At what point in the baldness process does one decide to start doing the comb over? Because this is not a neutral commitment. This requires at least two things from you: 1) to stop grooming your hair as you have been, 2) to start growing out one specific area of your hair longer than all the others so that it can start to function as the comb-over strip. This is a big decision. This requires much of you.
So, what does this conversation look like with the barber? Do you request this of them? "Yeah, give me a trim all over....except for this one little area right here. I'm growing that spot out."
Does the barber intuitively pick up on this strategy? He has to. You can't hide that. And furthermore, what does one do with this long strip of awkwardly grown hair before it is long enough to accomplish its task? Is it just sticking straight up - obviously longer than the rest of the hair? Does one try to prematurely press it over the bald area - only to have it stretch out and cover about an inch of fully bald area?
Ever seen one of these elongated strips of hair get snagged by the wind going the other direction? It's not pretty. It can easily lift off of the bald portion of the head, flip around, and slap the person on the cheek. It's that long. It's kind of creepy actually. It's like old-man-goth or something.
What do you call this long comb-over strip? Is there a term for this? The "built-in-toupee?" The "half-wig?" I'm not sure.
But I am sure of one thing. If my hairline continues to regress at the rate it is, these are going to be very relevant questions for me, I'm afraid.
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