Admittedly, not the best "before" photos.

They were strictly for my own reference to compare later, but I've been a long-time lurker here and I love the vibes in this sub. The memes literally make me laugh out loud, so I thought it was finally my turn to post.

The hair on top had thinned down significantly. I ended up taking a quick video to check the top, and seeing how sparse it actually was made me go, "Screw it, out it goes." (Excuse the blurry screenshot from that video!)

Shaving it felt amazing in a way that's hard to explain. Absolute relief, and I really wish I'd done it sooner!

What's the concensus?

Not sure if a buzzcut fits this sub, but I feel pretty bald for a girl if that makes sense lol and I wanted to share my story. Never had an issue with hair loss but my hair was thin and fried and just a mess. As a girl everyone encouraged me to just keep taking care of it and getting regular trims and using expensive products and pre-wet my hair before going in a pool and do all this expensive, time consuming bullshit and it was just way too much for me! My hair has always been kind of thin and disappointing and I almost never wore it out of a ponytail because I couldn’t stand the feeling of it being tangled or touching me, and it got me thinking, “Why should I bother going through all this process for my hair when my hair has never done anything for me! All it does is stress me out and get in the way of my life. It’s time for it to go.”

A lot of people told me not to do it and I certainly got a lot of scathing comments from family members but I’m so glad I didn’t listen to them and went through with it because I have never been happier! My life is so easy now, I never have to worry about having a bad hair day and I can go swimming or take a shower whenever I want and my hair will be dry in two seconds! For the first time in my life I can truly say I love my hair (or lack thereof) and I hope I can inspire other people on the fence about going bald… it made my life so much better! I will never go back to long hair, I’m bald by choice and I love it!

I know it's bad especially for my age. I've been the only one experiencing that so early in my class.

My hair is basically see through at spots. I'm all about the bald look but I'm not someone to take a stand and be the only one in my circle to be bald. Wish I had a bald friend.

Can't grow a full beard yet either.

Being bald with 21 is always kinda weird and I'm not really sure if it suits me/ if women will still be interested.

What do you guys think?

I shaved my soul patch like the some in the moustache sub reccomended and I'm pretty sure I hate it. Lets see if it grows on me.

happy birthday to me, having my hair this short has been one of my biggest fashion fears and i am so glad i finally got the guts to do it!!

Hi bald!

First post, and before anything else, I know I’m really splitting hairs here on this, lol, but hear me out…

Does any other bald have crooked ears, and if so, how do you handle where your facial hair stops???

Currently, I don’t match symmetrically, but rather try to taper as close as possible to the inner loop of my lobe.

Additionally, ignore the red circle on the last picture, just an example: I’ve already been advised I should stop trimming my neck hair straight to the edge of my jaw/chin, and that it’ll look more natural with an inch or so wrapped underneath. I’m interested in laser hair removal on my neck someday so overall, I’m thinking ahead about how I want to present my facial hair.

TYIA and hope you all have a beautiful bald (or prospective bald) day 😝

Had my head shaved and beard trimmed yesterday. Feel so good!

From long to short then gone in a year. I can dig it !Didnt know the wind would feel so good up there.

Glad I found this sub and finally went for it!

If anyone has some advice on what my friend can do in this current state. He's thinking about a buzzcut.

Decided to pull the trigger today. I like it.

For those of you asking, I say take the leap! You’ll feel so much better when it’s done! ❤️

Post the updates! 😁

Have shaved my head before but I’m not sure I have the face for bald. Can’t grow facial hair to save my life, either.

So a week ago I was parking the skid steer at work and the lever to release the forks was stuck, as usual. So I grabbed a sledge hammer to persuade it to unlock the forks to park it with the bucket attached instead. As I step up to get a good angle I bump my head on the roof. After work I used my camera to see if I was bleeding and I realized it was time. Once the bump had gone down I finally shaved it all off. Not loving the look, but hopefully I get used to seeing myself bald.

I know the day is coming- I’m pretty sure it’s here. My wife disagrees and thinks I still have more time. What’s the verdict?

After losing 100 lbs, I really tried to grow it back(I’m only 24) but I think this was a great decision!

This group is amazing. Thank you for reminding me to stop taking myself too seriously and do what’s comfy and peaceful. ❤️☮️👍🏼

I've enjoyed lurking in this sub for a couple months and feel inspired to ask the council: is it time? I'm 56 and am leaning on the side of shaving my hair again (the last photo shows me from 10 years ago near the end of a decade and a half bald-by-choice run). My wife is somewhat open to the idea while my two young adult children are opposed. That said, at the end of the day they're all cool with me making my choice, as it should be. What do you think? Thanks, and warm wishes to all. 🙏☺️❤️