sergiotahini
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This has been said before but I think it is worth repeating.
I think a lot of guys that are diffusely thinning tend to dread the next haircut, fearing their male pattern baldness has progressed and they will look even more bald with shorter hair. As a result, they may tend to let their hair grow a bit longer than usual, in the hopes that doing so will conceal their hair loss.
This is usually a big mistake, as I found out myself a few months ago. First, long hair (like 4-5+ inches) is a pain in the *** to maintain and gets blown around in the wind very easily. It often looks unkempt.
Second, contrary to what you might assume, longer hair accentuates thinning. I was amazed at how much hair I still had when I cut my hair from 4-5 inches to 2-3 inches. This seems to be a common experience for most thinning guys.
Third, I see a lot of thinning guys combing their longish hair to the side in a weird, combover-esque sort of thing, or letting their hair sit on top of their head in a flat, see-through bed of disheveled curls. These looks are horrible on anyone, and are purely the product of fear and anxiety. I think that this may be the first step toward becoming an older guy with a terrible combover - you start out and it doesn't look THAT bad, but then as the years progress your self-image becomes warped and you fail to realize how ridiculous you look.
So, that's it in a nutshell. If you find yourself frustrated every morning with trying to style your diffuse hair, or running to the mirror whenever you come in from a windy day, it may be time to try a shorter hair style. YMMV, as always.
I think a lot of guys that are diffusely thinning tend to dread the next haircut, fearing their male pattern baldness has progressed and they will look even more bald with shorter hair. As a result, they may tend to let their hair grow a bit longer than usual, in the hopes that doing so will conceal their hair loss.
This is usually a big mistake, as I found out myself a few months ago. First, long hair (like 4-5+ inches) is a pain in the *** to maintain and gets blown around in the wind very easily. It often looks unkempt.
Second, contrary to what you might assume, longer hair accentuates thinning. I was amazed at how much hair I still had when I cut my hair from 4-5 inches to 2-3 inches. This seems to be a common experience for most thinning guys.
Third, I see a lot of thinning guys combing their longish hair to the side in a weird, combover-esque sort of thing, or letting their hair sit on top of their head in a flat, see-through bed of disheveled curls. These looks are horrible on anyone, and are purely the product of fear and anxiety. I think that this may be the first step toward becoming an older guy with a terrible combover - you start out and it doesn't look THAT bad, but then as the years progress your self-image becomes warped and you fail to realize how ridiculous you look.
So, that's it in a nutshell. If you find yourself frustrated every morning with trying to style your diffuse hair, or running to the mirror whenever you come in from a windy day, it may be time to try a shorter hair style. YMMV, as always.
I'm a diffuser too and I got receding temples, so it looks even worse.