<human>: Hi reddit,

I'll make this very short: my husband (26 M) has a very receding hairline that is causing him a lot of depression. He's still very young and the only one among our friends who is going bald already.

This makes him really sad and distressed. He spends a lot of time trying to fix the few hair he has left to make it look less patchy as possible, but lately he got me worried because he's barely leaving the house.

He works from home, but he used to go to the gym twice a week, to a game night once a week, and lastly on a date with me once a week. He now does none of these things.

He says he doesn't feel confident to leave the house, he doesn't want anyone to see him, and sometime he even cries. He doesn't know I know, but I've heard him several times...

I do my best to let him know I think he looks great either way, that I find him attractive no matter what. He just started growing a beard and he really likes it (and I do too) so I make sure to compliment it as well.

Seeing him so sad about it really makes me feel like shit, especially because I don't know what to do/say to help him feel better. Unfortunately this is something that runs in his family, and although he was expecting it, he definitely wasn't prepared for it coming so early on.

So, my question is... how can I help him feel better about it and come to terms with it? :(

Can you succinctly summarize the text in 1-3 sentences?
<bot>: 26M husband is going bald and feels like shit. How can I (25F) help him accepting this, and make him feel better about it?