Lol..i cannot grow a beard, i have really thin facial hair.
But yea, i am a bit grieved about hearing about my new friend..but thats another subject.
Doesn't matter, manly man isn't concerned with looking well groomed. He is too busy being a manly man, doing manly things to care! It might look jacked up to you but you aren't a woman. Some women like gruff, not the confused kind me thinks.
Seriously, do it.