ok-i'll weigh in on the glasses front-I used to have wonderful bright blue plastic frames-which I loved,they sort of hid the constant circles under my eyes,and people mentioned them a lot-only problem-people noticed the glasses and not me or my eyes-and then last year I found a pair of those no frame kinda frames with a blue bridge over the nose,and it's taken a while getting used to them,but it does kind of open up my face and you see more of my eyes.btw-they do feel flimsier than my plastic glasses.

btw-i cant imagine how tough it would be living with exbf-my exbf supposedly "didn't want another relationship"and guess what he went out to find?!-but we are friendly and talk on the ohone,but we dont live in the same house(or even state) so I cant imagine-yuk-well enjoy the chocolate!

Glasses shopping can be really rough! Considering I can't see well enough to assess the frames myself, I have to rely heavily on the chunky-frame loving hipsters that staff the local eye doctor's office.

My other problem is I have ZERO bridge on my nose so it is very hard for glasses to stay put if they don't come with nosepads (and most plastique ones don't) so I end up looking school marmish no matter how cool I think I am.

ok-i'll weigh in on the glasses front-I used to have wonderful bright blue plastic frames-which I loved,they sort of hid the constant circles under my eyes,and people mentioned them a lot-only problem-people noticed the glasses and not me or my eyes- ...

btw-i cant imagine how tough it would be living with exbf-my exbf supposedly "didn't want another relationship"and guess what he went out to find?!-but we are friendly and talk on the ohone,but we dont live in the same house(or even state) so I cant imagine-yuk-well enjoy the chocolate!

I was a bit worried about that too - part of me wanted to ask him for some cool colored frames like a friend got, but even the mild colors he brought out sort of took over my face, and I kind of like my face & don't want it to be hidden away all the time!

This living in the same house business does really suck, but I've been spending a lot of time at friends' places, and so has he, so we've been able to get by so far. Just this week I've actually started to feel better - my appetite has even returned! - and we've had a few strained but friendly conversations. So we'll probably end up in a situation like you describe eventually ...

Glasses shopping can be really rough! Considering I can't see well enough to assess the frames myself, I have to rely heavily on the chunky-frame loving hipsters that staff the local eye doctor's office.

 

My other problem is I have ZERO bridge on my nose so it is very hard for glasses to stay put if they don't come with nosepads (and most plastique ones don't) so I end up looking school marmish no matter how cool I think I am.

I always feel like I'm boring the glasses guy by taking too long, but how am I supposed to make such an important decision so quickly? I'll have the ramifications on my face for at least two years! (I should maybe try for annual from now on ...)

All the black frames he picked out looked like they were supposed to be cool & ironic, but on me looked frumpy & geekish (don't need any help in that direction, thanks!). So I'll never make it as a hipster!

And my glasses always slide down anyway - my friends tease me about peering over them like stereotypical-library-lady. So at least with the plastic ones I won't have to worry about the little nose pads falling off all the time ...

I just got new glasses in September (after 7 years ). My prescription barely changed, so that was the good news. I said, "I want glasses like the ladies with the big bouffants in the Far Side cartoons have," and I got pretty close cat-eyes, except they're dark blue. I really like them.

Mine slide down my nose too -- my work friend and I have contests on who can peer over their glasses the scowliest.

I just got new glasses in September (after 7 years ). My prescription barely changed, so that was the good news.

Seven years? You go to the eye doctor like I do to the dentist. I have dental insurance too & should probably try to use it (a cleaning is probably in order), but I haven't been since I got my wisdom teeth taken out, sometime in college.