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Okay, the first pic is from December 16, and the second is one I took this afternoon.
I think it looks fairly good from the front, but this is the part I hate. The back! I always have this problem once my hair starts growing out. It just seems to bunch up at the bottom of my head and gather in place. It's a little worse today because I was out earlier and wearing a hat, but still, this is basically how it always looks at this point. Will it eventually straighten out and start hanging down as it grows more? I'm at a little over three months since my last cut, and this is usually around the time I'd get off my butt and go in for a cut (since I've always been lazy about getting haircuts anyway) just because of the bunching up in the back. What do you think?
I remember this stage, it is quite annoying. I can pretty much promise that in time your hair will change and stop bunching up. It lasted quite a while for me but my hair is very curly, yours looks straighter than mine, so I'd guess you'll be out of this stage quicker, maybe 6 months to a year?
Neil
My hair has and is still doing the same thing yours is doing. It likes to bunch up in the back and curl slightly at the ends. Very annoying, I know. However, as my hair is getting longer (5 months for me), it has really started to straighten up quite a bit. With the extra weight as you keep growing it, it should start to weigh some of it down and straighten out some in the upcoming months. By the way, your hair's looking great! Just keep it growing, and avoid the great evil known as haircuts. ;)
You know, I sas the pics that you had posted last week and thought your hair looked very similar to mine. Just glad to know I'm not alone in this seemingly-neverending battle. Haha!! Thanks for the encouragment, though. :)
sorry to say it dude, but im at about 6 months now...and it only gets worse.
I don't think it looks so bad for someone just barely about to enter the so-called Awkward Stage. Continued haircuts will assure your defeat.
It REALLY takes a good two years before all starts falling into place. But it is well worth it in the end.......and once there you have it! :-)
Hang in there it gets better as it gets longer. If you cut now you'll never know!
Take care,
Bruce
Thanks. I wasn't actually contemplating a cut, though. I was just saying that this is usually the point at which I do go in for a cut because of all the bunching. But since I'm now trying to grow it out, I'm gonna try to stick with it.
Good luck to you man, this is the tough part, waiting to get past the awkward phase.
This is the period of testing, the trial, the endurance run.
Vincent (a member who posted about 3 years ago) had some advice which can be helpful, depending on how literally you take it. . ."Break your mirrors"
Now, I wouldn't actually break the mirrors, it's good to be able to see if you have stuff stuck between your teeth, but obsessing about your hair makes it seem to take longer. Get actively engaged in whatever other hobbies you have, and don't obsess about how slow your hair is growing, and you'll glance in the mirror one day and say "who's that devilishly handsome long-haired dude?!?"
Anyways, I'm shutting up now. Good luck and hang in there!
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Hey Michael,
If it was me, I would wait maybe 3 more weeks, go in to a hairdresser I trust, and ask them to cut the back short so the other layers can catch up. But I'm trying to grow it all out to one length. -I don't know what your goals are- so maybe doing what I did is not in your best interest. You may be better off doing as the true longhair members suggest, and wait it out.
I don't know.. you have to think about your long term goal before making any decision.
Hi Michael,
no need to hate the back - that'll come to pass. As it grows on, gravity WILL make it go straighter.
The main problem I see is that your (former?) stylist is unable to refrain from cutting more than just the lower end of the back. Since this probably applies to almost ALL stylists, I'd refrain from getting haircuts forever and forego trims for at least another year, until the rest of the hair catches up.
Some of us want it all natural (often turns out V-shaped), while others like the all-at-one-length look. If it does not have to be the all-at-one-length look, you'll never need hair stylists again, otherwise, ask other long-haired men for advice. Avoid any kind of layering cuts!
In any case, NO reason for "mullet alarm" or similar alarms!
Keep it growing, and keep us posted.
Hans-Uwe