h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I cannot stress nearly enough how awful it is to kiss a man who has stubble. Its relatively ok when you only have a few little stubbly areas like on the chin (although that in itself is painful enough), but if you're one of those guys who gets major five-o'clock shadow, shave it off or don't kiss the girl! I have seen cases of girls kissing guys with stubble and coming back with raw chins that took up to a week to heal! Understand that if a girl likes you she probably won't stop kissing you until it becomes agonizing for her, and might not say anything (if its an early date) for fear of offending you. So do yourself and your date a favor, and shave off the sand paper before you take her out.

i quite like it though it does give my family ammo when i get home...

The only time I've ever had stubble burn it wasn't bad... but it was painful enough for me to complain to my other half about it.

And he was sweet enough to try to stay relatively shaven the rest of the time he was here.

I've kept a moustache and goatee for a few years, now, and I've never known anybody to complain about it being harsh or rubbing their face their wrong way. Maybe it's just the stubble that becomes a problem, rather than longer facial hair?

When the stubble gets longer (after 3 or 4 days without shaving) it's a lot softer to touch - it bends. It's just that when it's really short it's also very stiff and hurts when it brushes up against someone else's face.

Yes, my short goatee has come in for some distinctly positive comments since I grew it.

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