I've had my moustache since I was 14 and my goatee since I was 18. My mother & sisters used to tell me "your moustache looks wimpy! If you shave it off and leave it off for a while it will grow back better." I treasured my moustache I said I would not shave it --although I did a while afterwards, but not for long. Since I was 14, the maximum amount of time I've clear shaved is 3 weeks. A few years ago I thought the goatee would be cool (NOT because everyone else had one) and my family still goes "Wow! Look at Matthew when you could see his chin!" when they look at pre-goatee pictures of me. Right now I'm working on "connectors" as I call them -- those little hair between the moustache and the goatee that make It one. They are about half way there, but one is higher than the other, so I'm lopsided. The full beard is definately out of the question. I like really short hair on my head (a high & tight) and no hair on my cheeks!

--Mbo