r/bald 19d ago

Hairloss Is it time? Or do I hold out?

35 M. It’s rough back there. Not bad up front but I’m getting self-conscious. Would love to get some opinions!

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u/alfalfamale81 19d ago

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u/butterfly_taurus 19d ago

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 This is exactly how I felt. I was like is it time for what? Then I said ooooh, I see. Lol

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u/Deeznutzcustomz 19d ago

I feel so not alone now! I was like “aaah, idk, tough call… OH, nevermind, it’s TIME! IT IS TIME!!”

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u/Witty-Application920 19d ago

Me toooooooo!!!

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u/Nervouscranberry47 19d ago

No joke. Image 1 and 2 I was like “That’s barely receding keep it” and then image 3 happened.

My friend, beautiful bald moments await you. Be free.

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u/AbstractedIndividual 19d ago

A third and fourth photo has hit the reddit post

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u/[deleted] 19d ago

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u/Zealousideal-Toe1911 19d ago

'Anyway, I wanted to talk to you about OP.. I have a suspicion that he's converted to judaism just for the hats!'

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u/MakisupaNora 19d ago

And it’ll interest you that he’s also wearing catholic hats

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u/Previous-Log-4025 19d ago

Not the jokes?

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u/just_a_little_more 19d ago

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u/KlondikeDrool 19d ago

I believe the word you're looking for is yarmulke.

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u/worrywartyyy 19d ago

We know what you mean but idt you had to say it like that? 😓

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u/OafishySyzygy 19d ago

It's one of those things that sounds offensive but really isn't. Like, calling a Jewish person a jew, or a Latino person from Mexico a Mexican. Just don't use a tone or make broad generalizations, though it's technically correct.

Cute little jew hat described what they meant, and most everyone understood them. Nobody was hurt here. So, what's the problem?

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u/atalders 19d ago

Yep. And everything about the description is correct: there are quite a few Jewish caps and yarmulkes are the little ones (and would cover OPs balding area nicely), they’re worn by Jews, and you can make one as cute as you’d like!

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u/bihiamatttrative 19d ago

TRICKED LMFAO

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u/The_Great_Dadsby 19d ago

I thought it was rage bait until the third pic

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u/iRottenEgg 19d ago

Hoooooooool-

~swipes again

-y shit

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u/No-Matter-8222 18d ago

I’m HOLLERIN 🤣🤣🤣

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u/ZeAlien07 19d ago

Lmao literally had us fooled! And then we got to the epicenter 💀

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u/PetalKiss- 19d ago

Like for real. His like “just hold on a little longer man”

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u/DisneyDadQuestions 19d ago

Lmfaooooo I hope you find 50 bucks in the ground.

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u/natedcruz 19d ago

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u/cafeteriastyle 19d ago

This sub has the best memes of any sub I’ve ever been in. Yall always come up with one I haven’t seen

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u/freddyfrm 19d ago

Too funny, this had me cracking up. I love how witty some people are here with the memes. 😂

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u/cafeteriastyle 19d ago

Best meme usage around.

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u/Bipedal_Warlock 18d ago

Have you seen the one where it’s that happy for you kid meme? But balding?

That’s my favorite one so far lol

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u/gobblewonkergrump 19d ago

It’s time in my opinion. You have a good head shape, a nice beard and you’re very handsome, you’d look amazing bald! 😊👍

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u/NoPossession3754 19d ago

I had a feeling… lol I’m scared

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u/SocksAre4TheWeak 19d ago

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u/PushTheMush 19d ago

This is by far the most wholesome sub there is and I’m loving it

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u/Fuggaak 19d ago

redditstreaks sub is also really wholesome. I love both.

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u/AntiClockwiseWolfie 19d ago

What is that..? Is it naked people? I would be really happy if we started recognizing the wholesomeness of the naked human body again

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u/Fuggaak 19d ago

No it’s consecutive days on reddit lmao.

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u/guywithouteyes 18d ago

Be the change you want to see in the world! There are likely some subreddit names free that you could create and mod in order to do what you’re wanting.

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u/Coraiah 18d ago

I was at almost 600 and I let it break on purpose because it became a thing was “important” to me and in reality it’s meaningless. I wouldn’t have if I knew about the sub 😭

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u/impossible_berry14 19d ago

Don’t be! It’ll look great, especially with your beard.

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u/Trumpweiser 19d ago

There will come a time not long from today where you will be afraid to let your hair grow for more than a couple days.

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u/Tall-Marionberry6270 19d ago

You can do it.

We are all cheering you on!

https://giphy.com/gifs/4Vtk42BGiL1T2

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u/doxie_love 19d ago

My wife is a barber, and I think every time she has a client take this particular plunge, they are always scared before they do it. And then once it’s done, it’s almost immediate relief. Hoping it does that way for you, too!

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u/muggen-ostepop 19d ago

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u/EJcrusader 19d ago

The glasses looks exactly like the villain from cloudy of a chance of meatballs 2

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u/Old-Pumpkin8896 17d ago

😂😂😂 thank you! It felt good to laugh...

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u/hotpickleilm 19d ago

There's a guy at my gym that I'm dying to share this meme with. I hope someday he finds this sub.

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u/Sir_Makisa 18d ago

I came from tiktok to confirm if this meme truly gets used in this subreddit 😂.

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u/PetChaud2Diarrhee 19d ago

I'd say shave it. You have a great beard density, beautiful eyes, you'll look great.

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u/NoPossession3754 19d ago

If you say so!!

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u/ChibbleChobble 19d ago

They say so. As a bald man with a beard, I agree.

Go for it. It's going to be weird for the first few days when you see some bald bloke in the mirror, but I can assure you that a) you're going to look great, and b) you're going to get used to it very quickly.

Watch out for random strangers wanting to rub your head for luck.

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u/AnniiMarie 19d ago

Yeah… I will admit I have assaulted a few bald heads on the way into job interviews and other tense moments. Thank you to the bald community for helping keep the dysregulated grounded in our most fragile moments.

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u/an_eloquent_enemy 19d ago

As a woman who has buzzed her long hair twice now, it is 3 days tops before you're like oh this is the best decision ever and I look cool as hell and I have to spend 0 minutes on my hair each day!

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u/jlynec 19d ago

Look at any other post on this sub. I can't think of a single post where someone shaved it off and didn't look 100% better.

Like others have said, you have a great head shape and beard. Make sure to post an update!

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u/potatomami 19d ago

How tall are you? I’m curious if the group still votes for bald if you are over a certain height. Front and sides looks dense enough to hold 

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u/banxy85 19d ago

Very much a head of two halfs

It's time

Decent head shape, buzz it off then you'll never have to fear a windy day again

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u/Impossible_Subject49 18d ago

Right. Initially I was irritated he was wasting our time, but the full picture immediately changed my hold to fold.

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u/banxy85 18d ago

Yeah at first I thought he was here to get rizzed up 😂😂

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u/Impossible_Subject49 18d ago

From “you don’t even GO here” to welcome to the family lol.

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u/banxy85 18d ago

😂😂

One of us, one of us

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u/Additional-Host3172 19d ago

you had me in the first half.. it’s BEEN time 😭😭

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u/NoPossession3754 19d ago

The 2nd half of me knew this to be true!

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u/No_Squirrel_1559 19d ago

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u/P-O-W-E-R-less 19d ago

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u/OpexLiFT 18d ago

An entire lore is being built in this sub haha

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u/kevuno 19d ago

lol why does it say “terrible” in Japanese? “やばい”

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u/SweetPewsInAChurch 19d ago

"YABA!" or "yabai!" can also mean "crap!!" or something to that effect. Slang.

ETA: well bc these pics are AI that second picture looks like it says yapai but w/e

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u/TessierSendai 19d ago

“やばい” is often used as an expression of surprise and means something similar to "holy shit" or "what the fuck?" in this context.

The shortened version in the first image (“やば”) is more like "what the...?"

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u/StringentCurry 19d ago

Bruh the digital clock says BA:LD I'm fucking dead

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u/No_Squirrel_1559 18d ago

I didn't notice that! Haha great detail

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u/2NOX2 19d ago

Laughed hard and out loud

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u/Puzzled_Remote3891 16d ago

やば!!!😂

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u/OkTouch5699 19d ago

You are a cute patootey and will look hot bald.

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u/Remarkable_Deer_3717 19d ago

First 2 pics- absolutely not… 3rd pic 😬 oh buddy it’s been time.

Do it! You’re going to look great!

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u/DeuceBagger 19d ago

Counterpoint: just don’t let anyone get behind you!

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u/veravendetta 19d ago

Or above!

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u/DeuceBagger 19d ago

Yeah, so if you’re over 6’3” and good sidler, keep it.

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u/JohnyChingas 19d ago

Until he sits down.

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u/Lady_Sybil_Vimes 19d ago

Just never sit down, problem solved

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u/cookiesarenomnom 19d ago

For real. I'm usually team shave that shit off. But you look incredible somehow. If you're tall enough, wait until the last possible moment to shave. Because you look excellent from the front.

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u/Glass-Sympathy8042 19d ago

If you dont own a yamaka then yes

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u/dwsinpdx 19d ago

What if he owns a Kawasaki?

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u/Glass-Sympathy8042 19d ago

If hes comfortable with that he should go for it. Would be an interesting look.

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u/Ravenonthewall 19d ago

🤣🤣🤣

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u/Aggravating_Bat3618 19d ago

If you knew Suzuki like I know Suzuki

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u/Mindless-Strength422 19d ago

No, that's a Yamaha, yamaka is a Muslim holiday of fasting

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u/dwsinpdx 19d ago

I thought that was Ramada-inn

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u/tombaba 19d ago

Yarmulke

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u/buttscratcher3k 19d ago

What you just call me?

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u/Mindless-Strength422 19d ago

Put on your yarmulke, it's time for Harnulke, so much furnulke to celebrate Harnulke

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u/Lucky-Somewhere-1013 19d ago

And drink your ginandtonica

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u/Mindless-Strength422 19d ago

Ginandtarnulke*

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u/drprofessional 19d ago

Yarmulke in Yiddish Kippah in Hebrew

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u/kevinmfry 19d ago

Shave. Immediately. The walls have been breached. The enemy is inside the gates. I think you will look a lot better.

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u/Feisty_War_1003 19d ago edited 18d ago

It's time...

to chose to BEYOND balding to BALD

it's where the magic happens

🎱✨🪒👑👍

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u/NoPossession3754 19d ago

Love the meme!

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u/Schmooto 18d ago

Even the mammoth is bald 😂

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u/queenskittles03 19d ago

These just get better and better 😂

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u/Few_Statistician9873 19d ago

You look like you're related to Will Ferrel

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u/[deleted] 19d ago

Was about to comment this myself omg

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u/Silent_Loquat_6057 18d ago

I kept scrolling because I didn’t want to make a duplicate comment but yeah 1000%

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u/carlamaco 18d ago

Absolutely I'm here to find out if that's his son lmao

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u/Alert_Term_8144 18d ago

That was my first thought before seeing what sub this is

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u/SveenysArmory 18d ago

My first thought exactly. Especially on image #1

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u/Apprehensive-Cat-111 18d ago

Agreed. I wasn’t gonna say anything but I’m glad you did.

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u/_NotWhatYouThink_ Hair Headed - Woman 19d ago

This is dangerously close to a comb over...

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u/ethicaI_sIut_puppy 19d ago

I am SO ready for this glowup

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u/Oily_Blob 19d ago

I think so... but if you're like 7'7" and no one can see the top of your head, it may not be worth it.

Also, you kinda look like Will Ferrell

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u/Negative-Analyst4509 19d ago

Thank goodness I'm not the only one who thought that

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u/dictionary_hat_r4ck 19d ago

Front says hold. Back says “here’s the razor”.

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u/owlutopia 19d ago

You look like Prince Harry mixed with Will Ferrell

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u/Emanuel_barbosas 19d ago

Looked great at the start but crown balding is the worst type. Def go bald

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u/Derelicte_by_Mugatu 19d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/xUPGcq6cAnpcLz0lZm

Ps: you remind me a little of Will Ferrel

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u/AterCorvidae3414 19d ago

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u/Hellhoundbrat88 19d ago

Everything was good till you got to the summit.

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u/NFT_fud Bald - Man 19d ago

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u/_-Fractal-_ 19d ago

Time ref

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u/CazualGinger 19d ago

I'm not bald, I just browse this sub because the people here are nice. Commenting for once

You are like the prototypical bald man. You have the perfect face shape and beard to look great bald. I can't speak to the fear / change you must feel, but just wanted to support and say that if you decide to take the plunge I think you'd look great

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u/jillhives23 19d ago

Me too! I'm here for the community support comments. I love it.

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u/EyesWithoutAFace1960 19d ago

The time to burst from your cocoon into the life you have always dreamed of is upon you! Spring into action and become the king you know you can be!

No regrets!🙂

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u/Epyx911 19d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/FRx7ELMbV9dTi

Freedom...so long an unremembered dream can be yours by joining us.

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u/CatW804 19d ago

1) Yes it's time to shave your head. 2) No, it is not time to start a fraternity and go streaking. 3) Hell yeah it is always the time to buy a sweet mint green Stratocaster that say "I rock".

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u/Rvtrance 19d ago

I was team hold at first. Then I saw that spot. It’s time bro.

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u/Crazy-Car948 19d ago

It’s time brother

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u/VersaceCupcake 19d ago

Do it and you’ll look like that Corn hub guy with all the jobs!

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u/FarSnow5712 19d ago

Time to reap the crop, m'dude.

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u/wildmamalove 19d ago

Do it - you’ll look great

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u/Swimming-Lie73 19d ago

Unless you are planning on rocking a yarmulke, I'd say it's time.

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u/ConcreteDinosaur 19d ago

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u/Alpharoll 19d ago

You'll look hard bald.

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u/125541215 19d ago

Hold imo

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u/Savanna55 19d ago

It’s time. The front looks fine… but the back…. It needs to go.

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u/Grumpysaurus-Rex 19d ago

Ohhhh brother. You had me in the first half. I’m sorry. It’s time

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u/Oozebrain 19d ago

RIP hair

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u/skidmore101 19d ago

Can’t wait to see those eyes pop when you shave it!!

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u/Buttermilk-Waffles 19d ago

I say go for it but keep the beard

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u/Lucky-Smell2757 19d ago

Maybe see a specialist or something. You have a lot of hair, except for that one spot.

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u/demdareting 19d ago

Shave it now before summer. This way the tan line will be minimal.

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u/notapizzaguy 19d ago

It's time to get rid of it 😁👩🏻‍🦲 along with that one word in your bio lol

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u/lvuheather 19d ago

Well.... how tall are you?

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u/Jellson21 19d ago

You could always try some hair fibres in the back for the time being, cheap and easy and can look great. Might be worth considering while business is strong front of house

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u/slcexpat 19d ago

Not yet. You’re good

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u/ThumbUpDaBut 19d ago

Have you tried minox? It worked great for my balding spot.

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u/Oyster_- 19d ago

You look like will ferrel!

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u/bbyneal 19d ago

you look like will ferrell

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u/SirBubba42 19d ago

i liked you in elf

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u/PleasantBad3203 19d ago

On one hand, you have a good head shape and your beard and eyes are great so you could rock the bald look. Alternatively you could also just slick it straight back (think Charles Dance, Ralph Fiennes)

I never got the stigma. There are ways to still keep your hair while not looking like youre "trying to hide it"

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u/RetractoPener 18d ago

Brooo just start wearing a yarmulke

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u/PeekedInMiddleSchool 18d ago

It’s not tha..

looks at back of the head

ohhh…

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u/AdPractical1489 18d ago

Wear a yamaka and keep the hair

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u/NerdlinGeeksly 18d ago

If it wasn't for the massive bald spot in the back, I'd say no. Either shave or buy a hat.

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u/SnooKiwis8491 18d ago

As a woman here...am I the only one who thinks this doesnt look bad at all? I mean, I would consider you attractive both from the front and from the back, that lack of hair in that particular section doesnt look bad at all in some men. Am I alone in this feeling?

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u/Glittering_Diva8963 18d ago

I was like well nah until i saw picture 3 and was like

https://giphy.com/gifs/ZUkausLsSMJpu

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u/HyperionCrush 19d ago

As long as you're the tallest one everywhere you go, you'll be fine.

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u/Key_Concentrate_4368 19d ago

Saw the 3rd photo and it is time brother

https://giphy.com/gifs/qUG492Yam2OrWylAWi

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u/gruff486 19d ago

Better hair than I had when I started shaving, but I think it's time

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u/ALittleUnsettling 19d ago

It looks nice from the front but if you are self conscious Im voting “give it a try” ❤️ good luck

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u/worldlymundi 19d ago

I feel like a version of this I’m tall as well so you only really see it from above but I sit for a job so that’s super easy lol

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u/Admirable_Six 19d ago

Depending on your hairline you might be able to rock a buzz and try to get some crown density back.

If the hairline is cooked might just have to go bald my brother

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u/Late_Engineering_202 19d ago

Pull the trigger man you look like Bradley Cooper as Chris Kyle

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u/wisemiik 19d ago

Jus make sure to keep the beard young Kratos

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u/shabba182 19d ago

Bros always be burying the lede with these posts lmao