It's hard to believe perhaps, but then is it? Hair loss aside, I've met my share of shallow men, men who cheat on their wives (even when they have beautiful hair), men who need their wives to look a certain way, men who are less than complementary when it comes to their wives' appearance. I have customers who relate stories of husbands who insist they wear their wigs to bed, women who are bald because they're undergoing chemotherapy. But there are positive stories too. And it's those I want to collect in response to this blog. I received the following comment immediately after posting on my site. Hope it helps us all remember that there are bad AND good eggs out there.
From Chrissy"
"I struggled with this same thing. I had basically given up after quite a few failed attempts at hiding my hair loss and then finally telling the guy only to be rejected. I figured I could have a perfectly nice life without having a man to share it with. That said, I was only in my twenties and still going out and having fun with friends while wearing wigs. I was approached quite often by men and within minutes of talking would tell them of my condition. I did not want to invest time into anything when I would simply be rejected. Better early than later. I was rejected, but I began to feel much better about the situation because I was in control. I was able to think of it positively because I was not allowing my time, or his to be wasted. I think I could have made a different choice in emotions, but luckily this is how I felt.
I was out one evening with friends and a man approached me. As usual, within minutes I told him I was completely bald. His response was, “Ok. So am I. What’s the big deal?” We began dating and despite a few hurdles have been dating for 10 years this March, married for 8 years this August, and have 2 beautiful children. Men like this do exist! Alopecia is a hard disease to deal with, but without it, I would not be nearly as strong, confident, and bold as I am today. I consider it a blessing… and the no shaving part is pretty nice, too!"
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It's hard to believe perhaps, but then is it? Hair loss aside, I've met my share of shallow men, men who cheat on their wives (even when they have beautiful hair), men who need their wives to look a certain way, men who are less than complementary when it comes to their wives' appearance. I have customers who relate stories of husbands who insist they wear their wigs to bed, women who are bald because they're undergoing chemotherapy. But there are positive stories too. And it's those I want to collect in response to this blog. I received the following comment immediately after posting on my site. Hope it helps us all remember that there are bad AND good eggs out there.
From Chrissy"
"I struggled with this same thing. I had basically given up after quite a few failed attempts at hiding my hair loss and then finally telling the guy only to be rejected. I figured I could have a perfectly nice life without having a man to share it with. That said, I was only in my twenties and still going out and having fun with friends while wearing wigs. I was approached quite often by men and within minutes of talking would tell them of my condition. I did not want to invest time into anything when I would simply be rejected. Better early than later. I was rejected, but I began to feel much better about the situation because I was in control. I was able to think of it positively because I was not allowing my time, or his to be wasted. I think I could have made a different choice in emotions, but luckily this is how I felt.
I was out one evening with friends and a man approached me. As usual, within minutes I told him I was completely bald. His response was, “Ok. So am I. What’s the big deal?” We began dating and despite a few hurdles have been dating for 10 years this March, married for 8 years this August, and have 2 beautiful children. Men like this do exist! Alopecia is a hard disease to deal with, but without it, I would not be nearly as strong, confident, and bold as I am today. I consider it a blessing… and the no shaving part is pretty nice, too!"
January 23, 2012 - 12:13pmThis Comment
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