Earrings on men

[MaleGuest]

I'm a 30 year male and want to have earrings. None of the men in my family have or ever had earrings. Do you think, men can wear earrings?
How did other people react on your earrings and did you get any negative comments about that?

[Guest]

I'm a 30 year male and want to have earrings. None of the men in my family have or ever had earrings. Do you think, men can wear earrings?
How did other people react on your earrings and did you get any negative comments about that?

I was in my mid 30's before I finally got both ears pierced. The only regret I have is that I didn't get them pierced when I was younger!

I now have both lobes double pierced as well as each upper cartilage pierced. Since piercing my ears, I have had nothing but comments, especially from women....many of them expressed to me how they love men with earrings.

Don't worry about what others think, it is what you think that is important. The only ones who might make a comment will be family, but in the end, they will see it as another piece of jewelry.

[Tina TV]

Yeah I wish I'd got mine done earlier.

I've never heard a negative comment, either at home or at work. I tell a lie my sister once said they looked gay which I'm sure she thought was a negative, but then I think my sister is a dried up, wizzened, bigoted little witch.

Positive comments far outweigh the one negative, but really most people just aren't that observant. Asked to describe me, I suspect most people at work would miss it.

So go ahead and be yourself.

[Guest]

Earrings on men are HOT! Don't wait, get it done as soon as you can. You'll love it!

[Marky Mark]

I'm a 30 year male and want to have earrings. None of the men in my family have or ever had earrings. Do you think, men can wear earrings?
How did other people react on your earrings and did you get any negative comments about that?

MaleGuest

I was in my mid/late-30s when I had my ear pierced for the first time - I now have three holes in my left lobe and one in my right. I have never had a negative comment but have had lots of positive ones. Prior to me having my ear pierced, the only guy in my extended family to wear an earring was my brother-in-law although since my brother and dad have both had theirs pierced together with my son and nephews (who are boys rather than men). Good luck.

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[Guest]

I'm a 30 year male and want to have earrings. None of the men in my family have or ever had earrings. Do you think, men can wear earrings?
How did other people react on your earrings and did you get any negative comments about that?

You have probably noticed that the number of men wearing earrings is increasing steadily. Today most people do not think twice about a man wearing earrings, so to answer your first question, yes, men can wear earrings in most situations.

My ears have been pierced for 40+ years. Over the years I have found that if someone asks me about my ears or my earrings, short, honest, direct answers are best. If someone asks if my ears are pierced, I simply say "Yes" without any further comment or explanation. If they ask why I had them pierced I say, "So I can wear earrings" or "Because pierced earrings are much more comfortable than clip ons." By this point, depending on the attitude of the person asking, I can inflect my voice to imply anything from "Do you like them?" to "What business is that of yours?"

You are likely to get questions from people who know you the first time they see you with earrings. Mostly they will be curious as to why you had your ears pierced. Be prepared with some short, direct answers. Reply with confidence and above all make no apologies for having your ears pierced.

You will have to wear the studs used to pierce your ears 24/7 for four to six weeks until your ears heal. There is no way to rush this process. By then everyone you see on a regular basis will know your ears are pierced and will have long since stopped saying anything about them. You may actually be disappointed the first time you change your earrings and very little is said about your new earrings.

GP

[uri]

I usually don't get many comments on my earrings. It used to be two in the left ear, and one in the right, and now it's three in the left ear. I sometimes live only the two studs in the upper holes of the left. When I'm going to the library, or to see my parents.

A relative told me it's nice, and she wants her husband to have one (he did, it didn't look good on him, if I may say), someone I just met mentioned them when saying I look younger then my age (43). My partner was told I look "feminine" because of my earrings.

Most of those who made remarks were relatives.

[MaleGuest]

Hi,

last week I did it!
I was looking at the earrings in a shopping mall and then I decided finally to let my ears pierced. I went into the store and I was a little bit nervous, what will be happen. The girl in the store aksed me, and I told her that I was thinking about earrings. She told me the whole thing about the percing and the medical studs. I asked her, how many men had their earrings made recently - I was a little bit surprised, because I was the first one this week (!!). But I definitely wanted now my holes.
It was a kind of 'click' - nothing big; I wondered, how fast it was. The first look in the mirror with the new small gold studs was great. She told me, that they would perfectly fit to me, and I bought two golden rings, which I will wear once the piercings are healed.

I was also surprised - first of all nobody seems to notice my new jewellery. I got a very few questions like "since when do you have earrings?", but really no negative comments. Maybe it, because my studs now are small and not very visible. Or simply nobody cares ...
Let's see how it will be once I start to wear the bigger rings.

Some of you are right - I should have made it much earlier. Having earrings is really having fun, it is a kind of jewellery, which will really become a part of me.

[Tina TV]

Congratulations, I'm sure you'll enjoy them.

To be boring for a moment. Take care of them, wash carefully as I'm sure you were told, and don't be in a hurry to change them, let them heal properly first.

I think I'll wear pink crystals to the computer club today:)

[mike m]

I'm a 30 year male and want to have earrings. None of the men in my family have or ever had earrings. Do you think, men can wear earrings?
How did other people react on your earrings and did you get any negative comments about that?

If you want to wear earrings, by all means go for it. Get your ears pierced. No big deal nowadays. I had my left ear pierced in 1991 when I was 39. None of the men in my family had an earring and at first I thought I'd get some negative reactions. I didn't. I'm a pretty conservative guy in a pretty conservative family and nobody really says much of anything about it. I had my right ear pierced last year and a second hole in the left. A few of my friends tease me about it but that's OK by me. Just keep the earrings simple and masculine and they'll look good. If you decide later that you don't want them anymore, all you'll be left with is a barely visible mark where the hole closed up, so you've really got nothing to lose. Good luck.

[Guest 101]

I'm a guy in my 40's & went thru the same thing.

I wanted to get an earring for a long time. I worried about the reaction, but never had the nerve to do it. Then I finally took the plunge & pierced my left ear. I got a few looks at first, but no one said "why did you do it?" Way cool!!

A few monthes later, an earring in my right ear followed.

Now I'm sporting a hoop in both ears. It took a while, but I now love having an earring in both ears.

If you want it, then go for it. Enjoy!!!

[luvmyears]

I got my first earring at the age of 18 even though i had wanted them from the age of about 7 when i first saw a boy with an earring and something inside of me clicked and i became obbssesed. I had to wait that long because of my father being against them. I am now 30 and have both ears pierced twice. After working for the same company for 6 years i only now worked up the courage to wear them at work. I was so nervous all day waiting for a negative comment, but it never came. Only two people asked me about it and i responded with " i must be going thru a midlife crisis " they just laughed. It was one of the best things i have ever done. No one should ever have to explain their actions to anyone else. If you want your ears pierced then DO IT.

[Guest 202]

Reading these post over the last year has been a big help to me. It has made me realized that I wasn't the only guy out there wanting to get an earring.

Earlier this year, I finally told my wife I wanted to get an earring, She chucked at first & thought I would never really do it. Every few months it entered my mind, I dropped a few hints & got no response. I didn't push it & figured it wouldn't happen.

Then my best friend showed up one night with a shiny diamond stud flashing in his left ear. Getting that earring took on a whole new level. The hints became more frequent & a few weeks later, out of the blue, my wife said, "you want the earring, then let's get it."

The next day I finally got the earring. I loved having it. Everytime I walked by a mirror, the reflection of me with that earring became more natural. Within a few weeks, to my surprise, my wife even told me she really liked it on me.

I think an earring in my right ear is not to far. But thanks to all of you for making realize a guy with earring was not a strange, but actually pretty normal.

[not there yet]

I've wanted double-pierced ears for YEARS and YEARS. Having earrings has been a life-long compulsion since before I was even a teenager. The thought of having earrings is in my head every day. Hell, when I would baby-sit for neighbor families, I'd usually have a look in the mom's jewelry box just to see the earrings and what they looked like. I used to look at the ads for 'sleepers' that would pierce your ears by pinching their way through. I first stuck a pair of dangle earrings into my ears just before a weekend long ski trip when I was 16. The earrings were "in" for only about a half-hour. It was magic ... pure and simple.

All these years later, I'm finally beginning to "picture" myself with pierced ears. I know the ones I'll choose as starters, and where the shop is that'll do the piercing for me. I know how I'll hide them at work (both front & back). I know the earrings I plan to wear when I'm on my own time.

I'm not there just yet, but getting closer every day. For me, this is a matter of doing what I've wanted for so very long because it's simply something for ME. Some of us have accepted that life is best lived taking care of others, well I've done that. My time is coming and I don't think I'm being selfish at all; not after this long.

A couple of weeks ago, I took a tiny first step doing something for myself. I got a manicure. Yep, that sure sounds silly but it was about taking care of ME for once. I liked it, as I'm sure I'll like having earrings in my own pierced ears!

So, I'm not there yet. But soon.

[navigatormike5652]

[i][i]Congratulations! I got my left ear pierced in 1991 at age 39 despite thinking maybe I was too old. I can still remember how nervous I was as I got up the courage to do it, and how I felt as I walked up to the woman at Piercing Pagoda and told her I wanted to get my ear pierced. I can also remember the thrill I felt when I saw myself in the mirror with an earring. I loved how it looked. Last year I had the right ear done at the suggestion of my 17 year-old nephew who has both ears pierced. Each of us also got a second piercing on the left ear. I usually wear small silver hoops along with a small stud in the second hole on the left ear. Some of my friends tease me a little which is fine by me. Bottom line is I think it looks cool and I've never regretted having it done. Glad your wife was supportive; that makes a big difference. Enjoy your new look. [/i][/i]

Reading these post over the last year has been a big help to me. It has made me realized that I wasn't the only guy out there wanting to get an earring.

Earlier this year, I finally told my wife I wanted to get an earring, She chucked at first & thought I would never really do it. Every few months it entered my mind, I dropped a few hints & got no response. I didn't push it & figured it wouldn't happen.

Then my best friend showed up one night with a shiny diamond stud flashing in his left ear. Getting that earring took on a whole new level. The hints became more frequent & a few weeks later, out of the blue, my wife said, "you want the earring, then let's get it."

The next day I finally got the earring. I loved having it. Everytime I walked by a mirror, the reflection of me with that earring became more natural. Within a few weeks, to my surprise, my wife even told me she really liked it on me.

I think an earring in my right ear is not to far. But thanks to all of you for making realize a guy with earring was not a strange, but actually pretty normal.