I currently have three piercings on my body, one on each ear and one on my nose. Having the two ear piercings is very easy and low maintenance. Half the time I forget they're even there. The nose piercing on the other hand, well, that brings me to this list. Here are 15 struggles you've probably had to deal with if you have a nose piercing.
1. Explaining to older relatives that it's socially acceptable for guys to have piercings is a lost cause.
2. Whenever you meet someone, they take a quick glance at your nose.
3. When you forget it's there, and someone takes a BIG glance, there's some major awkwardness.
4. Remembering to wash it in the shower is harder than you think.
5. When you do remember, you're always afraid it's going to fall out from the scrubbing.
6. You realize just how hard it is to be gentle with a towel when drying it.
7. Actually getting the piercing STUCK on the towel is a normal and rather painful experience.
8. You have to sacrifice contact lens solution to apply to the piercing whenever it irritates, usually from said towel incident.
9. You're always checking inside your nose to make sure that object is the piercing and not a dried booger.
10. Working around the piercing while trimming nose hairs is one of the most frustrating things ever.
11. After a crazy night, the first thing you do after waking up is feel your nose to make sure it's still there.
12. That feeling when you wake up to find that it ISN'T there...
13. You eventually find the jewelry but can't for the life of you get it back in your nose.
14. Going back to the shop to get it reinserted is something that you just have to deal with sometimes.
15. You frequently think about maybe getting rid of the piercing, only to realize it's unique and worth all the struggles.
Having body altercations is a very interesting phenomenon. Chances are, at least a few of these resonate with others. Do you have any piercings? Can you relate?
