Interesting that you should be thinking about this. I have had a beard since I was about 23 years old and I have just recently been thinking about shaving it. No real reason, but I think that now would be a good time for a change. Oh yeah, when I was 23 was 34 years ago, so this is not something I contemplate lightly!
Kate, that “fred” isn’t me in disguise. It’s been only 33 years since I last shaved off my beard (for my last med school interview). My last day without a mustache was the day I graduated from high school, just under 37 years ago.
And I have no intention to shave any of that.
For you ... well, you guys will just have to negotiate it out.
I’ve had a mustache since my early 20s and shaved it off once, very briefly. I didn’t recognize myself.
I’ve been the full beard and the goatee route and got tired of those, but cut the ‘stache? Never!
Personally, I started losing my hair when I was around 14 or so. Major male pattern baldness. Must be that healthy sex drive. (Woo hoo!) About 6 years or so ago, I started shaving my head, and haven’t looked back since.
Too bad you don’t post pictures of yourself Kate, a before and after would be very interesting, and cool.
-D.
OK, now, I KNOW you lol. And I have cut your hair for you many times. DO NOT go any shorter than just above (maybe a couple of inches) your shoulders. And make sure you tell them that you NEED to be able to put it in a ponytail, even if it’s a little one. Just enough to poke through your ball cap. Oh for petes sake you have me stressing out here lol.
Posted by Jennifer AKA Me on 05/17/05 at 09:34 AM
Jennifer, yes, you have cut my hair many times before. But...never above my shoulders. In fact, I don’t recall that we ever cut it that short. I don’t think I cut it shoulder length until you moved. I’m talking really short here. Realllllly short. Then I wouldn’t have to worry about pony tails. ;)
I wonder how men view sudden changes in women’s hair styles...if it’s the same as when men chop off their beards and mustaches and women go all freaky on them. I do recall when my father shaved his beard off and when my ex did, too. I burst into tears. It was like having a stranger in the house. Very unsettling for the first couple of days.
I kinda like it when my wife cuts her hair very differently. Makes her a new person, on many levels. If it makes her feel good, I say, “Go for it.”
No we never did cut it that short. Just once shoulder length. I think that is a good length for you. Unless you have a boy cut, ball caps look funny not in a pony, to me anyway. And I know you would be lost if you couldn’t put your cap on lol. Keep in mind, I have had my hair short, very short, and it was more work than when I have it longer.
Posted by Jennifer AKA Me on 05/18/05 at 09:03 AM
LOL! I’m getting the impression you don’t think really, really short would be a good idea. 
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Tell him the short haircut is a cheaper alternative than the red Ferrari most men want at mid-life (oh, wait...he’s a teenage boy, right? He’d love a Ferrari. Never mind).