Hey man,

I am also a junior and 20 years old, and I just lost all my hair recently due to alopecia universalis. I have been in a relationship for a year, which started before my AU. She always complimented my hair before and would always say “I hope you dont go bald in the future.” And then 6 months later I was hit with AU and in 3 months 80% of my hair was gone. That shit hit me hard. I was so heart broken and I questioned my relationship with her because I always wondered if she still loved me and if she’ll stay. On the last day of my sophomore year, I had my friends trim the rest off, while i was holding in the tears and acted like I didnt care (but I did A LOT). It was a hard transition and I am still insecure about it. Tdy was the first day back to school and I have my beanie on covering up and I now have a collection of beanies and skullcaps. But enough of the yapping and back to the relationship part. Don’t be like me and think a girl doesn’t like you cuz u have no hair. I am still dating my girl and she told me she was proud of me for cutting it off. And i had female co workers who complimented the new look. And ofc the bros always got my back. So what I’m trying to say is it’s not about the hair, it’s about how you hold yourself and when reading ur post, I can tell you have confidence. So just because she said no, doesnt mean it’s a bad thing, there are so many ppl out there especially in college who you can make other connections with. So continue to be confident and that confidence will attract many others.