Do you wear glasses?

I have gradually gotten used to them, but I have to confess that since I've gotten my glasses my dating life has been the pits. I've only went out with one guy, and that didn't last very long. I'm now 29. I'm not sure why some of these guys are saying that girls with glasses are sexy.... to me, that is absurd, because frankly, I've yet to see that in my case. I was dating a LOT when I wore contact lenses. Now that I can't wear them anymore, my dating life is lousy.

And to the wanker who said that he would never date some "four-eyed speccy" (I believe that was Nick).... did it ever dawn on you that some women can't help the fact that they wear them? It's certainly not MY decision to wear glasses, and to hear a man be so cruel about it really bothers me. Suppose you suddenly went bald, or lost a limb. How would you feel if you asked a woman on a date and she told you she would never date some "bald, stumpy guy"? It's something to think about.

Sorry if it makes you cross, yes, glasses are sexy. Spectacles? Not so much.

So what is it about glasses that some of you find attractive? To me, they're just a necessity. I see men with glasses and I don't really think of them as "sexy", I just think "He has bad eyesight", LOL.

Why do I get the feeling that me and Nicole are weird dopplegangers?

I dunno.... wearing them can be quite of a headache in and of themselves. Especially if you're a female. I'm sorry, but I have NEVER heard a man say he thought glasses were "sexy". All the comments I have heard in real life are of the "speccy git" variety. If you're a woman in glasses, you're a geek, an old maid, or ugly.... maybe even all three. Look at Hollywood. The ugly girl wears the glasses. Never mind the fact that she has gorgeous hair and a perfect body; if she wears glasses, she's ugly. That sort of attitude carries over into real life, unfortunately.

When I was wee, I thought the world was fuzzy. I also didn't know what I looked like without glasses because if I didn't wear them I couldn't see myself properly.

I have one good eye (used to be 20/20, it's getting worse, now it actually needs a -.5 prescription), and one bad eye (-3.5ish), so I've always just used my dominant eye.

Hopefully I'm getting that laser surgery for Christmas.

I'm hella pissed now though b/c my cateyes have lost a rhinestone!! The pair I had before this were vintage and none of those rhinestones ever fell out. This new set of frames is "new" and already falling apart. Bah.

(or not, as it just means her overly strong myopic eyes have got weaker with age. But hurrah anyway!)

i also knew the curse of elementary school bifocals

I got contacts starting in 9th grade and everything changed for me: sports better, girlz better, etc. but now it's like what's the point? I look like Rowan Atkinson without glasses anyway so screw it, I'm sticking with my little tiny Brecht-in-the-cafe-1924 glasses until they pry them off my still-smoking skull

to make matters worse they were those giant metal-frame ones with coke-bottle lenses you only ever see inveterate computer programmers in dirty golf shirts and ill-fitting dockers wearing these days

This is an "almost always" type of thing. Unless the frames are awful, glasses are HOTT.

I want a pair of really emo chunky black frames. I just need to save a bit of cash. Decent frames are so expensive!

Would love laser eye surgery but have heard too much negative stuff about it that I'm prepared to risk my eyesight for that much money.

Still, it was odd finding it and knowing he'd been sitting at my desk on my PC in MY ROOM and... *shudder*.

my frames of seven years broke while i was driving today :(

thinking of checking out one of these cheap online retailers. lmk if anyone has recommendations. my eyes are both at -3.00

If you have your prescription and interpupil distance, Zenni Optical are a cheap and very good quality option. I typically get inexpensive and simple frames but my prescription (different powers each eye, different barrel/astigmatism) usually costs about $15 a pair with anti glare coating. They last a couple of years easily. And at that price I can dick around with the prescription and make close up or distant sets for detail work, TV watching etc.

I tried out Warby Parker earlier this year and like them so far.

thanks! i'll check those out.

I became near-sighted in my mid-20s and have worn glasses for more than 30 years. I now have to use bifocals for reading. I tried disposable contacts about 15 years ago, and while I liked the unlimited field of vision they offered, by the end of the day my eyes felt as though they had sand in them. I also developed several tear duct infetctions.

As for making passes, I submit to you the People's Exhibit A:

https://ilarge.lisimg.com/image/2380990/851full-lisa-loeb.jpg

if you have vsp or otherwise have insurance, i'd recommend into at least looking how much it'd cost to get quality lenses from a reputable brand such as zeiss or crizal with the full bevy of anti-scratch, anti-glare, etc. coating and comparing that with the prices you see online. (you can still save money by getting a cheap frame.) it might be comparable after insurance kicks in.

ime the cheap online shops just aren't as good in terms of lens coatings. it also sounds like your prescription isn't bad enough to warrant getting fancy lenses like the high refractive index lenses, i'm not sure if that's helpful or a hindrance to your search.

that's good to know. i'm going to order a cheap online pair anyway, because i've been working with my glasses taped up all days and it's a bummer; if the lenses turn out to be subpar, it can't hurt to have a $30 back up pair sitting around.

As for making passes, I submit to you the People's Exhibit A:

I just learned last week that she had her own eyewear line, thanks to Rob Harvilla's podcast.

Is that Jessica Alba or Lisa Loeb in that pic?

Getting my first pair of reading glasses tomorrow. Ordered the frames that Michael Caine wears in The Ipcress File.

those look cool. i've been wearing the same glasses for so long that i'm apprehensive about changing it up at this point, but also kind of intrigued by the possibility of a new look.