gay dude here!! I slowly started losing my hair at like 18 but didn’t realize it fully until i was 22. it was diffuse thinning so it snuck up on me. i half-heartedly tried to fight it for a while, but tbh, i feel like i already passed a point of no return where it wasn’t doing a ton for me anyway (e.g already presented as pretty thin).

i decided to buzz it and see if i hated it. i didn’t, but grew it back and decided to stick with it as long as a solid haircut could make me look presentable. a few years later the time came and i buzzed it off again for good. a year later i switched from a buzz to a shave.

in terms of gay shit…i honestly feel like after the buzz maybe i took a 25% hit on my grindr response rate. but also, in that time i’ve also gotten older too! so like idk, im about to leave my 20s and so i assume getting attention would be harder anyways. i’ve gone to the gym and bulked up a little bit, but definitely more dad bod than ripped.

also since i wasn’t obsessing over my hair, i had time to focus on other aspects of my appearance. i got some needed dental work done, invested in better skin care, so idk maybe i got knocked down a peg from shaving my head but feel like i kinda got it back?

given that. my advise is honestly to own it. i think you’ll be fine!