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I started wearing glasses in the third grade, but I didn't need them regularly until the eigth grade. I felt more awkward wearing them in high school than I do now. I've always stuck to light, less obvious frames, so I don't really feel like I'm "wearing" them. However, I have been considering contacts for a change; but I'm honestly fearful of doing something wrong and possibly infecting/damaging my eyes.
I don't understand the huge frame "craze", especially, If you really don't need glasses for much. I suspect the people wearing such frames today will be embarrassed 5-10 years from now.
So...people shouldn't wear glasses they like? I have to wear my glasses every waking second...they're not an accessory, more like an appendage. If they're going to be something with that heavy of wearing, they're obviously going to be something I like the look of.
it is the 'in' thing for these people to say they like nerds or think nerds are 'hot' when really that's not even true. but anyways, some of us that wear glasses don't have a choice so it's not a trend. i used to wear contacts and now i beleive it's stupid to wear them just b/c glasses have some kind of negative stigma. i wear my glasses, every day, 24/7 and don't care if people like them or not.
So...people shouldn't wear glasses they like? I have to wear my glasses every waking second...they're not an accessory, more like an appendage. If they're going to be something with that heavy of wearing, they're obviously going to be something I like the look of.
Me too! I switch off between the contacts and glasses, at home or on a lazy day I wear glasses.
I wear contacts when I am going out. I am really nearsighted, so my eyes look tiny in my glasses. I got picked on because of my "small" eyes as a kid, so I like to wear contacts so people can see them!
I like to pick out the best possible frames, with interesting details, because if I need to wear them, they better be cute! My current pair looks a little like wood grain, and I get loads of compliments.
I don't understand the huge frame "craze", especially, If you really don't need glasses for much. I suspect the people wearing such frames today will be embarrassed 5-10 years from now.
I think so too; it'll be like looking back at pics from 1974 and everyone was wearing baby-blue polyester suits and garish ties. Nasty!
As long as I can keep passing the vision test at the DMV, I'm not getting glasses! So far so good.
I wear my glasses more now. For 13 years I would wear only my contacts, but as I've gotten older it's just easier to throw on my glasses than to worry about my contacts. I also no longer have to carry eye drops, extra contact solution, my contacts case, and my glasses just in case. The only thing I dislike is the fogging when I go from outside to inside in the winter.
Seriously, it seems like everywhere I look people are wearing glasses nowadays and i find it hard to believe that everyone that does actually needs them. Maybe it has something to do with this whole "nerds are cool and sexy" thing that's in nowadays. I just find it odd and kinda sad because the people that I know that actually need glasses don't like wearing them out in public.
Does anyone else notice this?
I wear glasses now because I need them to see clearly and cannot wear contacts. Quite an adjustment for me because I did not need glasses until I was 45 years old.
I was always too afraid of hurting my eyes with those contacts. I also have always feared the risks of laser eye surgery. Also, several times before I became disabled, when I used to hike in the woods, a branch bent back and hit me in the eye. Glasses may not be the ideal protection, but in those cases they certainly were much better than nothing. So I really do not care about style in this case because of those benefits and risks.
But back to the style sense...They may not be "in style" but I think there is less stigma in wearing them than years ago. Even today, some kids may be called "four eyes" but I do not think it is the same as 1942. There is more worse disabilities to have than glasses and i think that most people are more aware of that now.
it is the 'in' thing for these people to say they like nerds or think nerds are 'hot' when really that's not even true. but anyways, some of us that wear glasses don't have a choice so it's not a trend. i used to wear contacts and now i beleive it's stupid to wear them just b/c glasses have some kind of negative stigma. i wear my glasses, every day, 24/7 and don't care if people like them or not.
I prefer my contacts not because of some stigma, but because I think I look better, I see better, and contacts are more convenient when I want to do something active like go for a run or go swimming. Plus, contacts don't fog up in fluctuating temperatures and humidities.
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