I've already been pushing the issue quite a bit, and she said she actually LIKED the beard I had a month ago (this is from the girl who used to detests facial hair, so a pretty big move forward already).
Eventually I hope I can get back to trying to grow bigger. But until further notice, I'll go with trimming.

@ rngr I'm thinking alternative 2 is the best for me. Not sure I have the skill nor patience for number 3
Or I could try a clipper over comb... Could you give me some more details on how to do that? I'd rather not mess up my beard :P
Yeah, that's her in the background. You should see her not wearing a grimace. She's gorgeous. I'm lucky indeed