The easiest flaw in the world to fix. More troublesome to my Dad than the haircut would be his apparent lack of a job of any kind. I am not sure if Dad would believe the line about some king-thing he has lined up.
I think Elrond was smart to make Arwen wait till the thing panned out.
Oh sure, 3,000 years after squishing at the Cracks of Doom, now he decides to be cautious...