Beard.
I shaved my beard this morning while my wife watched in dismayed curiosity: "What will my husband look like without a beard? I've never seen him without a beard."
And the answer is: younger, rounder, whiter. I will need to get some sun on my face this weekend.
My wife says she's looking forward to spending time with her new man tonight... I guess that's good.
Oh, dear: first I cut mine back, and now you've cut yours off. This might unbalance the cosmic equilibrium of facial hair. I hope that somebody somewhere is taking up the slack.
Inquiring minds want to know why the beard has gone away.
Beard is gone because I got sick of the maintenance. But, since I'm looking like a chubby kid I think it's going to have to come back. Ah, vanity.
It was obviously high-maintenance. Just looking at your photo, one would say: there is a man trying too hard to be tidy. That's the problem.