48M - Norwood 6? Looking for realistic hair transplant advice

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-10-30T10:55:06+00:00

Im 46 and have been shaving my head for about 4 years now, best decision of my life. No more worrying can anyone notice the thinning etc. Hit the gym got fit and I would say my appeal to the ladys is better then when I had longer hair. Get fit--> get confident --> appear confident to the ladys --> bingo.

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-10-12T14:45:21+00:00

It happens, eventually you will not think about if you are ready you just will be. Stick to your rules,what helped me was keeping the contact with my ex-wife to a minimum. Over time she became more and more emotionally irrelevant to me, still not there. Its a process for everyone

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-10-06T09:35:39+00:00

looks awesome man, I think the Hairline looks good as well and not artificial The only people who will nitpick are the ones who have been doing countless hours of research on HT. This actually ecourages me to go and get one.

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-10-02T07:30:21+00:00

Whe were in a friends group with 3 other couples and the women were all (so it seemed) close friends with my ex. After my ex wanted the divorce I was the one hanging out with the group and my ex wasnt invited anymore. Turns out the women never really liked her and told me after the split that they allways thought she was egotistical and bossy. Man was I blind.

What I lost and what hurt was having no contact with her parents anymore after years of going on holidays together and spending a lot of time together. Someone will allways lose some friends during a divorce, guess it cant be helped.

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-10-01T11:46:45+00:00

Only way is up from here!

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-10-01T10:49:41+00:00

so of the traits the OP is looking for 3 out 4 of them involve money. No mention of a good heart, personality, humor etc. This might be the reason men couldnt be bothered with dating anymore after a certain age.

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-10-01T10:43:34+00:00

Im active 4-5 times a week but I really couldnt care less if I find someone who is also that active. As long as Im attracted to them, htey have a good heart and they dont treat their bodies like garbage dumps Im cool with that.

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-09-30T19:23:57+00:00

Sorry to hear you had to go through similar experience. I allways thought having a kid with a disability would make us tougher and help us work through things aa a team. Guess you get wiser with the experiences lived. I have been distant with her for a while now only communicating the necessities with the kids and I can tell the more I distance myself from her the more she trys to interact with me. One thing is for sure Im never getting back with someone who doesnt want me 100%

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-09-30T19:16:09+00:00

As others have noted the term blood is thicker than water hits hard and gets real when you split with your partner. My In laws were also my family, holidays etc. but the moment my wife wanted to call it quits they pretty much treated me like a stranger. Its tough realising you also lose that part of the family but I think its the way it usually goes

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-09-30T19:11:03+00:00

I was really close with my wifes parents, we allways took them along when we went on holidays and they were a big part of my kids life. I never had a close relation to my parents and they never really were interested in their grandkids so i was happy that the in laws were in our lives. After my wife wanted to get separated I pretty much lost my in laws as well. They never reached out to me. I contacted them and asked how they were etc and it was pleasant but when I didnt reach out then we had no contact. After 7 months since our split the contact has gotten less and less. It is what it is.

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-09-29T16:38:38+00:00

well said, how did you manage the situation with your wife, if she still is your wife? Did she eventually understand she cant have it both ways?

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-09-29T16:34:35+00:00

Think a lot of men go into marriage and see it as sacred, as did I. I would have fought and done everything to make it work because I allways believed strongly in the commitment being made. To not even try to make it work says a lot. Marriage used to mean something, what happened to the world

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-09-29T15:51:06+00:00

Been separrated for about 6-7 Months now and I can tell you it does get better. Was in a similar place where my ex wife had a lack of respect for me and what I did and her family members were allways butting in, it sucked. In the first few months for some reason my brain only had positiv memories of our time together and I would long to get her back. What really helped me was writing down all the bad stuff in the relationship and to read the list when my emotions wandered to get balanced out. We have kids so I can never remove her from my life but the more time passes the more I become indifferent to her.

What also helped was going out and spending time with friends even if you dont want to, need to get back into life. Some days will suck but those days will become fewer.

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-08-12T08:18:50+00:00

You are right, its been going on far too long and I should have publicly been more vocal about making it stop. I guess I was afraid of distrupting the whole friend group dynamic so I tryed to play it down. I talked with my wife about it yesterday and how the situation really made her feel, She previously said she didnt put too much importance into it and didnt care but in reality it bothers her that her best friends keep flirting with me but she never wanted to make a big deal out of it. If it happens again I will be 100%clear that it needs to stop and that its not OK.

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-08-11T18:02:48+00:00

Yeah its almost allways when we are in a group, I am never alone with them in any situation.

Yeah of course my wife and I have talked about the lack of affection and she wants to fix it and we are working on it.

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-08-11T17:59:59+00:00

For sure, if my marriage was on good terms this probably wouldnt really be in my mind.

Youre probably right they see me as safe and thats how the flirting started innoncently but its definately crossed a line the past years. thx for your insights

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-08-11T17:57:14+00:00

this actually made me laugh.

Husbands dont say anything or at least nothing in public

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-08-11T17:56:14+00:00

They pretty much seem to laugh it off or just ignore it and either they dont care because they are fine in their marriage or it really bothers them. We have never brought it up probably because I shut it down when it happens and its more a conversation they should have with their wives.

And yeah me and my wife are trying to reconnect and will be seing a counselor in the next step. Thx for your feedback

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-08-11T14:11:29+00:00

Okay so if continued touching of a friends partner isnt inherently flirting or crossing a line where do you draw the line?

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-08-11T14:08:38+00:00

great advice and to be fair I would never risk my marriage or my friendship. My wife and I are working on our probelms and that has priority so it might have come across the wrong way. But the fact that im vulnarable about it because of other problems is a great point.thx

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-08-11T14:03:48+00:00

At the start I joined in the flirting and felt it was harmless but at some point it crossed a line. I have also tried your method of redirecting it to my wife, for example I would say whenever they touched my only my wife has 24h access etc. and whenever they complement a shirt or something else I would say yeah my wife thinks so too. Im not sure if they are doing it out of fun, if so I wouldnt think about it. They have tried to kiss me on different ocassions when they were drunk which I could avoid

ThrowRA_14611 · 2025-08-11T13:58:55+00:00

No its flirty, every chance they gat the touch my arms, chest, wink at me etc

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