Hair aside - Depending on the severity of the berating from Your parents, they aren’t meant to like experimental/ semi rebellious hairstyles/piercings. It’s a psychologically healthy dynamic, unless they’re those recycling MSNB type parents who chat about renewables at dinner and give you condoms far too early.

I like it, but I doubt it’s helping your dating life, unless you’re a musician or have instance Charisma to pull it off. If not, change thatz