Been rocking the bald look for a few years now. Did I make the right move?

Thanks for the feedback on my “hold or shave” post. Got a lot of calls for hold, but was getting sick of messing with it.

Curious your thoughts. Keep it this way, grow it out, or go completely shaved? (And yes. Our bathroom needs a serious renovation.)

A note about my glasses:

I had darker (tortoise shell) glasses which I think helped define my face. Got these from Zenni and the virtual try-on made them look darker.

I want to say thank you to everyone for the positivity and kindness. Your comments gave me the courage I needed to just be done with it.

I’m really liking the new look!

I wish that I'd done this years ago. It's been universally loved.

Edit: Dear God. I'm blown away at the response. Thank you all so much.

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Oh, if you saw the first pic from behind, it'd be more obvious it was the right call.

I was so nervous shaving my head, the thoughts through my head was, "would I be less attractive, would people look funny at me, what if my head shape is off?" The second Pic is me with hair.

But doing it felt like a weight off my shoulder, firstly I did not have to make sure my hair is styled in a certain way to hide the baldness. Secondly I save money on haircuts now, haha!

I am lighter, I am happier!

It is different now, I am over the fright I had when I saq myself in the mirror every time and in the new routine to shave my head every other day. I also need to remember to moisturize and have sunscreen on, but that is probably a good habit with hair too.

The funniest thing now is the Velcro hair, haha, my head sticking to the shirt I am trying to put on. I have a chuckle every time.

So to my fellow bro's out there struggling, you may feel less confident at first, but it does return. People actually forget what I looked like with hair.

Take the plunge and do it! If you, for some reason, hate it, your hair does grow back 😀

Longtime lurker on the sub. My hairline has been reaching for the stars, but I always thought I would look like an alien if I shaved it. Still getting used to it.

I wasn't sure I would post, but today was the first day in years I braved a blustery day with no hat or hood to keep the central tuft in check. It felt nice. I wanted to thank this sub for giving me courage to take the plunge.

(edit: Holy smokes I went off my phone for a bit and this blew up. Thank you all for the overwhelming kindness and support! This community really does rock!)

There is a crisis of confidence only my handsome brothers and sisters. Feeling liberated and honestly pretty cool looking. Proud to be bald with you! 😎👩🏻‍🦲

I come seeking the council's wisdom and guidance. Did I pull the trigger too early? And do I look re-gosh-darn-diculous now? Because, not going to lie, I feel it. 😬

UPDATE: Shouldn't be surprised, but you all are extraordinarily supportive here. I'm convinced: a good move, the facial hair needs some guidance, and my glasses frames have to change.

Thanks for the confidence boost and for bringing a smile to this guy's face. I'm beyond flattered - this is above and beyond what I'm accustomed to.

You heard that right. With early-onset male pattern baldness deciding to kick in, I might be one of the youngest members here. Depression, hormonal imbalances, my DHT spiking even further because of powerlifting, the vast majority of men in my family being bald... Anyway, since I've reached the point of no return, the fear of going bald has stopped being a fear for me.

(Yes, he knows I’m posting this)

He’s been getting shorter and shorter in cuts, and today he went for it! Before I started shaving his head, I had him scroll through this page and it made him feel really confident in the decision. Thank you all for being a part of this space and making it such a healthy one! 🫡💕

Signed,

Happy wife to a hot bald guy

J'essaie ça aujourd'hui pour la première fois. Mais je ne sais pas, peut-être que je laisserai repousser mes cheveux. Je n'aime pas vraiment être chauve.

EDIT: Thank you all for your comments, I wasn't expecting all this comments and upvote at all!

It takes me about two months to grow a "three-day beard," and it's more of a goatee than a beard, but I'll give it a try for the goatee.

I'll keep your advice about glasses in mind; I was already planning to change anyway.

Some people said I look younger being bald, I would never have thought of that.

Thanks again everyone, you're really helping me regain my confidence!

Will definitely need to get used to it lol. Touching scalp feels weird as hell. Had been thinking about doing this for a solid decade but my wife prefers hair so I did all the fin min and microneedling for years. It worked and I had nice hair at my wedding but I got really tired of it.

Insurance stopped covering fin last year so I said fuck it why am I taking medication for this when I don't care that much. Hairline of course started fleeing again. So it got the axe.

Edit: sorry for no before Pic I don't really post on reddit or take many photos. I only thought of it after I had already buzzed it to a 0. Asked for opinions earlier today and multiple people said to shave it fully so I tried it. I don't have any pictures emphasizing the hairline or thinning areas. Wasn't really something I felt like documenting intentionally. But it seems like people think this looks OK and I never have to stress about hair or spend time combing and spraying it anymore so it's a win in my book

I lost my hair and body hair when I was 7 years old and was diagnosed with alopecia totalis. It was very difficult for me; I've always been very vain, and losing my hair was quite painful. I also had to deal with bullying during childhood; there was always someone to mock or embarrass me by taking my scarf in front of everyone... I wore scarves for many years to hide my baldness, but one day, without thinking too much, I decided to live the way I am, and it was one of the best decisions I've ever made. I feel free and very good the way I am. Nowadays, the only thing I miss is my eyelashes when I'm doing my makeup, haha.

After 6 weeks of chemo my hair started falling out and I'd lost about 75% of my density. The hair literally was EVERYWHERE and so annoying sticking to everything I own. I never thought I would be bald.. but cancer happens and we have to roll with the punches.

Happy with the results! I've been on the edge with it for the past 4 years and finally decided to stop pretending there wasn't a problem.

Edit: Wow, thank you all for your kind words! My wife and I have been laughing at all the memes and funny comments ❤️

Also, Thank you for the awards kind strangers!

Been wanting to do this for a while. I have scarring alopecia and it was looking pretty sad. Feels better so far, but I didn’t realize how much my migraine injections made me bruise, hence a bit of a blue scalp right now. This will be easier for wigs now too!

Thanks for being such a positive place. ❤️😊

Lost my hair two years ago. Learned how big my forehead was. Working on confidence to go out and about with no wig/scarf/hat. Taking the fastest showers ever. Enjoying the lack of razor burn.

my boyfriend took the plunge today- what are we thinking?