I know it must seem shallow and I have thought very hard about it. This man ticks so many boxes on my list of what I'm looking for. He is a wonderful man, I'm in no doubt about that, but if this problem is down to a fundamental physical attraction, I can't change that. This is why I felt it had to end and that there was no point nitpicking over these issues. When I think of asking him if he'll reconsider and have me back (small chance), I can't help but think of the beard and one or two other things that bothered me. You can't be close to someone if they smell wrong, can you? I'm thinking of a possible lifetime mate here and it's a bit more than the beard, but for sure that puts me off enough to feel I have to give up. Do I say something to him about this personal matter or just leave it and hope he'll get over it? I've already hurt him enough, I think, and I'm losing him too.