Thanks to the recent changes in our society it is now acceptable for men to wear jewelry. It is unclear what brought on this change with men and jewelry but what we do know is that men tend to wear jewelry quite often nowadays. Of course will always be someone who will not follow the trend but the majority of people will follow the trend. So, if you want to decorate your body and fingers with rings and earrings you will need to know several things before you start piercing your body and buying rings. For one, if you are planning on getting a piercing somewhere on your body you must make sure that the person who creates the piercing uses a sterilized needle to penetrate your skin. A lot of people have suffered from infected piercings because the piercing was done by a inexperienced person. Of course when it comes to rings you cannot really get a infection just by wearing one so you are pretty much safe from physical ailments. However, some metals are better for your skin while others can irritate your skin especially if you wear the ring for a considerable amount of time. Either way you do not have to worry about being made fun of if you like jewelry.