Ladies, what are you're thoughts on Receding hairlines?

Seanf999

Would/does it affect your opinion of a lad?
What age do you just sort of say 'well it was bound to happen'?

I'm 17 and my hairline has gone t*ts up but not much I can/would do about it.
That being said most girls I know like it (it's obviously receding but they like it, it's not like I'm imagining it)
I've even had a sub teacher say I should shave my head because I would look like a young jason statham...
That was a strange experience and I just want to see is it just the girls I know who don't mind/like it or is it across the board?

Corvo

You're screwed OP. A life in the caves shouting "precious" awaits.

Forest Demon

Shave it or keep it short.

Donkey Oaty

If you're proud to be a baldie, slap your head.

(Song from the old Channel Four programme "Who Dares Wins", anticipating Larry David's "Bald A$shole" shtick by two decades).

Sheep Lover

Look at it this way, if anyone ever wants advice on insurance for their beige cardigan, you look like the man to talk too.

dodderangler

2 threads about hair and what to do about it in one night.
Jesus AH is gone real desperate lately.
Worse than before

cassid

Shave it all off son, much sexier. A shaved head is rather macho in my opinion.

Mr. Remote Control

dodderangler wrote: »

2 threads about hair and what to do about it in one night.
Jesus AH is gone real desperate lately.
Worse than before

Before what??

biko

I'm a lady and I say no to receding hairlines.

4zn76tysfajdxp

Mr. Remote Control wrote: »

Before what??

Before everyone started losing their hair.

WoollyRedHat

dodderangler wrote: »

2 threads about hair and what to do about it in one night.
Jesus AH is gone real desperate lately.
Worse than before

Calm down, keep your hair on.

nullzero

Women will judge a man on his receeding hairline at the drop of a hat but will be routinely horrified by a woman being judged on her appearance. Truth is OP nobody is obliged to be attracted to anybody, whether it's PC or not doesn't really matter.

Miall108

Your fcuked, shave it all off and wear turtlenecks for the rest of your life. The ladies will love the roll on deodorant look

Lenin Skynard

Ignore the "just shave it all off" brigade. You haven't got some kind of repulsive deformity that you need to conceal from the world.

You'll grow into it.

biko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GeF7A05zQ8

Super-Rush

You don't have a receding hairline, you're just so ugly your hair is running away from your face.

Miall108

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

Ignore the "just shave it all off" brigade. You haven't got some kind of repulsive deformity that you need to conceal from the world.

You'll grow into it.

Well if I had a head like a cueball I would be pretty ashamed

Seanf999

Just to clarify I'm not having a quarter (I hope) life crisis, I'm just asking what are you're opinions on it!

BetterThanThou

As a gay man, I figure my opinion means something here. A receding hairline doesn't ruin someone's attractiveness or look, but it can if they don't deal with it correctly. Usually a buzz cut is the best option. If it hasn't receded too much, a fringe might be a viable option, but many hairstyles really don't work with a receding hairline and just make people look like they're trying to cling on to their hair even though it's a lost cause.

Seanf999

biko wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GeF7A05zQ8

I think I'll have to go for 'the babes are back' balding mullet!

Howjoe1

chances are you will end up with a fat girl.

Baby Jane

I honestly would barely notice it. I'm not very observant though about guys' hair and clothes (I notice these for women far more, probably because I'm a woman and into the shtyle) but I really really don't care about a receding hairline once I like him.
At 17 it's quite young to be happening, but it can happen to a lot of guys not much older.

creolebelle

I'm a woman and I find them kind of cute.

Nucular Arms

Ah the first glorious realisation of your own mortality.

Sun rise, sun set
Sun rise, sun set

And the cats in the cradle and the silver spoon...

StewartGriffin

cassid wrote: »

Shave it all off son, much sexier. A shaved head is rather macho in my opinion.

Unless your head is shaped like that comet the little lander thingy bounced about on.

Howjoe1 wrote: »

chances are you will end up with a fat girl.

MMMMMMmmmmm Fat Girls!!!!:)

MarkAnthony

Uh oh OP this guy ended up with a right munter.

If your hair is the only thing going for you (it is for far, far to many people) then you're fecked. If you can hold a decent conversation and Mr. Winky isn't laughably small you'll be grand.

Faith+1

biko wrote: »

I'm a lady and I say no to receding hairlines.

Biko's a lady!? :eek:

Seanf999

MarkAnthony wrote: »

Uh oh OP this guy ended up with a right munter.

If your hair is the only thing going for you (it is for far, far to many people) then you're fecked. If you can hold a decent conversation and Mr. Winky isn't laughably small you'll be grand.

Still.... he should have married the sister

MarkAnthony

Seanf999 wrote: »

Still.... he should have married the sister

You have me there!

Lapin

biko wrote: »

I'm a lady

What ?

jimgoose

Most nice ladies aren't averse to burying the baldy fella. That's actually more fun than it sounds.

The Th!ng

Wash half your head with Head and Shoulders, use hydrochloric acid on the other half.

Son Of A Vidic

Corvo wrote: »

You're screwed OP. A life in the caves shouting "precious" awaits.

Followed by.......


"It puts the lotion on its skin."

Daenarys

Just don't get fat and wobbly in your 20s OP.....sporting a comb-over, wearing shirts half tucked in, half out and a builders arse on ya. That's not a good look

KKkitty

Embrace it OP. My fella is follicily challenged and I find it alluring.

dark crystal

As a woman, I find it quite sexy. My fella is receding a bit at the sides and I think it makes him look a bit like Jack Nicholson in The Postman Always Rings Twice.


*For the benefit of our young op, that's an early 80's film in which Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange do naughty things to each other.

FloatingVoter

Captain Picard clears up baldness once and for all....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXOK-ZVJMaU

whatdoicare

Women,myself included, don't give a ****e about how much hair a man has, as long as he keeps himself neat and tidy, washes regularly, dresses half okay and treats a girl decently then hes grand.

Women are well aware that even the most luxuriously haired man may be bald as a coot in a few years so its not an important thing to look for.

Just don't do a comb over, Jesus, it looks so stupid! Shave it off. Ffs. Nothing looks worse than a guy clinging onto the last of his hair, instant turn off.

biko

Faith+1 wrote: »

Biko's a lady!? :eek:

Not really, I'm actually a very manly man.

BeerWolf

Go for the Count Dracula look.

LorMal

I'm a baldie. It happened when I was young too. Truth is, it never mattered. Don't worry about it. I think for every woman that likes the 'Boy Band Perfect Hair' look, there is another who likes the 'Ordinary Human Being with faults like everyone else' look.

(helps that I am as sexy as hell too.)

DoYouEvenLift

If you've a decent face, good teeth and a suitable skull shape you should be able to pull it off. Things you can actually do to help would be start lifting and aim to get jacked (look at Jason statham, a massive part of how much of a badass he is is his physique), grow and maintain clean facial hair and wear nice, well fitting clothes.


The fact you're balding so young sucks since you may find it difficult to attract girls your own age for a while since they'd be the ones most interested in the boy-band look, but as you get older you'll find women care less and less since more and more men your age will be bald/balding. This is all subjective though, you shouldn't have any trouble attracting girls as long as you're confident about it and don't give off an insecure vibe about it. I've had a couple of friends go bald and the worst part is listening to them always bringing it up and dwelling on it to the point they just sound depressed when the reality is nobody except them gives a sh!t. It's one of those small things you notice when initially meeting someone and then instantly get over. You already give off the impression that you're not bothered by it so you'll definitely be grand.

kfallon

BeerWolf wrote: »

Go for the Ted Hanky look.

FYP

caustic 1

Ok the top three in my book,

Freddie Ljungberg
Kelly Slater
Jason Statham.

There is just no more to say.