I can say this... even if my relationship were perfect, I think almost all beards look horrible. I know that is on me. I wish I could like them. I really do wish that. But I don't. You can put a beard on Brad Pitt and magically he becomes totally unattractive to me. To me, almost all beards look like... face pubes.

I know it is my problem, but attraction or lack of it isn't something people can just decide on. For instance, there are lots of people who would hate my breast size or my hair style, but I know that isn't an insult to me -- it's just how it goes.

And I'm sure many people find your beard awesome! Same as how lots people like my hair style.

However, if the relationship was already not-so-great, it is very possible that's why she is picking on the beard. If you shaved it, the relationship still wouldn't be good, right? So what do you want to do about that? Counseling or breaking up are, IMO, the best options for bad relationships.

Counseling is a great idea if the problems seem fixable or at least like stuff you can work through, and you both still love each other and want to work on it. Breaking up is the best option if it's just broken. It's up to you and your gf to decide which category your problems fall into.

Best of luck.