Does long hair make you go bald quicker than normal?

Now before anyone asks I'd like to point out that this topic is about male's long hair.

My parents have been bitching at me telling me to cut my hair and I really don't want to. My hair is about 7 inches long. They've tried telling me that my hair will fall out faster than if I had normal sized hair. Is there ANY truth to this or should I call them out on this lie?

call them out! they're just trying to scare you. balding is normally hereditary. the only serious danger your hair/scalp is in is split ends.

Don't think so. Long hair falling out is simply easier to notice.

Still it is substantially harder to take care of long hair and the skin under it, so I can imagine one being more susceptible to dandruff and other shit if not taking care of it properly.

Lies and slander. They're just using that bluff to call you out to cut your hair. >_>
I have long hair. I don't forsee baldness in my feature until I'm old and wrinkly?

There are many different causes for, and kinds of, baldness, but the length has absolutely nothing to do with that. If anything, it would make more sense the other way around - but the human hair is pretty robust to external factors like that.

I don't believe it personally, though it's quite funny. After I left my school, (I had long hair and arguments as to my entitlement to have long hair) they banned it saying it was a fire hazard, and undermines health and safety........

yeah think so too
the length of hair is not a cause for baldness

Shenanigans.

Nah, having longer hair does not make you bald faster. Scare tactic.

are maybe the maker of this topic is bald and he needs baldy friends

I don't think so... well, if you have long hair, you have more take care of it.

if you come from a family that has balding issues the youd be bald even if you have long hair or not but if not i dont see any problem with having long hair(beside getting irritated by it)

lol no. It's cause I'm fresh out of highschool and about to go to college. My parents want me to make a good first impression(Like I can't do so with long hair). So I WILL call them out on the bullshit, I'll fill you in on how it goes.

yep when i used to have long hair it was down to my shoulders. i noticed the hair more easily due the the longness factor and it was easier to spot. now that i have short hair again, i don't notice hair falling out. but one of my friend's friends had long golden hair down to his mid-back. he's a fukken expert on long hair. he just said that hair falling out is a natural body process and it happens to everyone. it doesn't mean it will grow back. and with long hair it's also easier for it to break due to combing, brushing, washing and such. though wearing a hat with make you go bald quicker :?

its a scare tactic and like they said its hereditary

baldness could be hereditary or could be based on how you live your life. prolonged exposure to the sun everyday can make you bald a lot sooner... too much hair treatment can contribute to baldness. too much of everything is bad, that also implies to your hair...

I think the only danger long hair has that is related to balding is if it gets caught in something

:lol:
how the fukken hell does one manage that :lol:

it's just genitcs
I don't think that it matters if you have long hair or not
it's depends on your DNA