Welcome to the board... it's not about being ahead of or behind the curve... it's all about the progress you see for your own beard... which, imo, is quite goodsmiley: smile. You are getting really nice bulk all along the sides/front and even though your beard has not yet gone up the sides, it looks very complete and robustsmiley: smile.  You are very likely to see this heavier coverage move up the sides slowly over the months ahead... that's typically how beards develop... each one being different.

My suggestion for you is to keep everything growing... take pictures of the sides straight on and a front view straight on... most likely already looking quite sharp for 19 y/o.  Keep posting updates, about every 2-3 weeks and start programming your brain to accept the beard you can grow right now.  It's a really good one and should stay on your face for a long time.

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