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I'm not saying this isn't true, as I have no idea what you look like, but food for thought: when I switched to contacts, I had a similar feeling, that I looked

by swift 12y ago

I'm not saying this isn't true, as I have no idea what you look like, but food for thought: when I switched to contacts, I had a similar feeling, that I looked strange without glasses and that I was better off wearing them. However, I stuck with it, and within a few weeks my perception of myself had shifted. Now I actually prefer how I look without glasses. I experience the same phenomenon periodically since every couple of years I change my mind about whether I want to have a bigger beard or a closely-cropped beard. It always takes me a few weeks before my new look really feels natural, and I've come to expect that I have to wait that period out before I can evaluate myself honestly. All of this is to say: sometimes you might feel differently about a change like rimless glasses if you stick with it for a while. Which maybe you did, I don't know, but if not I encourage you to try it. =)

Swizec 12y ago
You're absolutely right. Maybe one day I will overcome the mental block about putting things in my eye and will try the no glasses look for long enough. Another interesting venue of exploration would also be to have multiple pairs of glasses. Then I could literally change what my face looks like at will.
- hultner 12y ago
  I've got 4 pairs of glasses yet most of the time I don't even wear glasses. I'm pretty used to how I look in different glasses and without but sometimes it feels a bit weird to wear glasses and sometimes it's like my different looks is different versions/personalities of myself. I'd never go to a club with glasses, it'd be weird, glasses me wouldn't like clubs. However I'm rarely at work without (however sometimes on the commute and often during lunch and breaks), I don't think non-glasses me enjoy working as much, he'd rather be out on town.
normloman 12y ago
Glasses wearer here. I've worn glasses for so long, that I've grown used to the way I look with them. If I look at myself without glasses, it makes me uncomfortable. Though I'm sure if I got lasik, and gave it a few weeks to settle in, I'd get used to the no-glasses look too. But I don't have to! For someone like me, lasik offers few benefits (greater range of vision) and a good share of drawbacks (cost, having to get used to your new look). But I imagine it could be great for children who don't want glasses in the first place.

by swift 12y ago

Swizec 12y ago

You're absolutely right. Maybe one day I will overcome the mental block about putting things in my eye and will try the no glasses look for long enough. Another interesting venue of exploration would also be to have multiple pairs of glasses. Then I could literally change what my face looks like at will.

hultner 12y ago
I've got 4 pairs of glasses yet most of the time I don't even wear glasses. I'm pretty used to how I look in different glasses and without but sometimes it feels a bit weird to wear glasses and sometimes it's like my different looks is different versions/personalities of myself. I'd never go to a club with glasses, it'd be weird, glasses me wouldn't like clubs. However I'm rarely at work without (however sometimes on the commute and often during lunch and breaks), I don't think non-glasses me enjoy working as much, he'd rather be out on town.

normloman 12y ago

Glasses wearer here. I've worn glasses for so long, that I've grown used to the way I look with them. If I look at myself without glasses, it makes me uncomfortable. Though I'm sure if I got lasik, and gave it a few weeks to settle in, I'd get used to the no-glasses look too. But I don't have to! For someone like me, lasik offers few benefits (greater range of vision) and a good share of drawbacks (cost, having to get used to your new look). But I imagine it could be great for children who don't want glasses in the first place.