5 reasons to shave.

[Random Argument Man]

I'd rather keep my beard. Here's 5 reasons why.

1. I feel more happy ever since I've managed to grow a beard.

2. I've been complimented more ever since the I've grown the beard.

3. Losing my hair doesn't feel so bad since I have a beard to compensate.

4. When my anxiety disorder kicks in and I lose sleep, I don't look as tired like I used to.

5. After a long winter of staying inside, the beard compensates my very very very pale skin.

 

[Boris Goodenough]

I feel like I should point out that 4/5 of the things on the list can be prevented by taking the radical step of maintaining personal hygiene, like id be willing to bet that most men wash their beards in the same manner as their hair.

I use my Kérastase Nutritive Bain Satin 2 for both hair and beard.

Shame I have almost no hair left, oh well, more for the beard!

 

[Zipa]

I feel like I should point out that 4/5 of the things on the list can be prevented by taking the radical step of maintaining personal hygiene, like id be willing to bet that most men wash their beards in the same manner as their hair.

I use my Kérastase Nutritive Bain Satin 2 for both hair and beard.

Shame I have almost no hair left, oh well, more for the beard!

I use my Gilette shampoo and conditioner for both hair and beard, it has yet to fail me.

 

[Tuesday Night Fever]

Have you tried conditioner? Seriously, before I grew a beard and consistantly shaved, a friend of mine suggested just slapping on a bit of conditioner and it works a charm. It's also considerably cheaper than shaving foam. You can pick up a 99p bottle of the stuff, use a drop to work into your beard area, bit of warm water and the bottle lasts for months.

Also, If you haven't tried them; womens razors are much better than mens. I never found a mens razor that gave me as nice and clean a shave as womens razors, pick a model that you can clip new heads onto and buy the replacement heads from ebay, as you'll get 4x the amount for the same price as buying replacement heads in store.

I've tried conditioner and that sadly didn't work either. I never tried women's razors, though. Always figured they were more or less the same thing, just without all of the dumb marketing. It'd be funny if that solved the problem though. Maybe all this time I should have been using Occam's razor.

 

[Tsun Tzu]

I can certainly see the issue.

These men routinely dip their beards in liquified shit.

I, perhaps a bit presumptuously, will suggest that they not do that and feel they will see immediate beneficial results.

Besides, all the girls I'm interested in like the beard. And I look better with it. Less manchild, more MAyuN.

 

[JemothSkarii]

Without a beard I look like I'm underage (to the point it made an ex girlfriend uncomfortable). Plus upon growing a beard a couple of years ago I found that I get wonderful splashes of red hair in my otherwise plain almost black brown hair.

Plus it does get compliments, it's nice. I do take care to wash it and such. I'm not a hobo.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

I think it's generally more hygienic to shave.

 

[jklinders]

Pretty sure I was growing a beard when I met my fiance. Also since I don't live in a cave the hygiene related ones don't amount to a pile of pig shit to me.

There is one very good reason to not allow the beard to grow right now. It adds about 10 years to my appearance. That might have been desirable when I was 19 but not now when I am 39.

 

[KyuubiNoKitsune-Hime]

Well being trans and I opted for laser hair removal, to the point where I no loner get unwanted hair growth. So for me I have a reason not to shave: I don't grow unwanted hair.

Personally I like people I'm romantically interested in, to indulge their feminine sides(especially if they're male) and be smooth in most places. Girls with shaved privets are a turn off though, it's disturbing that women want to look like children down there.

As for the OP on this topic: As most have said 1-4 are easily enough remedied with having even decent hygiene. As for women hating men with beards? Some women don't like them, but plenty do, and plenty don't care either way. Since it's subjective the point is moot, and the assertion is totally false.

 

[Vigormortis]

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Question:
If I listed similar reasons and articles, proclaiming women should shave off all of their hair (save for what's on their head), would you be in agreement or would you be offended?

Follow up:
Why did you claim "Beards make you more susceptible to parasites" after linking a CDC article that has absolutely nothing to do with beards?

 

[Arshaq13]

I've had a beard for a couple of years now. I had gone clean-shaved once for a job interview and I felt like a naked mole rat when that happened.

So no, I be keeping muh beardy beards.

 

[Godhead]

I personally identify as a beard, and if you shave off your beard you are killing my brothers and sisters. And that's beardphobic.

 

[Evil Smurf]

I'll never shave my beard, a clean chin is a waste of space.

 

[likalaruku]

5)Well, I can't disagree with this one. My mother thinks beards make a man look handsome, I think it makes him look like he's already married & 10-30 years older than he really is, plus I don't like the way they feel or look. I am however willing to compromise with one beard & one beard only.

 

[Lufia Erim]

Considering you think it's perfectly fine to break up with your partner if they choose to grow a beard...yeah. I'm gonna go ahead and not listen. Not to mention Point 5 is complete bullshit as it is.

Look at a mens model magazine. Completly hairless! Hair in general is not considered "sexy" by media. That being said, you could reply that you don't care what others think, and that would be a valid argument, however just because you don't doesn't mean others down. Take the weight loss industry for example, they are a multi-billion dollar industry because people follow the medias idea of what is sexy and attractive. Some would have you believe it's for health reasons, but most pf the time that is bullshit.

OT: a well groomed beard can work wonders, but usually the big beards are nasty.

If you're basing what is and isn't sexy based off of the media...you're doing it wrong.

I guess you live in a vaccum. Immune to the outside world and it's subtle and not so subtle influences. Lucky you.

 

[Steve Waltz]

Maintaining my beard takes just as long as shaving. The only difference, that I see, is that I don?t have to maintain my beard every day. Whereas, if I?m trying to keep a clean face, I have to shave every day otherwise I look like a lazy scruff that forgot to shave.

But this beard shaming thread! A beard is a part of the natural me! How dare you attempt to shame me for having a beard! Fucking triggered, yo! Check your clean-face privilege! I have to go back to my safe room to cry in the beard of a lumberjack and do some weight lifting to calm down.

 

[Sexual Harassment Panda]

I'd shave more regularly, but I have ridiculously sensitive skin - particularly my neck. I've tried just about every type of razor, every type of shaving cream, every type of aftershave - I've even tried going to an actual barber with one of those sweet straight razors. No matter what I do, I end up getting a ton of red irritated spots that makes my neck feel like it's on fire and occasionally some bleeding.

So now I just use an electric razor with a hair length adjustor, and set it to the minimum. It ends up cutting close enough that I have a perpetual "didn't have time to shave this morning" look, and no irritation/bleeding. I'd prefer to be clean-shaven, but honestly, if it's between beard or HOLY SHIT MY FACE IS ON FIRE - I'll take the beard.

Seconded.

The skin on my neck is hella averse to having razor blades dragged over it.

 

[Poetic Nova]

I certainely won't mind dating a guy who has a beard, but it needs to look good on that person & well kept.