Hi everyone,

Just joined a few minutes ago and thought I'd introduce myself.
I'm 25 and have been losing my hair on top of my head since I was 19. I'll try to get a profile picture up soon.

At first I was OK with it until my friends started noticing it when we went out to a club and I was stood under the bright lights.

I shaved it down to a number 2 all over in 3rd year of university and thought it looked alright but since then I've lost a lot more on top and think I'd look even older than I do now if I had really thick stubble round the back and sides and virtually nothing on top! 

Anyway, for some reason I googled "what would I look like bald" before I went to work this morning and one of the first things that came up was a link to a thread on this website. Well, 17 pages of that thread later and I couldn't wait to sign up! You guys seem like the most supportive group of people imaginable, and every comment I was reading was making me feel better and better about myself. Just wanted to sign up to thank you all for that if nothing else 

Anyway, as you can probably tell I've been toying with the idea of going sly for years, but work in an environment where I wouldn't be able to wear a hat if I hated my new look. The only possibility I see is doing it right at the start of my Summer holiday so I'd have 2 weeks for it to grow back a bit before going back to work, but the end of August seems like a LONG way away!

Anyway, look forward to getting involved around here. Thanks for reading.

Welcome to the Forum Jimmy! Ask any questions you might have.... someone will gladly answer!

welcome

Thanks for the quick welcome messages.

Just trying to upload a profile pic now, does it have to be within certain dimensions to be accepted?

Welcome to the SBG.

You'll love shaving your head sly. And you'll love the new smooth look and feel. The sooner you do it, the happier you will be.

Welcome aboard!

Hi everyone,

Just joined a few minutes ago and thought I'd introduce myself.
I'm 25 and have been losing my hair on top of my head since I was 19. I'll try to get a profile picture up soon.

At first I was OK with it until my friends started noticing it when we went out to a club and I was stood under the bright lights.

I shaved it down to a number 2 all over in 3rd year of university and thought it looked alright but since then I've lost a lot more on top and think I'd look even older than I do now if I had really thick stubble round the back and sides and virtually nothing on top! 

Anyway, for some reason I googled "what would I look like bald" before I went to work this morning and one of the first things that came up was a link to a thread on this website. Well, 17 pages of that thread later and I couldn't wait to sign up! You guys seem like the most supportive group of people imaginable, and every comment I was reading was making me feel better and better about myself. Just wanted to sign up to thank you all for that if nothing else 

Anyway, as you can probably tell I've been toying with the idea of going sly for years, but work in an environment where I wouldn't be able to wear a hat if I hated my new look. The only possibility I see is doing it right at the start of my Summer holiday so I'd have 2 weeks for it to grow back a bit before going back to work, but the end of August seems like a LONG way away!

Anyway, look forward to getting involved around here. Thanks for reading.

mate, just looking at your profile pic I can tell the bald look will suit you a lot. I say just go for the shave even with work. you'll have to put up with surprised looks and a comment here and there for the first week at the most. after that you'll feel like a million bucks (just started shaving 2 weeks back myself!)

mate, just looking at your profile pic I can tell the bald look will suit you a lot. I say just go for the shave even with work. you'll have to put up with surprised looks and a comment here and there for the first week at the most. after that you'll feel like a million bucks (just started shaving 2 weeks back myself!)

Thanks for the kind words JSydney, I'm loving the look you're sporting in your profile pic and would be over the moon if mine looks half as good when I finally get the courage to do it.

Just wanted to thank you all again, I've never felt so confident that this is the right thing to do. Guess it's all about deciding when to take the plunge now