Thaibeard - I always appreciate the encouragement, Bro. It's cool that you are now getting into the tugging length realm. You may find that you prefer something to tug on. Then again, you may revert back to the short and trimmed beard.

I think I may be able to work with my cheeks after 12 weeks. We'll see what happens. I think I want my cheeks to be a little trimmed, but not enough to where patches really stick out. The only lengthy thing I like to have is the jawline...because I still want to keep the 'spade' shape. I'll probably stick with the 'spade' shape beard most of my life. I'm still not sure what I'll do with my mustache when it finally reaches maturity, not to mention my future soul patch. That's a while from now though.

Beards in olden times, were the emblems of wisdom and piety.
-Thomas Babington Macaulay

There's no wrong way to sport a beard, just like there's no wrong way to eat a Reece's.
-Danko