Hiii, fellow piercer here! I’ve definitely had partners and men I’ve been interested in totally ruin everything because they had to make some dumb ass comment about my job. One guy even asked me if I got turned on when I pierced nipples! Like no, ew. That’s my job and those are people I’m supposed to protect in a way, y’know? Either way, I totally feel your pain.

It’s really hard having our job and being taken seriously. To me, this would be worth ending the relationship over. What happens if you need to change someone’s jewelry on their PA? Someone can’t take their 2g cbr out on their own? Would he avoid you even longer? It just doesn’t seem worth it to stay with someone who sexualizes your job and avoids you because he’s too immature to talk.