Poll

What sort of response did you get to going Sly ?

No one/very few noticed or seemed to care
16 (28.1%)
Mostly negative but some positive
1 (1.8%)
Mostly positive but some negative
13 (22.8%)
Overwhelmingly negative
2 (3.5%)
Overwhelmingly positive
19 (33.3%)
I really never noticed and didn't really care.  It's my head and it makes me feel good/better about myself and that's all that matters.
4 (7%)
I lost my job, my wife/significant other left me and my dog/cat bit me
0 (0%)
Other (please list as a response)
2 (3.5%)

Total Members Voted: 54

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Offline AvengedSevenfold

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Re: Poll for guys who have DONE the deed ...what response did you get?
« Reply #15 on: May 16, 2011, 02:29:24 PM »
Kenny you rock the shaved head really well, you look terrific bro! It's just because you're young and the other dudes can't relate- your confidence in your own image will really shine through ;)
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Offline TxTa2Guy

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Re: Poll for guys who have DONE the deed ...what response did you get?
« Reply #16 on: June 20, 2011, 09:05:05 AM »
I have been shaving my head since August, 2009. I have a pretty full head of hair, mostly gray. When I am asked why I shave it, I have always just given the real reason: I wanted to tattoo it!

When asked why I keep it shaved, I give the real reasons: I like to show my tattoo and while I love being bald, I wish all of this F****** hair would fall out, since I really don't like having to shave to be bald!

One woman (who doesn't know me well enough that she ought to feel entitled to comment to me on such matters) told me that she thought we all got smarter as we got older but apparently I did not.

Another woman I have known very well for several years asked me for a date. She and I have become very good friends.
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Offline Laser Man

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Re: Poll for guys who have DONE the deed ...what response did you get?
« Reply #17 on: July 08, 2011, 06:24:12 AM »
I only got one or two negative comments.  Nearly everyone said things like it looks great, it makes you look younger, it must feel cool.  One female friend made several very positive comments to me at a fourth of July barbeque.  At the end of the night, her husband said to me that she wanted to talk to him about going sly!
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Offline IK

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Re: Poll for guys who have DONE the deed ...what response did you get?
« Reply #18 on: July 08, 2011, 06:38:48 AM »
Pretty positive here. My other half's parents still aren't keen on it I don't think, though they don't out-and-out say it.

As mentioned above, the main comments I get with negativity is from other balding people either with horseshoe or in denial, which in turn actually just makes me feel better!

I was also the same as Kenny! Exactly the same! When people asked why I shaved it off, I just said because I wanted to. Once I was more confident, when people asked I just told them the truth - I shaved it because I'm going bald.
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Offline Laser Man

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Re: Poll for guys who have DONE the deed ...what response did you get?
« Reply #19 on: July 08, 2011, 07:22:27 AM »
My mother-in-law was startled by my new look, but didn't say anything bad.  My father-in-law smiled and asked how long I was going to shave my head.  When I said forever, he said "good for you!"  That was a response I didn't expect. 

It's only now that I'm sly that I notice the extent of my MPB.  I used to joke with my barber about the bald spot in back, but now I realize it was bigger than I thought and my hairline was more receded than I imagined.  Now I don't worry about that - I just enjoy the smooth, slick dome!
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