Sly Bald Guys Forum
New Member Section => Introductions => Topic started by: General Lee on February 08, 2009, 12:08:23 AM
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hello everyone, I'm a new member. Not bald yet . Thought I would join as I have been looking around this forum for answers for a couple of hours now. I found it after doing a search on whether to go bald or not. found it a little helpful.
I went to a birthday party yesterday and some successful arse that I knew when I was younger who owns the business said to me as I walked in 'love the comb over' I didn't answer him. I was pissed at first, but when I got home I thought to myself is it time to just be done with it and shave it all off or should start using pills and products again. most of the time at work I'm outside and just ware a baseball type cap to cover it. or when I go out. but there are places a cap is not suitable. that's when I feel exposed.
I'm about to turn 30 this year, but I think I have been slowly going bald for more that 10 years.
I just get annoyed when people take the piss when they have a full head of hair, older than me and have no idea at all what is like..
oh and I'm thinking of joining a gym. where a comb over bouncing around everywhere is not a good look. so thats whats got me thinking I should just give up and shave.
The only thing is I think I'll look silly as i have a tan line level with my eyes from always wearing a cap.. my forhead is white as.
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Hey General Lee! I loved the dukes of hazard! Anyway. It's just some idiot that feels bad about himself that thinks it's good to pass it onto someone else then to deal with his own problems. Don't even give his comments a second thought! If you feel that it's time then it is. Become a Chrome dome like most of us and be done with it. Next time you see him then he will know, is he gonna call you Mr. Clean? Then you can say "can't you come up with something more original? " The only way you can tell is to shave it. If you don't like it, it will grow back. Get some sun from wearing the cap. I can almost guarantee you that a few times out bald, you will be thinking, look at all the people checking me out. And don't worry about what people think it's their loss not yours!
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Hey BaldMark
thank you for your reply. I think if I did decide to shave it all off I couldn't really go back to my current hair style.
I just think I'm in denial on the inevitable. I haven't like my hair for awhile now and wished I was one of these lucky people that have a full thick head of hair.
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Welcome to the Forum General!
My friend.... please do yourself s favor and banish the combover. Ny your own comments you know that it is silly so be done with it.
Get yourself some clippers and buzz it down to a 2 or 3 for a week. Then a 1 or 2 for a week. Then with no guard for a few days and then shave it.
Get some Jergens Natural Tanning lotion and you'll be good to go.
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Welcome General Lee !! Post up a pic as soon as you shave that noggin !! O0
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Echoing the comments of the brothers above. Go for it buddy. I think you are 99% convinced already and just need the final push
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Hey So If I do decide to shave I'll have to Post up a before and after picture.
But yet I'm still not sure. I've read a few posts on "to shave or not to"
But I guess at the end of the day its all up to me. I gotta live with it.
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Hey So If I do decide to shave I'll have to Post up a before and after picture.
But yet I'm still not sure. I've read a few posts on "to shave or not to"
But I guess at the end of the day its all up to me. I gotta live with it.
Why dont you post a "now" pic and let us judge how we think you would look shaved? (Incidentally, I havent seen anyone who doesnt look good and I would be willing to bet you WONT be an exception)
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General Lee ~ Welcome to the forum! You are going bald, dissatisfied with your combover, know it doesn't hide your baldness, AND you are visiting this forum: I believe you know you are ready for a change. Shaving to the bone probably seems drastic to you. But for the love of pete, PLEASE get some clippers and at least buzz it down, slap some sunscreen on the bean and be done with the combover. An enormous weight will be lifted off your shoulders and you'll experience a freedom you've not felt since you saw the first clump of hair part company with your head! Good luck, and best wishes.
Post a pic for plenty of (un)biased opinions.
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If you are resenting comments about comb-overs then I think you know what the next move has got to be, bro. O0
Don't go down the pills and drugs route: just buzz it down or better still shave it off: You're WAY too young to have a comb-over, bro. Over here in The UK its only people over seventy that sport those things.
Don't take it the wrong way, but at least get rid of the comb-over, even if you don't shave it 8) Good luck with whatever you decide to do, bro, and welcome to SBG O0
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I just found out most of my recent pictures I've got a hat on.
this is the only one I could find
me at a wedding.
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Hey, General ~ thanks for the pic.
The hair is a big distraction. I mean no disrespect, but frankly, the combover is not working. When I look at the picture, that's what my eye is drawn to.
I can see that when you ditch the hair you'll be flying high. You're a natural. Your were made for SLY.
I encourage you to at least give a short buzz a try. It will be more liberating than you can imagine, and simply has to be experience to be believed. Best Wishes,
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Welcome to the SBG Family General Lee,
We are glad that you've joined us, here are alot of great people here. After reading your post I too agree with my fellow SBG's, I realy do think that you should go ahead and shave it all off. It's obvious that the comment from your old friend bothered you and as you sort of admitted, that you do try to cover it up, and you are now worried what people will think at the gym. After shaving it all off you no longer have anything to hide! You won't have to wonder when you are out in public if people notice your thinning hair, or notice your comb over. They will be looking at a stronger more confident man, who is comfortable with himself.
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Welcome, you're at the right place. Now consider the facts: 1-You know that you're losing your hair and have been for a long time, 2-The combover isn't working and it doesn't work for anyone so it's not your fault, 3-Hair grows, and grows fairly rapidly. Conclusion--shave it for 30 days, and if you don't feel better at the end of 30 days, go back to a buzz and cap. Our bet is that at 30 days, the tan line will be mostly history, you'll feel free, and the comments you do get--it won't be that many--will be overwhelmingly positive. Go for it, you're wasting time and mental energy on this self examination--STOP BEATING YOURSELF UP.
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It has to go. Give it the chop. You wont regret it O0
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Welcome! I have to agree that the best route is to shave it off. I'll guarantee that you'll look much younger. If I had to guess from your picture, I would say you were definitely in your 40's. Give yourself a new release on life, and do what you already know you want to do. I will be shocked if you don't love it -- a definite boost to your confidence.
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No offence meant, General, but from that photo I would have thought you were older than me, not younger. Take the comb-over off and it will make one helluva difference O0
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Welcome to SBG, General! Do yourself a favour & lose that combover. O0
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No offence meant, General, but from that photo I would have thought you were older than me, not younger. Take the comb-over off and it will make one helluva difference O0
I agree. I'm not trying to offend you, but the combover hairstyle makes you look much older than 30. I'm 30. Shaving your head will give you a much younger, cooler look. Go for it. You'll look great. You have a nice face. Hair is overrated.
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Thank you everyone for all your input and warm welcome.
I'm a member of a couple of different forum's.
But this has got to be one of the most friendly one's I Have been part of, Plus i got more reply's than I expected.
It was nice to share and discuss a topic of hair loss that I don't like to talk to anyone about.
but after reading a few different topics on this forum. I found it easy to post one of mine.
I haven't yet shaved my head as yet but I have a 30th b/day party in March which might be a good time to show some old friends I haven't seen for years my new look.
General Lee
Australia
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March, that's fine, but consider today then by March any pale areas will have blended in. Just another SLY thought O:O
Hope these fires aren't hurting you and yours.
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I just found out most of my recent pictures I've got a hat on.
this is the only one I could find
me at a wedding.
Go for the shave!! From this pic I can say you are going to look GREAT!! O0
You are much more worried than you should have to... trust me.
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I would have to agree: the sooner you try it, if that's what you want to do, the better. You'll be under a lot of pressure appearing with your new look at a 30th party, and you might not feel you can do it. If you try it now, at least some folk will have gotten used to it by the big day, and so will you. 8)
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Hey, General ~ Nice to start out a new decade (your thirties) free of hair. But I agree with the other posts that suggest doing it sooner than that, so you have a little time to get some color and become accustomed to the new you. Good Luck!
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Hey General!
Just go for it. The sooner the better. You'll need a little time to get the dome tanned to the point that it blends in with your face, but that will be necessary whenever you finally do the deed so why not do it now.
Also, if the gym you join is anything like mine you will find many of the guys sporting the sly look there. Just the way it is.
So welcome to the board and, soon I hope, to the bald guy fraternity.
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Hey General, welcome to SBG's. You've come to the right place, as you can already tell.
I gotta echo my sly bro's and say; ditch the combover, and the hat, and get out there!
Start your thirties with a new confidence and outlook on life. You will feel better than ever. O0
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hey general lee: welcome 2 the sly fraternity. anytime one has thoughts of "doing the deed" (shaving your noggin') that person will never B satisfied until he or she shaves their dome. so... i say don't wait until march. satisfy your thoughts and shave that dome smooooooth. keep us posted 2 your road 2 slyness. O0
WARHAWK O0
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welcome to the foum, G Lee! Keep us updated on what you decide to do.
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Welcome bro O0
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Hey General, welcome to SBG! Like the others, after seeing the pic I think it's time. Normally I'd recommend to buzz it first, but bro, I think you should go to a barber and tell him to take it all off. Then start shaving it on your own from that point on. Give it 30 days and I promise you that you'll find a freedom that you never thought you'd experience.
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Welcome General Lee. I too think the combover has to go. It does no one justice. One thought, when I shaved for the first time,
the wind blowing over the bald head was fantastic. That alone was worth doing the deed! Not to mention having the women rubbing your head. OOOOOH God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hey my brother, just go for it. Now.... i'll wait.... no really..............OK! Yes, you will have the two tone look for a while. But like Mike said, get some of the Jergens Sunless Tan Stuff... (Actually, it is called Natural Glow) I am pretty pale complected like yourself, so go for the medium one. The one I use shows results in 3 applications. I can see it in one! Do it........ I am still waiting! lol