Beard Rules? Yes, there ARE beard rules and you should know them!
Here’s the first one…
In the beginning was the beard and the beard was… just kidding…
No, but seriously when you first start growing a beard there are things you just don’t know…rumors you’ve heard and things your just not sure about. So to make it easy for you and help you along here are a few beard rules and things you didn’t even know were things.
Rule #1 – You always talk about the beard.
It actually comes natural and sometimes you may even find yourself annoyed because you keep getting the same question from the non-bearded among us. But talking beards with the fellow bearded out there is usually fun and good conversation. The most common talk I experience is compliments from the bearded and non-bearded alike.
I try to always compliment a fellow bearded especially if you can tell that they are not quite past the entry level stage…but are trying. That simple head nod (with a manly self-beard-stroke) or the “Hey, nice beard bro!” can really go a long way and help get your fellow bearded brother to stick it out until he gets to the satisfying length he’s shooting for.
Rule #2 – Bearded Right of Way
When two beards cross paths, the shorter of the two beards always yields the right-of-way for the longer beard. I have had this happen to me so many times I have lost count. I have also stopped and allowed others to go before me if their beard was longer or even if I felt it was more epic than my own. (This IS a real thing and yes it happens quite often.)
Rule #3 – Shaving Prohibited
You DO. NOT. SHAVE. Period. End of story. You may TRIM your beard or groom your beard in any manner that suits your needs or just feels right to you. There is no wrong way to beard or wrong length. But not to beard? THAT is out of the question.
Rule #4 – Don’t Touch the Beard
Never under ANY circumstances do you touch the beard without permission. Grabbing, touching, running your fingers through it…fondling the beard…ALL UNACCEPTABLE. UNLESS the man who’s beard you are touching would be aloud to do these same thing to your hair without it be weird or inappropriate. If not, just don’t. Its weird. It’s a tad bit more intimate than most would think – until it happens to you and then both parties are usually shocked that the intimate moment just occurred and try to pretend it didn’t just happen.
