Why did you decide to save your hair? & other thoughts

[natalie6]

Yep, planning on staying together forever and getting married =)

 

That's fine, people have different relationships. I think if we were turning 40, things would be different. But we're in our 20s and for example, he helped me figure out what orthodontist to go with to get braces so my teeth are straight.

 

Yes, I would love him to tell me how I can improve myself for him, so that part of our relationship is not an elephant in the room we never talk about like most couples. Of course with age 40, 50, 70 things will be different but right now we're young! I see guys posting on this forum in their 20s that sound like my BF, so I just found it curious how he never noticed the hair loss like you guys do, yet his mother and I noticed it. Thats the only reason I posted this: trying to figure out why he's different from you guys who care, registered for a forum, try to improve your hair etc.

 

He's still sticking with it, doing the rogaine 2x a week so I'm glad my positive encouragement is working! We're going to upgrade his shampoo to nizoral and he said he's OK with that too!

 

So I come here looking for advice to support and help him, even if you think thats "quotation mark" worthy lol. I dont see it as wrong. as i said before, its not a reason for me to leave him, but it still matters to me, just like other physical things matter to others (which I know you guys arent admitting . thats all.

 

i really enjoy reading everything on this forum and would have felt weird hiding who I am, pretending to be a guy or something. so i admitted i'm a gf of a hair loss sufferer and am looking for ways to help him.

 

sorry if thats going to bother some of you, unless a mod says a girl cant post on behalf of my guy, I plan to stick around =)

I appreciate the people that posted constuctively!

[aaron1234]

If he's on board this is what he should do:

 

Rogaine 2x a day (not a week). Try the foam.

Propecia or Proscar (a 5 MG finasteride pill which you can cut into fourths to get roughly 1.25 dosage - and it's cheaper than brand name Proprcia). Trying out Finateride is an absolute must in my opinion. Especially for a young guy.

Have him start researching the site relentlessly and meet HT patients in person.

Schedule a consult with Konior. He has a wealth of information in his head and is willing to share it.

[hairthere]

natalie, This might sound strange, but your boyfriend could be in denial of his hairloss, or might not really see it the way you do. I sure was, even when a few "friends" pointed it out to me. And for whatever reason I never really saw what was happening in the mirror. The first time I noticed it was when I caught the top of my head on a security camera. The lighting really brought it out. Try this: take a picture of your BF's head with a flash. He might take notice.

[aaron1234]

natalie, This might sound strange, but your boyfriend could be in denial of his hairloss, or might not really see it the way you do. I sure was, even when a few "friends" pointed it out to me.

 

Yup, ditto for me. I start losing at the age of 21 (maybe 20). My girlfriend and my mom both pointed it out to me but I just shrugged it off. I didn't suddenly become a NW5 - maybe that's why I wasn't so startled at the time.

[baldguy1973]

I wish my ex-wife had the same attitude this girl does. She was totally against me for wanting a hair transplant. screw her, I got one anyway. There's nothing wrong with you wanting your man to look better.

[bonkerstonker]

Problem is i started lossing my hair at 19 and my girlfriend loved me for who i was but as it got worse i didn't love my self so i turned into a massive grumpy arsehole i stopped leaving the house and didn't want to see anyone, she put up with my hair and my bad attitude for 5 years then we broke up and i got my hair fixed!!

 

I think i lost the one but that's life i could probably get her back now but she's a different person she's out partying every week doing drugs and that so i probably ruined her life but she seems happy enough and we stay in touch.

[MrJobi]

Sometimes things that appear to be a "curse" in your life turn out to be a blessing