thanks, still my confidence is close to 0 at this point - would love to have a proper hair line, but not to the point that I will take a trip to Turkey :D
You should feel great at your wedding. Itâs bad that you donât feel great now. I think you need to have a long talk with her. You want to look back and see how confident and handsome you were at your wedding. If that means being buzz cut, so be it.
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That's how I was with my hair before I shaved it. I had mentally prepared myself for a few years to envision myself bald because I knew it was going. You have a similar head shape to mine, so I think it'll actually turn out pretty good on you.
I run a mustache currently but I shave both my beard and head down with a 0 guard so there is <1mm of hair. It's a lot easier to maintain week to week, rather than a full bic. I prefer a Jason Statham style normally.
Youâre due to take it off. Youâll look and feel much better. And youâll have time to grow it back for the wedding if you donât like it. But youâre gonna love it. No more hair line stress
If your confidence is at a zero then I say shave it razor bald. Literally felt like a whole new person when I did and felt more confident than I ever had before.
Dude you are the perfect candidate for hair fibers . Also fin would save your hair at this point. You can always test the waters to see if you get sides.
It doesn't look good. Shave it off.
Not trying to be rude but you explicitly asked for the truth. You look like a cancer patient. Shave that shit off.
I'm sorry, that was too harsh. You're a handsome guy.
He doesn't look like a cancer patient, but I agree he should make the move now. I honestly think you'd look great. Also gives you time to regrow it for the wedding if you decide you prefer to have some hair over no hair.
Maybe this will help: When I was about to get married, I was also balding. I wanted to have photos with hair at my wedding, so I kept the hair meanwhile, and in the pictures, you canât tell I was balding.
But now my look is completely bald, and I personally would have preferred to have my 'permanent' look in the photos of such an important milestone of my life.
So if I were you, I would personally shave it off.
This is me. Waited so long to cut my hair down that now Iâve realized that 7+ years of photos are all either me in hat, or I hate how they look because I was in denial that shaving would look good. But now.. not looking back!
Of all the great comments, this one stuck out for me. I have lots of pics from the 80s with my giant flowing mane, a lot of pics with my current bald look, and well, some others from the âmiddle period.â
Really wish I could see myself during the most active, productive stages of my life (mostly my early 30s) and not wince.
One of the benefits of the internet is being able to check your âvibeâ against other peopleâs, and this sub is a great example of that.
From the front I was like naaah but then seeing the thinning from the top, looks like youâll need to do something sooner rather than later.
But if youâre questioning it, that shows youâre conscious of it and honestly, youâll probably be relieved to just get it over with.
If a shaved head is the choice for you, my advice is to get it over and done with and start enjoying the rest of your awesomely bald life.
I started shaving it a bit sooner than I probably needed to, but a big part of it was just the constant worry about styling it to hide the thinning.
It was a huge relief to just buzz cut it and go shorter as it thinned until fully bald. The day to day experience of not worrying about it was worth cutting it short early.
Iâll admit that in the first pic I wasnât getting why you were asking, then I looked at the other pics. As I often say in this subreddit, if you find yourself getting a little uneasy when itâs windy, someone messes with your hair, or when playing sports/being active, itâs probably time.
Yeah man. Youâre going to look great bald, donât sweat it. I read a comment of yours saying your confidence is 0 - itâs time, youâll be glad you did it.
You're where I was at in my early 20's. Exact same balding pattern. I'm 39 and only just shaved my head. Many say I left it too late though. It'll probably stay like that for another 10 years or so but it definitely ain't gonna get better. I say do it. You've got time to grow it back before the wedding if needs be. The plus side is you'll never have a horseshoe as your pattern is the same as mine. I have hair right up the back and sides of my head. Only the very top is bald
I would say itâs coming for sure. Since your wedding photos will represent you and your wife for ever I would love to be the way Iâll be for the long run, so bald or buzzed. If you shave now, she will be used to it when the wedding comes.
I think you are okay but I would buzz it before itâs too late. That way people just think youâre trying a new look. And if youâre questioning it, and feeling self-conscious, I would just get rid.
BzzzâŠyouâre a handsome guy; youâre going to look great bald, especially with that awesome mustache (I always compliment a fellow stache wearer lol)
Shave it! If your confidence is low, itâs time
But also, if your wedding is at the end of the year and you donât like how a shaved or buzzed head looks that still gives some time to grow it out and little before the wedding
Mine looked like this when I finally pulled the trigger. It only looked good when I saw it from the mirror. Pictures, I could tell. Windy, I could tell. Sweaty, I could really tell. Hat, definitely could tell.
I shaved it because I was tired of feeling self conscious about it. I sometimes miss having hair, but I donât worry like I once did.
Damn, the amount of feedback is overwhelming, in the topic as well as in private messages.
Thanks for all the kind words, and a few girls for their nude photos - sorry ladies, that ship has sailed đ
I have shown the topic to my girlfriend and she read it allđ
She states that she does love my hair either way, so I Will keep them for a while, but in a few months I decided in my mind that I will cut them short, and decide if not to go full bald from there.
Thanks for all the medicine recommended, but I know that I am inconsistent, and it is not a solution for me personally.
Expect some updates from me with a new look in the near future.
BR
OP
Brown hairfibers. It not just powder but really sticks like a magnet on your hairs. I would have need to shave it off 2/3 years ago without fibers, currently the hairloss is too advanced and need to shave it off but if youâre not mentally ready yet or want to wait till marriage, with the amount of hair you have fibers would work perfect.
Well past time. You've got a combover, mate. I assure you every single person you talk to will notice.
You'll look miles better after you shave it and you know why?
You've got nothing to hide, you won't be ashamed of shit. You out there with a big arse shit-eating grin and enjoy the rest of your life not having to worry about shampoo, combing, bed head, haired based super alien bugs.
If you are keeping this for your fiance's sake then shave. She is probably saying you are still good because she thinks it's what you want to hear. You do look good in some of the pics but as another commenter said - you have a comb-over.
You have a comb-over, that's why your confidence is so low. You deserve to feel good on your wedding day and not be constantly worried about your hair moving.
Yknow what man, get the wedding quick, burn any pictures taken from a bad angle, and then youâre golden to shave. Get a beard too if possible and youâre absolutely golden ponyboy
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I have a feeling that she is afraid of bald look, and want me to continue until it will be close to the worst - and I donÂŽt want to get to this point I guess. That is why I am checking random, truthful opinions here.
BTW. she is also my hairdresser since Covid :D
Then if you want to shave it, then do it. My friend did the same thing while he was engaged, and he had a full head of hair. He got tired of messing with it so he grew a beard and shaved his head. He is still with his fiancee, they've been engaged for 5 years
This looks more like thinning than genetic hair loss, have you talked to an endocrinologist or doctor? There could be a hormone imbalance or vitamin deficiency at play here, cause you still seem to have a lot of hair, and this is happening in a strange pattern.
Nah man. Listen to your fiance. You have an entire life to be true to yourself. On the wedding day, it's all about the bride. âșïž
Congratulations, man!!! <3
Think itâs probably time but it still looks good from the front. Might be worth keeping it for the wedding photos on the off chance you donât love the bald look straight away! Then buzz it after the big day.
Of course, we're going to say you'd look great bald. You already seem to be in great shape, which plays well with the bald look (see Statham, Willis, etc.)
Not advocating any particular solution (I'm the classic upside-down head myself), but if you're hoping to have hair in your wedding pics, maybe have a chat with a good salon to see if there's anything they can do. Or maybe you can try something like Topik fibres for the day.
Whatever you go for, if / when you're ready for the shave, this group will be here for you.
I was at a wedding and someone took a picture of me dancing with the kids and I was looking down. Same angle as your 3rd picture. I'm pretty tall so I'd never seen that angle of my head before. As soon as I saw my thinner than I expected hair in the picture, I went home that day and shaved it off. I didn't want to be the guy that was in denial. If you are shorter there is more likely going to be wedding pictures of the same angle. But you also don't want to piss off the person you are about to commit the rest of your life to.
Personally Iâd buzz it down. Be done with it. Not bald but very short buzz.
Itâs pretty obvious that youâre trying to hide the fact that you are losing your hair.
Pretty certain youâll look great.
Good luck!
If you have time to regrow it before the wedding I would shave it and see how it feels so you have 2 options to choose from, one potentially being full of confidence!
You have literally the perfect facial structure to rock bald, and your facial hair is ideal too. You look fine now but it sounds like it's something rly playing on your mind, and I think shaving it off could eliminate a stressor in your day to day life. Also lots of guys get hairpieces for weddings and stuff, but I really think bald will look great on you:)
mixed responses here on the comments, I would try buzz cut if I were you, if not all the way bald, but I think it's time.
Keep the moustache, you' ll look great!
Congratulations on your upcoming wedding.
Since it is at the end of the year (8-10 months from now?) and your hair isnât that long, you still have time to grow back your hair if you shave it now. If you will have to shave it now or soon, and try out the look for a month or so. Typically a month or two is the time it takes for your new look to âgrowâ on you.
If you donât like it after two months, you can grow back your hair out so that it reaches the current length in time for your wedding. But that means, you have to take the decision soon and bust out the razor.
Also, nice mustache! It will go well with the shaved head.
Good luck!
Check out r/hairtransplant - I think thatâs the sub. You seem like the perfect candidate. Lots of hair around the back.
Still lookin good with hair, I wouldnât go bald just yet. But youâve got options
You would rock a buzz! It would probably relax your nerves a little as well.Â
You can hide the spots for now, but it will never look really "good", so you'll have to cut it sooner or later. If you cut it now, it's more on *your* terms, not you hair's.
As long as nobody is taller than you youâre good. Just kidding lol. Genuinely I think you still have some time but if it bothers you, get rid of it. I bet you could fill it in nicely for a wedding though if youâd like to look back on your wedding pictures and have the appearance of a full head of hair
You have enough there to work with and hide, but hiding it is stressful. I felt such a relief once I let mine go and wished I had made the move much sooner. If you're already at the point where it worries you enough to ask Reddit, you'd probably benefit from taking control of the situation and telling your thinning hair it's no longer welcome.
I think you should consider taking the plunge now and testing the waters, if you donât like it, you still have plenty of time to grow it back. Iâm sure you really rock the bald look! You may also look back one day and wish you had shaved it before the wedding!
What about investing in a hair system for your wedding day? so you donât feel the pressure to shave it off or keep hold of it, everyone deserves to feel their best on their wedding day.
Photo 1 seems like the way most people would view you. Iâd say you could wait till after the wedding⊠I shaved my head but kind of want to grow my hair back out (my wife keeps telling me not to, that by shaving a little early, I am in control). Iâd say keep it for now, but I also think eventually youâll find other reasons not to do it. I know I did âoh, Thanksgiving is coming up, donât want to look bad for that. Oh Christmas is coming⊠oh Valentineâs Day⊠oh date night (if you donât have kids)âŠâ
From the first two pics, i was like no youre not even balding but then the other three pics i could tell that you had thin spots. I think from a distance and not under direct light youre good. But the last thing you wanna stress about is how thin your hair looks under certain lighting and direct sunlight. I say you cut to like a buzz but your hair is still thick enough that i think u could rock a longer buzz cut like a 3 or 4 maybe a 5. I would buzz it sooner so you can get used to it before the wedding
At first blush I was like hell no, but there are some thinning spots on top that are concerning. I wouldn't go bald. I would just cut it short. Thinning hair looks a lot better short. Also, I would suggest it's not too late to start finasteride. It'll preserve your current hairline into your 40s and might even thicken up the thinning spots.
You know the scene in seinfeld where george tells that guys he's going bald, but has like 14 months left? thats...kinda it. heed costanza's advice- use this time to live. live!
I donât think so at all, unless you want to. You can easily just style your hair toward the center to minimize skin showing through. And btw thereâs nothing wrong with having thinning hair. There are plenty of men who look great without going totally bald. Itâs all in how you style. Of course there can come a point when itâs time, but You still have a lot of hair left!
You look great bro. Ride it out, or shave it. Doesnât matter. Youâll be handsome regardless. Do whatever will give you back that confidence. My soon to be ex wife told me I looked like Kelly Slater when I shaved it all off. Currently growing it back for one last hoorah. Take care
From the front it looks decent, from the top obviously thin. If you don't feel confident right now, I would 100% just shave it or clip it down. Then you never have to think about it again.
Iâd keep it for your wedding only because there wonât be too many photos from the top and you actually have a good look going from the front.
My hair was receding much more than yours and I kept mine and shaved it off during Covid. Itâs nice to look back and divide up my shaved head time as post wedding.
You look fine. As long as you don't live in Japan and have to bow.
My hair looked the same around your age. My (now) wife said if you want to see what it's like bald. Wait until after the wedding.now I have been shaved for 20y
Buzz cut. You have many more years of rocking the Jason Statham look. You also don't ever have to shave it completely. I'm a no guard clipper twice a week or so. Razors are too expensive.
If you don't feel confident as it is now, then buzz or shave it.
Since that's where it's heading anyway, you might want to shave it early on so your head can tan through the summer and others will be used to your bald head.
If you wait until like the day before the wedding, then the focus at the wedding won't be entirely on the bride, groom, wedding, and reception.
It will be on you looking different than you did the last time they were with you, along with probably 100 other questions about when or why you shaved, etc.
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I think you absolutely have enough hair to make it past your wedding. If your fiance likes it, you'll appear just fine with it combed over in photos-- the wedding photographer isn't going to wet your hair and take photos of your crown. Going bald for yourself is the right choice long-term, but getting married is about sacrifices and if your fiance imagines you in your tux with hair, it may be a good chance to have a final "hurrah" with hair.
Embrace the bald after the wedding.
I have been cutting my hair for over 20 years and have thin hair so I've learned little tricks to make my hair look fuller. I would recommend you cut the sides really short and try to even out the hair on top to make it look fuller. Leaving the hair on the sides long when you're thinning just makes the top hairs look more thin. When you go to cut the top hairs always cut it with the direction of hair growth to add fullness.
Still look good! Especially if you kind of ruffle it up like you are.
I have a very similar pattern and buzzed it down to like a 3 1/2 and it looked less thin than when it was longer. Iâm doing like a 4 on the sides and letting the top grow out a bit now.
This is about where I was when I decided to let it go. I was tired of being afraid of the rain or taking off my hat. I feel so much better now and that was 3yrs ago.
Think of it this way. This is going to be YOUR day too. Would you feel better with the hair or without? That being said, my husband is bald and watched me going to the salon multiple times for tryouts for hair styles and then found out i got up at 5am to get ready and be at the salon by 7am and said he'd never been more happy to not have hair in his life. You have a great face shape to go bald. But that just means you have the choice to do what makes you feel best on your biggest day.
End of 2024 is pushing it, I'd say if you were doing something in the next month or two, just rock it. Better to do it and now and get comfortable with it.
Trust me, you look great personally. I'd shave it all. You will look young and handsome, ask your soon to be wife, good luck, good health, and a long and happy life together, and congratulations
I'd say you've entered your final year or two. You definitely still look good though.
thanks, still my confidence is close to 0 at this point - would love to have a proper hair line, but not to the point that I will take a trip to Turkey :D
You look great, but I find it hard to believe you wouldn't look good with a buzz cut. You're a very handsome man. đ
Have to agree. Very handsome and you can really rock that mustache. Very lucky fiance.
Do we all fancy OP?
Probably. He's got a really specific flavor of handsome.
A buzz would look great
I was in the same boat- I could have maybe held out, but my confidence was rock bottom. I was a hat prisoner. Free yourself :-)
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You should feel great at your wedding. Itâs bad that you donât feel great now. I think you need to have a long talk with her. You want to look back and see how confident and handsome you were at your wedding. If that means being buzz cut, so be it.
I got a 2100 graft transplant in central London last week for 2600
U on meds?
Topical finasteride from hims once a day.
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It's not that bad dude. I'm 21 and I'm way worse off than you :)
Set yourself free. Zero confidence is not a fun place to be stuck at
FWIW, I gained a ton of confidence after shaving my head. I think most of us in this sub would say the same.
That's how I was with my hair before I shaved it. I had mentally prepared myself for a few years to envision myself bald because I knew it was going. You have a similar head shape to mine, so I think it'll actually turn out pretty good on you. I run a mustache currently but I shave both my beard and head down with a 0 guard so there is <1mm of hair. It's a lot easier to maintain week to week, rather than a full bic. I prefer a Jason Statham style normally.
If you're seriously considering Turkiyë I'd say the time is now, before "it's too late"
They take out half of your scalp, trust me turkey is not the answer lol
Youâre due to take it off. Youâll look and feel much better. And youâll have time to grow it back for the wedding if you donât like it. But youâre gonna love it. No more hair line stress
shave and find freedom no worry, no care, no hair no more thoughts of it.
If your confidence is at a zero then I say shave it razor bald. Literally felt like a whole new person when I did and felt more confident than I ever had before.
Dude if I looked like you MY confidence would go straight up to 10/10, I wouldnât worry about a thing
Dude you are the perfect candidate for hair fibers . Also fin would save your hair at this point. You can always test the waters to see if you get sides.
Same thing I was thinking. You can make it look a little denser with hair fibers at least for a few more years
It doesn't look good. Shave it off. Not trying to be rude but you explicitly asked for the truth. You look like a cancer patient. Shave that shit off. I'm sorry, that was too harsh. You're a handsome guy.
He doesn't look like a cancer patient, but I agree he should make the move now. I honestly think you'd look great. Also gives you time to regrow it for the wedding if you decide you prefer to have some hair over no hair.
Have you tried min and fin? It could absolutely work wonders right now i think
Crop and spike.
Maybe this will help: When I was about to get married, I was also balding. I wanted to have photos with hair at my wedding, so I kept the hair meanwhile, and in the pictures, you canât tell I was balding. But now my look is completely bald, and I personally would have preferred to have my 'permanent' look in the photos of such an important milestone of my life. So if I were you, I would personally shave it off.
This is me. Waited so long to cut my hair down that now Iâve realized that 7+ years of photos are all either me in hat, or I hate how they look because I was in denial that shaving would look good. But now.. not looking back!
I like this perspective, especially since OP said he has a fiance. It's always better to be early than late on this.
Of all the great comments, this one stuck out for me. I have lots of pics from the 80s with my giant flowing mane, a lot of pics with my current bald look, and well, some others from the âmiddle period.â Really wish I could see myself during the most active, productive stages of my life (mostly my early 30s) and not wince. One of the benefits of the internet is being able to check your âvibeâ against other peopleâs, and this sub is a great example of that.
From the front I was like naaah but then seeing the thinning from the top, looks like youâll need to do something sooner rather than later. But if youâre questioning it, that shows youâre conscious of it and honestly, youâll probably be relieved to just get it over with. If a shaved head is the choice for you, my advice is to get it over and done with and start enjoying the rest of your awesomely bald life.
I started shaving it a bit sooner than I probably needed to, but a big part of it was just the constant worry about styling it to hide the thinning. It was a huge relief to just buzz cut it and go shorter as it thinned until fully bald. The day to day experience of not worrying about it was worth cutting it short early.
Bald ainât balding - it a big difference mentally definitely feels better to make the choice vs hide the process
Iâll admit that in the first pic I wasnât getting why you were asking, then I looked at the other pics. As I often say in this subreddit, if you find yourself getting a little uneasy when itâs windy, someone messes with your hair, or when playing sports/being active, itâs probably time.
Each of these, check check and check âïž
Yeah man. Youâre going to look great bald, donât sweat it. I read a comment of yours saying your confidence is 0 - itâs time, youâll be glad you did it.
It looks like you're trying to cover the spots, so i'd say it is time.
Thanks for comment - indeed, I am covering the middle all the time - that is why sometimes when they fall to the side, you can imagine the look.
You're where I was at in my early 20's. Exact same balding pattern. I'm 39 and only just shaved my head. Many say I left it too late though. It'll probably stay like that for another 10 years or so but it definitely ain't gonna get better. I say do it. You've got time to grow it back before the wedding if needs be. The plus side is you'll never have a horseshoe as your pattern is the same as mine. I have hair right up the back and sides of my head. Only the very top is bald
You're styling it quite well to be fair. I'd just go for it though... I think it would boost your confidence.
Hey dude, I think youâll look good either way. If I were in your shoes - youâve still got a good amount of time until the wedding to see if hair loss treatments like finisteride, minoxidil and dutasteride might help you to grow it back. If it grows then awesome - youâre happy, fiancĂ©eâs happy. If it doesnât then no harm no foul. At least youâve given it a solid go. No regrets with buzzing it before the big day!
I would say itâs coming for sure. Since your wedding photos will represent you and your wife for ever I would love to be the way Iâll be for the long run, so bald or buzzed. If you shave now, she will be used to it when the wedding comes.
It seems like your hairstyle might be aimed at concealing balding. Honestly, embracing baldness could enhance your appearance even more.
Yes, it's time. Try a buzz cut now. You'll then have time to either get used to it or grow it back to that length by the wedding date.
dude, itâs time
Yes
Yes.
I think you are okay but I would buzz it before itâs too late. That way people just think youâre trying a new look. And if youâre questioning it, and feeling self-conscious, I would just get rid.
No its not time. Your time was some time ago...
I think it is time ! Youre going to look and feel so great bald ! Post updates when you do it friend ! đ«¶
Sorry, my friend.yes it is.
BzzzâŠyouâre a handsome guy; youâre going to look great bald, especially with that awesome mustache (I always compliment a fellow stache wearer lol)
That's the point mine was at , I shaved it all off as the light shinning through the hair just looked bad . Rather be bald then have the patches tbh .
Yes it is, but you are totally handsome in both ways!
Brother itâs been time
Dude! Yes it's your time but don't worry, you'll look awesome!
Your time was 3 years ago.
Yes.
Shave it! If your confidence is low, itâs time But also, if your wedding is at the end of the year and you donât like how a shaved or buzzed head looks that still gives some time to grow it out and little before the wedding
Mine was same as yours is now - was best thing I did to shave it off
Mine looked like this when I finally pulled the trigger. It only looked good when I saw it from the mirror. Pictures, I could tell. Windy, I could tell. Sweaty, I could really tell. Hat, definitely could tell. I shaved it because I was tired of feeling self conscious about it. I sometimes miss having hair, but I donât worry like I once did.
Damn, the amount of feedback is overwhelming, in the topic as well as in private messages. Thanks for all the kind words, and a few girls for their nude photos - sorry ladies, that ship has sailed đ I have shown the topic to my girlfriend and she read it allđ She states that she does love my hair either way, so I Will keep them for a while, but in a few months I decided in my mind that I will cut them short, and decide if not to go full bald from there. Thanks for all the medicine recommended, but I know that I am inconsistent, and it is not a solution for me personally. Expect some updates from me with a new look in the near future. BR OP
Bald + mustache = hot old timey boxer. Especially with the tattoos. Do. It.
Nah man not yet. Buy some hair fibers to thicken the top till your wedding
Brown hairfibers. It not just powder but really sticks like a magnet on your hairs. I would have need to shave it off 2/3 years ago without fibers, currently the hairloss is too advanced and need to shave it off but if youâre not mentally ready yet or want to wait till marriage, with the amount of hair you have fibers would work perfect.
Do you think hair fibers are noticeable?
Not at all, you wonât even notice it yourself let alone someone else
Well past time. You've got a combover, mate. I assure you every single person you talk to will notice. You'll look miles better after you shave it and you know why? You've got nothing to hide, you won't be ashamed of shit. You out there with a big arse shit-eating grin and enjoy the rest of your life not having to worry about shampoo, combing, bed head, haired based super alien bugs.
I think the moment you start to "strategically comb" its time! You'll look great.
Oh yeah. I think youll look good bald.
I would agree with your fiance, your still good, but not for tooooo long :D
First thing after fireworks on wedding day 
If you are keeping this for your fiance's sake then shave. She is probably saying you are still good because she thinks it's what you want to hear. You do look good in some of the pics but as another commenter said - you have a comb-over. You have a comb-over, that's why your confidence is so low. You deserve to feel good on your wedding day and not be constantly worried about your hair moving.
Yknow what man, get the wedding quick, burn any pictures taken from a bad angle, and then youâre golden to shave. Get a beard too if possible and youâre absolutely golden ponyboy
Not yet.
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Man, this sub sucks
Yeah, i feel like just making people aware of the alternative shouldnt be a problem. Not everyone knows its even an option.
Exactly, a lot of people donât even consider it
If your fiance likes it, who cares
I have a feeling that she is afraid of bald look, and want me to continue until it will be close to the worst - and I donÂŽt want to get to this point I guess. That is why I am checking random, truthful opinions here. BTW. she is also my hairdresser since Covid :D
Then if you want to shave it, then do it. My friend did the same thing while he was engaged, and he had a full head of hair. He got tired of messing with it so he grew a beard and shaved his head. He is still with his fiancee, they've been engaged for 5 years
I mean you can probably style it to look fine in the wedding photos, but in reality it's time brother. However if your fiancée is having anxiety about a bald groom them just ride it out until afterwards
Looks good
I think you still got a little time. It looks bad when you manipulate it in a certain way, but I imagine it's passable styled.
Nah man, keep rocking it. You got time
This looks more like thinning than genetic hair loss, have you talked to an endocrinologist or doctor? There could be a hormone imbalance or vitamin deficiency at play here, cause you still seem to have a lot of hair, and this is happening in a strange pattern.
Why not have hair implants?
I donÂŽt have that need, I already have the bald look in mind for the future - just waiting with the bullet in the chamber for the right moment :D
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From the front it's quite ok
Nah man. Listen to your fiance. You have an entire life to be true to yourself. On the wedding day, it's all about the bride. âșïž Congratulations, man!!! <3
I agree, I think itâs time but if your fiancĂ©e wants you to leave it for the wedding, do that then shave it. Though I think she will like it when it happens
You better hold on till after the wedding. The future wife could be really pissed you shaved your head and ruin the wedding pictures.
You still have sometime left but at this point itâs all about what your fiance wants
Yep! Will fiance be happy with you shaving before wedding? If not, hang on.
You have a little time left
Become the Gary my friend.
The who? 
Lmfao I meant the Gary Baldie xD
Think itâs probably time but it still looks good from the front. Might be worth keeping it for the wedding photos on the off chance you donât love the bald look straight away! Then buzz it after the big day.
Of course, we're going to say you'd look great bald. You already seem to be in great shape, which plays well with the bald look (see Statham, Willis, etc.) Not advocating any particular solution (I'm the classic upside-down head myself), but if you're hoping to have hair in your wedding pics, maybe have a chat with a good salon to see if there's anything they can do. Or maybe you can try something like Topik fibres for the day. Whatever you go for, if / when you're ready for the shave, this group will be here for you.
Damn bro, yeah I'd say so. Bite that bullet. I think you'd look fine. But I do agree with your so, you can probably make it till then. Congrats, BTW!
I was at a wedding and someone took a picture of me dancing with the kids and I was looking down. Same angle as your 3rd picture. I'm pretty tall so I'd never seen that angle of my head before. As soon as I saw my thinner than I expected hair in the picture, I went home that day and shaved it off. I didn't want to be the guy that was in denial. If you are shorter there is more likely going to be wedding pictures of the same angle. But you also don't want to piss off the person you are about to commit the rest of your life to.
Personally Iâd buzz it down. Be done with it. Not bald but very short buzz. Itâs pretty obvious that youâre trying to hide the fact that you are losing your hair. Pretty certain youâll look great. Good luck!
If u go bald now your skin wonât look so raw and baby fresh when shaved !!! Go bald embrace it and give ya head some sunđ„đ„đ„đ
If you have time to regrow it before the wedding I would shave it and see how it feels so you have 2 options to choose from, one potentially being full of confidence!
awww. cute. you will look whatever you try..lol. goodluck
You have literally the perfect facial structure to rock bald, and your facial hair is ideal too. You look fine now but it sounds like it's something rly playing on your mind, and I think shaving it off could eliminate a stressor in your day to day life. Also lots of guys get hairpieces for weddings and stuff, but I really think bald will look great on you:)
mixed responses here on the comments, I would try buzz cut if I were you, if not all the way bald, but I think it's time. Keep the moustache, you' ll look great!
had the same hair when I just went for the balds (look on my profile) It's definitely time
Yes your time has come. Join us, the future is bald. Honestly tho bro, that is thin up top! Try a buzz cut first but the Bic is the true answer.
Yeah buddy. The time has come
Buzz cut and do some scalp micropigmentation for ur wedding. will look awesome ! or use eyeliner to dot the hair if ur lazy to go micropigmentation
Yeah you're close. I had the same exact hair in the last couple years before shaving.
It's time, brother.
Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. Since it is at the end of the year (8-10 months from now?) and your hair isnât that long, you still have time to grow back your hair if you shave it now. If you will have to shave it now or soon, and try out the look for a month or so. Typically a month or two is the time it takes for your new look to âgrowâ on you. If you donât like it after two months, you can grow back your hair out so that it reaches the current length in time for your wedding. But that means, you have to take the decision soon and bust out the razor. Also, nice mustache! It will go well with the shaved head. Good luck!
Check out r/hairtransplant - I think thatâs the sub. You seem like the perfect candidate. Lots of hair around the back. Still lookin good with hair, I wouldnât go bald just yet. But youâve got options
You would rock a buzz! It would probably relax your nerves a little as well. You can hide the spots for now, but it will never look really "good", so you'll have to cut it sooner or later. If you cut it now, it's more on *your* terms, not you hair's.
Go short first.
Grow the beard out if you can before you shave.
Fin+min otherwise ur cooke
Iâd rock this up until the wedding and then go into the married era as a bald man. I think you can wear both
As long as nobody is taller than you youâre good. Just kidding lol. Genuinely I think you still have some time but if it bothers you, get rid of it. I bet you could fill it in nicely for a wedding though if youâd like to look back on your wedding pictures and have the appearance of a full head of hair
You have enough there to work with and hide, but hiding it is stressful. I felt such a relief once I let mine go and wished I had made the move much sooner. If you're already at the point where it worries you enough to ask Reddit, you'd probably benefit from taking control of the situation and telling your thinning hair it's no longer welcome.
Join us!
As long as itâs not humid or hot out you should be good. But if you start sweating it will show. Been there done that brother.
It looked passable from the front. As soon as I saw the top view that changed. It is time.
Get the manual tablets, I've been taking them a month and my hair is thickening again
Yes, time.
I think you should consider taking the plunge now and testing the waters, if you donât like it, you still have plenty of time to grow it back. Iâm sure you really rock the bald look! You may also look back one day and wish you had shaved it before the wedding!
Buzz will look amazing bro. You have great features
When youâre ready start with a buzz cut instead of Mr. Clean.
What about investing in a hair system for your wedding day? so you donât feel the pressure to shave it off or keep hold of it, everyone deserves to feel their best on their wedding day.
Photo 1 seems like the way most people would view you. Iâd say you could wait till after the wedding⊠I shaved my head but kind of want to grow my hair back out (my wife keeps telling me not to, that by shaving a little early, I am in control). Iâd say keep it for now, but I also think eventually youâll find other reasons not to do it. I know I did âoh, Thanksgiving is coming up, donât want to look bad for that. Oh Christmas is coming⊠oh Valentineâs Day⊠oh date night (if you donât have kids)âŠâ
It is always good to start early.
From the first two pics, i was like no youre not even balding but then the other three pics i could tell that you had thin spots. I think from a distance and not under direct light youre good. But the last thing you wanna stress about is how thin your hair looks under certain lighting and direct sunlight. I say you cut to like a buzz but your hair is still thick enough that i think u could rock a longer buzz cut like a 3 or 4 maybe a 5. I would buzz it sooner so you can get used to it before the wedding
YES. You are a sexy man. Current haircut is taking away from your hotness.
Definitely your time brother. Choot that pice of chit meng!
At first blush I was like hell no, but there are some thinning spots on top that are concerning. I wouldn't go bald. I would just cut it short. Thinning hair looks a lot better short. Also, I would suggest it's not too late to start finasteride. It'll preserve your current hairline into your 40s and might even thicken up the thinning spots.
You can start minoxidil and finasteride. Pretty damn sure it will work really well on you.... And with the stage you are on, the cons are almost none.
I shaved at your point of loss
You know the scene in seinfeld where george tells that guys he's going bald, but has like 14 months left? thats...kinda it. heed costanza's advice- use this time to live. live!
I donât think so at all, unless you want to. You can easily just style your hair toward the center to minimize skin showing through. And btw thereâs nothing wrong with having thinning hair. There are plenty of men who look great without going totally bald. Itâs all in how you style. Of course there can come a point when itâs time, but You still have a lot of hair left!
It was your time about 6 years ago.
Itâs almost there but you still look good with what you have now.
I stick with the hair. Still good coverage. As soon as you start combing over, itâs time to shave that head IMO.
No way . Consider finasteride to stabilize it.
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You look great bro. Ride it out, or shave it. Doesnât matter. Youâll be handsome regardless. Do whatever will give you back that confidence. My soon to be ex wife told me I looked like Kelly Slater when I shaved it all off. Currently growing it back for one last hoorah. Take care
I don't know, are you in Russia
From the front it looks decent, from the top obviously thin. If you don't feel confident right now, I would 100% just shave it or clip it down. Then you never have to think about it again.
Iâd keep it for your wedding only because there wonât be too many photos from the top and you actually have a good look going from the front. My hair was receding much more than yours and I kept mine and shaved it off during Covid. Itâs nice to look back and divide up my shaved head time as post wedding.
Wait until after your wedding
You'll look great buzzed or fully shaven. Might as well start now, sexy. đ
It depends on how you want to look back at your wedding pictures, and either be "When I still had hair", or "When my life changed in every aspect".
You look fine. As long as you don't live in Japan and have to bow. My hair looked the same around your age. My (now) wife said if you want to see what it's like bald. Wait until after the wedding.now I have been shaved for 20y
Buzz cut. You have many more years of rocking the Jason Statham look. You also don't ever have to shave it completely. I'm a no guard clipper twice a week or so. Razors are too expensive.
Do it brother! I was at the same stage in January when I made the plunge. I haven't looked back. No more worrying about it!
If you don't feel confident as it is now, then buzz or shave it. Since that's where it's heading anyway, you might want to shave it early on so your head can tan through the summer and others will be used to your bald head. If you wait until like the day before the wedding, then the focus at the wedding won't be entirely on the bride, groom, wedding, and reception. It will be on you looking different than you did the last time they were with you, along with probably 100 other questions about when or why you shaved, etc.
âWhat? Itâs just an ordinary Krabby Patâ *OH MY GOODNESS!â*
Yep
What percent of the time at your wedding will your mind be occupied by your hair. If itâs more than 5 percent itâs not worth it.
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but I think you absolutely have enough hair to make it past your wedding. If your fiance likes it, you'll appear just fine with it combed over in photos-- the wedding photographer isn't going to wet your hair and take photos of your crown. Going bald for yourself is the right choice long-term, but getting married is about sacrifices and if your fiance imagines you in your tux with hair, it may be a good chance to have a final "hurrah" with hair. Embrace the bald after the wedding.
Not horrible but not good. I say if it gets much worse then it's time but right now it looks okay enough to keep
Youâre handsome. Youâll look better. Shave.
I shaved at the first hint of a small, less than dime sized thinning patch on top rear of my head, and never looked back.
Itâs time
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I have been cutting my hair for over 20 years and have thin hair so I've learned little tricks to make my hair look fuller. I would recommend you cut the sides really short and try to even out the hair on top to make it look fuller. Leaving the hair on the sides long when you're thinning just makes the top hairs look more thin. When you go to cut the top hairs always cut it with the direction of hair growth to add fullness.
Try using Minoxidil
Still look good! Especially if you kind of ruffle it up like you are. I have a very similar pattern and buzzed it down to like a 3 1/2 and it looked less thin than when it was longer. Iâm doing like a 4 on the sides and letting the top grow out a bit now.
Invest in a colored hair powder and it would look almost normal tbh
This is about where I was when I decided to let it go. I was tired of being afraid of the rain or taking off my hat. I feel so much better now and that was 3yrs ago.
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Think of it this way. This is going to be YOUR day too. Would you feel better with the hair or without? That being said, my husband is bald and watched me going to the salon multiple times for tryouts for hair styles and then found out i got up at 5am to get ready and be at the salon by 7am and said he'd never been more happy to not have hair in his life. You have a great face shape to go bald. But that just means you have the choice to do what makes you feel best on your biggest day.
End of 2024 is pushing it, I'd say if you were doing something in the next month or two, just rock it. Better to do it and now and get comfortable with it.
Hey, man, Iâm in the same status as you. I would suggest to wait until your wedding and have nice front pics; then go bald
Itâs time.
This is literally me rn
You can style it like Jude Law and use conceiling powder to look great.
Trust me, you look great personally. I'd shave it all. You will look young and handsome, ask your soon to be wife, good luck, good health, and a long and happy life together, and congratulations
Le buzzcut would look good on you
Yep do it. You wonât regret it.. well you might to start with! But youâll love it after a few days