u/Amazing_Emu5569 — reddlx

What beard style would actually suit this growth?

In the pictures you can see what I’ve been rocking for the past 2 years, and honestly… it’s probably not it.

I’m 21 and I do have some decent beard growth, but unfortunately it’s pretty thin, especially on the cheeks. The second picture shows what it looks like after only 2 weeks of growth.

I was thinking about trying something like an Anchor beard, Royale beard, or maybe a Petit Goatee instead of trying to force a full beard look.

Any advice on what style would suit this growth pattern best?

Also, I currently just use a Philips OneBlade and that’s basically it, no oils, no routine, nothing special. Any recommendations grooming-wise? Or is the growth too thin to really bother with yet?

u/Amazing_Emu5569 — 1 day ago

▲ 3 r/BeardAdvice

What beard style would actually suit this growth?

In the pictures you can see what I’ve been rocking for the past 2 years, and honestly… it’s probably not it.

I’m 21 and I do have some decent beard growth, but unfortunately it’s pretty thin, especially on the cheeks. The second picture shows what it looks like after only 2 weeks of growth.

I was thinking about trying something like an Anchor beard, Royale beard, or maybe a Petit Goatee instead of trying to force a full beard look.

Any advice on what style would suit this growth pattern best?

Also, I currently just use a Philips OneBlade and that’s basically it, no oils, no routine, nothing special. Any recommendations grooming-wise? Or is the growth too thin to really bother with yet?

u/Amazing_Emu5569 — 1 day ago

▲ 3 r/BreakUps

My ex ended things to become independent, then asked me to fix her problems 4 days later

My ex (F19) ended things about a week ago. Her reason was that she wanted to learn how to take care of herself and stand on her own feet. Fair enough, I respect that.

One thing that always stung during the relationship was that she would come to me and share things, but she was rarely open to my input when it came to actually doing something about it. I get that I was more telling her what to do than actually giving input, so that part is on me. But it still left me feeling like I wasn't someone she trusted in that way.

To give some context: she struggles a lot with practical and administrative stuff, while I have been running my own small company since I was 16, so these kinds of things come naturally to me. I genuinely wanted to help her with that, but it was never really welcome.

So we broke up, I'm heartbroken, day 4 of no contact, and she messages me. Not to check in, not to say sorry, but to ask me to sort out a telecom contract that was still in my name. Basic stuff, took me one message to explain.

I offered to look online for easier options and she said she would really appreciate that. And right there I caught myself. I was slipping back into taking care of someone who is no longer my partner, someone who caused me real pain, and who during the relationship wasn't open to my help. But now that it feels safe and low stakes, suddenly my input is welcome.

I did help her with that one thing, and told her for any further questions to reach out to customer support. What did she do? Messaged me again asking which email to send it to. One Google search would have answered that.

I told her honestly that helping her right now was hurting me, and that maybe in a few weeks I could, but not for something like this.

Now I feel guilty about it. Because I do still enjoy talking to her, and turning her down felt like rejecting her, which is the last thing I want to do.

Did I handle this right? Is it normal to feel guilty for protecting yourself?

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u/Amazing_Emu5569 — 2 days ago