so… you’re going bald….

I can hear Bobby C crying in the distance

Get it cropped.  You already know that this is the right thing to do and I’ll bet that previous advice was pretty much the same.  Also I doubt that your wife is in denial, I suspect she is just trying to spare your feelings.  You can’t control the fact that you are losing your hair, you can however control the timing of it.  And yes I am speaking from experience, although at 5’7″ pretty much everyone has a view of the top of my head.

Thanks to perchy and aracer for having the good grace not to accuse me of sexism!  I kinda assumed that barbers were strictly chaps only.

I’m currently grade 2 on the sides and 6 on whatevers left.

I would go see a barber and ask them what they think would look best in terms of cropping it. You don’t have to go razor all other just yet.

IME it’s good to have cropped hair as there is nothing worse than trying to style thinning hair.

God, but you look miserable!

there is nothing worse than trying to style thinning hair.

. . . and the bristly fuzz is very useful for getting hair and unwanted fibres off of clothes and soft furnishings.

God, but you look miserable!

Ha! I thought the same. Cheer up, pal!

Or do you think you’ve made a mistake?

Buy some Wahl clippers and use them.  try 2/4, see how it looks, try 2 all over, try 1 all over.  It’ll grow back to 2ish in a week or two if that seems too short.

I’m like madhouse, 2 on the sides and 6 up top, although since I’m not really receding (just rapidly approaching the monk look of a bald circle!) I keep it slightly longer just at the front.  Like you my OH says keep the hair…then each year I go  bit shorter on the grades and she concedes, it looks better.

Bald is fine, bald and trying to ignore or hide it is silly.

The clippers beckon surely.

** No1 / No2 member here for the last decade or so.

God, but you look miserable!

i have a cold, i’m a tired and beaten man…

I’m not familiar with the terms number 2 or 4. Guessing a 2 is a close shave.

Imo it needs a good trim and neatening up.  Which is probably number 4.

bunnyhop (female).

my missus won’t let me shave my head completely

I’d suggest you ask if you can borrow her trousers and get yourself down to the barbers 😂

God, but you look miserable!

Says STWs very own mr happy } raised eyebrows{

Don’t worry OP, posting up a photo for some hair critique is braver than most.

just razor it and embrace the shine. I’m lucky in that my face is fluffy and lovely and approachable, so I dont look like a serial killer.

Using your very own chin stubble, here’s what a grade 2 might look like.

(Blame shite software for roughness of imagery)

Bradley,is that you  🙂

He looks like somebody’s just found out what was really in the jiffy bag

Do the spuds first for practice?

#strangest

Like they said, clippers FTW.  Wigs for party!  Tried and tested 😉

*Edit doublepost.  And, thumbs up for OP for being a good if (slightly) unwitting sport.  Don’t forget to share the final result here 👍🏼

i’m liking what i see here tbf… monday… it’s coming off monday… argh!

I normally get a number 1 all over but haven’t touched it for a couple of months and now I’ve got a prime Friar Tuck cut.

Download yourself an app like Baldify…minutes of fun experimenting!

Don’t forget to get a hat.

My dad is undergoing a never ending cycle of getting nasty looking growths cut out of his head.

Look on the bright side you didn’t get fat as well.

Best day ever when i bit the bullet and shaved my head! i use clippers without any clip so guess thats 0.5 grade? anyway, happy days, do it!

1.2mm beard trimmer on my head – number 2 is for hippys

Full Britain first with my Docs on – odd never get bothered by charvers or other low life’s…….

Started going bald at 17 or 18. Shaved it all for charity (it was quite long) and have been shaving my scalp with a razor ever since. If it’s thinning and receding I’d just razor the lot to be honest. Only my opinion, but fully bald just looks cleaner to me.

Grade 2 now, after the initial shock, you’ll never look back, I was at your stage and dealt with it, here are the list of benefits.

1)No hair car worries (drying it after a none permitted sail or surf at lunchtime say)

2)You will age less from this point on, your appearance ceases to change dramatically

3) Grey hair not as apparent when it appears

4)There is something sensual about running your hand over the fresh stubble, self love is further enhanced, you may even find potential revenue by charging females to do it. 😉

Good Luck

PS I do rather like you in pigtails dwarling.

Top notch. Lucky

On second thoughts… 🤔

I’m not going bald (any more)

Yeah, not much to add really. Had “The Discussion” with my Mrs last week, I say discussion, it was more her telling me that the time has come to go no.2 all over (on my head). I’ve been kidding myself that it wasn’t “that bad”, truth is, it is…. *sigh*

On the plus side, I realised that the money I saved on regular haircuts I can put towards regular bike parts purchases.Win Win!!

Had “The Discussion” with my Mrs last week, I say discussion, it was more her telling me that the time has come to go no.2 all over (on my head).

Donald Trump has had a similar discussion – but it involved a call girls and a russian hotel room

Just in case you were dithering … shave it off right now. You look like you have the right shape face/ head to carry it off no bother. Go a no 2/3 to start off with if you are worried about looking too scary!  If you were my chap I’d have clippered that off long ago!!! Well you did ask 😉

About 2 years, going on 10, of denial for me led to an appointment with the clippers last year and the Barber doing his best “‘ya sure?” double check.

My advice: Be brave, go to the barbers and ask for no.1 on the sides and no. 2 on top as its gives you the hope that there is some length up top to play with.

Advantages: 5mins in-out at the barbers,…simples (not resorted to my own set of clippers yet but thats coming) Washing your hair becomes a very speedy process, you use miniscule amounts of shampoo thereby saving money, the planet and the baby robins, you no longer need to bother with “product”, you can kiss helmet hair goodbye ( and if you start to notice helmet hair post-ride then you know its time for the clippers/barbers again), you look younger. My wife likes the stubble thing (or perhaps she’s rubbing my head for luck?)

Disadvantages: well, the only two I’ve noticed are firstly a lack of insulation up top leading to sartorial debates ( I now know I look good in a bowler hat),  and secondly the fact I now seem to get engaged in weird street conversations with hitherto unknown scallies: eg: ‘”ere mate, can you tell me where the law courts are? I’m late for an appointment…” and “can I borrow your phone, I need to call the open prison and tell them I’ll be late…”

Definately WIGgo..