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To absolutely HATE wearing glasses?

85 replies

Fluffyflipflop · 06/10/2024 12:17

I started needing glasses for both distance and reading around a year ago. Probably sooner than that actually but I put off going to the opticians for a long time.

I have varifocals, and they do their job in as much as I can see, but I HATE wearing them so much.

I hate having something touching my face all the time. I feel hassled by them as constantly aware of them. I’ve tried multiple styles and sizes and took ages to settle on a pair I can tolerate and they all constantly slide down my nose. Even the lightest frames feel heavy.

Ive got a trial for contacts coming up but because of my vision and my rugby ball shaped eyes I have to have “special” ones of those which are extremely expensive.

I’m not sure what I’m posting for but just to vent I guess.

arrrgghhhhh

OP posts:
MooseAndSquirrelLoveFlannel · 06/10/2024 12:37

I like my glasses, and feel undressed without them. Started needing them permanently about 6 years ago.

I like coloured frames and find plastic ones are preferable, and more comfortable.

TakemedowntoPotatoCity · 06/10/2024 12:36

I'm the opposite.. I've had them since age 6 though so not quite the same. I tried contacts for a while but my face felt 'bare'! Also couldn't be arsed with taking them in and out. Yes glasses are a pain for all the reasons mentioned, but I am so used to them I seemingly can't live without them.

FawnFrenchieMum · 06/10/2024 12:34

Whey · 06/10/2024 12:27

Glasses drive me crazy. Lots of people have mentioned I’m vain for wearing contacts but I actually like the way I look in glasses I just find them so irritating. They’re so heavy they hurt my nose and ears, you can’t have a spontaneous nap eg lay on the sofa and watch tv and fall asleep because they dig in and wake me up, annoying in the rain, fog up when you’re cooking, can’t see in the shower without glasses and can’t wear them in the shower, I can constantly see them etc

Yes to all of this! It’s not a looks thing at all for me. I’m the least vain person ever.

DanielaDressen · 06/10/2024 12:32

I can’t stand glasses touching my face. But I can’t see as well in contacts and my eyesight is too bad for laser so I’m stuck with glasses.

KimberleyClark · 06/10/2024 12:32

I like my glasses. Face feels bare and strange without them. I have astigmatism and mild myopia and can actually manage round the house without them but do need them for driving.

EmpressaurusDeiGatti · 06/10/2024 12:32

I’ve worn glasses since I was 7. I tried contacts briefly but had nightmares about getting my eyeballs pierced.

You get used to them eventually, and if they’re slippy or heavy then there’s something up with the size or the frames.

cheddercherry · 06/10/2024 12:30

I’ve found the plastic framed ones I can’t feel really on my face rather than ones with like metal nose pieces. As for them sliding and digging in I’d go back as there’s so many ways they can adjust them now, I’d be going mad if they moved that much! Maybe I’m lucky or maybe just used to them (worn them since high school all the time) but I don’t even really notice mine on my face (except yes if it’s raining etc but even then I must be just used to it as never thought of it as that much of an inconvenience).

poopyface · 06/10/2024 12:29

@Itiswhysofew what’s the concerns re laser? I’m booked in to have!!

Whey · 06/10/2024 12:27

Glasses drive me crazy. Lots of people have mentioned I’m vain for wearing contacts but I actually like the way I look in glasses I just find them so irritating. They’re so heavy they hurt my nose and ears, you can’t have a spontaneous nap eg lay on the sofa and watch tv and fall asleep because they dig in and wake me up, annoying in the rain, fog up when you’re cooking, can’t see in the shower without glasses and can’t wear them in the shower, I can constantly see them etc

Itiswhysofew · 06/10/2024 12:25

I'm in exactly the same position. I can't stand them!

I've got an astigmatism in both eyes and have been told I can have contact lenses but only for reading, so would still have to wear specs for screens & driving.

I've considered the laser route, but my optometrist friend advised me not to go near that.