If I got my ear pierced...?

[Mystyrion]

Yeah there's no way I'd get a spacer; the idea of stretching my ear lobe freaks me out. Just a piercing for me.

The argument that I can 'just take it out' if I don't like it, won't apply for the first six weeks where I'll have to leave it in all the time. At least that's what I've been told.

I've heard both ways. I assume it would be better to let the ear heal after the initial piercing, but I've heard if you take it out just clean it like normal and it will heal just fine.

As for flesh tunnels, my best friend has 16mm gauges in each earlobe and another really little one, I think 3/4mm in his second lobe piercing. They're pretty gross if you ask me, and they smell disgusting.

They might not be cleaning them properly or at all. Just taking them out and letting water run through the ear lobe in the shower isn't enough.
The material in the ear also affects it quite a bit.
Stainless steel and acrylic are known to be the bad ones
Bone and stone don't usually protrude the smell as bad as the others do, if at all.

[Rowan]

I got my left ear pierced about 2 years ago, I originally wanted to stretch it but luckily that phase passed before I attempted it. I have a 2mm stud and i never really notice it. I was actually thinking about taking it out because sometimes it comes loose. I'm not sure aesthetically if its pleasing or not, its just kind of there. In my opinion, it's not a big enough deal if you get one or not because its just as easy as taking it out if you dont want it anymore.