What's this, a thread about bodily functions and personal hygiene and I have not yet offered my opinion? :-D
If the hair's longer than ~2mm I use an electric hair-clipper first. In fact sometimes that's all I bother with, it grows back within a day anyway and it's not like I'm off out "on the pull," or however that's referred to these days. ;-)
My mum mourned the loss of my dad's beard for many years. Later, much to my disgust, I heard her enthuse about my stepdad's body hair (he's like a damn ape), so it must be a matter of taste... Or fetish.
