[Dove]

most women find bald men very unappealing

Really? I know for a fact that there are women who are crazy about bald guys in particular. And I know that in men, maturity is a good thing, not a bad thing -- you have male sex symbols of actors who are pushing 50. And there's the association between baldness and confidence.

I guess your experience trumps my intuition, but I find it surprising. I'd think, on balance, baldness would be a benefit.

[chc]

There are also women who are crazy about dudes with questionable hygiene, crippling addictions and spotty employment histories. I still wouldn't recommend it as a dating strategy. Pointing to outliers proves nothing. Nor, for that matter, does pointing out that some older men can pull off baldness when the problem affects younger men and women as well.

[Dove]

Oh, I know none of that proves anything -- neither does the original poster's experience at parties, or my personal read as a woman that it's a slight positive. I'd be more curious about the data.

Though, another data point -- I've never heard a woman say, "eew, he's bald," the way they might talk about someone being fat, dirty, or excessively old. I've never heard it come up as a negative, and I have heard it come up as a positive many times before.

I don't really have any hard data to contribute to the discussion. I guess I just wanted to make sure you weren't getting your opinion on what "most women" find attractive from Rogaine commercials. ;)