Age for first ear piercings?

[farouk]

That was going back about 35 years farouk and they are all old men by now. I just got myself some new ones:

@Pearl Those are nice. And long ones, too. Among the longest ones you've tried so far, maybe?

Anyway there is something nice and special about long ones.

 

[Pearl]

@Pearl Those are nice. And long ones, too. Among the longest ones you've tried so far, maybe?

Anyway there is something nice and special about long ones.

I think they are about 1 1/2 inch drop so not too long. The stone is a peridot. Ray has bought them for my birthday but because he can't type anymore with his fingers not feeling anything I ordered them. And I bought these for my daughter's birthday next Friday. They are quite tiny. She doesn't like danglers.

 

[farouk]

I think they are about 1 1/2 inch drop so not too long. The stone is a peridot. Ray has bought them for my birthday but because he can't type anymore with his fingers not feeling anything I ordered them. And I bought these for my daughter's birthday next Friday. They are quite tiny. She doesn't like danglers.

@Pearl Yes, those peridot stones seem to hang effectively from the cavities in the pendants. Kind of, a pendant within a pendant, each of which 'live' according to their own little dynamics, I guess, within the surrounding ones; jewelry design can be very absorbing, can't it? Seems like your daughter is more minimalist, when it comes to simple earlobe studding. (She is the one who you said acquired the family names' tattoos that you mentioned?)

 

[Pearl]

@Pearl Yes, those peridot stones seem to hang effectively from the cavities in the pendants. Kind of, a pendant within a pendant, each of which 'live' according to their own little dynamics, I guess, within the surrounding ones; jewelry design can be very absorbing, can't it? Seems like your daughter is more minimalist, when it comes to simple earlobe studding. (She is the one who you said acquired the family names' tattoos that you mentioned?)

The one with the tattoos is my other, older daughter.

 

[farouk]

The one with the tattoos is my other, older daughter.

@Pearl Yes, well bodyart can be like that; each individual member will have very individual tastes, often; not unusually it's the sons and daughters that are around 18 or so who will want to get inked up first, but not necessarily so. Interesting how in the same family also some will be into long pendants, others into minimalist ear studs. It's not family conditioning that makes them like that, as regards piercings and ink; it really is individuality that is asserting itself, isn't it?

 

[farouk]

@Heart2Soul You may have noticed that this thread has had more posts lately. So do you still think 16-18 is probably the best age for them?

(Sorry the poll have expired.)

 

[farouk]

@OneIsTheWord FYI....did you see this thread? ....sorry the poll closed already...

 

[farouk]

...hey Farouk was right about ear rings.

@MatthewG Yes, well, it can be a really manly thing for adolescent young men to get accustomed to wearing a pair of thick little rings or chunky ear studs; I guess the idea is that it shows they are growing up. Their moms or sisters might expect sometimes to wear rows of multiple earrings but the really manly equivalent may well be keeping a simple pair of thick, chunky ones in.

(It's not surprising if a growing young man aspires to have them put in; a bit like growing a beard, I suppose.)

 

[farouk]

That was going back about 35 years farouk and they are all old men by now. I just got myself some new ones

@Pearl For men they are often kind of more optional, although for many women they are more a part of their essential sense of how they are. Like, my wife does not consider herself dressed if she does not put on her face. Likewise, putting something through the ears is kind of similar, for many, I think (and perhaps for you also).

 

[farouk]

as well as ear piercings and any other sort of piercing...

@Mayflower Well, they are just so widespread, including with men, right? although men tend to have singles rather than multiple pairs.

Seems like noses are getting really popular; younger Christian women seem to do it, increasingly, also.

 

[farouk]

Earrings for men seems to be a trend that has died a death over here. It's our Golden wedding anniversary next month and my husband doesn't wear a watch, cufflinks of tie pin so i asked if he'd like his ears pierced so I could get him some earring instead. I can't describe the face he pulled.

Hi @Pearl

This is the post I was referring to when you mentioned about your 50th anniversary.

(I guess that earrings are likely to feature as a gift that might be wished for.... )

 

[Pearl]

Hi @Pearl

This is the post I was referring to when you mentioned about your 50th anniversary.

(I guess that earrings are likely to feature as a gift that might be wished for.... )

I'd forgotten about that.

 

[farouk]

I bought these for my daughter's birthday

@Pearl Yes earrings do make excellent b-day, Christmas, anniversary, etc. gifts. The little chunkies are probably better for men. (It's worthwhile having a good idea beforehand what the person's taste in her or his earrings is, though.)

 

[farouk]

@Lambano FYI....another (kind of trivia) thread I started; sorry the poll already expired...

 

[Lambano]

After my wife's father died, we'd spend Thanksgiving with her Mom down in Florida, then bring her up here for a week. She'd never worn anything but clip-on earrings, so my wife took her to the mall to get her ears pierced for the first time when she was in her early eighties.

I was blessed to have had a mother-in-law who was an absolute delight. A classic southern lady from Georgia.

 

[Lambano]

Now as for me, I'm holding off getting my ears pierced until it has reliably been determined that Hell has frozen over.

 

[farouk]

After my wife's father died, we'd spend Thanksgiving with her Mom down in Florida, then bring her up here for a week. She'd never worn anything but clip-on earrings, so my wife took her to the mall to get her ears pierced for the first time when she was in her early eighties.

I was blessed to have had a mother-in-law who was an absolute delight. A classic southern lady from Georgia.

@Lambano Sounds like she was a fine lady, indeed...

Yes, and it's not unusual for older women in their 80s to have double pairs of pierced earrings; you mentioned your MIL getting her first pair pierced in when she was in her 80s. Fact is, in the late 70s teen girls and their moms were having double piercings put in; and now those daughters would be approaching 60, and their moms maybe in their 80s.

 

[farouk]

I'm holding off getting my ears pierced

@Lambano Not for everyone but it's so, so widespread.

With all the things that can sometimes go wrong, the tattoo parlor is often the best place to have them done, right? with all the facilities that they have.(I think @Heart2Soul said that in her work she sometimes sees the effect of when it does go wrong; she would probably advise similarly, IDK...)

PS: I should say, Possibly, not probably...

 

[Heart2Soul]

@Lambano Not for everyone but it's so, so widespread.

With all the things that can sometimes go wrong, the tattoo parlor is often the best place to have them done, right? with all the facilities that they have.(I think @Heart2Soul said that in her work she sometimes sees the effect of when it does go wrong; she would probably advise similarly, IDK...)

PS: I should say, Possibly, not probably...

Absolutely!

 

[farouk]

Yes actually pierced my own ear

@MatthewG When you did it, you did one ear only, right? often guys that do it get both done.

It can anyway be a manly thing to keep in a simple pair of thick, chunky ones. Sometimes guys prefer them plain; sometimes sparkly; did you have a preference?