Robert and I have been together 14 years.\u00a0 For the vast majority of those years, Robert has had a goatee.\u00a0 He was clean-shaven when we started dating but within 6 months he had grown out the goatee and it became a permanent fixture on his face.<\/p>\n
Every 5 years or so, Robert goes through the “should I shave my goatee or not” debate.\u00a0 The last time he shaved was just over 6 years ago.\u00a0 We were vacationing in the Caribbean and he appeared at breakfast with no goatee.\u00a0 It freaked me out.\u00a0 I kept staring at him.\u00a0 He didn’t look like my husband.\u00a0 He looked weird.\u00a0 Of course, after a couple of days, I became used to it and I no longer felt the need to stare.<\/p>\n
Robert’s clean-shaven look never lasts very long.\u00a0 He gets flustered with having to shave every single day and eventually he lets it go over the weekend…and a few more days after that…and then trims it into his regular goatee.<\/p>\n
I like the goatee.\u00a0 It balances his face and makes him look distinguished.\u00a0 It makes him look like the Robert I love.\u00a0 I’m not saying that I love him less without the goatee…I just don’t see a need to mess with something that works.\u00a0 I wish I had the same problem with my hair….<\/p>\n
Robert has been mumbling about shaving his goatee again for the last couple of weeks. \u00a0He even posted a couple of photos on Flickr asking fellow photographers to share their opinions. \u00a0What will be the outcome of the “shave\/don’t shave” debate this time?\u00a0 I have no idea…<\/p>\n
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