Thanks so much for the nice comments and welcome. I appreciate it. This forum has helped me a lot in adopting the bald look.
@Razorhead Yes, I agree with you. It is nice to change things up from time to time, including hairstyle. When I was in high school, shaved heads and buzzcuts were in vogue. I still remember that time. I do plan on keeping my head shaved as my main look.
I got a new optician and she recommended me to try something new, hence the new eyewear.
@reddog you are very kind. I am older than I look. I am in my late 40s.
@Semi-Sly I first shaved my head a few times when I was young (around university), the reactions were pretty negative. My mom was pretty mad about it. Most people in my life did not like it. That was one of the reasons why I did not adopt the bald look earlier. Over the course of 20 years, I have gained more weight and I feel more comfortable with the bald look. I have always kept my hair very short before I adopted the bald look. I also shaved my head a few times when I was on vacation and had some good barbershop straight razor head shave experiences. This helped me build up confidence over the year.
When I shaved my head in 2020, people were pretty surprised but did not say a lot. I think society has become more open minded about individual choices. The pandemic also gave me an opportunity to do something I wanted to do but was reluctant/ afraid to. I hardly get direct comments - good or bad regarding my shaved bald head. Sometimes I was asked whether I would grow my hair back, and I said no. Guys who have male pattern baldness tend to wonder a bit more because they want to grow hair themselves but have lost most of it.
I did get some funny comments. They are rare and I have no issues.
When I was in a hot springs on vacation, a young child saw me across the swimming pool and screamed - dad, no hair!! The dad was quite embarrassed and told the kid to not say anything. I laughed a bit.
When I was on vacation in Iceland, an older American gentleman asked me whether I was a monk with my head all shaved. 😊 I told him I just liked it.
Another time when I was on vacation, my tour mate jokingly said that I had a monk look. We had a laugh.
When I was having a working lunch at a restaurant with my colleagues, I saw a young balding guy with a combover who kept looking at me. I think many men still struggle with hair loss to a degree. It takes quite a bit of time and confidence to adopt the bald look, whether it is by choice or by nature.