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Your husband is likely aware of his thinning hair. If it bothers him or if he wants to do something about it, he might bring it up on his own. I donât think you have any place or right to bring it up. You should love him no matter what. Also losing hair with age is perfectly normal and isnât necessarily a âproblemâ that needs to be fixed.
OP: Female here. If you bring it up, itâs like him bringing up an issue with the cellulite on your legs or your boobs not being as perky as they could be (unless youâre perfect). You can NEVER take it back. Let him bring it up.
If you want to generally talk about other guys, like an actor or celebrity and see how he reacts to the broad subject of hair loss, thatâs maybe acceptable. Eg. âBruce Willis looks great with no hair, but did you ever see him in his early days in âMoonlightingâ with Cybil Shepherd?â
That might open up the dialogue. Again, let him say it. Donât segue into talking about his hair like youâve planned it.
In the meantime, love him for who he is.
Biotin shampoo + biotin chewables + finasteride + minoxidil. Been taking all of those every day for about 5 years now and my hair is a lot thicker than it used to be. Your husband should consider using those!
Rising Star
Please donât bring it up unless he does.
Related: Your husband has noticed you putting on some extra Covid pounds. Just posted about it in another bowl. He sounds concerned, but most responses were that he was shallow and superficial for worrying about stuff like that and that it doesnât change who you are inside and why he loves/married you.. FYI.
Donât underestimate a decent comb-over.
Male here. While we can see if the front is receding, we canât check the back of our heads. Even at the barber, the two-mirror angle doesnât really show it. Only you can tell us if a donut hole is growing. Please tell us, we have thick skin, we can take it. Related: if I have a bat in the cave or food in my teeth, also tell me.
I started shaving when they became thin. Why worry and why care? They were gonna go anyways
My hair has been thinning for 3 years and I recently decided itâs not worth the stress so I shaved it all off. Best decision ever.
I was trying the finasteride + minoxidil combo, but pills were giving me some serious side effects, so I had to stop. Just shave it aka Nikeâs Just Do Itđđ»
Conversation Starter
Let your husband decide to shave it. Itâs a very complicated experience for a guy losing his hair, but once you do it, it feels 1000x better
Chief
What is there to discuss though? Itâs not exactly preventable...
27M here, I would say something to him. Hair loss is preventable to an extent but once itâs gone, itâs gone. There is a lot of shame with aging however, so just make sure he knows you are okay with him losing his hair regardless if he chooses to treat it or not. I just added the hair loss suppliments to my daily routine. Costs $25ish a month and maybe adds 30 seconds to my morning. Itâs worth it to me.
Maybe shame was the wrong word, more just meant that itâs an area that good intentions can still cause hurt feelings and to be mindful of that. You have to sometimes have hard conversations with your partner, but they shouldnât doubt how you feel about them afterwards. I honestly would never have went to the doctor for hair loss until a buddy of mine talked about his experience and how easy it is. And would only have a similar conversation with my parter so that they could make their own decision on if they want to try to slow down the hair loss or not by explaining the options and trade offs of each.
Visual Storyteller
A reasonable question, who comes to the bowl first.....
Heâs definitely aware of it. Iâve started thinning up there and talked about it with my wife. I started Roman about a month ago and itâs started working. I also tried...and this sounds weird af but Iâm trying to help your husband... my wife and I tried putting watered down monistat in our hair. It helped me a lot but I didnât like putting it in my hair. It also helped her hair a lot.
Chief
Yeah! âșïž
Rising Star
Embrace it- isnât that the beauty of being male?
Pro
Is he still a good person or like Samson does he lose his goodness?
Shaved my head and it was the best decision Iâve made.
Chief
Iâm M and started thinning around 27-28 years old. Shaved it and have been shaving it ever since. There is nothing as sad as a combover and as pointless as âhair restoration treatmentsâ. Encourage him to accept his fate and donât take it personally, itâs really, really not a big deal.
Lol. Iâve discussed with my bf. âWhen it goes, Iâll just buzz it allâ