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I do not have long hair. In fact, my hairline is receding. I am in my late sixties and will never have the joy of long hair. When I was in my thirties, I had shoulder length hair and loved it. But due to circumstances, I was forced to cut it. Ever since, I have longed for the sheer joy of long hair.
I have never expressed this desire to anyone in these later years. I have this idea that I am sure is correct, and that is that 90% of men who do not have long hair really desire to have it. Look aroun you. I have seen older men who are balding at the top and have short pony tails. I have seen older men who look terrible with scraggly hair trying to let it grow. It is simple: men love long hair. ANd I also believe that of that 90%, almost all of them would not admit it.
I would like to hear from those like I am, those who really love long hair but for some reason cannot have it.
I don't see your logic. Why feel sorry for your long hair (or perhaps for yourself) if the reason for not cutting it is that you love it?
C'mon, we live only once, and doing the things that we love is nothing to be sorry about.
Well guys in 15 and im going bold heh,Don't you think that sucks ?
I wish I could make my hair long :(
>>>>Well Mr. Satan, that does suck...BIG time but it does happen to some unfortunate "souls".
You might want to think about doing a couple of things to see what happens.
....go and see your dermatologist (your own doctor can set this up). Let him decide if there's anything you can do to stop the process. I don't think a transplant will be one of those options as you're too young but he might be able to prescripe Propecia to you. This drug stops the conversion of testosterone to DHT. This DHT prevents hair growth so blocking its development will help. The only problem for you is that as you're just coming into your "horny" years, Propecia can (usually) have sexual side effect your dermatologist can explain and don't be afraid to ask him about this...he knows what your feeling.
You could also try taking Saw-Palmetto. This is something you can buy in the vitamin section of many stores. This stuff was used by Native Americans in it's wild form for years. It also has the ability to prevent DHT from blocking the hair follicles' growth. Don't pass this one off to the side as you can buy it at a reasonable cost and may do the job for you.
In saying all this though, you must realize that genetics plays a big role. Until the gene for hair growth can be controlled, there will be blad men and women. We can however, slow down the process.
Richie, I am in my middle sixties and have been growing my hair out for eighteen months. I am retired and decided that, like you, I enjoyed long hair. I had long hair while in high school, which was not looked upon well in those days, then kept it short through my Navy years and while teaching. After retiring, I decided to grow it long again and have changed my mind a few times, but then decided to go for it. Luckily, I still have a full head of hair and except for a little gray, I think it looks good. So, I say "go with your heart" and start growing your hair long.
i am just as sure that you are incorrect. to say that 90% men like long hair (on men) is at very least an incredible stretch. i too have seen older (& sometimes balding) men growing out their hair & wearing ponytails. while there may well be a small number who want longer hair i believe the most are merely trying to compensate for what they don't have... either in hair coverage or in what was once their youth. i think of it as a cheap substitute for a sports car. i say that the overwhelming majority of the 90%-ers who wear hair short do so because they want short hair. obviously you feel differently about your own hair and i do respect that- but please do not assume that everyone feels the same way as you... in this case it shows little respect for those who choose to wear their hair short. a slightly truer assumption might be that most guys have considered growing long hair at one time in their lives... but certainly not that they want long hair now.