So I was growing a beard. The wife liked it fine, except the area between the mustache and sideburn wasn't filling in that well. She suggested I lose that part, and stick with a goatee to keep it looking well-groomed.
Reluctantly, I trimmed it down to just the goatee.
So after realizing that look was super-douchey, I took it all off.
So now I'm growing a beard again.