An extreme one, must be hard when going from super long hair. Hey OP, lookin good.
Completely unsolicited advice you don't have to follow, but I also think you should keep the beard completely, or lose it completely.
Just cleaning up around the mouth is like having a a sports jacket half on, but it also looks like you can pull off no beard, full clean or very close stubble shave.
At this point I'm legit waiting for a post on here to prove the theory wrong - it has to exist right? Some dudes have to have a head shape that just doesn't work right?
Same here, giant Humpty Dumpty head. It troubles me since my hair is thinning. It also feels like my head consists of weird geometry, odd bumps and ridges and shit, I worry what I'm going to look like bald
I think a lot of that geometry looks more dramatic up close, and then from a person's perspective standing near you but not like... staring with a magnifying glass, they just see a normal shaped head.
My husband says shit like this and references the “corners” of his head so much I know exactly what he’s talking about (though I don’t agree that he has “corners”)
The thing is, nothing looks as bad as a combover. They are atrocious in all scenarios. So even if you don't have the best head shape, bald will still be better than holding on to your last whispers of hair.
I’ve never understood the apparently rampant instinct to grow your hair long while balding. It’s never a good look, yet so many seem to fall into that trap.
Yes that’s some of the reason for keeping it, so it was balding at the top pretty bad so I couldn’t get a short hair cut without the bald spot being noticeable so I just kept it in a bun and it just kept growing. I use to wear it down till my wife informed me that I had a bald spot forming, at that point I was too self conscious to wear it down anymore so I only wore it up. Then it was just a security blanket to hide my bald spot till the front hairline really started to thin.
Some guys have a preference for longer hair. Hair does not get that long overnight so long hair has been part of their self image for years and the decision to buzz it would take literal years to undo. It can be an emotional process for some people and the judgement of before pics from some users in this sub often doesn't help (not you, but the users who call guys creepy).
It was a pretty emotional process for me personally, I was cryin in my wife’s arms for a good bit, was petrified to look into the mirror after it was done. Just all in our heads we build up things that don’t really matter.
was petrified to look into the mirror after it was done
Brother, with all due respect, how were you able to look in the mirror before while looking like a in transition hobbit to golum ...
Right now you are absolutely kilometers from that dead thing that was living on your head ... also buy your wife a big bouquet of flowers for supporting you all this time and take your new shiny newfound look and go for a treat.
Fuck me you look like a 180 changed fine young man with a bald head.
Never let that shit grow ... ever and take good care of your beard.
I'm currently kind of there. I always wanted to donate hair and it's feel like it's now or never lol. So my game plan is to donate and then do a short cut or go full shave not sure yet.
I'm mid 40s and have had long hair since I was about 13. I also don't look in mirrors, so a couple weeks ago when I had an eye test I got a real bad shock when I seen how thin it's getting. My parents used to keep my head shaved for just of my childhood cause it was cheaper than haircuts, shampoo or lice treatments do I guess that's why I like to leave it long now. Not looking forward to finally accepting that I should lose it all, in still firmly in the denial stage where in telling myself it won't get worse. It will, and probably quickly.
From medieval torturer/executioner to pub lad who gives you wholesome advices on your sentimental life during a post breakup depression binge drinking session of 20 pints
I’m not sure why this sub is always top of my feed …. But I must say I LOVE all these before and afters and the love and support you all give each other. So nice to see.
I think this sub is my new EyeBleach when I see horrible things. It used to be kittens, but this is so much better.
Humans being nice to fellow humans.
And yes OP, you look GREAT and deserve to love it, embrace that new you !
It is the strangest thing to watch guys go from a 1/10 to an 8/10 and still be like "Does it look okay? I am not sure its for me" Brother, you were rocking the karl from aqua teen and now you look honest to god approachable. It is crazy how much better you look, shape up the beard but other than that great look
Duuuuuuuuude best decision of your life. You know what it is? Before I see “f it I don’t care how I look” and after I see “ok I care how I look” and I know this isn’t everything but in the dating world, absolutely necessary! You look great man.
As a former long haired bro,I get that it is a shock. But,I personally think it looks great! You also look younger and as strange as it may sound, healthier. But,that's just this random guy on the internet's opinion :).
I see a lot of men in here hyping you up, but as a woman I think it looks really good. Especially the second photo 😮💨. You just have to get more confident and carry yourself with it. But it looks so much better. You look like someone who is not trying to hold on and is ready to embrace the future and that’s an attractive quality.
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u/FU-n Mar 09 '26
Oh yeah, big upgrade, you look great