Haha, my H has a beard that he was growing out during the pandemic. It was getting a bit, er, unkempt looking, and he recently trimmed it back some, to my relief. I had tried not to saying anything about it, despite thinking he was starting to look like a stereotypical homeless person, because it's not like I'm exactly keeping up with my hair too well.

I also made the comment, after he trimmed it, that I imagine a longer beard makes it harder to get good protection from a face mask.

Dr. T also has a beard, and he tried to grow it out some during the pandemic. I'd mentioned H growing his out, too, and Dr. T asked me, "What's the secret to getting it to grow down, rather than out? Mine's more like a chin Afro." Which amused me. Of course I didn't know the answer, though mentioned H using beard oil or balm (I imagine maybe it's because Dr. T has wavy hair, while H's is straight? Or does that not affect facial hair?) So he ended up trimming it back such that it's a pretty close trim.

ETA: Ex-MC was clean-shaven--I think a beard would have looked silly on him, but who knows?