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To think that most women have pierced ears?

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Sweetiedarling7 · 14/01/2026 08:22

In my teenage years (70/80s) my father refused to let me have my ears pierced. He was a very judgemental unpleasant man and it was deemed “common”.

I never did end up getting mine done even after I left home because I went into nursing and the client group I worked with (people with extreme challenging behaviour) made wearing earrings inadvisable.

It seems to me that pretty much every woman has pierced ears now and many girls have them done at quite young ages.

Is there anybody left like me who doesn’t have pierced ears?

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CypressGrove · 14/01/2026 08:43

I don't and neither does my MIL. My SIL only got hers pierced recently. I don't wear much jewellery so don't see the point!

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Sweetiedarling7 · 14/01/2026 08:42

It is certainly hard to find nice earrings which aren’t for pierced ears now.

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Sc00bySnax432 · 14/01/2026 08:41

1 pierced as a teenager
Infected
Never wore earing afterwards

Florabella · 14/01/2026 08:40

I got mine pierced at age 50! Never really considered it before, but my daughter was getting hers done and I suddenly decided to get mine done at the same time.

OrlandointheWilderness · 14/01/2026 08:39

I had them done at 11 and then let them close up. Tried again two years ago, they took a year to heal, I left them without earrings for 5 hours and they closed up and I’ve not bothered again!

Kingdomofsleep · 14/01/2026 08:38

I don't. Even as a child I was always a bit put off by the thought of it, always seen it as a kind of (albeit mild and harmless) body mutilation. Objectively, that's what it is!

redskydelight · 14/01/2026 08:38

I can't say it's anything I've ever particularly noticed.

But I don't have pierced ears, and nor does my (adult) daughter.

ChangeIsDue · 14/01/2026 08:37

I don't, and I don't particularly take notice of who does or who doesn't.

DragonsAndDaffs · 14/01/2026 08:36

I'm in my 50s ....I don't have pierced ears.

tfu · 14/01/2026 08:33

I had mine pierced at 11 and one of the piercings got infected. I tried to wear earrings but it just hurt my ears every time with a horrible reaction so I let them close up. So I did have pierced ears for around six months or so. Now I’m 50 I’ve benn thinking about doing them again but clips on are fine for the odd occasion I want to wear earrings!

Ddayishere · 14/01/2026 08:33

I got mine pierced when I was a student 50 years ago.

My sister has never had her ears pierced and I used to find it very strange. Especially as she used to complain about finding it difficult to find nice clip on earrings. It would have been easier to have had them pierced.

I know some parents certainly used to get their DD's ears pierced when they were little more than babies - there was a lot of debate about this being unsafe at one time. I don't know if this still happens.

Emigree · 14/01/2026 08:27

I don't, never have. It's not essential
Though I have had pierced nose and navel briefly in my early 20s, but never did my ears

lurkingfromhome · 14/01/2026 08:26

Me! Sort of for the same reasons, at least to begin with. I was never allowed to get them done when young (also a teenager in the 80s, also deemed “common” by my mum). Then by the time I was old enough to do it for myself, I was never that bothered and just didn’t get round to it. I do wear jewellery but somehow have never really wanted to wear earrings badly enough to get my ears pierced, even though I see beautiful earrings on other people.

BigYellowBus · 14/01/2026 08:23

I don't and the woman next to me on the bus doesn't

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