Strangely I agree with Durga here. But for me its always them telling me not to shave.

[quote=CommanderByron post_id=10150 time=1520312251 user_id=133]
Update: I shaved it. Not for her but because my new job kinda hinted at it being something that wanted.. I mailed my gf the shavings as a present. .. she doesn’t think I’m funny.
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You can't even shave for her? Damn what is she worth to you :p

Update: I shaved it. Not for her but because my new job kinda hinted at it being something that wanted.. I mailed my gf the shavings as a present. .. she doesn’t think I’m funny.

For at least 90% of men, it's best to either grow a full beard or be clean shaven. If you're handsome enough or stylish enough that it doesn't matter, you can do whatever you want, but most people aren't. It sounds like your hair doesn't grow thickly enough for you to be happy with a full beard, and that's fine. But just because Burt Reynolds can pull off a mustache, that doesn't mean you can pull off a mustache.

The relationship part of this is a whole different thing, but the facial hair part of it is easy.

Okay now serious talk for a moment buddy.

If you told her you want to keep it then you have to keep it. If you go back on something that you've said then you fail the shit-test and you'll never be respected again.

my fellow man i think u should grow it out it will look manly

Tell her you are a permnent member of MOVEMBER.
It a charity in Australia to fund raise for mens health issues.( though most shave it off in December)

[quote=CommanderByron post_id=4614 time=1517601280 user_id=133]
I have an Eddie Murphy but I’m blonde.
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Shave.

[quote=CommanderByron post_id=4621 time=1517602563 user_id=133]
had not had a mustache for 3 years of your relationship and he suddenly got one
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Listen, when my friends ask if they should shave and I’m not used to seeing them with facial hair, my answer is ALWAYS yes

Dollar shave club. 'Nuff said.

I am but 19, and I shave once every other week, but one thing I have heard over and over again is, if you can’t grow it, don’t. I have also heard that most girls don’t like facial hair unless it is full and manly (blond dosn’t usually fit this cut). It is possible to look older in the way you dress and the way your u hold yourself, and so it should be possble to make it clear to a partial obsurver that you are the superior.

Sorry, I can’t help you Byron. I’m one of the aforementioned wookies that grows facial hair just by thinking about it. I have a perpetual 5 o’clock shadow. I hated shaving every day so I grew a beard. As a bonus my wife loves it. Win-win for me!

Maybe grow a “Kaiser Wilhelm” or a “Joe Buck”. That way when you go back to normal it will seem like a compromise. Not helpful, I know. While I side with the thought that it’s your face, do what you want i can’t help but think Durga has the most astute observation. Maybe your GF just doesn’t like it and this is her way of being gentle about it.

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[quote="President Eden" post_id=4701 time=1517619228 user_id=115]
I found a pretty easy stock picture online here for what I'm thinking of. (Minus the small sideburns which are inadvisable.)
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Don't do this. No matter what, don't do this.
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Nonsense.

You could also go the other way and grow a beard.

[quote="President Eden" post_id=4701 time=1517619228 user_id=115]
I found a pretty easy stock picture online here for what I'm thinking of. (Minus the small sideburns which are inadvisable.)
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Don't do this. No matter what, don't do this.

[quote=CommanderByron post_id=4616 time=1517601397 user_id=133]
Her motivation is that she doesn’t like the tickle. -_- my motivation is I look like a 16 year old boy when I have no facial hair at all. Really makes being a amanager hard when your 17 year old cooks have more manly looking faces than you. -_- the mustache is a professional choice, so much so I feel I should be able to write it off on my taxes.
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I know what you mean. I'm in the same industry and have the same issue.
There's a literal middle ground between being clean-shaven and having a full-blown mustache that should solve your problem. Fully-connected and thicker goatees tend to look out of place on younger men, but something "almost there" that covers your chin and upper lip but doesn't grow out very thick or connect heavily tends to work.
I found a pretty easy stock picture online [url=http://beardstyle.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Chris-Evans-beard-1-e1447841107126.jpg]here[/url] for what I'm thinking of. (Minus the small sideburns which are inadvisable.) It's not a lot of facial hair and as long as your woman isn't scratching her face on your chin hair for whatever reason, she shouldn't have any issues with you keeping this. But despite not being a lot of facial hair, having any is a world of difference to how you appear.

I keep something pretty close to that all the time. I have an undercut and light but noticeable freckles, so the difference between having a mini-goatee and being clean-shaved is the difference between looking 17-18 years old and my actual age (26). Should work just fine.

Also post glorious stache pics before you shave it.

I have a moustache and a beard because if I didn't I'd have to shave at least twice a day.

[quote=Durga post_id=4633 time=1517604872 user_id=77]
Listen you probably look ridiculous and she's likely looking out for you
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I think this problem is better solved by letting more of your facial hair grow out rather than less. Before I grew a full beard I had a moustache and goatee, which doesn't look as weird if it doesn't connect. Eventually it did connect and then I grew out a full beard.

[quote=CommanderByron post_id=4621 time=1517602563 user_id=133]
Durga. If you were with a guy who had not had a mustache for 3 years of your relationship and he suddenly got one would you be open to him giving it a chance? Or would you demand it he shaved?
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Listen you probably look ridiculous and she's likely looking out for you

Durga. If you were with a guy who had not had a mustache for 3 years of your relationship and he suddenly got one would you be open to him giving it a chance? Or would you demand it he shaved?

Moustaches are ew tbh

I get that. I keep facial hair for work purposes in an attempt to not look as young.