Slyinglide,I think you just pointed out the meaning of Sly. As stated you have shaven for years but just became aware of your baldness, its a beautiful thing! Sounds like you have regained your confidence in yourself. I have only been shaving for about 1 1/2 years and I think the look is not as controversial now as it has been in the past decade, so I have not had any real unpleasant experiences.There will always be someone who makes comments that you may not care for, but these are usually people who still have their eyes shut to the world and are not worth the time.I took my son to Six Flags a few weeks ago and had a younger Japanese guy bow to me, and the 2 japanese girls and guy with him gigled. So I smiled and walked over and bowed 3 times and said very quickly in a japanese tone "Hiya mea pluga youra girla" at each bow. They just continued to gigle and my son said OMG dad, I can't believe you just did that. When you feel good about yourself, no one can bring you down.Thats a major part of this site and I'm glad you found it as well!