So... I've just gone bald. (Drunken decision, I'm not old just yet)

[KingofallCosmos]

Don't sweat it. Did it for years, growing it long, letting it shave off (by some fine ladies) rinse and repeat.

Briefly, girls like either in some ways, like beards; the stubble looks cool, but the clean shave feels better. Catch 22 'n all that.

Edit: TLDR (? not sure what that means..) Grown a moustache in november, the Mo Bro thing; kept it for 3 months, only got positive response.
Right now I don't cut my hair. For a while. Cause I feel like it.
Also saw the Adams family flick lately with my gf. We decided I'd try to get some Gomez styling going on, not sure it'll work.

Whatever I guess. Ow and to show I'm not only rambling:

Spoiler: for cleansiness ;)

 

[Jedoro]

Eh, I say forget the hat and be proud of your bald head. Course, I'm not much of a hat person, so there's that.

I went bald when I enlisted in the Army, but haven't done it since then.

Biggest change was right before high school. In middle school, my hair was about 6" all around, and I didn't really do anything with it, so it just hung down. Then in high school I joined JROTC, and promptly found myself with hair less than an inch long. I've kept to military-style haircuts since then.

 

[floppylobster]

Like facial hair being bald takes some practice to know how to wear it well. Often you also need a bit of tan on your head so it doesn't look weird to the rest of your skin colour. Certainly practice though, one day you may need it for real...

 

[viranimus]

Do both.

I shave my head down to the skin, plus I wear hats usually if I feel like not expending the energy involved in shaving my head.

Bald is simply better because of the practicality of spending like 3 min in the shower max and in essence only having to fix your hair once or twice a week, amounting to maybe an hour, compared to 5-60 min daily (dependent on how much work you typically put into your doo) Plus if you shave your head, you never have to worry about being unsatisfied with your hairdoo because it will always look the same.

Its cooler, its less work and most men end up going bald or at the very least balding at some point in their life anyway, so theres no point to cling to scraps. If you have any history of baldness in your family, you should grow it back and dont shave it again like that and enjoy it while you still got it.

 

[Tinygiant]

You know, you went for it. Be awesome and rock the bald. Who knows, maybe it'll grow on you (pun intended).

I had long (ponytail long) hair for about five years. I also grew an out-of-control beard. I loved both of them. Then, last May, I cut off my hair and went clean shaven (mind, I hadn't seen my chin in the past 4 years, either).
I found that I really missed my hair and my beard - so I'm growing my hair back, and now I keep a well-trimmed full beard. But I still live with my hair, which has reached a really awkward length. But I like my long hair, so I'm living with it until it's back.

 

[Evilbunny]

I was bald when I was getting my chemo...I didn't like it very much.

 

[Saulkar]

I have gone bald once when I botched a hair cut, did not bother me none. I just rolled with it.

 

[FernandoV]

At my friend's 19th birthday party last night we got into a dare contest that kinda... escalated. The whole thing ended with me having all my hair shaved off. I'm a complete baldy. It's a bit of a shock because I used to have shoulder-length metalhead hair.
My parents haven't quite got used to it, and I get the feeling that a lot of people will be stunned at college tomorrow. So, I have a few questions for you:

Should I embrace my drunken decision and rock the Corey Taylor/Devin Townsend/insert-bald-rock-star-here look, or should I hide under a hat until I have a decent amount of fuzz again?

Also:
Guys, would you ever go bald? Girls, do you ever find the look attractive?

And finally, so that this has discussion value:
What is the biggest change you've made to your appearance and what were people's reactions to it?

Are you really going to post a topic like this and NOT post a picture? Really? LIKE REALLY?

 

[WolfThomas]

I have had extremes of hair length a few times, I had very long hair in high school and my first year of university.

I have completely shaved my head three times in my life, once for shave for a cure, the resulting job was so irregular I just had my housemate fix it up with a razor, brought it down to a zero. Then after I had a Mohawk like Robert Deniro in Taxi driver and it grew out into a horrible mullet like hair cut, so I shaved it all off.

Finally last year one of my housemates said he'd shave his head, we figured his girlfriend and mother would talk him out of it, so we agreed we would shave too. He went through with it and so did we, I decided to take it further and remove all of it as I have liked having my hair that short the previous two times (and I idolize Grant Morrison), I actually tried to maintain it for a week before I gave up after cutting a thin but wide chunk out of my ear with a razor when I slipped.

I think the most drastic change was when in high school I traded my long hippy hair for a short, neat and professional cut for my university interview.

 

[Wierdguy]

TLDR (? not sure what that means..)

"Too Long, Didnt Read" - originaly posted by lazy bastards who werent bothered to read a long post and just answered with a slightly dickish "TL,DR".

If put at the end of a post you write though its supposed to be a brief summary of what youve written for those who atleast have the will to scroll down. =p

 

[BathorysGraveland]

Grow a beard, man. A long beard with a shaven head always looks fucking cool.

About the biggest change to my appearance? When I began developing a passion for extreme metal, I guess the "fashion" of it started appealing to me. I began wearing black band shirts, camo pants and black work boots. Combine that with my mid-back long hair and I got quite a few strange looks. I also remember this one time while walking down the street, someone deliberately avoided me by going across to the other side.

So yeah, apparently my appearance makes closed-minded people feel uncomfortable *shrugs*

 

[triggrhappy94]

Just own it man, that's the best thing you can do.

I actually had a friend shave her head close to the end of the school year two years ago. I was walking around school with her towards the end of the day--I had gotten out early and she had ditched the last bit of her class. She had a reputation as a bit of a druggy, but has a nice side only friends knew, so she was telling me about all stories she made up just to mess with people. She had actually donated her hair to locks of love, but she was telling people that she had gotten really drunk the night before and had woken up with half her head shaven and decided to just shave it all off.

 

[Jodah]

Hiding it is for noobs. Besides, it will make for an amusing story, particularly in college.

 

[Tanis]

I do it, because it's easier to maintain and I hate my blond hair.

It's nice, just make sure to use sunscreen and/or a hat if you're an uber white cracker like me.

 

[likalaruku]

My friend Shanna loves bald guys. I have a fetish for long hair on men, long long thick hair.

 

[Grouchy Imp_v1legacy]

At my friend's 19th birthday party last night we got into a dare contest that kinda... escalated. The whole thing ended with me having all my hair shaved off. I'm a complete baldy. It's a bit of a shock because I used to have shoulder-length metalhead hair.
My parents haven't quite got used to it, and I get the feeling that a lot of people will be stunned at college tomorrow. So, I have a few questions for you:

Should I embrace my drunken decision and rock the Corey Taylor/Devin Townsend/insert-bald-rock-star-here look, or should I hide under a hat until I have a decent amount of fuzz again?

Also:
Guys, would you ever go bald? Girls, do you ever find the look attractive?

And finally, so that this has discussion value:
What is the biggest change you've made to your appearance and what were people's reactions to it?

Ha! I remember doing pretty much same as you fella. I had a past-the-shoulder mane too (years ago) and then when drunk got bet £50 by one of my mates that I wouldn't shave it off. Turns out I didn't suit a bare-blade skinhead, but as my hair was growing back I realized that I did suit a No 2 buzz, and I've had that look ever since.

My advice? Don't hide under a hat. Let everyone (including yourself!) have a laugh at the results of your latest drunken antic.

 

[thespyisdead]

you should embrace it

as for my most drastic look changer: grew mustache and hair

 

[Candidus]

What is the biggest change you've made to your appearance and what were people's reactions to it?

I'd never go bald unless nature insisted.
The biggest change I made was about 10 years ago when I stopped shaving.
People insisted, and still do, that bearded men are suspicious.

Personally, I find nothing creepier than a grown man with a hairless chin.

 

[KingofallCosmos]

TLDR (? not sure what that means..)

"Too Long, Didnt Read" - originaly posted by lazy bastards who werent bothered to read a long post and just answered with a slightly dickish "TL,DR".

If put at the end of a post you write though its supposed to be a brief summary of what youve written for those who atleast have the will to scroll down. =p

Thanks. So I guess I kinda used it the right way... or maybe in reverse order? w/e

 

[Verzin]

Bald+Cool facial hair+ hats= awesome.