How was the first day wearing a system?

[baldduders]

Everyone is just being polite, every single one of them notices, they just don't care much about it, like would you ever mention to a friend that got breast implants, hey, your new tits look great ?

Buster....you may have difficulty believing what was stated in the commercial, but, it is a typical reaction. Virtually identical to the reactions I got from friends and others when I went from bald on the top of head (side and back hair only) to a full head of hair with my first ever hairpiece. My original hairpiece was a custom piece sized to cover my bald area which extends approx 8 /1/2" from front hairline to the back and about 6" wide laterally at the widest point. That is a lot of bald area. The hair used in the hairpiece also matched my existing hair in color perfectly. The density would be categorized as "medium." Medium means a full head of hair not to be confused with what "notcoolanymore" suggested (light density) earlier in this thread. I also had a pro cut the hair per my instructions and to blend the side and back hairs into my natural hair. My piece was not the stereotype hair piece often portrayed in comedy skits that obviously anyone would immediately recognize. No "rug" or " dead cat look."
Like you I assumed that friends etc would notice. But I did not care. So what? I would deal with it if and when it happened. Prior to ordering I read a lot of comments by wearers when questioned about what kind of responses they got when friends first saw them with hair. The overwhelming majority of new wearers say the same thing: "incredibly no one notices!" I remained skeptical. It simply did not square logically with me. Surely it had to be obvious.
Here's what happened........
Out of all my friends, relatives and business associates only 3 people commented on my "change" in appearance. Out of the 3 only one mentioned "hair." See experiences 1-3 below....
1. The first friend to see me with the new piece is someone I had known for several years. We got together at a restaurant. Upon seeing me she said verbatim the following: "Oh.....new hair style. It looks good." I almost started to laugh but remained restrained replying that I had a new hair stylist and had decided to wear a "longer" hair style. End of discussion. To this day she has never mention hair to me again. I was becoming a believer.
2. I have a friend who is a well known Phd psychotherapist that I had known at the time for almost 15 years. One of the most interesting people I know. She is trained to observe behavior and to listen intently. I assumed that surely she would notice the hair. We got together for one of our extended lunches ....about 2 hours. Not once during the 2 hours did she mention anything about hair or my obvious (at least to me) change in appearance. Not once did I even notice her eyes moving up to my hair. When lunch concluded as we were standing in the parking lot she said: "by the way....you are really looking good." "You" not "hair." To this day she has never mentioned hair to me. Now I WAS a believer.
3. Friend #3 is also someone I had known for several "bald" years. She invited me to join her and her friends for a dinner social. During the first 45 minutes of dinner I noticed her repeatedly looking at me (not my hair) with a quizzical expression. I was sure she noticed the hair. Finally she said: "you look different!" No mention of hair just the "you" again. I replied that I have been working out extra hard, eating well and sleeping 7-8 hours per day. She shrugged. End of discussion. Never again has there been any comment by her or any of her friends who also knew me pre-hair.
Every other person I know including someone I have know prior to grade school and another who is my best friend that have known since the 4 th grade followed by high school and college has ever said one word about hair or an appearance change.
Contrary to what you guys on this forum think, the overwhelming majority of people on the planet are neither very observant nor care about hairloss. The guys on this forum (mostly 20's and 30's) are ones obsessed with hair. The general population is not.