Hhhmmm, a bit astonishing what you report there. Germany is not UK, but not so far away.

1) I can definitely say that the best reactions I got from woman to all kinds of facial hair which I tried came for a circle beard with very sharp lines and not too much length; nearly all of them liked it a lot - the range from 20 year old girls to mums in their 40s. Of course, everybody has different features and maybe a different "best look", but I am sure that a lot of woman here would like your partial beard, much more than 5%. Surely not a dating obstacle.

2) Yes, I have seen gay guys here with that shaved head + beard combo, but also a lot of - obviously straight - bikers, multi-ethnical "youth gang" members and football hooligans with this style.

Really, I am sure that - once everything is fully established again - if you take care of "that thing" and sport it with self-confidence, it can be a magnet for girls. A shaved head + shaved face however is in my eyes not a good look for most people.

- Successfully certified by myself. -