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Runningman586:
So I've been wondering. When you all started shaving bald what suprised you? What didn't you expect to really enjoy about being bald, and likewise don't like about being bald? Are there things people started to do or say after you went chrome dome? I'm just a little curious because I have some things I didn't expect so I know I'm not the only one.

chuck63:
When I started shaving my head, I expected a bald head to feel good.  To my surprise, it felt better than expected, especially the part of rinsing it off.  What I didn’t expect was the maintenance involved.  I have a lot of cowlicks on my crown, and it involves a lot of shaving in different directions to get rid of all the stubble.  My hair grows fast, so I have to shave every day to maintain my smooth scalp.  After shaving my head, I didn’t get a whole lot of feedback from people.  I guess everyone saw it as just another haircut.  I don’t miss my grey hair at all.  It took a little getting used to, but I like my look as a bald guy

reddog:
I decided to buzz my hair really short one time only. I buzzed it, didn't like it, buzzed shorter, didn't like it, so I shaved it bald. My significant other at the time was shocked, but later that day, she said she loved it and asked me to keep it shaved for a while.

So I was surprised she liked it, and I put a baldie photo on Facebook, and nearly everyone said it looked good. I loved the fact that I no longer had a head of white hair! I guess what surprises me the most is that 7 years later, I'm still shaving every day, and love the look and especially the feel of a totally smooth head.

clint902:
One thing I wasn't expecting was dandruff and a lot of it.  I have to exfoliate prior to every shave to prevent it.

ANASFIL:
I must confess that I didn't expect the sense of freedom and the feeling you get from whatever touches your scalp, even the light breeze of air.
My girlfriend at the time (wife now) was very positive and even promoted the bald scalp, so she gave me the extra push I needed.
What I also didn't expect was how fast my hair is growing and how much effort is needed to keep a smooth dome. That is why I am trying to find and practise methods that will extend the "smooth" state for more days. Currently, I am searching for info over the net regarding tweezing or waxing and I am also very interested to learn more about hair growth inhibitors that stop hair growth or downsize the growth rhythm.

Being bald by choice isn't an easy step, especially for the people that know you for years, relatives, friends, etc. They have problems to accept your new image and they are always trying to find why you have decided to do it, as they think it, as an extreme step. I have figured out that many times that curiosity or sometimes expression of dislike or surprise, is based on the fact that they are not able to break community standards and try it themselves.
Most of them accept my new image by the time, some other don't.
People that they met for the first time as a bald guy, are either positive (most of them) or neutral.
I have to admit, that women are more positive than men are. Perhaps men are more conscious as they believe that a similar haircut would be something that will drag them out of their comfort zone so they prefer that they rather condemned something that might have the effect than let it be in their environment. Especially in cases that they are couples and the women express an acceptance / like my look.  Maybe they are afraid of an old saying we have here in Greece, "Whatever you see happening in your neighbor's house, you should be expecting to also happen at your house".

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