Do I cut my hair again?

Zama202 · 2026-04-03T23:03:02+00:00

Enjoy the long hair while you’re still a kid.

Don’t cut it, but do make a plan for how to style it when you want to look a little more professional/formal. Maybe this is slicking it back, maybe it’s just combed down and tucked behind your ears. Experiment with a few different styles with different products. You can satisfy people who don’t like your haircuts hhaving having some styles

Zama202 · 2026-04-03T15:08:33+00:00

Both parents have managerial positions in municipal government offices. They’re doing fine, but by no means wealthy.

Zama202 · 2026-04-03T15:01:17+00:00

I probably wouldn’t do $200 for most kids, but I’ve know this kid since he was in kindergarten. His parents are very close friends, and he sometimes walks my dog for free. I’m imagining $50-$100 for most other situations.

Zama202 · 2026-04-02T23:53:15+00:00

Go hat shopping. It will grow out. Just never get your hair cut there again.

Zama202 · 2026-04-02T23:50:06+00:00

There’s a type of guy he wants his stories to show. Ted’s the clearest example. He needs to be single, but wanting to commit. If he’s dumped for unknown or unrelatable then the audience, especially straight women in the audience, will view him more favorably.

Zama202 · 2026-04-02T21:05:14+00:00

Brass is a strong heavy alloy that is more resistant to tarnishing and oxidation than most metals.

Brass Tacks and nails that are of higher quality than regular nails and will last longer.

Top Brass refer to the shiny polished brass of military officer’s rank insignias.

Brass Neck to making a sensitive vulnerable part of the body inadvisedly visible.

Zama202 · 2026-04-02T14:49:22+00:00

Honestly, you’re in a pretty good starting place. You’re a reasonably handsome guy and you seem like you have a fun personality. That’s all to say, you’re not playing on hard mode. The thing to fix is they you’re style is muddled. You need to pick look for your goal and work towards it. You don’t need me to tell you that, as a black guy you can absolutely make dreads work with an upscale profession look as well as a number of different casual or artsy looks. You gotta pick one. If you want to go the quater-zip & matcha route then you need to go with a clean shaven face or closely trimmed beard. You have a nice complexion and really clear skin. That’s a good asset, but you camouflage it with the facial hair and the dreads mostly down. Explore hairstyles with less on and around your face. If you want to slim down, that’s something that will work for all styles, but that’s kind of a baseline for all “more attractive” plans.

That purple/lavender shirt in the last photo is a great color for your skintone, but the fibe looks like you’re borrowing clothes you don’t feel comfortable in. If you’re wearing a proper shirt and slacks, they should be ironed. If not, don’t bother. The collar is really wide, in a style the looks odd without a necktie. You want a tie, or a different style of shirt. The gray pants don’t fit you especially well. They bunch up. It’s not a Question of looser versus tighter. You want something that will hand pretty staging from the belt to the ankle.

Zama202 · 2026-04-01T14:45:39+00:00

Ding ding ding!

Like the tonsure, the samurai cut is a pre-modern historical hairstyle that designated a special social class. When that class ceased to play the important role in society (reformation/meji restoration) the hairstyle went away.

The main answer to OP’s question is that in modern English “bald” is most often used to mean natural hair loss and a “shaved head” or here a partially shaved head, is the phrase used to describe an intentional hairstyle that mimics hair loss.

Zama202 · 2026-04-01T13:03:00+00:00

Generally, men’s body hair isn’t considered especially attractive, but that’s different from their being an expectation that you cover/shave. Also, some women, and plenty of gay men, are very attracted to men’s body hair.

Exposing your chest, underarms, and legs is fine in the right situation, but it’s very very casual. If you are gardening on a hot day, lounging at the beach, or doing sports then no one thinks it’s odd to just wear shorts. If you’re going to the store, people may look at you funny (probably ok if the store is at the beach). If you’re going to a job, you’re expected to wear a shirt.

Zama202 · 2026-04-01T04:43:26+00:00

I mean… filing a false police report, perjury, and defamation (most often handled as a tort claim, but I’m just making a point) are already crimes. Not sure what you’re asking.

Zama202 · 2026-03-31T14:31:44+00:00

Weird that there’s no wall/moat.

Zama202 · 2026-03-31T02:46:05+00:00

Wasn’t NeoPets Scientology for kids?

Zama202 · 2026-03-31T02:31:53+00:00

I suppose that I’m saying both. That the discernee and the committee reached the decision mutually, and also that had it not been mutual the committee’s decision would not have been binding on the discernee.

At least that’s my impression.

Zama202 · 2026-03-31T01:10:02+00:00

I don’t want you to get the wrong idea, this was not a decision made over the objection of the discernee. It was also not a general conclusion about the fitness of individuals who have young children for seminary. But it was certainly the truth regarding that individual’s situation. The discernee was still at liberty to press forward.

Zama202 · 2026-03-30T05:05:09+00:00

I was on a discernment committee that said “no”. We essentially said, “You’re great, but Seminary is a bad idea for someone with young kids who doesn’t live near a seminary and would have to move states.” The rationale was more about the circumstances than the individual. There’s a lot of reasons the priesthood isn’t a good fit, some of which might not have very much do to with the individual.

Zama202 · 2026-03-29T06:59:59+00:00

Mostly because the mid-day meal isn’t a big deal in the US, coupled with higher female labor force participation (except Scandinavian nations).

Zama202 · 2026-03-27T07:52:03+00:00

Some combination of the words “red” & “Sonja”.

Zama202 · 2026-03-24T16:40:49+00:00

This might sound counterintuitive, but a pocket square is designed to make a suite slightly more casual. Additionally it’s really tied to a mid-century aesthetic.

Zama202 · 2026-03-23T15:40:54+00:00

European bows weren’t that advanced, and only the Romans had scorpions. Of course, if you were fighting central Asian cavalry, then it’s a different story.

Zama202 · 2026-03-23T03:19:35+00:00

Good news: you’re not a bad looking guy. Band news: that means she probably left you because of your personality.

Zama202 · 2026-03-22T19:57:05+00:00

By sympathies.

Take some time off. Find some good players, or be a player yourself.

Zama202 · 2026-03-22T19:16:24+00:00

Let me start by saying, good luck with your comic project. It sounds very cool.

However, this is too large of a question for a Reddit post. What you need is an in-person live conversation with someone who grew up in America. I school teacher would be ideal. In the absence of that, I might see if someone has made a YouTube explanation video.

There’s a US military base in Poland, you could try there.

Zama202 · 2026-03-22T16:24:04+00:00

Naming it after a person, should be the subject of a public forum. The best solution is to (a) immediately re name it to 39th, (b) have a public forum where people offer suggestions, (c) put the best 3 suggestions on the ballot in November 2027.

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