Men will often grow beards when they have suffered a bereavement, a trauma such as divorce or job loss, or an injury. Young men tend to grow beards in order to look older and to give them gravitas.

A new dating trend is making waves among young ... groomed beard when they’re sporting a scraggly one, according to Tyla.

Last December, Australian actor and noted heartthrob Jacob Elordi participated in a time-honoured ritual of young manhood ... and growing a beard. Unlike most twentysomething men experimenting ...

Sadly, the young man is no longer alive ... transplanting specially selected hair from the back of the head to the beard area ...