I just had to shave for a WWI Living History event. Doughboys were always clean shaven (unless it was a Clark Gable kind of ’stache). A lot of guys in the Great War Association take that shit seriously. Well, my certain person and my kids now like me better with the facial hair, although I keep it short and tidy. I’ve had the facial hair for a couple of years, after doing Movember with a buddy. I grew it out, then shaved it off in stages after November. From full beard to a mustache and goatee thing, biker horseshoe thing, to a soul patch, etc. Well, after shaving it my wife decided she liked my facial hair, so back it came. Now that I’ve had it for a while I feel like a naked mole rat when I have to shave it clean.
The itching gets better after a couple weeks, and if you shave it off I’ve found the itching doesn’t seem as bad if you grow it in again. Also, after a few weeks it will go from prickly to soft as it gets longer......and maybe you find your certain person likes it.
We REALLY need a proper roll eyes emoji!!