Stubble Trouble :)

​New year approaching so why not change to a new look?, is what I suggested to BH to get him to shave his beard/stubble...I had a challenging task ahead. I did not want to nag about it so, I started dropping subtle hints -

>>Showed him some snaps in which he was clean shaven and said he looked handsome ;)
He replied “I know. A lot of people have told me so.”. He didn't even get the hint on why I was showing him those snaps. -- FAIL

>> Mailed him an article which said shaving helps in removing dead-skin and also keeps the skin wrinkle free. The facial hair can keep oil and dirt on the skin and hence shaving is hygienic too. He replied “Don’t waste your time reading such over analytical crap. I don’t give a damn to all these things anyway.” --  FAIL

>>Next morning, I put toothpaste on his brush, shaving cream on his shaving brush, kept a mug of hot water and the after-shave lotion on the sink cabinet. Then I waited for him while I prepared breakfast. He returned as scruffy as a gorilla. I ran into the bathroom to see that ONLY the toothbrush was used and all the other stuff I had carefully arranged remained untouched. --  FAIL

So, after these series of failures I tried to come up with a few convincing suggestions. I said that the beard is a furry mask which hides the handsome cuts his face has.  He defended by saying that a beard gives him a mature look and that it gives others an image of a thinker. Another time he said “Having a beard and moustache is so manly!” There! That's the reason behind my failures. Do not mistake him to be a misogynist. But, he is proud of what he is or has :)

Now, I had to tackle this problem in a different way knowing the weak point. One evening he was watching a documentary on TV. I approached him from behind and planted a kiss on his cheek and whispered “I do not want anything to come between us, not even your stubble” ;) He then asked for a cup of coffee and when I was back...Voila! I see a man who had sent his stubble to the rubble, by shaving double that day! :D And thus love worked for me :)

I do feel sorry for him that he has to keep shaving and think - Why can’t men go bald on their chin? :P LOL!