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Earrings On Men...

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#1 ·
So I was rummaging through my nightstand and found my decades old yin yang post and thought..."Hmm....Maybe I'll get my ear repierced and start wearing it again.". So I approach my wife with the idea, to which she replied "If you're gonna do that, pierce both and get hoops."...

So I did. She digs them and I like'em too. If it was up to me, I would've just got the one ear repierced, but she seems to like earrings on men, so I figured why not make her happy, yeah?

She bought me 3 sets of very nice earrings for my birthday that I really like. It's been about 25 years since I wore any, and the ones she got me are called huggie earrings? Small hoops that "hug" the earlobe.

Anyway...Yes, No, Indifferent?
 
#33 ·
Just being intuitive, but I wonder if women who don't liking earings on men tend to be more traditional/conservative women... and if that comes with a matching preference for traditional/conservative men.

Those of you who don't like earings on men, would you describe yourself this way?

Also, how do you feel about tattoos? I've always associated conservative thought with being against male decoration. Little to no jewelry (unless it serves a purpose like a watch or wedding ring), no tattoos, and rather unassuming style... if not outright plain.

My imagination or is there something to that?
 
#35 ·
Yes, I would describe myself as more traditional in many ways. I'm not attracted to men with tattoos either.

I can appreciate the beauty of the artwork in many tattoos and I see them as attractive if done well. It's just not something I personally would do and therefore I prefer men without tattoos.
 
#42 ·
So basically (and this is racist but not derogatory in any way) the only guys that can pull it off well are black celebrities. The only white guys who gain sex appeal with piercings are either villains/pirates, or else indie/punk/hardcore...
 
#40 ·
dvl's, the only one that rocks an earring in the pictures you posted in lenny. harrison ford looks ridiculous, like he's trying too hard.

i'm more of a traditional girl but i do like tattoos. Tattoos are masculine, jewelry is feminine. Like someone else posted, i don't think a man should wear more jewelry than a woman.
amen!!!!!!
 
#44 ·
For decades now, I've decided that if I were to ever get a piercing it would likely be my eyebrow (but is that still cool??) If I really liked it I think if it were not inappropriate for my job or garner some controversy amongst many of my peers I'd possibly get a ring in my lower lip. I'd consider piercing below the belt, but it is so low on my priority list I doubt I'll ever get around to it (maybe when I'm 60). Not my ears ever (would just not suit me at all), nor do I want any tattoos.
 
#73 ·
But too many **** faced sightings make him not hot to me anymore.
Drunk sightings?

I'm only talking physical appearance, not behavior. The two are so intertwined for so many women!! :scratchhead:
 
#52 ·
Avast ye..There are many a pirate that would prefer not to be lumped into the horribly cliche white guy mid life crises. They just prefer to display their gold all over...they prefer to be dashing while cleaving someone to the brisket.

Shiver me timbers
 
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#54 ·
:iagree:

And let's look at regular, every day men instead of the perfect specimens of manhood that are Kravitz and Beckham. You know, the guys who may not have chiseled cheek bones or concrete abs.

If you are a younger woman on TAM, between 20-35, and your boss, doctor or father one day starts sporting two diamond studs in their ears...what do you think? And if you're in that age bracket and go to a bar, would you chat up an older guy who looks like Liam Neeson (no earring) or Harrison Ford (earring). Assume neither is famous or a millionaire.
 
#69 ·
No, I could simply point to the one done long before the age of consent as a fait accompli.

Look, I don't mind earrings on men or women. I don't mind tattoos. But I also don't try to pretend they aren't exactly what they are. C'mon. You're putting a hole through perfectly functional tissue, which results in immediate pain and occasional infection. It's mutilation. That's all I'm saying.

Mutilate away, if that's your bent.
 
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#74 ·
It's really just a matter of taste. Many women simply don't like the look of earrings on an older man. That's ok. For those men that do like to wear them, there will be women who find that attractive. I personally don't find it sexy. I also don't like pinky rings and heavy chains on a man. There are men who don't like a lot of makeup on their women.

Ford and Bourdain to me would be more alluring without the earrings. I think the character of their faces and their personalities are more interesting than any accessory. I suspect Freeman's voice is what gets the ladies to drop their panties. Depp is not my cup of tea with or without jewelry. I'll get back to you in 10 years on what I think about Farrell and Beckham.

From this thread, it's a good mix of women who like the earrings and women who don't. There is no right or wrong answer. Right or wrong, the reality is that there are women who feel older men wearing earrings is a mid-life crisis thing. But that shouldn't stop you. If you're a middle aged dude and want to pierce your ears, go for it. If you want to maintain virgin lobes, go for it. As long as your significant other thinks you're hot, that's really all that matters.

So now I'm going to log off and go fondle my H's hole-free ear flaps...
 
#82 ·
As long as your significant other thinks you're hot, that's really all that matters.
And there it is, yes? I honestly would not have gotten both piercings had it not been for my wife's suggestion. But now that I'm wearing them...I like them as well.

Now if I can only get my wife to stop having me try on all these earrings she wants me to try...Why can't I just put some hoops in a leave them? She's relentless! LOL!
 
#76 ·
I'm not arguing anything. I'm just curious. I believe it's a right guy, right style, right place sort of thing. Age is a heavy influence, but not necessarily a no go. I think Morgan Freeman and Anthony Bourdain rock theirs. Harrison Ford might be the limit.
 
#89 ·
I'm more conservative, but I don't mind earrings and tattoos. It depends on where they are and what they are. I *hate* gauges. They're gross and unattractive on anyone. But studs and small hoops can be really attractive on the right man. And I like tattoos, as long as they're not offensive. Tattoos can be really hot on a guy, or they can look horrible. Depends on whether the guy himself is hot or not.
 
#90 ·
Johnny Depp is VERY feminine. Attractive still? Yes, but not in a ruggedly handsome, masculine way. He's a good looking man, but he elicits no sexual response in me at all. Whether he wore jewelry or not he'd still be feminine, imo.
 
#94 ·
I don't really have an opinion on pierced ears (and by "I don't have an opinion" I mean "I think studs and hoops look kind of tacky but you can do whatever you want with your body, it's none of my business"). I'm huge on stretched ears, facial piercings and tattoos, though. If I wasn't terrified of needles I'm sure I'd be covered in them.
 
#96 ·
Howdy Mountain, thanks to your post I now have the soundtrack to the “Breakfast Club” running through my head.

There are many things we did 25-years ago. Mullets, pierced ears and Member’s Only jackets seem relatively mundane items from those more innocent pre-internet times.

Good God – I sound like my Father reminiscing about coming of age in the 50’s.
 
#97 · (Edited)
Interesting insights ladies, thanks. I'm pretty out there when it comes to taste... so for me almost everything can look good, cool, or edgy on the right person with the right style.

I searched for a pic of myself but I only came up with one with an earring readily visible (I don't wear them often and they don't show up well in most pics). It's also cropped out of a larger pic w an ex and some of her friends, so forgive me for the filter... she puts filters on everything.

Still, I like the look. :p
 

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