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Ear piercings on guys
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sounds like this girl wants you if she kept on saying that a piercing would look good on youbut dont all of a sudden get one you may seem too desperate. if you where to get one have your left brow pierced and not your ear.
Unless someone in her family runs a piercing parlour and she's doing a bit of a cold sell
Just kidding, I think the idea other posters had about asking her to accompany you sounds like a good one!
Unless you are in the Navy, have sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, or are a pirate; men shouldn't have earrings.
You forgot the group of dudes who try way too hard to be hip/cool/whatever. Every guy I know with pierced ears falls into that category.
To the OP: Think this through for a minute. You're pondering doing something to yourself on the basis of what some girl tells you? A girl who by your own admission is "way out of your league"? Do you really think that if you show up one day with an earring she's suddenly going to be more accessible?
You're not really his 'target audience', so in this case your view counts for squat.
If you want one, get one.
Societal norms? Mountains and molehills...
from a young age i always wanted my ears pierced. i got my left done when i was 8 (now 19), i got the left done because it meant (still means) "your not gay"... i guess that is the sterotypical thing around here..
i have no problem with people saying anything or judging me, i am who i am.
you should do what you want, not what some hot chick wants. please just be yourself..
i have no problem with people saying anything or judging me, i am who i am.
you should do what you want, not what some hot chick wants. please just be yourself..
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Only get it if you want it. It shouldn't matter what people think about it. I have an industrial in my left ear and my lip pierced as well and I get a lot of compliments, especially from girls. I'm 19 btw.
Only get it if you want it. It shouldn't matter what people think about it. I have an industrial in my left ear and my lip pierced as well and I get a lot of compliments, especially from girls. I'm 19 btw.
I'm glad they took the time to explain the rules so carefully. Happily, I'm either a pirate or a genie, so my piercings are okay.
Back in my youthful college days, I gave some hydrogen peroxide to a guy who had his earring ripped out - straight down through the lobe. Not pretty, and yes, we had him go to campus health.
My thoughts exactly..
I don't think so.. guys shouldn't wear miniskirts and fishnet stockings, either. How can this be homophobic? A phobia is a fear of something, not a (perceived) outlandish opinion.
I don't do either, neither does my girlfriend.
good for you.
though you cant deny that most do when one goes to formal settings can you not?
i dont really care what you or your girlfriend do, just stating my observations on what our culture for the most part does
he is asking an opinion about him getting earrings on a forum. his views are just as relevant as yours.
you cant expect everyone to agree with you when you ask for opinions....
Makes a normally masculine guy look effeminate. See Will Smith. What's with those diamond studs?
At least wear something piratey like a dull brass or pewter ring or Celtic like a leather/feather/pewter fob thingy. (at least the way they are portrayed in movies)
At least wear something piratey like a dull brass or pewter ring or Celtic like a leather/feather/pewter fob thingy. (at least the way they are portrayed in movies)
Yeah, I really don't know guys. I guess you are all right when you say that I really never wanted one until the girl said I would look good with them... but now I kinda just want to do it no matter what, I don't know.
I had a dream about it last night, but I also got those huge lip plates and was eating ramen noodles out of it.
Maybe I could post a picture and see what you guys think I would look like with them on?
I had a dream about it last night, but I also got those huge lip plates and was eating ramen noodles out of it.
Maybe I could post a picture and see what you guys think I would look like with them on?
You can get one if you want. I have one, but I don't wear mine anymore. The hole, should close on its own, but it hasn't done that for over a year now. Its all personal choice. I kinda wanna get my other ear pierced right now lol
I went through three incarnations of earrings. When I first encountered seeing them, it was the 1970s in Northern California. It was still risque, but when done, guys had one earring most of the time and then on the left side. Right side, at least in the states, may have meant you were gay, but there were many, many exceptions.
In the mid-80s I moved to London for University and then it was still mostly one side, but then on the right side, rarely the left side unless you wanted to make a gay pride statement. Men who were heterosexual but in agreement with gay rights would wear a left side earrings like the British gay community.
Then the early 90s hit and I was in the United States again and both sides were the rule, with one sided earrings, left of right, being terribly out of style. When I saw one sided earrings, I would cringe and feel so bad for that person. They looked dated and it was akin to wearing 80s parachute pants or mullets.
In the late 90s, American men who chose to wear earrings were going to the left side again, but were combating goth, nu-metal, and rap kids who stuck with both sides.
Today, God knows what the rule is. It's kind of like what's cooler, long hair, short hair, colored hair, punk rock cuts? It's all in. If you have a Hot Topic store near you, ask them since they see everything and are on the cutting edge of teen/young 20-something style for men.
I am open minded on earrings, but in a business setting, eyebrow piercings or nose piercings for guys just doesn't seem to fit the office environment, but that will change. While I think it looks OK on younger people, I would never as a middle aged man go for piercings other than the ears. Yeah, call me old fashioned or sadly out of date, but I think non ear piercings only look more appropriate on people under 25. Agree? Disagree? Fire away.
In the mid-80s I moved to London for University and then it was still mostly one side, but then on the right side, rarely the left side unless you wanted to make a gay pride statement. Men who were heterosexual but in agreement with gay rights would wear a left side earrings like the British gay community.
Then the early 90s hit and I was in the United States again and both sides were the rule, with one sided earrings, left of right, being terribly out of style. When I saw one sided earrings, I would cringe and feel so bad for that person. They looked dated and it was akin to wearing 80s parachute pants or mullets.
In the late 90s, American men who chose to wear earrings were going to the left side again, but were combating goth, nu-metal, and rap kids who stuck with both sides.
Today, God knows what the rule is. It's kind of like what's cooler, long hair, short hair, colored hair, punk rock cuts? It's all in. If you have a Hot Topic store near you, ask them since they see everything and are on the cutting edge of teen/young 20-something style for men.
I am open minded on earrings, but in a business setting, eyebrow piercings or nose piercings for guys just doesn't seem to fit the office environment, but that will change. While I think it looks OK on younger people, I would never as a middle aged man go for piercings other than the ears. Yeah, call me old fashioned or sadly out of date, but I think non ear piercings only look more appropriate on people under 25. Agree? Disagree? Fire away.
All depends on the culture, I suppose. I live in a culture where as a short-haired, unpierced, untattooed male I am not mainstream. Americans can be, and usually are (with exceptions) much more conservative than many other cultures.
To the OP.... get one if you want one. Take it out if it doesn't work out. Spend the money to get it done properly - if it gets infected, and they often do if not done well, you will for sure be in pain and possibly also in for some long term health effects.
ps I live in Canada, and while not all of Canada has the same attitudes about piercings etc as the community I live in, it is generally much more progressive than our southern cousins.
I had mine for 4 years now, I used to wear a stud everyday... but its a pain to wear anything now because my helmet would tear my ear lobe
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Maybe it's just England, maybe it's just my old school, but in the late 90's it was sort of established that straight guys could have 1 earring.
That said I haven't even thought or looked into piercings since then so I've no idea of the social "rules" for them.
Edit: Sorta like what Prof said I guess
That said I haven't even thought or looked into piercings since then so I've no idea of the social "rules" for them.
Edit: Sorta like what Prof said I guess
Maybe it's just England, maybe it's just my old school, but in the late 90's it was sort of established that straight guys could have 1 earring.
That said I haven't even thought or looked into piercings since then so I've no idea of the social "rules" for them.
Edit: Sorta like what Prof said I guess
I have long lost track of all the rules. After a certain age, slacks and a tie are normal garb for many who used to have mohawks, piercings, and heavy eye liner.
In my current business of skateboarding/skate clothes, things change every season. It moves extremely fast.
