk to a medical professional about any issues.
OR ALTERNATIVELY THEY CAN JUST SHAVE IT OFF!! :*))
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He!! yea, it's very true! 60 yoa is the old 45...I get all kind of looks and waves from perdy young thangz as I ride around...makes me feel good and tingle all over. All is good until I get out of my rig and they run away. :-[
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That big huh?
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Sounds tome like Debenhams commissioned the study to try and convince middle-aged men to shell out for new wardrobes.
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Not that they'd have anything anyone wants to buy. The stuff they sell is generally dorky and old school
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*runs away*
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Dude.... I'm 51 and look at me!!.................................... I'm stunning............
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Dude.... I'm 51 and look at me!!.................................... I'm stunning............
Right, Mike !
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Dude.... I'm 51 and look at me!!.................................... I'm stunning............
Right, Mike !
That's stunning? :*))
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Dude.... I'm 51 and look at me!!.................................... I'm stunning............
Right, Mike !
That's stunning? :*))
Yep, Just not in a good way. ;)
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<--- contest over!
O:O
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OK, so I'm 58 with MPB and what little hair I do have is gray. I guess, according to Debenhams, I should probably consider going out to my garage and hanging myself with an extension cord.
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Gee, I never thought being middle-aged was that bad. Thank goodness Debenham's commission a study to tell me that it was bad, but it's getting better. Would Debenham's perhaps be run by a bunch of very insecure middle-aged men?
I posted once before that my wife's grandmother was in her late 90's when she started a sentence with, "now that I'm getting a little older..." There was a person who didn't let the number of years she had lived define her "age"! By the way, she lived to be 102 and to the end was in full charge of her mental faculties - we should all be so fortunate!
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I truly feel that you must keep doing the things that you enjoy, stay active doing things to improve your life and the life of others...exercise the mind and learn a new language, go to a country that is demonized by our government and find the truth. It all makes life worth living. I met a 92 yoa US woman in Nicaragua during their revolution, she was on vacation...she told me that travel is boring and useless if you don't go somewhere important. She was very politically active (maybe in Seattle) until she was near 100. I really believed her and it works for me...life is good.
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maybe in Seattle
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Yes, I think she was from Seattle, WA, USA...we met in the '80s so it's been awhile. If you care I may be able to find her obit. It's a transcript of a radio program dedicated to her rich life.
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Would Debenham's perhaps be run by a bunch of very insecure middle-aged men?
O0 I believe that you, sir, have hit the nail on the head. Either that or they are very savvy and greedy predators.
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Debenham's doesn't look to be of the Savile Row tradition ;D! Long ago, my first trip ever to London, I had a suit made at Hawkes & Co. Ltd., Savile Row. I've still got the suit--my shape got away though :D. That was a great experience, picking the cloth, the style issues, a fitting--with "refreshments" if you please, and a final try on. Fantastic suit. Unfortunately that was before the "Imperial Dollar" collapsed and the Yanks no longer were the top of the ladder money-wise. I guess when I'm totally old, wasted with age, I'll again be able to fit into my "London suiting!" That will happen surely before I can afford the prices these days. Ou sont les neiges d'antan?
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Debenham's doesn't look to be of the Savile Row tradition ;D! Long ago, my first trip ever to London, I had a suit made at Hawkes & Co. Ltd., Savile Row. I've still got the suit--my shape got away though :D. That was a great experience, picking the cloth, the style issues, a fitting--with "refreshments" if you please, and a final try on. Fantastic suit. Unfortunately that was before the "Imperial Dollar" collapsed and the Yanks no longer were the top of the ladder money-wise. I guess when I'm totally old, wasted with age, I'll again be able to fit into my "London suiting!" That will happen surely before I can afford the prices these days. Ou sont les neiges d'antan?
Well, its now Gieves & Hawkes, and they have a factory outlet store (still grotesquely overpriced, but slightly less grotesquely overpriced than they are in Saville Row) around a 3 minute walk from my house (literally), so next time you need a pair of britches for $700, I'm your man. And you can send me some corn chips :D
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Well, its now Gieves & Hawkes, and they have a factory outlet store (still grotesquely overpriced, but slightly less grotesquely overpriced than they are in Saville Row)
OMG, factory outlet? Does everything have to get so common? If it's like Brooks Bros. here, they sell a lesser quality and just add a label--rare is the chance to get the "real" stuff at the outlet. Oh well, the Dark Ages didn't happen over night either. The rabble is at the gates >:(.
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Wait, so if I buy a fake Books Brothers' suit at the outlet I'm common rabble? WTF? I can't get my bald head around where this conversation has gone. :/O
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Wait, so if I buy a fake Books Brothers' suit at the outlet I'm common rabble? WTF? I can't get my blad head around where this conversation has gone.
Why would you buy a fake anything though? Always a false economy.
And I dont think he was accusing you (the wider you, rather than you you) of being common rabble. He was commenting on the shop rather than the shopper (IMO)
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Whatever.
My point was that this started out as a thread about middle age.
In any case I think I'm done with this thread.
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I think most Usonians believe that if'n ya can't git it at Wally-World ya don't be need it.
:@`
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Whatever.
My point was that this started out as a thread about middle age.
In any case I think I'm done with this thread.
Conversations go in one of three ways.
If the topic itself is enthralling, the topic lives forever (almost)
If the topic itself has a medium level of interest, the topic usually goes in the other direction, ie off topic
If the topic itself was as exciting as the latest fitness video released by Richard Simmons, then the topic dies a painful death.
This is the only forum I use, but I'm betting that when we sign up for forums, we generally know and accept that not every topic is going to stay on topic forever. I dont think I'd be overly interested in discussing just ONE subject until I'm blue in the face, even if that one subject enthralls me (just as the subject of this forum enthralls me), but I guess we're all different.
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Someone grab your bugle and play taps for this thread, please.
p0@^
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Get your custom tailored suite in Chiang Mai Thailand. Much cheaper there. Same fun fitting experience. Bought my suit there four years ago. Had to have it 'downsized' as I have lost weight since then. (In a good way).
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If there's one term that should be banned from the lexicon, it's "middle-aged", something on which nobody seems to be able to agree to a definition. We keep redefining it to a number higher than our own ages because nobody wants to admit that they're in that category, except those who are already past it. Most of us tend to think of people in their 50s and 60s as middle-aged, and while those age categories are by no means ancient, they're not middle-aged in the literal sense of the term since most people don't live to be 100-120. And most 35-year-olds would balk at the notion of being considered middle-aged.
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Well, whichever the definition we use, I'm guessing that I'm definitely middle aged, and I'm very happy about that. I had a crappy time in my 20s, a crappy time in my 30s, and I'm enjoying the process of growing older disgracefully. For me, growing a little older feels like emerging from a very long tunnel. I'm a lot more confident about myself now than I ever was, I think I look better now, and overall I'm much happier.
But I do agree, the actual term 'middle aged' should be put to sleep. The whole thing is a state of mind. I know guys in their 20s who act like they're 63, and 50 year olds who REALLY should know better...
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With regard to my last emotional outburst I hope that I may ask for, and be granted, forgiveness. That's what happens when I don't work out for a couple of days. :/O
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With regard to my last emotional outburst I hope that I may ask for, and be granted, forgiveness. That's what happens when I don't work out for a couple of days. :/O
:@`
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With regard to my last emotional outburst I hope that I may ask for, and be granted, forgiveness. That's what happens when I don't work out for a couple of days. :/O
A guy named Buddha has found Enlightenment, ain't that great...lol.
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With regard to my last emotional outburst I hope that I may ask for, and be granted, forgiveness. That's what happens when I don't work out for a couple of days. :/O
A guy named Buddha has found Enlightenment, ain't that great...lol.
Oh, he hasn't found it yet but the search continues.