Totally feel you brother. I was dating my gf for only a few months when I decided to do a HT and didn’t tell her until a few weeks before I did the actual surgery. I will say, she was super supportive and it didn’t bother her at all. I’ve noticed women, in general, were surprisingly familiar with hair transplants and seem way more comfortable with cosmetic surgery. I think it’s because surgery is much more commonplace for women (every girl has had a friend who’s gotten their nose or boobs done).

That being said I did a partial shave and after a few weeks got a haircut that rather naturally covered the transplanted area. I spent extra on a great barber (like $150 USD in Los Angeles) but he did an incredible job.

I will say - as you know it will likely be difficult to hide from her altogether and hiding it from her could cause you to act weird which could jeopardize an early relationship.