It’s unfortunate but true: Prince William lost his leading-man good looks a long time ago. He went bald young, while still in college as a matter of fact. It happens.
But, Prince William recently regained some of his mojo and is looking better now than he has in years. In other words, he FINALLY buzzed his head!
No, he didn’t opt for the complete, Being-John-Malkovich/Mr. Clean balding-man hairstyle, as he probably should have; but, he got rid of those few, weak and wispy hairs that covered his mostly-bare dome. And even though his buzz cut showcases his horseshoe-like balding pattern, it doesn’t look bad at all.
The lesson here is pretty simple – If you’re a younger guy and you reach that “point of no return” with your hair loss, you’re probably best off cutting your losses. Here’s to you, Prince William. Once the general public becomes accustomed to your bold new style, I bet you can go one step further and finally bid good riddance to your dwindling locks once and for all!
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As heir to a royal throne and a vast fortune, Prince William doesn’t need ‘leading man good looks’. Besides, he already has the lovely Kate Middleton as wife, plus several beautiful kids. He already has it made. I suspect both he and Kate really like male pattern baldness and have thoroughly enjoyed watching his hair disappear. He probably did nothing to prevent going bald and just relaxed and let it happen. If I were him, I would not go all the way and shave off all his remaining hair. He should proudly wear the typical ‘horseshoe fringe’ of hair and shave off only the last remaining sparse hair across the top of his head.
That is what I do. By now there is almost no hair left to shave off the top of my head and I leave the remaining fringe of hair about one or one and a half inches long on the sides and in back. I love the male pattern bald look and feel on me. So does my wife. I envy Prince William. He is almost Norwood 6 bald at age 35. I had to wait until I was 55. At his age I was still wishing and praying for the MPB fairy to pay me a visit. When that ‘visit’ finally happened, I couldn’t go bald fast enough. As soon as my hair was thin and sparse enough across the top of my head, I lathered shaving cream where I was almost bald and shaved it all off. I still shave almost invisible ‘fuzz’ off the top of my head, once or twice a month. Oh, how I love how smooth it feels and how shiny it looks after I’m done! My wife loves running her hands across the top of my bald head and kissing me there. What a turn on!
My son will be getting married in a few months. His future father in law is bald, as are both his future brothers in law. As a matter or fact, all his bride’s adult male relatives are male pattern bald. And since I am bald, too, there is a high likelihood that his sons, my grandsons, will someday be bald like me. I know that I’m being a bit selfish, but I can’t help it: I am praying that my grandsons will go bald by no later than their mid thirties, but I am also praying that they will also inherit the urgent desire and wish to go bald, so instead of dreading it, they will eagerly anticipate it and wish for it. I wanted it so badly I could almost taste it, and when it happened over less than two years I was overjoyed! I want them to enjoy going bald and being bald as much as I did, but I don’t want them to have to wait until their 50s for it to happen. I hope they go bald immediately after they get married and that they lose their hair as fast as I did: in less than two years.
Congrats to your son, Eric! Yes, sounds like you’ll definitely be having some bald grandchildren, which I know you consider to be a blessing, not a curse, so congrats, once again! From what I’ve gathered, going bald actually did perturb the Prince for quite some time. But like most men, he eventually got over it. Having wealth, an attractive spouse, and power all certainly didn’t hurt his cause and probably made the transition from “leading man” handsome to average bald guy a little easier for him. But hey, I’m speculating here. Cheers.
It looks like I might have bald sons after all, although I might not live long enough to see it. Both my sons (they are in their mid 30s) have begun to recede at the temples. Until recently both were Norwood 1. Now they are Norwood 2 and slowly receding. I spent a very enjoyable Fathers Day weekend with them. Both made comments about their receding hairlines. I told them to relax and not worry about it, because I didn’t go bald until my mid 50s, so they probably don’t have to worry about it for at least 15 years. Both are also showing some gray hair. They don’t like that either, but accept it as just another part of maturing. It’s too soon to tell if they will eventually go bald like me, but my hopes and prayers for them are that if they do go bald, their attitude changes and that they develop an irresistible urge to go bald even before it happens. That way they will eagerly welcome and totally enjoy the transition from a full head of hair to male pattern baldness, as I did. I remember the growing urge to go bald, while trying to deal with an irrational fear of going bald. As soon as I overcame that fear MPB went into ‘high gear’. I remember telling God: “It’s OK. I have nothing to fear. Do your thing. Do it now and do is fast!” He did. In less than two years I was Norwood 6 bald. I hope that they overcome that fear as I did and they enjoy the transition to MPB as much as I did. I also hope they get the same support from their wives and kids that I did.
Occasionally I still have very pleasant dreams of going bald quickly. Then I wake up and rub my hands over the top of my smooth shiny bald head … and smile. Because it wasn’t just a wishful dream, but a dream come true. What a great way to wake up to a new day! I hope some day my sons enjoy dreams and dreams come true like this. And I hope someday soon male pattern baldness will be something most men will eagerly wish for and anticipate … instead of dread and try to cure and prevent.