The Beard

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I’ve always loved beards.  When my husband Bob shaved his off as a surprise after 12 years of marriage, I didn’t recognize him when he met me at the door. I thought it was a friend of ours. We went out to a party that night and I introduced him to our friends, who had also never seen him without a beard, as my brother. No one caught on all night long until we started close-dancing.  We got some strange looks before we finally admitted our little joke.  He grew the beard back!!!

 

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  5. Fandango's avatarFandango

    When my wife first met me, I had a beard. We’d been married for about 35 years and, having never seen me clean-shaven, she asked me to shave it off, which I did. As soon as she saw me, she said, “Grow it back!”

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  7. Catherine's avatarCatherine

    Love the pictures. You guys are so young! Kevin shaved his mustache without telling me after we were together about 8 years. I totally freaked out. Couldn’t look at him for weeks. Didn’t realize so many others had a similar reaction!

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    1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

      I felt superficial because it bothered me so much, but I, like you, had problems relating to Bob until he grew it back. I really did feel like he was a different person and I wanted the old one back.

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      1. lifelessons's avatarlifelessons Post author

        I have to share with you this comment by my friend Bruce, made on Facebook so it didn’t show up here:

        Bruce Alan Horn: My parents used to tell the story of the first time I saw my father without a beard. I was about two and running in and out of the bathroom as he was shaving, talking to him all the while until he finished and rinsed his face off and I burst into tears at the sight of this complete stranger standing there where moments before my father had been.

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