Balding men, social outcasts? Or women magnets?
Created | Updated Jan 28, 2002
Bald.
Now think about this, most women like a nice head of hair. They play with it for a few minutes, compliment the man on his "nice hair" and then only notice it every so often. It's fun to play with, but nowadays this can be a tad hazardous to your health with the advent of all the new styling porducts on the market today which seem to be designed to act more like cement than a hair fixative. Not to mention getting a handful of hair which seems more like the hair on a Ken doll rather than real hair is exceedingly unattractive, also painful for the man.
But, when a man is bald (either by nature or razor) a woman touching his exposed scalp is generally welcomed. This could be due to the mere pleasure of discovering a new way of having skin-on-skin contact with a person (lover/friend/otherwise). Or, because most people ask before touching a bald man's head.
But maybe, just maybe, bald men know something men with hair don't: It feels darn good.
Many bald men in my life have a bevy of women who circulate around them, their friendships nearly always began with the question "Can I touch your head?". Women never tire of a bald or closely shorn head, it's always soft and smooth and you don't get your fingers caught in a mountain of gel/hairspray and the like. And as an added bonus, it makes the man feel tingly all over. Women like making men feel that way.
And the moral of the story? Rejoice in your baldness men (or ladies, if you are so inclined)! Flaunt it. Look your tressed counterparts in the eye and say "It takes me longer to inhale than it does to do my hair, how long does it take you to get your hair like that?" And those of you who are balding: relax, grab a razor and wait for the chicks* to arrive.
*Chicks being used merely for dramatic effect, not meant to in anyway insinuate that women are fowl.