Okay I'll admit, this one isn't really that irritating: I must admit I've fallen prey to the allures of an attractive woman who's become so enthralled by my beard that she just has to touch it. It's not a pre-requisite to sex, or anything close, but for me there is a cathartic feeling to having my chin scratched like a purring cat. But that's just it - sometimes it makes me feel like a zoo animal; that whoever I'm talking isn't so much interested in me as they are the hairy thing attached to my face. I love my beard, but I hope my fellow Beardians„ will come with me on this when I say that it's not everything we are. Having a beard makes you more appealing in one way or another: from mild intrigue to downright sexual magnetism. If you're just starting out with a beard of your own and hope to nurture it into a healthy beast (study hard, kids) you WILL be accosted by strangers asking if they can stroke it, plait it or even suggest hairstyles for it. It's cute at first, but when the stroking is finished, what then? Where does the conversation lead after a perfect stranger has manhandled your new erogenous zone (and it is)? Plus my girlfriend's watching, yo. Calm yourself. Also don't pull on it. That is the only warning you'll get.
