Why are women so unforgiving when it comes to male baldness?

[sambwoy]

But heaven forbid we say 1 thing about them looking a little chunky. Yet all of us need to look like Brad Pitt circa 1994

On this note, I do remember reading some girl's reaction to one of these umpteen pickup guru books.
According to her, Brad Pitt was the sh!t because he was in Interview with a Vampire...because, I dunno, something about feeding the women their 'archetypal ideal' or something.

 

[handle]

In my experience women are very unforgiving when it comes to male baldness… Just be an interesting dude. And don't complain that you have to be interesting for girls... You should want to be interesting.

 

[Thorninmyside]

Be a kickass baldy instead of a self-deprecating baldy and figure out the difference. Seriously, I've shaved my head for eight years, and if I put on an awesome suit, don some shades and some designer stubble, I look way better then when I had hair and the way I dressed back then. It's an attitude thing. Made it seem like a choice rather than a salvage operation.

 

[Mike32ct]

Nothing wrong with a shaved head. It does work well for some guys. I fully support guys doing that.

But here is what bothers me...

I just think it sucks that balding men are pretty much FORCED by women into an all or nothing when it comes to their hair. Basically, it's have a full head of hair or you MUST shave it ALL off (or buzz it so close that it's almost shaved). Men with hair loss are FORCED into a drastic change in their look (by shaving it) or they face being ostracized by women for their balding.

What I'm saying is women don't allow ANY middle ground. It's full hair guy or Mr. Clean.

 

[cfdagola]

I think as long as you're owning your genetics then that's fine. most girls don't care. I mean of course you'll have the girls who want their men to have hair.

but MOST don't at least in my experience. so long as you own it and don't do the comb over or some other retarded thing to mask your balding status you're in the green.

I'm 32 and have a receding hairline. actually its been at its current position for the last 13 years. and i still get told i look younger than I am and still manage to attract 24+ year olds.

 

[Partizan]

It becomes much less of an issue as you get older.

 

[handle]

I agree about being "interesting"; and regarding girls being "unforgiving," I could care less about that. I don't want or even need their forgiveness.

I make no apologies for shaving my head.

Meant to say forgiving. Either way it's a bit of a "who cares" situation to me, all in all. If you're balding just deal with it.

 

[The411]

Chicks never trust a bald man. If his head looks like their ass they know he's full of sh1t! :moon:

 

[Serenity]

Answering the title question: Because YOU care.

Solution: Dude, have you seen Neil Strauss?

Conclusion: You have no excuse.

Oh, and why aren't you happy like this?

 

[ace88]

In personal experience I know male baldness might be an issue... but the issue is yours. If people say mean things its probably because before they were used to doing it aswell. I went bold age 21 due to few cycles of chemotherapy. Deal with it, its fine.

With baldness comes great wisdom.

 

[sambwoy]

I just think it sucks that balding men are pretty much FORCED by women into an all or nothing when it comes to their hair. Basically, it's have a full head of hair or you MUST shave it ALL off (or buzz it so close that it's almost shaved). Men with hair loss are FORCED into a drastic change in their look (by shaving it) or they face being ostracized by women for their balding.

What I'm saying is women don't allow ANY middle ground. It's full hair guy or Mr. Clean.

Again, its like I said before, a man is a b*stard in our society of sheeple if he makes some comment on this subject.
He gets so much BS for it by the kind of women who huddle with the not-so-hotties and watch women-fronted talk shows, but have no problem dishing out equal comments to the guys, yet that goes unnoticed. Its as if men didn't need these things called 'feelings' anyway. :crackup:

They have NO idea what its like when someone in my position sometimes doesn't feel like stepping outside his HOUSE because of this BS. I rest my case.

 

[Serenity]

My point is, though, that I don't have to be Neil Strauss or anybody else. I'm enough. I don't look outward and compare myself to an author or a rock star or a professional athlete in order to validate my being bald or shaving my head. I do it because it's a personal choice.

Well, that's not what I was implying either. I was making the general point that baldness and success is possible.

 

[handle]

Nothing wrong with a shaved head. It does work well for some guys. I fully support guys doing that.

But here is what bothers me...

I just think it sucks that balding men are pretty much FORCED by women into an all or nothing when it comes to their hair. Basically, it's have a full head of hair or you MUST shave it ALL off (or buzz it so close that it's almost shaved). Men with hair loss are FORCED into a drastic change in their look (by shaving it) or they face being ostracized by women for their balding.

What I'm saying is women don't allow ANY middle ground. It's full hair guy or Mr. Clean.

I don't really think that's true… Isn't it mostly guys telling you "if you're going bald hit the gym and shave it all?" I never hear that from women.

I'm partway bald and I don't think it's affected me at all "game" wise. Or maybe it has, I don't really care. I'm doing just fine.