Okay, I did nag a guy into growing back his beard, but we really looked like a pair of teenaged boys dating, and it felt creepy, given we were both past 21. It aligned with my tastes, but it was self-preservation too.

Perhaps uncoincidentally, my mother made my father grow his beard back the one time he shaved it. He's always looked young(er than her), but without it? He dropped another ten years. No dice, señor. We also pushed him into band collar shirts (man, my mother really liked those), but it took external validation to convince him that guys of his station really dressed that way.

Ooh, that reminds me that a guy shaved his mustache for me once! Not because I asked him to, but he knew I didn't like it. Of course, then his face looked weird without it...

Tell him I love his shoes. Though I wish more of them came in wide widths.

Terra Planas or Clarks? The former are his, the latter his dad's.

Clarks. So, you know, tell his dad. Who I'm sure you're in touch with.

As for suggestions, KBD wanted me to dress nicer and wear more makeup, and D wanted me to stop shaving my pits. On both: no.

I should also note that today I am wearing a pretty pretty dress, courtesy of Perkins, and a female stranger on the elevator complimented me on it.

I had a guy want me to get a brazilian. I told him that I would wax if he would.

I had a guy want me to get a brazilian. I told him that I would wax if he would.

The Boy asked me if I cared if *he* shaved *his* area.

I said no, as long as he doesn't care that I *don't* shave mine.

It's all good.

That`s awesome, Vortex.
 
I would totally stop shaving my pits if I could get away with it. When our commune living Christian anarchist buddies were living with us, the woman didn`t shave at all and I was jealous.
 
Yay for pretty pretty dresses from Perkins. I don`t think I mentioned, but I wore my pretty pretty dress from Perkins to the SO`s symphony concert and got a ton of compliments. Perkins is like unto a sartorial goddess.

I don't have any pretty dresses from Perkins, but I do have one she also has, and I don't know if I'm going to wear it anymore because it brought all the boys to the yard, or at least no men seemed to be able to not talk to me anymore.

Well, I guess, at least they weren't telling me to dress differently. But, then again, I'm going to.

FINALLY I have gotten through to the doctor's office on the Ambien topic. I just called the pharmacy, and lo! No refill yet. So I called and emailed the doctor and got an apologetic "I will call the pharmacy" from his assistant. Damned well better work out.

No man has ever spoken to me about shaving. I would...it would not go well. I just don't take well to suggestions of change. I make no apologies.