Color Gray/White Hair?

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Cameron143 said:
He was an incredible wordsmith. When He passed, the local station stopped running his programming. Occasionally I hear him on other stations.
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I have listened to him/heard his messages over the course of my almost 20 years of being a Christian, that is, if I started listening to my Christian talk radio station right away. His programs still run on kari55 radio, which I listen to at work, at home, and in my car. They have Christian programming pretty much 24/7 except for off-and-on throughout Saturday, which is when they air health-related infomercials. They also have foreign language programs weekdays at 7pm (German) and weekend evenings (Asian). kari55.com is a resource I recommend to others, so people can listen on their device. They still carry Adrian's teachings. His time slot is not the greatest (I think it might be 10pm, 3am, and 6am LOL). Yes, that is correct (I just checked). Dr John Neufeld is a little bit like him: warm and engaging. He is the teacher for Back to the Bible Canada, also available on kari. Adrian was on fire with his passion for the Truth of God's Word. Gotta love that .:)
 
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Hair dye....
So long as it's a somewhat normal color I'm OK with it....it's the odd colors of blue, green, and neon that's disturbing...completely unattractive.
Makes a person look like some sort of "woke" lunatic that's going to be impossible to have a conversation with and not deeply trigger or offend them in some manner.
 
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JohnDB said:
Hair dye....
So long as it's a somewhat normal color I'm OK with it....it's the odd colors of blue, green, and neon that's disturbing...completely unattractive.
Makes a person look like some sort of "woke" lunatic that's going to be impossible to have a conversation with and not deeply trigger or offend them in some manner.
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See, I'm just the opposite. Obviously fake colors are a fashion statement, like painting nails. Especially if you do almost all one color with one or two streaks of another color.

It's the fake color that tries to look like the real color, that's the kind I dislike. People who put WAY too much importance in their public image use those, to deny their own age.
 
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Lanolin said:
what about people with no hair

I dont know what hair has to do with marriage or dating, but for women its boob size probably and men bank account size lol
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Your estimation, in some regards, is probably close to being on target.
 
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It's the fake color that tries to look like the real color, that's the kind I dislike. People who put WAY too much importance in their public image use those, to deny their own age.[/QUOTE]I am higher in numbers myself, and in a few days will be even higher. There's no denying that. :cool:
 
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tourist said:
It's the fake color that tries to look like the real color, that's the kind I dislike. People who put WAY too much importance in their public image use those, to deny their own age.
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I am higher in numbers myself, and in a few days will be even higher. There's no denying that. :cool:[/QUOTE]

happy birthday!
 
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notmyown said:
I am higher in numbers myself, and in a few days will be even higher. There's no denying that. :cool:
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happy birthday![/QUOTE]Thank you dear. The big day is Jan 9. Gonna be 69. Under 70 still so I still must be young at heart.
 
Lanolin

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JohnDB said:
Hair dye....
So long as it's a somewhat normal color I'm OK with it....it's the odd colors of blue, green, and neon that's disturbing...completely unattractive.
Makes a person look like some sort of "woke" lunatic that's going to be impossible to have a conversation with and not deeply trigger or offend them in some manner.
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so Marge Simpsons was woke?

What about magenta as a colour. Do you chat with her on CC

Anyway what have people got against white hair? Jesus had it. And a lot of sheep have white wool. Its the black sheep who feel like the odd ones out.
 
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tourist said:
Thank you dear. The big day is Jan 9. Gonna be 69. Under 70 still so I still must be young at heart.
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I am not too far behind you .:unsure::whistle::giggle:

btw, happy belated birthday wishes to your lovely wife, Darlene! .:D

 
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tourist said:
Thank you dear. The big day is Jan 9. Gonna be 69. Under 70 still so I still must be young at heart.
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my husband was 74 last June and he's young at heart, too. now i have Frank Sinatra singing in my head, lol.

belated happy birthday to your darling Darlene. :)
 
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If someone is single, I don't think it makes sense to dye hair to look young. However, I think in an elderly couple if one person dyes hair and the other doesn't, the age gap can appear wide and that could make someone feel uncomfortable.
 
Lanolin

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I remember my high school social studies teacher had white hair and he may have been in his 30s early 40s at the time, he said he had been going grey since his 20s. One high school mate had a white streak in her hair and she was only in her teens.

Anyway I bumped into my high school teacher the other day who was now retired from teaching and his hair was still white he hadnt dyed it. He d been at the school 32 years but still looked the same. lol

I also remember first dyeing my hair (or streaking it ) bright pink at a CHRISTIAN music festival. I thought it was what all christians did. They had to bleach it first cos my hair was black.

Anyway...my next opportunity to dye it was not to turn it black to look young but to dye it different shades because I can I now dont have to bleach it first. Though its children who pick up on white hairs. Thats why my principal kept dying hers dark to fit in with the children who at this school mostly had dark hair. The dye didnt last that long though and every couple of months it would grow out, until she gave up and actually did leave its beautiful natural silver colour and then she retired.

I dont think its necessarily to look younger but maybe other reasons. But there is a group called Grey Power and they actually love their grey hairs cos thats marks of seniority and wisdom.

You cant make one black hair white and God knows every hair on your head. Dyeing it isnt the worst thing you can do though its a hassle to keep up with it, but maybe wearing wig or toupee of fake hair to look younger looks odd. If its someone elses hair thats even weirder but theres synthetic hair and extensions etc

I dont know, maybe ask a hairdresser (plenty of christian hairdressers around) what they think as they are trained in it and have the expert opinion!
 
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If you want to look 'sophisticated' wear your most expensive jewellery.
 
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MsMediator said:
What are your thoughts on youngish and middle-aged men and women coloring their gray/white hair in order to look younger?

I think a woman can still look youthful with graying hair for prospective marriage/dating purposes, assuming she takes care of herself. I actually think a woman can look sophisticated, as well as confident, with graying hair. I am open to guys with graying hair as well. I would not go for guys who have white hair since only much older guys have white hair, and I am not that age. However if a guy around my age has pure white hair I would not be opposed to it.

Curious to hear all opinions...from spouses, those in the dating pool, etc.
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for most who do that, it's very obvious because the hair color doesn't match the face which is older looking. usually looks ridiculous & too noticeable. but there are some where you just can't tell. i've seen musicians color their hair & with a talented hair stylist, you have a 25 year old hair look mismatching a 60 year old face!
 
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MsMediator said:
What are your thoughts on youngish and middle-aged men and women coloring their gray/white hair in order to look younger?

I think a woman can still look youthful with graying hair for prospective marriage/dating purposes, assuming she takes care of herself. I actually think a woman can look sophisticated, as well as confident, with graying hair. I am open to guys with graying hair as well. I would not go for guys who have white hair since only much older guys have white hair, and I am not that age. However if a guy around my age has pure white hair I would not be opposed to it.

Curious to hear all opinions...from spouses, those in the dating pool, etc.
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Hey, Happy new year. The hairs I have left are white/grey. And its a privilige of old and wise people in the idealic case to have grey/white hair.
 
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MsMediator said:
What are your thoughts on youngish and middle-aged men and women coloring their gray/white hair in order to look younger?

I think a woman can still look youthful with graying hair for prospective marriage/dating purposes, assuming she takes care of herself. I actually think a woman can look sophisticated, as well as confident, with graying hair. I am open to guys with graying hair as well. I would not go for guys who have white hair since only much older guys have white hair, and I am not that age. However if a guy around my age has pure white hair I would not be opposed to it.

Curious to hear all opinions...from spouses, those in the dating pool, etc.
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At the risk of sounding pious: I suggest one reads Ecclesiastes. What it says about "vanity."
:)
 
Lynx

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This is what I meant about hair as art:



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This was on a girl at w*rk yesterday. (I got permission before snapping the pic.) I call this a pumpkin pie hairdo.
 
JohnDB

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Lanolin said:
so Marge Simpsons was woke?

What about magenta as a colour. Do you chat with her on CC

Anyway what have people got against white hair? Jesus had it. And a lot of sheep have white wool. Its the black sheep who feel like the odd ones out.
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Marge Simpson is a cartoon.

I don't know what color hair Magenta has....never asked. Did not think it important.
But I'd just about bet its not neon green.
 
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