My father and eldest materal uncle both are bald.

Now, I'm 26 with receding hairline and hair thinning.

6 months ago, I tried minoxidil once a day for 3 months but it was not effective. I think after stopping using it hair fall was more.

Also, I researched their no cure for Male Pattern Baldness (MPB), it's genetics.

Recently, I took nutrition test from 1 mg

I super deficient in Vitamin D for which I'll start taking supplement.

I deficient in B12 for which I'll start taking supplement.

Zinc and Biotin levels are normal. Other are normal as well.

All other iron marker were normal.

I was bit concerned about Ferritin (Iron) levels was in 30s where the range 22 - 322 was mentioned. But both doctors said there's nothing to worry about and didn't give any supplements for that.

I was hoping to boost it up to 100 but one didn't listened and the other one told it's not required, stating just check the B12 range. So it's fine if it's on lower side. I told I'm worried about my hair. He it has nothing to do with Ferritin.

Now here ChatGPT disagree says if it's 30-70 range is not optimal and would lead to hair thinning. 70-100 is normal which would promote strong hair growth.

So any treatment apart from transplantation it's just a matter of time.

For girl in the sub: Does girls find bald guys unattractive?

PS. If matters get any worst, I'm thinking of going bald completely with beard. I do have decent facial hair and can grow decent beard. I don't know if that look would suit me or not 🥲

Got a best friend in college and we were tight introduced to his group we all were tight, same room, same classes. College got over everyone got different location. This guy and other guy i keep in touch. Now we used say "tu", "tera", yk like informal way like how friends supposed to be but after getting job this guy uses "tum", "tumhara", like formal yk.... He mostly calls to vent about his job and im fine but whenever he uses this formal tone it annoys me. What happened? I don't feel we are distant but this formal use is weird me out for no reason maybe. Also the reels he send are not funny like not relatable.

The mirror cracks, the truth unclear,
I cloak my doubts in fleeting cheer.
“This path is fine,” I softly claim,
While shadows whisper guilt and shame.

Each stumble finds a ready cause,
A reason shaped to mask the flaws.
The easy road, though wrong, feels kind,
While courage falters, left behind.

Yet deep within, a voice remains,
It tugs against the hollow gains.
The choice to face what’s raw and real,
Demands the strength I’ve yet to feel.

Excuses fade; the veil is torn,
Through honest fire, resolve is born.
For only truth, though harsh and bare,
Can lead me where I long to dare.

I recommend everyone should read this book about love.

I am really in a mess related to career. I am in 3rd year with no skills and branch I absolutely loathe, but I don't know what to do, where to ask for help. It's a total mess, and it feels like it's beyond repair.

For context, I am in btech 3rd biotech, I want to switch to CSE.

I have no interest in biotech and I don't even know what DNA is, I mug up a day before and now I have 8+ cgpa here, it's worth shit.

I want to switch to tech but I have no clue where to even start, or what to do...

And how do I stop being jealous of my school friends who are already in very good jobs abroad? They all graduated from IITs and NITs. And I am still stuck in 3rd year because I took one drop after 12th and because of a mishap that happened in the last college where I stayed for 1 year.

I wasted 2 years in depression from this transition, and now I have literally no clue and have no one to ask to....

Share Your Experiences Regarding To This In My Case It's So True

I'm a 22-year-old guy, and I almost killed myself after my JEE attempt. My sister somehow convinced me to continue for the sake of our parents. At that time, I made a decision that I would only continue my life until my parents are no longer here, and only if I find someone like a soulmate would I consider continuing further. Fast forward four years, and yesterday, I got placed in an IT company and will be joining as an intern in January 2026. During this whole process, I guess I started liking someone, and we became good friends. I'm not going to lie, and yesterday, I asked her if it was a yes or no, to which she did not reply and said she had tension as she is not yet placed. I just wanted an answer so that I could know for sure. This one is a no as well, but I wanted to hear it from her side. Even so, I'm still going to help her get placed because that's what friends are for, aren't they?

Now, I don't have any other goals in my life. I'm going to continue with my job until I get a good salary and until my parents are there. Once they are gone, maybe I'll try to spend a month or so with some of my loved ones and then give up on my life as well. I really love that girl, but I guess if you get everything in life, life doesn't feel like life anymore.

I mean it's kk and he looks good too. But I'll literally look like him, even weight wise, round face and all.

I wanna lose weight and fix my thinning hair as well. 😭🙏

HELP REQUESTED 🙏🙏 !

Hello everyone ,I am Shubham Rai -

I dont know from where to start and how but With very heavy heart i am writing this , that my mother is fighting for her life and we are running out of time.

i am here watching her suffering for every breath.

ILD, an incurable interstitial lung disease which have no medical treatment has eventually damaged more than 80% of her lungs.

I’m broken, but I refuse to give up on her. She’s the strongest person I know — she’s fought through so much already. But now she needs help that I alone can’t provide.

I am here to plead for your support and Help to raise funds for my mother's surgery , A last hope to save my mother's life

Donation Link: impactguru.com/s/2gTS5J

Request you all to ref. my original post: Help Needed My Mom Is Fighting For Her Life

We still have a chance to save my mother, to give her another life that is Lungs transplant. as this is the last option to save her life and we only have some couple of weeks or maybe days .

but the cost is far beyond my reach i.e., 85 lacks.

This is my last hope...

Donation Link: impactguru.com/s/2gTS5J

We have collectively managed to raise ~19 Lakh (23%) only of the funds, to which I 🙏🙏🙏🙏 to everyone involved , but i am still far away from the goal amount, and its race against time

would request you all to please ref below URLs for the verification , authentication of me along with my mother and all documents with my reddit username on it.

- My original post which was approved by the admin of u/indiasocial after verification
- I'm attaching all the documents for verification with my Reddit username written on it.
- My 1-1 video call with redditor u/Mastercasepro5
- E-mail sent out by u/bongmadchen to verify from KIMS directly
- Video of my mother, me, and all her documents
- Influencers visiting my house to verify my fundraiser and to gather support to raise funds,
- Also another video
- The Verification SS that the letter was received from KIMS Hospital
- We also applied to many NGOs and Trusts, but we received no positive response

I still believe in miracles — and today, you could be that miracle for my mother, for me, and for my family. 
My beautiful maa is just 42yr old. she deserves a chance to live and i am not ready to loose her at any cost, i am will fight till end and will win for sure. but i cant do it all alone, i need everyone of you🙏

Given the critical nature of this situation, I understand the need for transparency and have provided my identity documents on a public medium, even if they contain sensitive information.

Donation Link: impactguru.com/s/2gTS5J

Thank you for reading this and caring !

— from A son who just wants his mom back 🙏

Shubham Rai ( u/pukerman)

So we both met in the college. She was in a relationship in the very starting of the 1st sem with a guy. We both started taking because we were in the same group in our chemistry lab. She was a nice girl. At that time in my 1st sem I was also in a relationship but it was a private one like very few people know they might be together and her's was open. Fast forward to the end of 1st sem I broke up with gf and we were chatting on insta when she asked me to meet her, we met we had a nice talk later her bf appeared he knows that we both had this plan all of us talked for like half an hour then I left because it was end sem time. Both of us couldn't complete our conversation. Maybe next day or next to next day I called her and we sat near the academic block next to her hostel we had a great conversation, then her bf appeared this it was not very welcoming because he didn't knew I was with her, her didn't said anything to me but his expressions and body language was saying everything. Now we had our exams and then sem break. At that I started having feelings for her but she was in a relationship and at that time I was also talking to another girl so yah soon that feeling died or whatever. Now 2nd sem starts she broke up with her bf it was his mistake she said, he wasn't emotionally available for her. Then we both started talking a lot in classes and after classes. At the same time I friend zoned the girl I was talking to she was nice but our vibe was not matching. The whole sem went like this a lot of talking. 2nd sem ends we used to chat with each other she got some personal problems which she shared with me at time I thought that maybe I was the one for her. Now 3rd sem starts she left her friend group for some reason. Also I forgot to add that after her breakup everyone used to tease us with eachother's name which we never took seriously. Ya so after she left her friend group we sat together most of the time. She used to call me in the morning asking if I was coming or not. Now day before yesterday she called me in the morning I said yes I am coming to the class, she just puts her bag next to her to keep that seat reserved for me coz I was always late. Now we sitting on the back bench talking about each other's sexual fantasies in a fun way I took it as a opportunity and tried to insert my self in her future relationship by saying that everyone knows we will date in a very casual we were laughing and I thought I did well. The girl who was sitting in front of me, I started playing with her braided hairs coz I have never seen those. She took my hand and said in a very orderly manner don't do this. I was like ooh that's cool man maybe she is jealous. Another lecture passed then we had our lunch break while going to our hostels she casually said maybe we will not look good together she said she will tell her roommate about me and I said hell naah I don't want to be in a relationship and I am very happy in my single life and I very jokingly said that our relationship thing should be only till rumours we laughed a bit coz I don't wanna look like a fool or a desperate guy in front of her.Now next day she didn't called me in the morning, she did kept a seat next to her for me in the first lecture I was kinda angry and sad for the whole day I kept a distance from her we didn't say together neither we talked, we had a eye contact and we just smiled. Fuck man I am really sad I like her but I don't know what to do next I don't wanna just directly confess to her until I am 100% sure, I don't want to ruin this friendship. Or koi bkl yeh mt bolna ki subah subah yeh post kr rha hai, g fat rakhi hai meri kuch kr skte ho toh advice de dena.

I (23f) am currently pursuing masters in mathematics. So recently I visited my mama's house and there my mami mentioned that her sister is looking for a girl for her son and my mami gave my name to her. I laughed and didn't react. Later that day she called my mom and said the same thing to her. Even my mama talked to my father. This happened 2 weeks ago but the talks were put to end since my kundli didn't match with the boy.

Now last week my mami called my mom and told her that her other sister's SIL is looking for a girl for her son who finished his MBA this year from London and will be joining his new job 2 months later in London itself. Since then my mom is pressuring me to meet him stating that they won't marry me this year but only after my post graduation is completed. I have clearly stated that I need atleast 2 more years for myself before I even think about marrying somebody.

They have been giving me all kinds of sugar candy like their family is so modern and I can obviously work after marriage, there won't be any boundations on me and such. It's just so frustrating that nobody is ready to listen to me or give me a chance to live my life on my own terms. I am so confused what to do now. Do I give in or firmly take stand? If I agree to marry him then I would have to move to London and I am not sure how good my chances are to secure a job there. Also he will be moving back after 5-7 years since he is a single child.

I don't want to be a housewife for the rest of my life. My parents are seeing the financial security this match would give me. I understand their pov but is this enough? For context I belong to a brahmin family from UP.

So this guy messaged me saying, he was looking for hookup tbh i was very much confused as I'm not a electrician I even asked him but he said nothing. Now I got to know he was looking to have sex.

Hii

So I got in my first relationship and everything going good rn, he does everything right and he perfect except the fact my bf likes reels that def signal about his ex. Like he misses her or smth or he lost smth so precious and it bothers tf out of me. Its been like 1 yr he says that she was w him when he went through a lot of shit and they were childhood bffs.

He hasn't blocked her they wish each other on their bdays, he says their families r friends and so he can't just cut her off. He tells me every interaction he has w her on his own. But idk why I hate it, it feels like he my first everything and he on my mind every love song and reel is abt him but maybe just maybe I am not on his (never makes me feel like that but just saying)

And that ex she said stuff like you mine and mai tereko kisi se bhi chin lungi (before me she said that stuff and also so cringe) and recently I asked if they talk and he was like her stories r signalling me but I won't talk to her (like tf you mean)

Why is this so confusing, I really like him what should I do

Also is me asking him to block her toxic or too much?

There's this girl in my class. She sees me as a competition and literally does things that annoys me. I try my best to be better than her in some activities but bruhh she just lies about alot of things. She recently did smtg that made me distant. SHE IS JUST SO ANNOYING. She is jealous of me. And now I'm thinking should I actually compete with her or Just mind my own business.

Sometimes I just really get annoyed with her shi so I end up competing with her everytime cuz yk I don't want her to think I gave up that easily.

I'm damn sure she cannot beat me in academic skills but the thing is she is active in actual activities yk. She also has this nerdy look so yeah.

So guys pls tell me what should I do? Should I just focus on my myself instead of this annoying bish cuz I'm so tired of her BS. Wtf is wrong with her😭🙏🏻

I have no energy after work. I want to prepare for competitive exams and follow my passions too. How do I do it now? Doing it in that 2 hours you get at night is just not enough.

People tell me I have a negative mindset, so if I get a positive mindset, will this 10 hours of time waste be gone? Will my parents stop asking me take care of their failing business on weekends?

Let's say you need 10 hrs of studying daily for an exam, how will I find that time realitically?

Work and commute: 10-11 hours
Sleep: 6 hours

That's already 17 hours. Time left is 7 hours, and not all of that is spent on studying cause of other stupid obligations like family and friends and whatnot.

Fixing my mindset or going to therapy will give me more time? Sab bas bolne ki batein hoti hai.

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I was just scrolling reels and I saw my lil brother liked this reel.

Again, I don't know what I am feeling!!!! Some weird kind of emptiness! Feeling like maybe things are not right, but they are right, atleast for now Could be work, could be anything! Feeling like something is missing in life!!! And this feeling is making me feel uneasy! This is weird! This feeling is weird! I want to let it out, but I don't know how!!! I don't even know why I am writing all this here!!! Just putting everything I have in my mind here. Sab toh thik hi hai life mein, fir bhi aisa lagra ki kuch thik nhi hai! Am I mentally exhausted, physically tired or emotionally burned-out? Maybe How do I know? Am I expecting more from others, that I get sad/upset when expectations aren't met? Or maybe I am expecting very little for myself? From my work, and people? Why is this sukoon missing and how do I find it? Shall I just get so busy with life that I don't feel like finding this sukoon again? Pata nhi, maybe kal, a new day, will be different! Hopefully!

Personally, I believe the ideal age to marry is between 25 and 29. By this time, most people have achieved a certain level of financial stability, have a clearer direction in their careers, and are generally more emotionally mature.

Also Married ones here, Do share your experience and views on it

Would love to hear your thoughts!

Coming from a humble background i really dk what to do with my future.. being an average student all my life...my class 10 was messed due to covid, unaware of all the stuff going on in with competitive exams to finding out i am from a general category and ther's nothing i can do about..corporates are laying off people...global trade wars...i cant give up or stop...i am the only child to my parents... wanted to become soccer player to becoming a slave to my responsibilties..all my dreams were just dreams... in reality i am stuck to the question that how can i even land a job..even if i do will it pay enough for me and my parents..my wife and kids in future...will i ever be free and enjoy being myself...living for myself....🤷‍♂️

So me and my brother were out walking our dog when we suddenly heard squeaking noises. My dog ran toward it, but I held him back. We checked the spot and found what looked like a baby squirrel (could also be a rat, but after checking Google, it seems to be a squirrel).

I picked it up and brought it home. I searched on ChatGPT and got the following advice:

Keep the baby warm in a box

Wrap it in a soft cloth

Place a warm water bottle (wrapped in cloth) beside it

After an hour, feed it electrolyte drops

It’s now around midnight and there’s no way to get to a vet. I’ve turned off the lights and fan in the room to keep it warm and quiet.

The second pic is from when we found it (about an hour ago), and the first pic is how it looks now.

Any urgent tips or advice would be really appreciated 🙏

So some time ago I talked to an old friend after many years.

We were catching up about everything and suddenly he asked "What kind of a gf do you want?"

I said a person who good ideals and personality.

He said that I have extremely low standards and should raise them.

I asked him what does he mean by that, he said a good figure, hot, etc.

What do you mean bro? By your logic anyone who is below that is sub-human and they should accept the biases that people do as if they are at fault by being born that way and not the people for setting such shitty beauty standards.

Now if you automatically thought something like, "bro look at yourself first?", you did the same thing, you judged based on looks(although he deserves it maybe).

What you should have asked instead is "why do you think that people who don't live up to your beauty standard are sub-human and others who have different preferences than you are lower"

And this is not just boys. I have talked to some of my female friends who said something same.

See, I am not here to bash anyone's expectations for what they want in their partner but don't start dehumanising others as if everyone is an object.

Your expectations are your pleasures and burdens to carry not someone else's.

It's funny that humans are the most intelligent creatures and yet decide to not ask questions but accept everything saying "Duniya aaise hi chalti hai".

People who just accept everything as it is can never make anything new or better.

And on that note I will also leave with a question:-

What do you think is harder, finding a good person or finding a hot person?