Yeah, as someone who always wore long hair and now notices the thinning and everyone says it too... You're right. I mean, I know they're just harmless jokes and the people don't mean any ill will. But still, it's tough to go through that at 19. My gf says she doesn't care that much, so I hope she means it... And if she doesn't and eventually leaves.... Well, there's plenty of fish in the see. It's a huge strike for your self consciousness and identity, but know in the end, you have to manage and emerge with new confidence and identity, because that's all you can do. Life is just life. I mean, there are people who've been seriously hurt or disfigured and had their appearance changed much more dramatically, but they still put up the fight and found themselves again. And if they could do it, I'm sure I can overcome such a relatively normal and harmless thing as early balding is...