SWMBO wants me to grow a beard

"Men are so vital to our society, but the modern man leaves much to be desired. It seems like beta males are as common as climate-change discussions and alphas are as rare as evidence of actual climate change. Men who fail to embrace their masculinity are as bad as chauvinists who wield it like a weapon.

And guys wonder why women tell cucumber jokes...

"Men aren’t being men anymore because women aren’t letting them.

Men aren't being men anymore because some of them let themselves be henpecked.  Being a man - or not - is up to the individual, and not dependent on anybody else. It is also not dependent on facial hair or lack thereof.

In my own experience, women much prefer clean shaven over stubble, and have said so repeatedly. I don't think any of them would have minded a beard, as long as it was well groomed. Hey, why not grow a beard? If you don't like it, you can always shave it off.