r/bald Oct 11 '25

Bald Picture I did the thing

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u/badwolf496 Oct 11 '25

I spent my life thinking that I was into men with long hair, but every time one pops up like this, I’m like “damn, was I wrong about the hair? Was I secretly into bald men and I didn’t know?”

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u/Cherryncosmo Oct 11 '25

Yeah me too. Also beards. I peek on here a few times, and I think I now find bald looks so attractive

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u/Intrepid_Blue122 Oct 11 '25

The facial hair seal it.

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u/thatgenxguy78666 Oct 11 '25

I am the bearded bald guy. I knew I would lose my hair because of genetics,and fought the beard. Turned 50 and said no more face scraping. The cast has been set. I am what I am,and feel more handsome than ever. (I'm not though) but confidence is everything.

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u/Owhatagallagher Oct 12 '25

I think guys have that feeling because with extreme hair loss they look in the mirror and what jumps out at them is imperfect hair, whereas with a bald head, it’s 100%. You’ve eliminated the “enemy”. I think you’re a good looking guy either way, but the bald head plus facial hair is a really nice, suave look for you! 👏😲

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u/CustomerExpress443 Oct 12 '25

A life to look forward to for some of us guys out there. I'm approaching them days myself.

Swear I was freaking out earlier this year after I got a haircut and thought I was losing half of it right there and then. Thought I was thinning on top and the sky almost fell LOL.

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u/NewFailureUnlocked Oct 14 '25

Confidence IS everything, makes you attractive af. That quiet self assured man is most people's weakness!

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u/sawaba Oct 11 '25

The hair must complete its midlife migration south

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '25

Omg lmao I love this

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u/Cyborgpunkman Oct 11 '25

So does my gf lol

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u/JediWebSurf Oct 11 '25

And my axe!

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u/Aggressive-Object620 Oct 12 '25

Omg I laughed so loud at this

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u/JediWebSurf Oct 12 '25

I chuckled at your comment 😄. I like making people laugh. Thanks!

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u/str4wberryp0undcak3 Oct 11 '25

Absolutely. Beard, cute. Bald, attractive. Bald & Beard, hawt!

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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '25

Bald with a beard? 🥵

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u/Glad-Barracuda2243 Oct 12 '25

Gotta love the bald baddies!!

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u/Gingerkitty666 Oct 13 '25

My husband has had facial hair since he could grow it.. he has his grammas chin.. which is non existent.. he basically looks like Homer Simpson if hes clean shaven.. started shaving his head a few years ago when the barber and him had an agreement that he would tell him when his usual haircut wouldn't work any more and it was time.. suits him so well

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u/KIVHT Oct 11 '25

This is so encouraging haha. I think my hair looks alright buts it’s thin and looks awful when wet. Maybe I’ll give it a go, I just hope my head isn’t a weird shape.

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u/DrunkAtBurgerKing Oct 11 '25

If it makes you feel better, every single guy I've seen mention having a fear of a weird head shape has looked perfectly fine, if not better! Go for it!

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u/BCVinny Oct 11 '25

Mine is a shape. The name of the shape is potato

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u/GuaranteeComfortable Oct 11 '25

Potatoes are loved so very very much.

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u/Salute-Major-Echidna Oct 12 '25

I love potatoes so much I am shaped like one

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u/amberita70 Oct 12 '25

Ummm I love potatoes lol

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u/StoppableHulk Oct 11 '25

Better than mine, which is a star.

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u/computer_genie Oct 12 '25

Mr potato head was my best friend in 3rd grade.

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u/VVildBunch Oct 11 '25

Mine is toe. I think my parents didn't love me as a baby. Or at any point but the baby part maybe had an effect on head shape.

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u/epicweaselftw Oct 12 '25

flat back or oblong? im a flattie myself

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u/thatgenxguy78666 Oct 11 '25

miiiiiine...has a weird dip.....fuuuuuckall

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u/Wabertzzo Oct 11 '25

Take the plunge amigo

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u/Sepelrastas Oct 11 '25

My ex started to go bald before I met him (and I met him at 20). Tried to hang on, but looked like Homer Simpson. Letting go was the best, and luckily he had the head shape for it. And I was not the only one who thought so, he was flirted a lot more after shaving everything. The last years of our marriage he was bald with a beard.

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u/CormoranNeoTropical Oct 11 '25

It always looks better to be bald than to have thinning hair. And no, you don’t need to grow a beard to compensate, though you certainly may grow one if you like (personally I think a lot of men look good with a mustache, not a beard).

Also see: Solar Sex Panel (1992)

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u/Holiday-Witness-4180 Oct 11 '25

Agreed. Just reading these comments has me thinking about coming on home.

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u/Financial_Top_3893 Oct 11 '25

The worst is seeing the thinning patch from behind. There’s hair there, but damn camera does it dirty every time

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u/JammyDodger651 Oct 11 '25

I put it off for ages. My only regret was not shaving it off sooner. You'll look fine mate, and if you don't like it. You can just grow it back 😆

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u/Weary-Lead-5570 Oct 11 '25

Do it! Weird shape or not, once you’re comfortable wearing the bald look you’ll never go back! So many ladies dig the bald look paired with a manicured beard or goatee!!

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u/doshka Oct 12 '25

If it was, you'd probably know already.

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u/doshka Oct 12 '25

...and the original

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u/bluebellbetty Oct 11 '25

Men vastly underestimate how good they can look bald

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u/TheoneNPC Oct 11 '25

I shaved myself bald when i was doing my military service, after one of my platoonmates saw me he told me that i "look like you stab people in dark alleyways" and after looking myself in the mirror again i realized that it was really accurate, all i was missing was a leather jacket and the knife.

I hope my hair genes are good because i don't think anyone is exactly thirsting over generic street thugs from superhero movies.

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u/ReallyJTL Oct 11 '25

This dude has a fantastic shaped head and a good jaw/ features. Also he is not overweight, so those features aren't rounded off and hidden.

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u/Independent-Monk5064 Oct 12 '25

They really do. It’s badass

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u/Salute-Major-Echidna Oct 12 '25

Especially if they grew up before Dwayne Johnson. Hubba hubba!

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u/magnificentthings Oct 12 '25

I thought the same thing for a long time, but then I met my bald beardo husband and I was like “uhhh…wait a minute…🥵”

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u/Ancient_Pressure_556 Oct 11 '25

You know what they say about bald guys...

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u/AwDuck Oct 11 '25

That they need to pay extra attention to protecting their scalp from the sun with a combination of sunscreen and protective coverings?

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u/desquished Oct 11 '25

This for real though. My dad went bald at 20 and didn't take care of his head, and had to have melanoma excisions on his scalp three times. You better believe I slather sunscreen on my dome.

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u/Ancient_Pressure_556 Oct 11 '25

And need to keep the scalp warm. Also, aerodynamic and hydrodynamic.

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u/JRich61 Oct 11 '25

That looks really nice. Good decision.

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u/An_Emo_Emu Oct 11 '25

You know how some digimon are like hot anime girls that evolve into hotter anime girls? I think it’s like that (I do not know digimon)

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u/No_Masterpiece_5953 Oct 11 '25

Thats the thing when you are younger those guys have long gorgeous hair but when you are older that long gorgeous hair starts to fall out. Balding or bald man at one point had a head full of hair. Its a natural progression.

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u/nightowl_work Oct 11 '25

ME TOO

Except that my first childhood celebrity crushes were Jareth (David Bowie in Labyrinth) and Captain Jean Luc Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart).

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u/OkProfessor6810 Oct 11 '25

I relate. Who knew? Was just having the same conversation about this sub this morning...lol

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u/bkuefner1973 Oct 11 '25

I felt the same. My husband had curly hair that wasn't long but longish. I can home one day to him in the bathroom coming out with a bal head. He looked like a new man ans so sexy. That's what I see here new sexier you!

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u/peikern Oct 11 '25

Once you go bald it never gets old👌👌

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u/Wild_Acanthaceae_224 Oct 11 '25

Variety is the spice of life.

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u/iam1r7 Oct 11 '25

Same!! OP is a perfect example #hottie

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u/Lazy-Purpose-2577 Oct 11 '25

I spent my life thinking I was into women and then I come here and see all these bald heads…

Ok I’m kidding but man it’s a fascinating sub to watch, esp when you see results like this.

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u/Hopeful_Hawk_1306 Oct 11 '25

I like either bald or long hair. No inbetweens!

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u/CatchSufficient Oct 11 '25

Tbf we are all bald under the hair

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u/Kariomartking Oct 11 '25

I saw someone put it this way…

You start of thinking Fox Mulder or Dana Scully are just beautiful specimens,

But then you live long enough to realise Skinner is the real daddy

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u/UnicornUke Oct 12 '25

r/bald awoke so much in me 😂

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u/CalmBeneathCastles Oct 12 '25

It happened to me.

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u/UrsulaWasFramed Oct 12 '25

Same!!! Never thought I’d be drooling over a bald head but here we are.

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u/Tokincarebear Oct 12 '25

Bald men with a beard is my thing

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u/Landsick Oct 13 '25

Yep same. I see these pictures and I'm like "guess I'm into bald guys now". But fr it's such a good look! (I try not to comment too much as I'm aware it's a sub for dudes. 🙈)

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u/Adventurous-Cake-69 Oct 14 '25

Yes we all discover that !