For a long time I've had this theory, and it's a theory that I do not have any clinical evidence on, but I do have a certain amount of anecdotal evidence.
Are women more likely to date a balding/bald man if her own father is bald/balding?
I've thought for a long time that women who have a dad with a full head of hair are A LOT less likely to want to date a bald/balding man. It would make sense. Why would a woman want to take back her tufthead/slaphead of a boyfriend back to her family who all have juvenile heads of hair? It just wouldn't make sense. She'd be degrading herself - decreasing the genetic force of nature. Think of the kids that would be produced. If one or more of them are male, there's just a chance they might go bald early. Who wants that? Especially when you've got a family history of luscious heads of hair. When you're in that situation, you want to keep the genetic quality high - why would you lower it? At the end of the day, male pattern baldness is a major genetic flaw, but some women will be more accepting of it than others.
Who are those women accepting of it? Ah, yes! The ones who already have hair loss amongst the males in their families. I'll tell you something: women are going to be a lot more comfortable with a genetic flaw like hair loss in a man if they already have experience of putting up with it.
I've noticed several cases of this - well, I've noticed a few girls who have bald dads who are going out with guys who are balding. I know there are other factors that influence things as well, but I'm pretty sure hairloss is a factor.
Are women more likely to date a balding/bald man if her own father is bald/balding?
I've thought for a long time that women who have a dad with a full head of hair are A LOT less likely to want to date a bald/balding man. It would make sense. Why would a woman want to take back her tufthead/slaphead of a boyfriend back to her family who all have juvenile heads of hair? It just wouldn't make sense. She'd be degrading herself - decreasing the genetic force of nature. Think of the kids that would be produced. If one or more of them are male, there's just a chance they might go bald early. Who wants that? Especially when you've got a family history of luscious heads of hair. When you're in that situation, you want to keep the genetic quality high - why would you lower it? At the end of the day, male pattern baldness is a major genetic flaw, but some women will be more accepting of it than others.
Who are those women accepting of it? Ah, yes! The ones who already have hair loss amongst the males in their families. I'll tell you something: women are going to be a lot more comfortable with a genetic flaw like hair loss in a man if they already have experience of putting up with it.
I've noticed several cases of this - well, I've noticed a few girls who have bald dads who are going out with guys who are balding. I know there are other factors that influence things as well, but I'm pretty sure hairloss is a factor.
