Protect your beards, lads!

[Nick]

It doesn't take long here to figure out, through avatars, posted pics, and discussion, that several of our members sport whiskers of one sort or another. Well, I've noticed a disturbing trend around where I live: friends, coworkers, and classmates with facial hair are losing it! Beards gone, goatees vanishing.

I don't know if this is a consequence of the change in seasons, a change in fashion, or some sinister plot to deprive us of our beloved facial hair. Be on the lookout, men, be on the lookout...

[bubba]

Y'know, it might be a situation like mine, the lady says either the beard or kisses. My wife and other ladies I know hate beards (even though some don't say so to their spouse or boyfriend). They say it's like kissing a scrub brush, porcupine or wad of barbed wire. This may explain why beards come into fashion and then disappear again so quickly. I know I'll take the kisses over the beard any time.

[Big Paul]

I told my wife that I was thinking of shaving it off, and she said she would kill me!!!!

[Caradoc]

I told my wife that I was thinking of shaving it off, and she said she would kill me!!!!

My lady asked me to shave mine off.

I did so, came out of the bathroom freshly-shorn, and she looked at me, kissed me, and said...

"Grow it back."

[Big Paul]

My lady asked me to shave mine off.

I did so, came out of the bathroom freshly-shorn, and she looked at me, kissed me, and said...

"Grow it back."

OUCH!

[Mr. Kilt]

Excellent thread! I've had my goatee/stache for 3 years now, and my wife normally loves the look. Once in awhile she'll suggest I shave it off, but isn't terribly serious about the request. Good thing, because I have no interest in going clean-shaven any time soon. I look young enough as it is...I need the facial-fur to add some age.

[Prester John]

Mine is canonically required, so to speak, so I'm probably safe....but for how long?

[Pour1Malt]

mine comes an gooes oan a regular basis...


ai guess ai get board quickly an change mai look...

nay bother... it can always grow back...

[Kilted KT]

Mine going nowhere. Shaved it off once. No one recognized me, and I looked like I was 18. It's not something I want to go through again! Besides, shaving every day is a real pain in the butt, and decent razors are getting expensive these day. Can't have them cutting into my baby and kilt funds!

[chasem]

I have kept a goatee for the past 8 or 9 months. I shaved it off briefly, and hated it. I looked 15 again (I'm 21 currently). So I keep it, and probably will for some time.

Unfortunately, I am not faced with the kisses v. facial hair dilemma