For example:
A man is acquainted with, but does not know well, two single women-one with piercings and tattoos, and one without. If he were interested in casual sex, which one do you think he would be most likely to ask out? And if he were interested in a long-term relationship leading to marriage, (in other words, looking for the mother of his future children), which one would he be most likely to ask out?
Now, perhaps Lydia the Tattooed Lady is pure as the driven snow, Perhaps she respects her body enough not to be sharing it loosely with men. But that's not the signal she is sending with all the stains and holes she has added to it.
You see, life isn't what you fantasize it to be. Life is what it is.
I remember also when I was a teen and I wore jeans to go out to a movie with my father, and he raged at me for dressing like trash (OK....Dad). Now jeans are fashion staples.
Stuff like this also depends on the age of the guy—— if he’s younger, he probably has his own set of tattoos and piercings too and actually sees them differently and doesn’t think ‘trashy girl’ anymore than folks think ‘trash’ when they see jeans. Like one generation sees denim as work clothes and others as fashion.
If he’s older, well....too bad, he’s stuck in the dark ages and it’s his loss.
BTW, most of the women who’ve gotten their navel’s pierced have commented that their hubbies were well, extremely turned on by them..... so maybe there is a bit of overt sex appeal there. Same with tattoos.
As for me, you don’t see mine in regular clothes, and if a guy has your attitude towards tats and piercings, he won’t ever see them either (much less me again for that matter).
So see, it’s a win win!