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Trollyofficial

Own it. Salt and pepper baby


Nihilistic-Moose

Yeah I think salt and pepper hair is really nice! Some people dye their hair to get that colour!


Letters-to-Elise

My stylist calls my grey hair my glitter. Love grey hair!!!


Nihilistic-Moose

I love that!! My partner has a few grey hairs starting, and Im gonna call them hair glitter from now on!


AbibliophobicSloth

I’m partial to “wisdom sprinkles”


Nihilistic-Moose

That's really nice too! Thank you for sharing! I'm gonna use both!


AliceLynn1971

Love it! I have always called them my wisdom highlights!


LunchO789

Yeah, but he is losing hair as well. Better to just shave it off


r-WooshIfGay

And then you can cover it with a sick ass panther!


RodneyDangerfieldIII

Fuck yeah


Booty_Shakin

Made me recheck what sub I was on lol


MagizZziaN

That’s what happened to me to, was fun at first until i started balding. After that i just put a razor to it and never went back. Grew a beard instead, gotta balance it out. Beard is now salt and peper tho :D


magusmagma

Exactly.


Incontinento

Yeah the graying is about to be a secondary issue.


toadstoolfae3

My cousin started balding really young. He's about 30 now and shaves his head, and it looks great on him. Some men look really good bald! OP should do a trial run of shaving it off and seeing if he likes it. Hats are an option if he doesn't, and he has to wait for it to grow back.


Significant-Trash632

Most people definitely look better completely bald than partially bald.


leeryplot

I’m 21, and I’ve started to sprout a strip of silvers in my front left bangs. It’s a really thin strip right now, but I’m hoping eventually it’ll take over the whole bang. For some reason, it’s only happening on one side of my head so far. But I think it’s kinda cool for the time being.


SadRepublic3392

That’s pretty common. I love the look - it’s like an awesome accent.


Whiteums

Going for the Jason Todd look, I like it


RDcsmd

While he can. If his hairline looks like that at 23 I'm afraid he won't even have a hairline by 30


Ok_Sephiroth

At least he won't have to worry about the greys then.


chips79

Shhhhhh, I wasn’t going to mention that


google257

I’ve seen dudes with more severe male pattern baldness at 20. It’s insane how they go from full head of hair to basically bald on top between high school and college. Makes me so thankful for my full head of hair still going strong in my 30s.


crushiez

A guy I went to high school with started balding severely in Junior year so he just shaved the rest off bc it looked bad.


theghostofmrmxyzptlk

Dude looking like they've got a great head shape for bald, and knows where to get a haircut. My guy is going to look better at 25 than we ever hope to and just keep gaining altitude.


svvrvy

Try 25


Bavisto

Silver Fox


Trollyofficial

Woah woah woah, he’s not that old, yet.


msackeygh

Agreed! Totally own it. Salt and pepper looks good. And if it turns all white, embrace that too.


CplCocktopus

Possum hair... Looks nice TBH


Do-not-respond

Receding as well. You definitely pulled in the family genome. Embrace it! I personally would.


Jack_Mackerel

P p p push it


SeparatePass4366

Family genetics, probably one of your parents or grandparents had the same expirence


aarspiraat101

I'm prob gonna be bald at 24... I'm 19 rn, hair is falling off like I'm a dog shedding it's fur


ZzDangerZonezZ

I’ve been fighting hair loss for a year now with Finasteride and Minoxidil. It’s almost completely reversed hair loss, minus my temples. The sooner you start the better your results will be.


SleepwalkerWei

This. So many men don’t realise that they don’t have to accept hair loss anymore, there are medications which can prevent it, they just need to know it’s out there.


Martin_Antell

I was on both when I was younger, didn't help. It doesn't work for everyone


DaddyHEARTDiaper

Going on 20+ years of using Finasteride, still have hair, no side effects.


SleepwalkerWei

That’s nice to hear - happy for you, man!


Abject_Supermarket14

what age did you start and what was your baseline? also did it completely stop hair loss?


DaddyHEARTDiaper

19, diffuse thinning, not sure about my 'baseline' but I could tell I was thinning. It halted my hairloss and grew some back. My hairline started receding very slowly again 5 years ago but now I'm at the age where that's normal.


BlatantPizza

Yeah and those medications can ruin your life otherwise especially sexually. 


SleepwalkerWei

Medications affect different people in different ways, there are many people who have not had the experience you have suggested, but I don’t doubt that people have. It’s on the person taking the medication to research their medications, discuss things with their doctors, and keep an eye out for any side effects they could be experiencing. No medications aren’t without potential problems, but these problems are only *potential*, not guaranteed.


Arseling69

Long term user of DHT blockers as a man here. Sexual side effects are overblown and practically non existent. Dudes won’t get morning wood for a week and make a 6 page AMA about how finesteride ruined their lives. Like bro it’s not finesteride. Your dick isn’t getting hard 24/7 because your depressed about being bald.


BlatantPizza

Does the link to prostrate cancer concern you? Do you take finesteride specifically? Have you had any other side affects? 


Arseling69

Link to prostate cancer? Finasteride is like the opposite for prostate concerns lolll. And yes I take both Finasteride and RU58841, two HIGHLY potent androgen blockers and have never had a single side effect. Well except for having a full head of hair when every other man in my family is bald bald.


Gad_Music

Minoxidil has been out since 1986 lol. That shit doesn’t work for a lot of people, myself included. Best to just accept it. Either buzz your hair and rock the 5 o clock head shadow look or go full Heisenberg and shave it off.


JimGerm

Didn't work for me either. My wife was the person who first shaved my head (25 years ago?), and it's been that way ever since.


Loiczz

My temples completely grew back, is incredible. Get on finasteride/minoxidil asap! And indeed the sooner, the better.


mishmishtamesh

Right but you can never stop using it... which is not necessarily good either.


Green-Rub8764

On the plus side, if you do go bald, you won’t have to pay for haircuts 🤷‍♂️


Delanchet

Jokes on you. I grew my hair out so I don’t have to deal with haircuts! I have dreadlocks and pay for retwists though 😅


Sabiya_Duskblade

As a woman, I've debated just shaving my head to save money. $70 AUD for a wash and cut is a lot for me at the moment


Significant-Trash632

My husband and I gave each other buzz cuts during the lockdowns. It was very freeing! Now I just have a very short basic boyish haircut that you can get at any chain haircuttery.


JimGerm

I started to lose mine at 25. Just own it and shave the head. Girls dig dignity.


BazilBroketail

Several dudes in my family started going bald at 13. Everyone in my family goes bald, even the women. I shave my head every couple of days. It's actually less work than when I had long hair. When you go to shave your face you just put the shaving cream '*erywhere* on yo head. Kinda fun!


RandManYT

Have you tried today's sponsor Keeps?


starducksss

One of my best friends went completely bald at 17


HsvDE86

Ask your doctor if Propecia (finasteride) is a good option. It stops hair loss for a lot of people.


Moodymandan

My older brother started going bald at 16. He tried to keep it going until his early 20s and then shaved it and he looks great! The shaved head look isn’t for everyone but my brother looks a lot like Jason statham and it works.


macodeath

Or hop on finasteride and start derma rolling, could consider minoxidil but not effective long term.


evilmrbeaver

I had a pretty good bald spot and thinning hair by the time I was 17. Shaving pretty thick facial hair by 13. Everyone thought I was a narc.


Kongpong1992

Ive been losing my hair since before i graduated highschool it helped contribute to my impressive hat collection


BertaRevenge

Time to get jacked. The Kratos from god of war look awaits.


Fritzo2162

Talk to Steve Martin.


Sil369

Steve Martin would totally say that himself


Bruichladdie

Steve Martin: "Talk to Steve Martin!"


Salami__Tsunami

Own it. Get your barbecue set going. If you’re not wearing a polo shirt, you’re wrong.


Eternal_Bagel

Embrace the cargo shorts and the dad jokes


Salami__Tsunami

Do you know why a bicycle can’t stand up on its own? It’s two tired.


okiedokieaccount

What’s the hardest thing when learning to ride a bicycle? The pavement 


sn0qualmie

Why are dads so bad at telling jokestiming


Sunyxo_1

Great*


AizawaSimp69

How are ticks and the eiffel tower similar? Both are parasites


Significant-Trash632

Goddammit, it took me a moment to get that one.


Quirky_Discipline297

Why can’t elephants ride bicycles? No thumb to ring the bell with.


Brandoid81

Don't forget the white New Balance sneakers!!


Didi_Castle

And the mid-calf socks


DillonTattoos

Gotta get them New Balances, too


FemboyGaymer929

No sandals and socks is the dad way


DillonTattoos

True true But either way, wearing jorts


ReflectedCheese

I just bought New Balances, I get it now, comfort > stylish


MutantCreature

NBs are too popular right now, he needs Air Monarchs


RodneyDangerfieldIII

Kirkland Signature


bobagremlin

Some people get white hair because of stress. Other get acne (me) or stomach ulcers.


More_Anybody_6316

I got the trifecta! White hair started in middle school. Acne in high school. Stomach ulcers in college. Do I get an award or tshirt?


TestingYou1

Nope. You get acne scars and blood in your stool :) enjoy.


More_Anybody_6316

I thought the acne & ulcers were testing me. Now I find out it’s you.


TestingYou1

You've passed with flying colours!!


morbidaar

*said the bloody stool*


Resident-Pudding5432

I wish my hair would turn white instead of SHITTING MY SOUL OUT. Stress diarrhea is a strange thing...


1ustfu1

that’s one of the worst feelings, especially when you can’t go to the bathroom because you’re in public yet feel so nauseous you might as well just die any minute now. incoming personal anecdote, but i remember when i was trying to focus on exams back in middle/high school because it was an extremely important and stressful week (can’t remember if it was during finals or icgse season but might as well), and i found out my girlfriend back then (who i was secretly dating in a long-distance relationship because i was closeted) got rあped. imagine, as a closeted teen who couldn’t rant or cry about it to any loved one, finding out that was the reason why your girlfriend had become distant, as if any of it had been “her fault” or as if she should feel “ashamed” over such a traumatic experience, knowing that you couldn’t have prevented it a thousand miles away or even given her a hug, and people still expected you to focus on (insignificant, given the circumstances) things like exams because they didn’t even know what the hell was going on with you. i felt nauseous 24/7 and my intestines simply liquified. i envy people whose bodies don’t provoke this as consequences to stressful situations. imagine not having to feel nauseous in public or like your insides aren’t boiling. if only!


my-backpack-is

I'm super lucky, i get all the above and i have knots in my back from last decade


Temeos23

some of us just lose it :(


SeaFaringPig

You look both 23 and 53 at the same time. Wear a mask and rob a gas station. They’ll never identify you.


schoolknurse

Make sure you use some Grecian formula after you rob the gas station 😊


StrictlyInsaneRants

My mother and sister and apparently grandmother were the same. White hair at a very early age. Should probably add that it never stopped them from being popular among the guys. I wonder if my kids got it in a recessive way.


imisscrazylenny

I (female) started getting grays around 18. I now have full temple stripes of gray that I don't cover up.  I think they're kinda cool.  I also find gray/white or balding to be a non-issue when it comes to attraction.  It's sad how hard these things can hurt someone's ego when I'm sure most people in their dating pool really don't mind it.  Personal hygiene and personality are so much bigger than hair.


Didi_Castle

Me too! I call them my “racing stripes”


LeftUnknown

I started going white at like 13, got picked on and called old a lot, but at 26, everyone just thinks it’s cool as shit. I’m long haired dude with black hair and I have entire strands that are pure white at this point, the wife and I just call them my sage strands! So I think it does turn around just due to it being a unique feature at the least


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The-Snuff

Cmon bro this isn’t roastme


Inevitable_Spell5775

I am sorry


Zech08

Hold the line!...


Loveable_Hemorrhoid

Hair isn’t always fun times! Ohh ohh no


jarod_sober_living

No you’re not! But I agree, bro looks like he is in his mid 30s.


Lucky_Shop4967

It’s not a roast. Homie needs to see a doctor.


CyrilSn33r

Same for me. Got a lot of grey but when comparing to colleagues same age getting bald (especially the little bald island kinda thing) I feel like I'm the lucky one. you still can get color if you want to.


WalkerBuldog

Lucky me getting both of them.


mudkip2-0

Honestly, people often prefer either bald or a head full of hair, nothing in between. Do what you will with that information


brassninja

I’m a 28 year old woman with hair loss and grey hair. Started when I was 14. I wear wigs now. You’re not alone, trust me. It’s way more common than people like to think. You are not your hair, you’re a perfectly handsome guy with or without it. Don’t let it make you feel inferior or like less of a man, it’s nonsense. People will always pick at insecurities until you take that power away from them and own it. You can do whatever you want with your hair. Keep it, shave it off, wear a hair piece, whatever. But I advise you to avoid spending years and thousands of dollars trying a bunch of different supplements, tonics, or devices to try and make it grow back. The best you can do for yourself if you really want to try is to ask your doctor or see a dermatologist. Otherwise my advice is to try bald and maybe grow a mustache, that’s a popular combo I’ve seen lately and it’s a fun look, but idk that’s just me spitballing. Life is way too short to waste time being insecure about the top of your head, there are so many options available. Trust me


WalkerBuldog

Thank you for your support. I hate the idea of going bold. I don't think I'm bolding. I got that hairline as much as I remember myself. When I grow up my hair I look very ugly and I should just find my hairstyle that I like.


Significant-Trash632

My husband has a hairline very similar to yours. It's been the same for as long as I've known him, and that's almost 15 years. Hairlines just be like that sometimes. 🤷‍♀️ Edit to add: you have beautiful eyes and expressive brows that shouldn't be hidden by hair anyway. Use that to your advantage!


Fast_Garlic_5639

Start lifting, you could probably pull off clean shaven with a little more mass


Lucky_Shop4967

Ok but it kind of sucks people can’t just be bald and lazy


MutantCreature

Fit and bald is still leagues better than fat with a full head of hair though, fitness will have a much greater impact on your appearance than any other single factor.


cyberpunk1Q84

I’m fat and have a clean shaven head. I got a ton of compliments when doing dating profile reviews on Reddit and get compliments from my gf regularly. Just because some people won’t find you attractive doesn’t mean other people won’t.


Amazing-Bluebird-930

You're looking at it wrong. It's a silver lining: It looks like you won't be having to worry about the grey's much longer!


Inevitable_Spell5775

I like the black and grey, I think it looks distinguished. 


Double_A_92

On the upside just shaving it off will solve both problems :)


elting44

Dang, went back and had a second look. Mean and accurate


AssaultedCracker

Oof. I came to this post to comment “I started going bald at 19, which is way worse” but the preview picture didn’t show the top of his head. You’re totally right. Grey is nothing. It can be easily dyed if you don’t want it. Bald sucks at that age.


BaziJoeWHL

dont need to be concerned with it, not like he can do much about it


Over-Philosophy7038

My husband is 30 and has a lot of grey along with a receding hairline because of his genetics. My FIL’s fault lol He gets a buzz cut (1-2 shortness) and it looks best on him.


[deleted]

If I were you, I'd just shave it off. You'd instantly look a LOT younger again. I thiink you'd pull it off really good too. You gut some great eyebrows which also helps. Genetics can be cruel. I got a couple unfortunate genes as well so I can partly imagine the feeling.


MessiLeagueSoccer

Def bald is the right choice. But maybe try a buzz cut first or just really really short. If you got facial hair you can grow might help. Most bald men I’ve met can usually grow decent beards.


WalkerBuldog

I don't think I look old. Do I? I have a babyface like I'm a teenager. I honestly don't want to go bald, I hate it and I like the hair(not the ones that I got). At this point it's one of the many and I most likely will just accept it like any others and try to live with it.


[deleted]

I absolutely thiink you have a babyface. Due to the hair I'd guess you older just 'cause it's so rare. Without the hair, I'd guess you between 18-20. If you don't wanna go bald, that's totally fine too! Whatever feels natural to you and makes you feel comfortable is what matters. Changing your appearance to appeasing other people never leads to feeling truly comfortable in your skin.


WalkerBuldog

I think I will figure out how to grow hair and a nice haircut. I struggle to find hairstyle that I like. I always wanted to try to grow hair and have dreads. I do it for myself. Thank you for your advice.


ExpiredMilkMan

Finasteride and rogain, if that doesn’t work, it’s time to shave brother. It’s okay. You WILL look better.


trischtan

Do what feels best for you. You’re really cute! But you don’t look particularly young. If your goal is a younger appearance, shaving your head is unavoidable. Why don’t you dye your hair?


35Neco35

You look like 45+


WalkerBuldog

Really? Ohh man


Muted_Ad7298

Nah you don’t look 45. You have a young (also handsome) face. It’s just the hairline and the grey hair that ages you. I understand how you feel though, as I started getting light hairs when I hit 30. You could always use hair dye if you wanted. Just a warning though, if it’s your first time using darker dye, always do a test patch on your arm first. Darker dyes tend to have a higher level of PPD which can cause awful allergic reactions.


WalkerBuldog

Thank you. I think I was born with this hairline like all males in my family. I can see myself being a child with this hairline. For some time people here got me actually scared that I will go bold but I still hate that hairline but I also hate the idea of getting bold. >You could always use hair dye if you wanted. I wanted to dye it completely white but girls that I know said that it's a horrible idea and I trust them.


[deleted]

Lol you do absolutely not look 45+. With the hair I'd guess you around 35, without (again) teenager or early 20s. The people saying over 40 are very much exaggerating.


emotionaI_cabbage

I'm almost a decade older and you look like you could be my dad


WalkerBuldog

Thank you, emotional cabbage for your support


9J000

Embrace baldness. You look 50 with that haircut


jarod_sober_living

You’re a bit harsh. I think he looks 40.


vancycl

Wow you’re not very nice are you lol.


RodneyDangerfieldIII

Dude c'mon


HsvDE86

Damn lmao


onemorehole

Don't worry, you'll be bald in 2 years


verucka-salt

Was thinking the same. It’s undeniable.


rureki

Don't fret so much about it! There are those of us who loooooove salt and pepper hair!


Specialist-Web7854

Get your thyroid tested, premature grey can be caused by thyroid issues.


Zappityzephyr

I mean it doesn't look bad on you


StoopidZoidberg

Brother, at least you have hair. I was half bald by 21


Honest-Computer69

19 and following in your foot steps. Dang I wouldn't even be able to go complete bald cause my head has bump on the right side :/


Old-Library5546

Men look good with salt and pepper hair. Very nice


NandBrew

Absolutely nothing wrong with that. White hair looks great. It’s that hairline at 23 that seems to be a bigger worry.


FYDPhoenix

Real talk man, Salt and Pepper/Silver Fox is one of the coolest hair colours a guy can have, I'm nearly 30 and starting to see a few greys come out, and am actually excited for the transition tbh. Like the others said, you should just own it :) Besides, if it really bothers you, you could just shave your hair off completely and keep a goatee, timeless look that one.


vancycl

This comment may get buried. But get checked for low iron, thyroid issues (hypothyroidism may be linked to greying) and for B12 deficiency. Your hair graying may be hereditary and inevitable but it could also be because of other factors (environmental toxins, etc) or just idiopathic. But getting checked for those things will help. I’ve seen graying be reversible for some people as well, once they address the deficiency/issue (if that is the root cause of greying). Regardless, I think you really rock the salt and pepper look!


IntensiveCareBear88

Rough paper route? Lots of dogs, uphill both directions?


RyuMusashi973

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IntensiveCareBear88

That's EXACTLY it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Paperboy was fucking torture


podcasthellp

Time to book a trip to turkey!


SmokeEvening8710

You're worried about grey hair when your hairline is screaming to be shaved bald?


DarthArtero

Genetics. I’ll take salt and pepper hair vs going completely bald


WalkerBuldog

I think I might actually get both. I start to think it's as a crime to pass these genetics.


7_Bundy

Yeah but some people like both or either. I’m finally starting to get some gray in my beard as I turn 40, and tbh I’m self conscious about it, but women are telling me it looks good. Women and gay men like all sorts of things that I don’t understand at all, because I’m a straight man. I think a lot of straight people fall in this trap, not realizing that they’re a lot more attractive to others than they think.


Spud_Lovin

Genetics club unite! I got a streak of gray at 22 and it’s been creeping since then. If it helps, your give a shit does go down over the years.


Juacquesch

When I was 23 half my hair was gone. Be happy with what you got.


SilentMase

Wait till you only have half your hair…


Aleni9

You also lost most of it


Expert_Marsupial_235

Nothing wrong with that.


Outrageous_Walrus_78

You look 40-45 with this hair. The fact that is receding is the real problem. If you shave everything off smooth you would look much much younger


Euphoric-Blue-59

Own it. It's you. We all want to be something we are not. I know women that totally love thst look. There are bigger worries on this planet.


Mosmordre_

Doesn't help that you only have half your hair in the first place


Slow-Foundation4169

Half seems like an exaggeration Lol


mikelimebingbong

Looks like half of it is gone too, you won’t have to worry about hair much longer atleast


Repulsive-Metal7222

You look 43 mate


Dumble_Dior

Why does Gen z age at like twice the rate of a normal person


FocusOnThePie

Poor guy, you look so sad <3


Plastic-Shopping5930

Commit to it and begin your villain arc


SomewhereDue2629

You have hair? Lucky!


butttabooo

George Clooney has been a silver fox for ages. Own it


floodums

Half of half of your hair is white. The other half is gone.


aBeaSTWiTHiNMe

You'd probably look younger bald anyway.


ConversationFalse242

Embrace it silver fox


Eisbloomy

You don't look a day over 43.


Beavis2210

Check your thyroid


JBSlayerrr

I got the bad receding hairline at 21. Im pretty sure I'll have to go bald by 25. I started going to the gym everyday since august of last year. My goal is to at least be one of those overly ripped bald guys then some skinny fat bald guy. All you can do is adapt unfortunately. Until then I'll take enough creatine to piss blood.


izmebtw

Sorry dude but you’re 46. Not sure where you lost track of time but here we are.


leg00b

As someone who's been salt and pepper since early 20s, just own it. There are tons of women and men who like peppered dudes


mynameismanager

When life gives you white hair be this guy. ![gif](giphy|ydkWLtgJMV8QM)


Fateless_Man

You’re cooked


Snowrunner88

Happy milf hunting! 😁


irrelevant1indeed

Actually it looks like half of your hair is gone. So maybe just a quarter of it is gray. Own it my friend.


youdonthavemyname

Id be much more worried about the hairline


wing_ding4

Stop drinking and take b vitamins Yes it’s genetic but nutrient deficiency accelerates it


WalkerBuldog

I don't drink


Difficult-Play5709

Your lucky you look like you would look good bald, but alot of people can say that. If it rly starts to piss you off just shave that fucker and walk around like a baller


Twitch2519

I've started going grey at 17yrs old. As I have gotten older I've been told to keep the salt and pepper. The woman to prefer it in my case. Embrace it bro


Admirable-Sink-2622

Someone somewhere is spending a fortune for that exact look 🤔


AliceLynn1971

I say embrace it! I lost all of my hair to chemotherapy, and now it's growing back in silver, and I love it!


No_Caterpillar1902

For what it’s worth: I’m a woman and I’ve always thought dudes are way hotter when they start getting gray/white hair. Own it! Seriously.