My advice is to think of it as a high forehead. You might also try the tactic of growing the remaining hair long. Don’t make the horrendously retro mistake of trying a comb-over (or what Jean-Paul Goude calls “moving the suburbs to Paris“). Just let those endangered locks fall naturally. If you don’t like the look, there is also the short-buzz strategy (see Ed Harris, John Malkovich) or the shave-it strategy (Billy Zane, Bruce Willis). Then there is the Lenin look, bald with a beard. Facial hair will undoubtedly distract the eye from your hairline. Just remember, no one else is as concerned with your hairline as you are. If you’re worried about the recession impacting your attractiveness, make more money and be funnier. No one has gotten laid more than Jack Nicholson.

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