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Hi!! Posting here after three years. In my last post I mentioned that due to a head injury in an accident my waist length hair had had to regretfully be cut back to shoulder length due to the messy tangle it had got into. I am really grateful to Jin and others for their sympathy and advice. I am happy to report that, with patient growth, resisting suggestions by many that I look better with shorter hair etc, and regular applications of oil, my hair is now almost to my waist again.

Thanks everybody on this board for your wonderful support and encouragement.

I wish you all a happy Christmas and the courage to live through these difficult days with joy and optimism. I continue to sport my long white locks! I have also grown a beard! :)

I invite those of you, if you want, to see my little Christmas service on YouTube with organ pieces by Bach

Anthony

I have not posted to this board in almost ten years! I am still here in New Jersey. Glad to see some old members still here. My hair is now down to my crotch and I love it.

Hair conditioner/ shower once per week. Before shower, brush out hair. Shampoo and rinse twice. Add gobs of conditioner. Let set/ dry for half hour, leave shower. Reenter to rinse excess conditioner. Bush out with course plastic comb. Let hair dry out, then use a course hair brush. Let dry out more, then use a fine hair brush. Should come out silk smooth. Add leave in conditioner in mornings. Brush out with course, then fine comb/ brush.

Go to hair salon every four months. They trim off tangles and split ends. Balance or even out hair style.

Hi, I lost my hair at a young age but I like having hair so I wear a hairpiece. I always wanted longer hair but since my own was thin I never could. But I got the nerve to buy a full cap hairpiece with really long hair. but I'm not sure if it looks ok. I know it's too thick on the sides but if I do get another someday I would get less density. I found this site and hope it's not to odd to ask what you guys think.. I haven't been wearing it because its warm in the summer and I started to felt like maybe I look fake or too old to have it like this. I just turned 50. I am just curious if you think it looks natural or is it too long. I really became infatuated with the idea of having a ponytail.

Here is a pic taken the day before Halloween

It's growing...

Something to ponder over your morning coffee...........

If you donate your hair to locks of love and the recipient commits a crime will the DNA lead back to you?

Sounds like another good reason to keep your long hair.

Boy suspended for having long hair told to cut it, girls allowed to have long hair. Yes it's Texas.

Thoughts?

Anyone else have an issue, with their hair growing uneven on one side? My left side grows faster than my right side.

Hey all,
Avi here. I just wanted to let everyone know that I'd cut my hair. The main reason was pressure from my parents to do so- I'm 20 but still live with them(although I go to university for about half the year). I wish I didn't cut it, but I intend to grow it back whenever I move out. I'm really sad because I put in three years of hard work into growing it out, but alas I had to let it go. On the bright side I did almost reach my goal of classic length before I cut it off. My hope is that very soon I can start growing it out again, and this time stick it out all the way till it's at classic length- the ultimate goal is to my knees after that. I have to say I do like my look with short hair, but it doesn't hold a candle to the joy I felt when my hair was long. I guess I will have to wait the three years now, for it to come back :( Crazy to think I'll be 23 at that point!
Pictures of the hair before the cut, and how I look after it:
https://imgur.com/a/cnawvH1
I want to say I really appreciate everyone's support on the hyperboard, without y'all I probably would have never had the courage to even grow it out in the first place. I will continue posting on here as I grow out my hair again. Y'all are the best- thank you so much.
Regards,
Avi

Got a little bit of a trim, but still critical....but no grey yet,lol

I found this show, which is a comedy series where all men have long hair. I don't know if it's well known.
This show is described as a comedy about absurd business speaking and culture.

I hadn't found the reason why the authors have put long hair to theirs characters.

When I watched the video for the first time, I found this strange because I'm not used to see so many longhairs at the same place. Imagine that in the real world everyone has long hair, wasn't it our dream in this board?

There are some extracts on YouTube.

Found this photo of Isaac Newton interesting.

Hello everyone,

I haven't cut my hair since 1978, and my hair was past my shoulders, in 1979, (When I cut it last, it was what I call mid length, almost to the shoulers).

In 1979, long hair was considered out of fashion, as mid ear was the maximum length in TV land, however older college students may still hold on to early to mid seventies styles.

I had my first job in 1981, despite the fact that my job councelor in college wanted me to cut my hair to better my chances. I was in and out of unemployment during my more unstable period of the seventies, where I traveled and attended Rainbow Gatherings, in that time when I was "find myself".

The nineties, came a period of more selflessness as I got more involved in the cause of adults on the autism spectrum. I volunteered some weekends at a camp for people on the spectrum, as I worked on week days.

In the 2000's I continued giving time to the cause, giving talks, and participitating in a fundraiser called Swim for Hope, in New York City.

In the times I was involved, I never cut my hair because "I was doing something" with my life. I always refused to cave in to social pressures. The only change in my hair is the greying, and some thinning due to age.

These days, I had to done down my social implications, as with age, I tire easily, and need my energy to keep working at my job, and I hope, when I retire soon, I will start again.

Hi(gh)!

Far from being a supporter of Islamic or other religious extremism - but I have to admit, they look just gorgeous!

https://t4w9r6m9.rocketcdn.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Taliban-Red-Unit-Commander-17-Aug-2019-880x651.jpg

https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/44FB/production/_110895671_shehryarmehsud.jpg

https://gdb.rferl.org/ed674d96-411e-4631-9997-cbf08942d0b1_cx0_cy27_cw0_w1200_r1.jpeg

https://middleeast.in-24.com/content/uploads/2021/07/13/82722a2aca.jpg

Obviously, they are not generally anti-longhair... as long as long hair is not seen as a typical Western style!

See you in Khyberspace!

Yadgar

Hey guys!

I'm recently back from my honeymoon where I took this quick progress picture. My hair seems to be solid past classic. I'm aiming for fingertip length, hopefully towards the end of the year =) I'm so curious to know how far I can take it! I have split ends but I'm trying not to think much about it. I may do a bit of individual snipping eventually, but I'm finding that benign neglect goes a long way!

Fun fact: I recently got married to my boyfriend of 8 years, who I met when I was 18 through this very hyperboard! <3

I hope everyone is doing well =) Good to see this board active! Hugs ^^

I'll be 59 soon, had my hair trimmed a bit a few months ago, I've been at critical length for a while now....but still no gray in my hair,lol

Hey all,

Here's a photo from about a half a month ago... still trying to grow it down ;p . Hope all is well and happy summer -- continuing on into happier days ahead ^^ !!! ^_^

Hey fellow longhairs. I posted here off and on during 2004-2006, my first attempt at long hair. I'm at a place in life where I can give it another shot, namely a job that allows it and a wife that loves it! I just so happened to think of this board the other day and sure enough, it's still here and I recognize a few names.

I'm just over 3 years in. I've had a few trims, including a rather drastic one early on. My hair grows fairly slow. Another 6-8 inches would be nice. I hope I get there.

Lynyrd Skynyrd inspiration for their name.

This photo was taken this evening just minutes before the sunset. That's why my hair seems red dyed.
I'm in Orleans (France) in front of the abandoned Aerotrain test track, one of my interests.

Tripped over this article.

Hey guys! It's been awhile!

I wanted to post a video I just made about my hair growth progress. It's obviously not as long as a lot of other guys' hair in this community, but it's getting somewhere, at least!

Hopefully my hair will be down to my belly button or even down to my waist by the time I finish grad school (Spring 2023). Please let me know if you have any questions, either here or elsewhere! Thanks!

Hi all, I have a new appreciation for all of you longhairs this seems like it is taking forever I’m now at about 18 months. Going to work toward two years now.

Hi guys. First time posting. Want to really grow it out this time and not cut it. Today I’m at one year with only a tiny trim. Can’t believe I made it. Now six more months then I will see where it goes.

Lockdown has brought in a new trend in the UK. Men have been forced to forgo haircuts during lockdown - and they like the look!

Damon

Hi,

Google have a tool called "trends" to show how a query evolve over time since 2004. I entered "men long hair" and the result is that this query is in constant increasing.

This just show that more and more people search for "men long hair" on Google, and we can hope that one day long haired men become something normal.

Hi,

I just saw in Android 11 there is an emoji that represents a man with long hair and beard. This bearded men emoji were existing before but with only short hair. Prior to this addition all male emojis had short hair while female emoji could be chosen with long or short hair.
Display may not be implemented on your operating system, so you have to wait for an upgrade. In Windows 10 version 20H2 it doesn't work.
I don't know if the hyperboard can display emoji, so I don't put it here.

Hey all,

Here's hoping that everyone is well and that this spring will bring in a year anew... or at least a better one from last ;) .

I think the last photo I posted was in early December, after a good trim... this one here (attached) was taken days ago.
Truthfully, I wasn't paying much attention to my hair during this period and had thought it had stopped growing, but -- aah, really surprised myself after my wife snapped a photo xD . I wish I had measured my length during all this time (never have kept track)... man does it looks like it went through a bit of a growth spirt though ;p . In the photo, my hair does look a bit greasy - and it is... accidentally used too much leave in conditioner the night before... but oh well, it comes out pretty after a good wash ;p .

Anywho, best wishes to all my old (& new) friends here and here's to a better future for all soon, hopefully ^_^ !!!

Cheers ^^ !

Sincerely,
yoshiki :)

I've pretty much experimented with long hair as far as it will go. I never achieved terminal length but did grow it to belt length at one point. Now I keep it somewhat shorter.

A couple of months ago I decided to try something new - growing out my beard. I know a few members here have tried this. So far I'm liking it. Although I'm curious about its potential terminal length, I don't think I'd ever grow it that long but we'll see.

Here it is at around 2 months of growth.

Jason

Hey my longhair brothers! Man, it’s been a long time since I last posted here. Well over a decade. I’ve been wanting to post here again for quite some time. I first joined this board back in 2006 when I was about 15 months into one of my grows. People here inspired me to keep growing my hair at a time when the awkward stage was driving me mad. After a while I went into lurker mode where I’ve stayed. I'm not a social media person nor post to message boards. This place has a special place in my heart, though. I'm embarking on another grow-out and felt it was time to participate again.

In the summer of 2010 I cut my long hair after growing for 5 years and only came here maybe a few times a year at most to read some posts. The past decade I’ve attempted to grow my hair out again a couple times, but life would happen such as getting new jobs and I’d cut it. I actually grew my hair out for 20 months between 2018-2020, but ended up cutting it last August since I lost my job and needed to look for another one. Enough hairs wouldn’t reach my ponytail and I didn’t want the state of my hair to prevent me from getting a job. For this cut I used my old clippers and gave myself a buzz down to 1 inch. I thought of you, Ken (in SF), and your Y2K buzz when I did this...ha! This is where I began when I grew my hair starting in 2005. That time I went 43 months before I got my first trim to even the length all around. That was actually the funnest grow I ever did...buzzing it and just letting it grow naturally for a few years+. This last grow I trimmed the sides and back at about 4 months in because I wasn’t planning on growing it long. Ultimately, I ended up letting it grow. What can I say...I don't like haircuts! I didn’t really like how it grew after the trim and wasn’t too upset when I buzzed it off. Currently, I’ve got just over 5 months of growth from the buzz and really want to let it grow out naturally again without trims. I’m still in-between jobs, but am hoping I land something soon before my hair starts to get really crazy (cowlicks...argh!!). The jobs I’m applying for should be longhair friendly, so I’m hopeful that growing my hair out won’t be a problem. I just don’t look forward to wearing hats everyday again during the awkward phase. But, it’s what will have to happen and it’s not forever.

Anyway, it’s good to see some of you “old-timers” still around. Ken, Hairball, DavidN, Jason, nuttidave, MarkS and others. Very cool! I hope you’re all doing good! I was bummed when I read that Bill passed away, though. I miss that guy and his awesome pictures and travel stories. I’ve enjoyed seeing all the progress pictures, etc. I’ve seen from the rest of you on this board. I’m glad to see men’s longhair is still happening. And, I look forward to being a LONG hair again, myself. I’m really glad the MLHH board has stuck around. The activity seems to have slowed down some compared to years ago. Still, I’m glad the board is still going. I was 33 when I first joined. I’m turning 48 this Spring. Crazy. I’ve posted a picture showing where my hair was a few months before I cut it in 2010. I’d like to get back to that length again. It’s the longest I’ve ever had my hair. The picture on the right was back in September a month after buzzing it. I’ll post some updates as the growth continues. Well, thanks for reading and good luck to everyone on your journey to longhairdom. I hope everybody is doing good and staying safe out there.

Till next time...

~Gman

Some of you may remember a post from a few months ago - posting a photo of my hair growth journey, prompted by COVID lockdowns. Below are some photo updates.

If you’re on IG, you can follow my progress. Username: long_cheveux_man

Hi,

Most of you share your hair growth journey on this board. For me, it was more than twenty years ago and what's incredible is that this board already exists.
So I searched for photos of me when I was growing my hair. All photos were taken with a film camera because despite digital cameras exists in this time they were very expensive and had poor performances.
A few years ago I digitalized near 8000 stills from negatives, took me two years, and surprisingly I didn't find so many photos of me during this period. Of course, we didn't take photos all the time like we do now.

My long hair journey. Click on the link below.

Hey guys! Thought I'd let you know that Ken in SF allowed me to interview him about his long hair and his life! Thanks so much, Ken! If you guys wanna read the full interview here:

Hi(gh)!

I just started rummaging the Internet Wayback Machine for ancient memories from a quarter-century worth of digital delirium ;-)... and as one has to type in the URL of the desired page (the keyword search does not work so well), I would like to know again the URL of "Gay and Bi Longhairs on the Internet"... I vaguely remember that it was a Geocities site, with no domain name proper, but just a subdirectory... does anyone around still know the full URL?

See you in Khyberspace!

Yadgar

Hello,

it's been a while since I last posted. Here is a photo from my 9 year and 3 month mark. Hope you are all well and all the best for 2021.

Many of you may remember Dale Manzano and his beautiful below-the-knee-length hair. He's still around, but under a different name now. He goes by Clark Manhattan and you can find his Instagram photos at @c-manhattan.

Hi,

Do you have a nickname related to your long hair?

Do people give you a nickname because you have long hair? Are these nickname positive or negative?

I think I don't need to explain why my nickname is "Jesus". For full explanation go to the post given in link.

Hey there,

I used to post a lot, been a while so I thought I'd give an update on my current progress, i posted a few months back but thought it only fair to now have a pic including my face too ha ha. It's been over 5 yrs of growing now and I'm happy with the length it's at, sitting on belt length which is what can happen if you just forget about it and let it grow. The last few inches are getting thinner but don't really care, might do a little trim at some point if it starts to bother me but it would be nothing drastic, at this point in my life I am finally comfortable with being a longhair.

Stay safe all!

MattT.

Here I am, approaching 3 and a half years of hair growth! I actually wrote a little blog about it if you guys wanna check it out! Long locks forever! (Thanks for letting me steal the saying, Ken, haha!)

Hello everyone!

I don't really post much anymore however I'm an oldie on the forum and some will remember me I guess ^^
Last year I decided to go a full year without trims to see what my hair would do. I also started using different hair products and internalized a peaceful benign neglect point of view towards my hair while also oiling it more often.
Now that the new year started I was supposed to get a little trim, especially since I was already aware my hair had grown a bit longer than classic length so my plan I guess was to then maintain it there for a while. But I realized - it actually grew perhaps a solid two inches past classic! And although I am far from happy with my ends as far as thickness goes, I am definitely not unhappy with the health of my hair. The frequent oiling has definitely helped the condition overall and also some of the thickness has travelled down. I remember my hair used to be transparent from waist down, and now it's full all the way to tailbone length (which is actually a favourite length of mine).
As such, I have decided to try on another year with no trims. Perhaps I will meet my terminal length, or even better, I will creep closer to knee length, which was my original, albeit fantasy, goal. We will see, but it is exciting! I have definitely been getting more comments on my hair, even always wearing it in a braid, but mostly people comment on how long it is and they tell me it looks very healthy so this has to be a good sign =)

I just thought I'd leave this small update. I don't really photograph my hair anymore as I'm never happy with it in pictures but I have to take one for the record, as it's never been longer than this! For a short term goal, here's to fingertip length!

Thank you for reading me! Happy growing everyone!

Hello,

I managed to make another post. Here is my 8 years and 10 month update. The recording is from April 2020. I like that it is so long, a ponytail can cover the thin ends ;)

Here is an image and a link to the video.

I hope you are all well and healthy!

Cheers,

Phil

Hello

I search for a ponytail holder like the ones we can see on Highlander TV series wore by the main actor. They're also shown on "On Being a Longhair".

I had found the officials seen on TV series for sale on eBay, but I also discovered that it's just an elastic with a piece of metal. I thought that was a hair clip.
The big problem are that elastic is non-replaceable being held by a bent piece of metal. Of course, it could be replaced, but you know that when you bent metal over and over again it finished to breaking due to fatigue, so replacements are limited.

I had searched on the internet, but I found mostly stuff for women. I want something more for men, I like the ones with Celtics patterns, ideally made with silver.

Do you know websites where we can buy this (and ship in France) ?

Hi! During COVID I decided to start growing out my hair. Something I’ve been wanting to do for many years. How long should I go?

Hey guys! I just wanted to reach out again and ask a quick question.

So as a born longhair myself, I've gotten extremely tired of the way we're treated and stigmatized in our societies. I want this stigma to end, and as a result, I'm planning on starting a blog that is geared specifically towards born longhairs. I want to educate the public by providing information and interviewing as many born longhairs as possible. Would any of you be interested in that? I have not made the blog yet, but I plan on working on that today. If you are interested or have any questions, please respond to this thread or email me at themanestreamer@gmail.com. Thank you guys for continuing to be an incredible community!

Hey all- glad to see everyone here well. I just finished up another semester of college and things are going well. Seems like my hair has been growing consistently all the while as well which is awesome!

I was wondering, does hair ever just randomly stop growing, for dietary or stress related reasons? Obviously when you hit terminal length it stops, but other than that, does it ever just stop growing? I'm trying to track my hair growth progress and how much it will grow in future and obviously things like this will impact my predictions. I've also heard that hair stops growing if its damaged and constantly breaking off at the ends(so as to give the illusion of no more growth occurring). If anyone has experience with any of this I'd love to hear what you have to say- helps me out a lot in my planning/prediction :)

Cheers!
-Avi