How can I get the guy I'm dating to shave his neck beard? He shaves his face but not this thick scrubby hair he has all down and around his neck. Mercifully, the hair is relatively short; it isn't Amish-length or otherwise truly beardy. But it really is not attractive.

--Not Liking The View

Word has it that the Brazilian wax is out; pubic hair is back. This may be so -- but not under your boyfriend's chin.

There are practical reasons for a neck beard. For example, if a guy's car were to go off a mountain road, he might survive a few extra days on trapped Cheetos dust. Assuming this sort of situation is unlikely, you can put in a request for neck beard removal. Because criticism tends to make people feel hurt and defensive, it's most successful when reformatted as flattery. In other words, tell him how hot he is, but tell him you think he'd look even hotter with a cleanshaven neck, and ask him to try that for you for the next time you see him. Be ready to counter possible objections, like that he gets razor bumps. Magic Razorless Cream Shave, a drugstore product designed for black men, can help him prevent them while also removing the Brillo pad making love to his neck. This area can be a powerful erogenous zone -- just not when it's hard to figure out whether it's saying "Kiss me!" or "Use me to clean your oven!"