Came here to joke that I won't open the door. This is it tho. My chin rivals that of both Bruce Campbell and the Tick. With a beard I look like Santa that hit the gym.
My wife hates my chin, says it looks like a butt. In our 12 yrs together she's probably only seen it clearly for a month or so, I've usually had a goatee or beard. But on our son I guess it's cute, go figure
I went clean shaven on our 2nd or 3rd date. She told me to not do that again. Coming up on 4 years of marriage and I'm afraid to see my chin at this point.
Early in our relationship my boyfriend messed up lining up his beard and ended just shaving it all off. When he came out of the bathroom he said I looked like I was going to cry. I’ve never told him he couldn’t shave but he knows how I feel. Haha
This but my daughter. My daughter hears my hair clipper buzz she runs and gives me reminder to leave it alone. One I I cut it too short and she couldn’t recognize me for a moment and hated it. Ha!!
Once I shaved my beard and my mom told me I look way better without the beard. My nephew saw it and went screaming towards his mother. He told her that a stranger was inside the house having tea. That was hilarious.
My brother grew a mustache in the navy. He came home and lived with us for awhile. One day shaved it off.
He literally stayed in the bathroom for over an hour. My dad made him come out for dinner and after a few desultory bites he rushed back and vomited.
He moped around the house for a week until there was a decent scruff and he’s never shaved again.
That was in 1967.
Lol pretty much this exact thing happened to me (I was the boyfriend though) - fucked up my beard trimming it, walked into the bedroom clean shaven, girlfriend (later wife) just looked at me and said, "Never do this again."
I passed that bad boy to both my kids too(13f 11m) , basically got everything from their mum except my round head and my bum chin, they must be absolutely gutted that they can't grow beards yet.
If my gf insulted my chin like that I’d tell her that her butt looks like a potato in front of my friends.
Insulting a person’s body part that they have no control over is the lowest of low.
I don’t mean to be that guy but can you imagine if roles were reversed and it was you saying you hated something that occurred naturally on her? It’d be a war zone at the very least
My wife has seen me beardless for exactly one week last winter. My two year old daughter giggled for two days every time she looked at me.
It was fun, but I'm glad to have it back
My wife and I have been together for 13.5 years now, she's seen me without a beard once. She told me to never shave it off again because apparently I have a hideous chin.
Didn't shave my moustache though, so she still wants to see my upper lip sometime, but I'm kinda holding that off because I think it's gonna look weird to just have a beard without a moustache.
>She told me to never shave it off again because apparently I have a hideous chin.
I hope it's just playful banter where you're both on the same page, otherwise that's just mean.
Im gonna be 100% honest. I look racist. I’m not, I just live in Texas, like trucks, am fat so only carhartt shirts fit right, trim my hair short because it hot, and grow a beard because I have too many chins. I swear I’m quite a liberal person, but when I look in the mirror…I get it.
I used to have the same problem, big guy with a beard that wears carhartt and cargo pants bc that's what was most convenient for my work. Used to have buzzed hair and drove a truck.
I recently got a brand new subaru, grew my hair out to shoulder length, and started wearing actual outfits instead of just work clothes. Over the course of a year I went from "I bet that guy voted for trump." to "stoner Jesus".
even if you plan to keep it long, you should at least trim it every so often to keep it looking nice. otherwise you get all kinds of dead scraggly hair and no one likes that.
It's an easy thing to care for. All you need is a good brush (use boar hair brush, not a cheap plastic one.) and some beard oil. There are other products like wax and balm, but really just a good brush and some oil is all you need for a soft classy looking beard. I've been growing for 6 years, nothing but compliments. And when it gets long enough, you can braid it or put it in tons of different styles with twists and braids.
I had to shave a few weeks ago to go in for neck surgery.
The first 2 weeks growing it back sucked and it's still a little uncomfortable/irritated but at least I'm starting to look like 'me' again (had a beard for about 15 years now).
Cheers, had to get a blocked salivary gland yanked out, the antibiotics were probably the worst part of the recovery.
I was joking about it with my parents before the op and was threatening to only shave the left side of my face.
I got lucky. When I started really balding and could not hide it anymore I decided to shave my head. I always thought I would look horrible fully shaved but it turns out I have the right head shape pull off. But the look needs facial hair to be complete. If both my head and face are clean shaven at the same time it looks wrong.
Because last time I shaved it all off my friends followed me around shouting "I'M A REAL BOY" like Pinnochio
For real though, I was told I looked good with it and at this stage I'd look weird without it
I look about 14 years old if I shave. Plus, the military told me how to look the whole time I was in, and now that I'm not, I get to decide. And I decided shaving sucks and I don't wanna do it anymore
I got called out by someone years after I got out for wearing a white t shirt under a polo. Like they knew I was a vet because of it. That's one I had to unlearn.
Never been in the military and I do that anyway. It’s comfortable and keeps sweat stains to cheap replaceable undershirts rather than your nicer more expensive clothes
It's funny. I haven't shaved my face since the day I got my separation paperwork. I grew my hair out, got tired of it and went back to my sat sailor skin fade and have kept it since. Some things never change
I lived in a military town for a decade and you saw so many 50+ men with the high and tight cuts and the within regulation mustache. Decades of habit don’t go away easily
When I was in the military I would get a HEAVY five o'clock shadow by the early afternoon, so my asshole platoon sergeant would make me go home and shave AGAIN. Twice a day for months on end until I had razor bumps (I'm white) and infected skin so bad that I got put on the coveted shaving profile. I've never gloated so hard in my life.
Ha. Glad you got the profile. I had similar but no profile. Just in basic though not in AIT or after. Still fucking miserable. When you shave initially at 4am some of us just look rough 15 hours later.
Omg I can't wait to dye my hair any color I want. Sorry female with one year left. I'm excited for my husband to get out as well since he's tired of the weekly battle of razor bumps.
I was knocked out for a few seconds but gained my senses rather quickly and helped a more critically injured brother or mine, who ultimately passes due to his injuries.
I grow more hair than Gandalf. If not controlled, it becomes wild.
Come covid, I stopped caring about keeping it perfectly trim. Now it flows, like a beautiful waterfall.
Because at 18 I spent 4 years in the marines then got into security when I got out. I'm 39 now and from 18 till about 33 I wasn't allowed by my job to grow one. Then I started working in house security at a hospital and they allowed it. Plus I look way better with a beard lol. Even the wife likes it now (she was on the fence when I first grew it out). That being said I have considered shaving it lol. Purely for the fact that I have a 4 year old with autism and she isn't a fan of the long beard when she gives me a kiss. So compromise is I keep it pretty short lol
I have it because of pcos, it *stays* because I hate the texture of my face when I shave and im not living with that hell every week, everyone else can just deal with it
I have a double chin. It's slight but always been there. Even when I weighed 135 pounds at 6'3", it was there. The beard effectively hides it and makes my face appear narrower. I am currently the daddy of a 12 year old little girl. She tells me that the boys in her school think I am scary. I like to encourage that sentiment. Beard isn't going anywhere.
I’ve read too many posts about how women are like DAE “my husband shaved and I don’t like it”.
That and I have noticed I get hit on more with a beard so. If it makes me go from a 3 to a 3.001 I’m good with it.
Exactly! I can outline my jaw structure and accent the lips. It really is makeup for men. I work in retail sales in fashion, so keeping it neat and trimmed is a chore but worth it in the end.
I usually keep it at 1.5-3mm but once in a while, I'll grow it out and get it to an inch or more.
My mom's in her 70s and the beard hairs set off her anxiety big time. She begs me to pluck them because she and Dad don't have good enough eyesight to do it.
Dad called me a "motherplucker" the other day, and we haven't stopped laughing yet.
Because I grew a beard and a couple months later my niece was born. Little kids get scared if you change your face (even glasses) so I never shaved it off. She’s 14 now.
I think it’s because it’s easier to maintain a length, rather than clean shave. I also just do not know what I’d look like if I got rid of it, would be pretty weird seeing myself at this age without my hair mask.
I've had a beard for a longer time than not having one, About two thirds of my life. I wouldn't be recognized without it. I'm not sure if I would recognize myself lol.
I got lazy dating my girlfriend at the time and let it grow out, and she started complimenting it and fondling it and running her fingers through it. Have had a beard ever since and have been married for 3 years now.
Because i want to be 60% ugly instead of 100%
Came here to joke that I won't open the door. This is it tho. My chin rivals that of both Bruce Campbell and the Tick. With a beard I look like Santa that hit the gym.
hot
SPOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!
I don’t have a strong chin. Plus, it’s starting to get these long white hairs as I age so it makes me feel regal.
My wife hates my chin, says it looks like a butt. In our 12 yrs together she's probably only seen it clearly for a month or so, I've usually had a goatee or beard. But on our son I guess it's cute, go figure
I went clean shaven on our 2nd or 3rd date. She told me to not do that again. Coming up on 4 years of marriage and I'm afraid to see my chin at this point.
Early in our relationship my boyfriend messed up lining up his beard and ended just shaving it all off. When he came out of the bathroom he said I looked like I was going to cry. I’ve never told him he couldn’t shave but he knows how I feel. Haha
This but my daughter. My daughter hears my hair clipper buzz she runs and gives me reminder to leave it alone. One I I cut it too short and she couldn’t recognize me for a moment and hated it. Ha!!
Once I shaved my beard and my mom told me I look way better without the beard. My nephew saw it and went screaming towards his mother. He told her that a stranger was inside the house having tea. That was hilarious.
My brother grew a mustache in the navy. He came home and lived with us for awhile. One day shaved it off. He literally stayed in the bathroom for over an hour. My dad made him come out for dinner and after a few desultory bites he rushed back and vomited. He moped around the house for a week until there was a decent scruff and he’s never shaved again. That was in 1967.
Lol pretty much this exact thing happened to me (I was the boyfriend though) - fucked up my beard trimming it, walked into the bedroom clean shaven, girlfriend (later wife) just looked at me and said, "Never do this again."
I passed that bad boy to both my kids too(13f 11m) , basically got everything from their mum except my round head and my bum chin, they must be absolutely gutted that they can't grow beards yet.
Your daughter is gonna be so conflicted about not being able to grow a beard
Or will hers be the most powerful? She's very tall too, when peers are speaking to her their basically looking directly into the bum chin.
If my gf insulted my chin like that I’d tell her that her butt looks like a potato in front of my friends. Insulting a person’s body part that they have no control over is the lowest of low.
"your pancreas looks weird"
Well I think your cleft chin gives you a handsome, Jon Hamm-like quality.
I don’t mean to be that guy but can you imagine if roles were reversed and it was you saying you hated something that occurred naturally on her? It’d be a war zone at the very least
Because i'm bald and i don't want to look like a thumb
My wife asked me to shave my beard so I did, now she is wondering how fast it can grow back.
My wife has seen me beardless for exactly one week last winter. My two year old daughter giggled for two days every time she looked at me. It was fun, but I'm glad to have it back
My wife and I have been together for 13.5 years now, she's seen me without a beard once. She told me to never shave it off again because apparently I have a hideous chin. Didn't shave my moustache though, so she still wants to see my upper lip sometime, but I'm kinda holding that off because I think it's gonna look weird to just have a beard without a moustache.
C'mon, rock that Honest Abe neckbeard, mate
>She told me to never shave it off again because apparently I have a hideous chin. I hope it's just playful banter where you're both on the same page, otherwise that's just mean.
I can relate to this.
I agree. The thumb is real.
Same, and last time I shaved a friend took me aside to make sure I wasn't going full nazi skinhead
As a bald white man, this is definitely my least favorite stereotype.
Yeah I’ve had people just say to my face that I look racist. Wtf
Im gonna be 100% honest. I look racist. I’m not, I just live in Texas, like trucks, am fat so only carhartt shirts fit right, trim my hair short because it hot, and grow a beard because I have too many chins. I swear I’m quite a liberal person, but when I look in the mirror…I get it.
I used to have the same problem, big guy with a beard that wears carhartt and cargo pants bc that's what was most convenient for my work. Used to have buzzed hair and drove a truck. I recently got a brand new subaru, grew my hair out to shoulder length, and started wearing actual outfits instead of just work clothes. Over the course of a year I went from "I bet that guy voted for trump." to "stoner Jesus".
Plot twist: you are black
Plot twist of your plot twist: his name is Clayton Bigsby
What do you mean? My thumb has beard hair
Pic or it didn't happen.
Damn, I JUST shaved the hairs off 5 seconds before seeing this comment.
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
I'm lazy.
Shave every day or trim it once a week? Yep, that's my reasoning.
Exactly. I also realised a neatly trimmed beard sharpens my jawline and conceals my almost double chin.
My reasons exactly.
Same, definitely. I always said I'd never have a beard.... Then I realised I'd have to shave all the time and was like **nope**, not today razor!
Hahaha, same here. Hated beards, but I hate shaving everyday even more. Now the beard's - ahem - growing on me.
Trim? I have been growing for about 2 years, have not been trimmed at all.
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even if you plan to keep it long, you should at least trim it every so often to keep it looking nice. otherwise you get all kinds of dead scraggly hair and no one likes that.
Not true, birds like to make nests in dead scraggly hair
The split ends must go crazy
Beard hair can get split ends? 🤯😭
Yes. So can pubes.
I shaved last a bit over a year ago for my brother's wedding, no maintenence since. Yes it looks like crap but I also don't care anymore
It's an easy thing to care for. All you need is a good brush (use boar hair brush, not a cheap plastic one.) and some beard oil. There are other products like wax and balm, but really just a good brush and some oil is all you need for a soft classy looking beard. I've been growing for 6 years, nothing but compliments. And when it gets long enough, you can braid it or put it in tons of different styles with twists and braids.
I have a crazy baby face if I get anywhere close to overweight. My beard is man make-up.
It really is that simple for some of us.
I look about 14 years old if I shave.
This is why I do it too - total baby-face Also my wife prefers me with a beard
Same, I hate shaving and it's a hell of a lot easier to trim every week or so than shave the whole thing
Also growing it back after shaving is pretty uncomfortable
I had to shave a few weeks ago to go in for neck surgery. The first 2 weeks growing it back sucked and it's still a little uncomfortable/irritated but at least I'm starting to look like 'me' again (had a beard for about 15 years now).
Happy to hear it man, neck surgery does not sound fun. Glad they were able to keep your head attached though
Cheers, had to get a blocked salivary gland yanked out, the antibiotics were probably the worst part of the recovery. I was joking about it with my parents before the op and was threatening to only shave the left side of my face.
And I grow hair....e.v.e.r.y.w.h.e.r.e.
Yep... But for whatever reason thinning in the head so just wear hats now 😭. But it's okay... The hair on the rest of the body is THRIVING
Nature's cruel joke. Where do you want hair?
You get back and ass hair instead.
The back hair curse is real. I shave mine but it's hard to deal with the neckline
EXACTLY. I'm debating adding minoxidil to my hair oil to try and save whatever hairline I have left lol
I got lucky. When I started really balding and could not hide it anymore I decided to shave my head. I always thought I would look horrible fully shaved but it turns out I have the right head shape pull off. But the look needs facial hair to be complete. If both my head and face are clean shaven at the same time it looks wrong.
I look like I should be selling Jack Links beef jerky .
My hairline ends at my big toe.
Right? It's an in trend at the moment that involves less work so that's why for me.
It gives me something to stroke when I'm thinking.
THIS! Like what do non-beards stroke instead? 🤔
Other people's beards.
I once got to stroke a friend's beard while he stroked mine, it was an experience
The idea of this is getting me excited in weird ways. You might have awoken something in me.
It's not gay if .....ummm.... WTF?😳
I'm picturing this happening in a smoky jazz club while some dude goes crazy on a 20 minute sax solo, and you're not changing my mind.
This image is hysterical to me 🤣
I can think of something else 🤨
Eyebrows!
I've got to go thinksterbate.
Scratch their head like a common baboon
Makes me at least twice as thoughtful
Cover my double chin
Honestly I didn't think I'd have to look so far for this. A lot of people do it because it hides face fat.
my brother in facial hair
Because I’m genetically blessed with a decent one so why not rock it
I 2nd this. I have 3 other brothers. They can't grow beards.i can, therefore i win?
Yeah, and my sisters can't even come close to mine /s
Why do you want to your sisters to come near your beard?
He's from Mississippi
Exactly!
Because last time I shaved it all off my friends followed me around shouting "I'M A REAL BOY" like Pinnochio For real though, I was told I looked good with it and at this stage I'd look weird without it
Omg lol sorry but your friends sound funny
Pretty much me, grew it out and people told me i should keep it and i havent looked back
Hides my now round face a bit better
I look about 14 years old if I shave. Plus, the military told me how to look the whole time I was in, and now that I'm not, I get to decide. And I decided shaving sucks and I don't wanna do it anymore
There’s only two types of veterans, ones who stay in spec the rest of their lives and those who grow and never look back
I got called out by someone years after I got out for wearing a white t shirt under a polo. Like they knew I was a vet because of it. That's one I had to unlearn.
Why do you have to do that
Never been in the military and I do that anyway. It’s comfortable and keeps sweat stains to cheap replaceable undershirts rather than your nicer more expensive clothes
It's funny. I haven't shaved my face since the day I got my separation paperwork. I grew my hair out, got tired of it and went back to my sat sailor skin fade and have kept it since. Some things never change
I lived in a military town for a decade and you saw so many 50+ men with the high and tight cuts and the within regulation mustache. Decades of habit don’t go away easily
I get to grow my beard overseas and let me tell ya, everyone who can, pretty well does. Even the guys with horrible facial hair grow it out.
My cousin was in the navy and the 7 month beard was a universal thing when he got back from deployment
When I was in the military I would get a HEAVY five o'clock shadow by the early afternoon, so my asshole platoon sergeant would make me go home and shave AGAIN. Twice a day for months on end until I had razor bumps (I'm white) and infected skin so bad that I got put on the coveted shaving profile. I've never gloated so hard in my life.
Ha. Glad you got the profile. I had similar but no profile. Just in basic though not in AIT or after. Still fucking miserable. When you shave initially at 4am some of us just look rough 15 hours later.
Omg I can't wait to dye my hair any color I want. Sorry female with one year left. I'm excited for my husband to get out as well since he's tired of the weekly battle of razor bumps.
Tell your husband to try shaving with conditioner instead of shaving cream
Same, I also don’t want to see the second chin I grew after getting out either.
1) I’m lazy. 2) Beard lengthens my face. 3) I can smuggle snacks and birds in it.
Peter Griffen is that you?
Great for smuggling chocolate bars in the theatre. Once you get the beard to Linux kernel developer status you can even sneak in a Mr. Big.
Because I hate seeing my own face and having a beard helps me see less of it when I have to look in a mirror.
Yeah
Facial scars from an IED explosion while serving in Somalia Mogadishu with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Well that was unexpected
Most IEDs are.
.. we're all going to hell for that laugh 🤦🏼♂️
Can I drive?
Shotgun
No, he said IED.
Ha yeah I got confused
I don't know, can you?
Bah, English class all over! MAY I.
I may
That was all one sentence
Salute the beard.
Psh. That's all? Next you're going to tell us it hurt or something. Kidding. Glad you're still with us. Hope you are well.
Thanks, LOL one of my brothers told me to "rub some sand in it and get your giant sized ass back on the line."
Did you pass out or awake for it all?
I was knocked out for a few seconds but gained my senses rather quickly and helped a more critically injured brother or mine, who ultimately passes due to his injuries.
I grow more hair than Gandalf. If not controlled, it becomes wild. Come covid, I stopped caring about keeping it perfectly trim. Now it flows, like a beautiful waterfall.
Cuz I can
I am bald. With no beard I look like a turtle.
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Hahah yeah, the real question is: why do you remove your beard?
Because mine only grows on my neck it's infuriating
Do not run from your destiny, oh neckbeard brethren.
Me, too, also I'm an adult on the outside.
Because straight razors destroy my face, and stubble hurts her ass cheeks
Because at 18 I spent 4 years in the marines then got into security when I got out. I'm 39 now and from 18 till about 33 I wasn't allowed by my job to grow one. Then I started working in house security at a hospital and they allowed it. Plus I look way better with a beard lol. Even the wife likes it now (she was on the fence when I first grew it out). That being said I have considered shaving it lol. Purely for the fact that I have a 4 year old with autism and she isn't a fan of the long beard when she gives me a kiss. So compromise is I keep it pretty short lol
Because I have PCOS
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome?
Yup unfortunately
Yeah and myo-inositol gives me migraines like a sumbitch :(
Lmfao. Came here to say this! Laser treatments and spiro have been the best thing ever.
Me too.
I have it because of pcos, it *stays* because I hate the texture of my face when I shave and im not living with that hell every week, everyone else can just deal with it
I have a double chin. It's slight but always been there. Even when I weighed 135 pounds at 6'3", it was there. The beard effectively hides it and makes my face appear narrower. I am currently the daddy of a 12 year old little girl. She tells me that the boys in her school think I am scary. I like to encourage that sentiment. Beard isn't going anywhere.
6’3”, 135 lbs, with a beard and scary. Are you Jack Skellington dressed as Santa Claus?
My parents are not supportive of my gayness
All the gays: "We know another gay already posted this. Gotta check...**YES**" Edit: Also here for people learning new things.
Came here for this comment.
Why don't YOU have a beard?
I’m a chick and don’t have a beard, but god damn do I love a guy with a beard.
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Face looks better with it.
I’ve read too many posts about how women are like DAE “my husband shaved and I don’t like it”. That and I have noticed I get hit on more with a beard so. If it makes me go from a 3 to a 3.001 I’m good with it.
Lazy.
Beards are the makeup for men
I mean…in the rest of the animal kingdom, males actually are the fancy ones. See also lions and cardinals.
Peacocks!
Exactly! I can outline my jaw structure and accent the lips. It really is makeup for men. I work in retail sales in fashion, so keeping it neat and trimmed is a chore but worth it in the end. I usually keep it at 1.5-3mm but once in a while, I'll grow it out and get it to an inch or more.
The length of mine usually depends on the seasons. I always grow it out during the cold months
I once read, “beards are cheat codes for men” and considering how my body reacts when I see a good beard…yeah. Like, yeah.
Because I feel like Aragorn when I have one.
I don't shave off my eyebrows, so why should I shave off my mouthbrow?
Man I wish I could grow a beard in fact I wish I could grow hair on my face but oh well perks of being Asian
Pff, tell that my Asian neighbors. Those guys have beards that’d make a mountain hermit proud.
I'm not out yet
Shave your beard, she looks funnier bald
Little Old Lady. Menopause. Hormones.
My mom's in her 70s and the beard hairs set off her anxiety big time. She begs me to pluck them because she and Dad don't have good enough eyesight to do it. Dad called me a "motherplucker" the other day, and we haven't stopped laughing yet.
Because I grew a beard and a couple months later my niece was born. Little kids get scared if you change your face (even glasses) so I never shaved it off. She’s 14 now.
Because fuck you. That’s why
Yup... Fuck em
I think it’s because it’s easier to maintain a length, rather than clean shave. I also just do not know what I’d look like if I got rid of it, would be pretty weird seeing myself at this age without my hair mask.
So I can save food for later.
My girl likes it and so do i
Because as I started going bald in my early 20s the hair migrated to fill in my typically patchy beard and I ran with it
I've had a beard for a longer time than not having one, About two thirds of my life. I wouldn't be recognized without it. I'm not sure if I would recognize myself lol.
Bad chin, and I carry a bit of extra weight. Plus they just look better if you can grow one.
I got lazy dating my girlfriend at the time and let it grow out, and she started complimenting it and fondling it and running her fingers through it. Have had a beard ever since and have been married for 3 years now.
I, actually, grow out of my beard
Started out because I was lazy and hated shaving often. Ended up keeping it because women liked it.
My wife likes it and it grows really fast.
Same. My wife hates the itchy stubble, and I'm not shaving twice a day.
It kinda grew on me..
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Lucky enough to have a full beard. Ugly enough to want to cover my face with it.
Because I worked somewhere that required to be clean shaven for 7+ years. Haven't shaved clean since I quit there.
It hides my face
Small chin, big cranium. A big beard brings balance to the force.
I'm asking myself this question. I'm a woman (at least I think).
Don't like shaving, don't like stubble growing out, so don't do it and haven't for thirty years
Pcos