Well, crap

My 9-year-old son has been begging me to grow out my beard, so I gave in over the holidays, intending to shave after the new year. But now SWMBO, who has ever opposed all growth beyond my eternal moustache/goatee combo, likes it! She's happy, and that's always good, but except for a little trim work, I'm not shaving. I refuse to break out my new TSD blade sampler until I return to full-face shaving, but in the meantime it's just sitting there! Maddening. I am getting to practice more finesse in my shaving technique, though.

 

Joey,

While we all love our brides and wives dearly and with all our hearts, you know what you have to do, don't you?

 

Tell your wife that you'll be glad to keep the beard, but to quench your need to shave, you'll be shaving her legs! This could work to your benefit!

 

Or shave his own legs.

 

You know, I've tried to move to shaving her legs, but she hasn't warmed to that. Our two dachshunds are starting to look like tempting targets, though.

Now that might shake something up.

 

Start looking at "ZZ TOP" videos and "Duck Dynasty" on TV with her and commenting how when your beard gets that long your going to plat it...Ask her if she would prefer a double or triple plat? If she believes your serious she may rethink her position...

 

Hahaha!

 

I'm so thankful my beard is white and my wife and kids hate it.

 

It would be a perfect case of "Honey, you have your face, I have mine. EOD.".

Seriously, I'm sure she'll love you, should you shave it off again...

 

See, that's the thing: I used to have to shave for work, but I grew out the goat when I escaped, so I can't pull that one out. Truthfully speaking, I like the beard but I miss shaving.

 

Enjoy the beard. Sooner or later you will tire of it and return to full face shaving. At least that is what happened to me awhile back. YMMV.

 

I had a beard before wet shaving also. Loved it. Wife hated it (it tickles she said). But I hated trimming it. So I made a stand and removed it all. It also helped a bit that I read that up to 80% of all women actually prefer clean shaved, no beard, no stubble.

 

This is what I was going to suggest...kinda. Go to sleep with your face craddled between her neck and shoulders.

 

Or his back.

 

His neck his back...

 

Or line up your beard with a DE.

 

That's what I'm doing, so I'm taking it as an opportunity to fine-tune my precision maneuvers.

 

You could keep it for the winter and shave again when it gets warm. "It's too warm for a beard" is a pretty good reason.

 

You must think I like getting kicked in the doo-dads.