Guys I'm 21 and have receding hairline. But one thing I've noticed from being at college is that there are a lot of guys between the ages of 20-25 who are experiencing MPB.Out of me and 4 of my closest friends from school, 3 out of 5 of us have receding hairlines. One guy worst than me and he's growing his hair back out. Don't have the heart to tell him he shouldn't. But here's a counter argument to what a lot of guys are saying that they wish they were older before MPB kicked in. If your in a marriage or been in a long term relationship and originally met for g/f, spouse, etc. with a head full of hair. How do you know whether she'll take to you being bald kindly or not when MPB finlly does kick in? What if she liked your hair a lot?Now that I'm young and slick women can see what they get. They're not in for and nasty surprises.
[When it comes to marriage, I hope you would know your potential wife pretty well and well enough to know if she is that superficial. I doubt that any women who had a couple kids with a good, decent man who was a good father would give up her family because her husband developed a receding hairline or thinning hair. As you get older women look for a lot of other things aside from hair. Hairloss for a guy in a 10 plus year marriage is the same as a women getting some lines and wrinkles. It's just one those things that you accept and look past as they are very minor and natural aging flaws.
But here's a counter argument to what a lot of guys are saying that they wish they were older before MPB kicked in. If your in a marriage or been in a long term relationship and originally met for g/f, spouse, etc. with a head full of hair. How do you know whether she'll take to you being bald kindly or not when MPB finlly does kick in? What if she liked your hair a lot?
You're absolutely correct, Vin, but along the lines of the original point -- your future wife can't complain about your shaved head if it was already shaved when she met you. So I guess that's one advantage to going bald at an earlier age.
One last thing... Diesel Power mentioned that more guys seem to be losing their hair earlier these days. I am not sure that that's true or even how you could quantify that statement. but assuming for a moment that it is ... I was wondering why that might be? Any suggestions anyone? Cheers J.
God never gives you more than you can handle... although his timing could be better.
]One last thing... Diesel Power mentioned that more guys seem to be losing their hair earlier these days. I am not sure that that's true or even how you could quantify that statement. but assuming for a moment that it is ... I was wondering why that might be? Any suggestions anyone?
Quote from: Diesel_Power on November 29, 2007, 01:04:09 PMBut here's a counter argument to what a lot of guys are saying that they wish they were older before MPB kicked in. If your in a marriage or been in a long term relationship and originally met for g/f, spouse, etc. with a head full of hair. How do you know whether she'll take to you being bald kindly or not when MPB finlly does kick in? What if she liked your hair a lot?I'm going to go out on a limb and say that this is probably not a common problem. When it comes to aging issues, I think women have it rougher than we do. We have to deal with hair loss, but they tend to be more prone to wrinkles and weight gain, and as such are probably going to be more forgiving toward a balding husband. And let's face it, a lot of men dump their wives for younger women, but you don't very often hear about women dumping their husbands for younger men. Not saying that it never happens, but on an anectodal level at least, it appears to be less common.