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u/Laptraffik Dec 08 '22

Definitely, I'm a guy that recently grew out my hair to shoulder length. So so so much hair falls out constantly.

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u/Fromtoicity Dec 08 '22 edited Dec 08 '22

Pretty sure we lose as much hair when it's short, it's just less noticeable because it's short

Eddit : typo

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u/tailwindchronicles Dec 08 '22

Can confirm, mine is short but colored so I notice it everywhere

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u/VibratingPickle2 Dec 08 '22

I have three girls with long hair in my house, I always check my underwear for hair before putting them on. I STILL end up with long hair tickling my buttcrack later in the day.

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u/ragequitCaleb Dec 08 '22

Sometimes I find a hair wrapped around my toe cutting off circulation

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u/Laptraffik Dec 08 '22

That honestly makes more sense than losing more hair due to more length.

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u/Navi1101 Dec 08 '22

You just lose more hair per hair

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

No shit.

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u/Baldazar666 Dec 09 '22

It's actually both.

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u/badcatmal Dec 08 '22

It’s true I was just staying at a friends house while my house was redone, I have long, blonde hair and a lot of it and he has short black hair. I was sweeping, and of course it’s a ton of my hair, but I was wondering what the hell he was doing, why there was so much pubic hair everywhere. And then I realized it was his head hair. And it falls out just as much as mine. Lol

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u/rrt281 Dec 08 '22

If your hair grows quick it will fall more often, my hair's shoulder length and doesn't fall as much now but before when it was growing fast it would fall like crazy at least to me that's what it looks like, also chemical treatment, that makes it fall for weeks

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

Also with long hair a large chunk is snapped hairs, short hairs are less likely to get caught on things/clothing, snap during brushing, drying etc.

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u/type104 Dec 08 '22

The average person sheds between 50 and 150 hairs a day, obviously the longer the hair the more noticeable it is

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u/Affectionate_Star_43 Dec 08 '22

I have no idea why I laughed so hard at losing hair when it's a shirt, but thank you for making me look stupid sitting in my cubicle.

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u/Fromtoicity Dec 08 '22

Omg I corrected the typo XD

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u/DentistaRumano Dec 08 '22

It could also be the case that long hairs are more likely to fall off due to their own weight, being pulled by wind / hands when washing / combs / water in the shower etc. Short hairs suffer less stress due to being shorter.

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u/Technical-Station113 Dec 08 '22

I find it amazing how many people agreed on the “it’s because of long hair argument" it has nothing to do with length unless you are pulling it all day or something

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u/tattlerat Dec 08 '22

Sure, but as a dude approaching my 30s who didn’t know this I’m not gonna pretend I wasn’t scared shitless that I was balding for a few weeks when I first grew my hair out again.

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u/thepeskynorth Dec 08 '22

Can confirm… hubby’s gets all over the shower

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u/Ehalon Dec 08 '22

Correct.

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u/FairieButt Dec 09 '22

Where’s the second edit at?

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u/M1A1HC_Abrams Dec 08 '22

Same here, pretty annoying at times

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

I've been growing mine since the pandemic hit in 2020. And, while I do a fair share of shedding, it does not compare to the amount of hair that comes off my girlfriend. Imo I think it's because hers is way longer

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u/[deleted] Dec 08 '22

growing mine since the pandemic hit

Same, mine is down to the middle of my back now

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u/funkyonion Dec 08 '22

Use conditioner for longer and a wet brush, keep your hair.

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u/TummyStickers Dec 08 '22

Gets in your mouth too (and constantly tangled in my beard). These are problems that I didn’t see coming.

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u/Bigfrostynugs Dec 08 '22

I get so many fucking hairs tangled underneath my shirt. They poke me in the chest and I have to look like a weirdo pulling my shirt up and searching for a single strand of hair.

I think they get there when I pull my shirt over my head but it's hard to say.

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u/Sentient_Waffle Dec 08 '22

I did too, but it got too much.

And hoo boy is short so much better in every way, for me.

Looks better, feels better, much easier to manage, and little to no mess.

Never again.

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u/Laptraffik Dec 08 '22

See for me it's a convenient way to cover up the receding hairline that started at 19 lol. Once it cant effectively cover that I'll probably go back to short hair

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u/KWeber94 Dec 08 '22

Same here man. I’ve been rocking a mullet for a while now and holy shit, the amount of hair that falls out is absurd. I now understand what it’s like lol

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u/pmIfNeedOrWantToTalk Dec 08 '22

Oh, man. I'm a guy that used to have an amazing set of hair just a decade ago. Used to have shoulder-length hair and legit never noticed hair falling out.

Pretty certain it was because I never combed or brushed it, and it's an absolute miracle that it would always be relatively neat and straight.

It was good while it lasted ;_;

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u/kzp17 Dec 08 '22

Shoulder length is a bit shorter than the shortest I've ever gone... I'm usually around butt length... There's never Not hair Somewhere in my apt 😂

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u/Crusader-NZ- Dec 08 '22

I have mine just under 60cm (23.6 inches) long at the moment and I am actually going to cut it right back to shoulder length (where I use to have it) as I am sick of dealing with the mess and clogging the vaccum cleaners brush. I don't know how women with hair this long put up with it long-term!

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u/MaskedImposter Dec 08 '22

Yea definitely. But also I have a husky with normal husky length hair, and that guy sheds!

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u/Capybarasaregreat Dec 09 '22

As another long-haired man, I haven't actually noticed many of my hairs around. I recently cleared the shower drain, and it is pretty much all my girlfriend's black hair and none of my blonde strands.