[*]Do you have piercings and/or tattoos and/or something more extreme (tongue splitting, etc)?
I Pierced myself with a PA about 20 years ago... then I followed that with a Apadrvya pieced- essentially following the PA hole right up thru the top center of the head. Also self done.
I also have a guiche piercing- a ring in the perineum- from which I hang a small steel loop of chain.
I eventually abandoned the Apadravya, for reasons having to do with my wife... although I hated to see it go.
In addition, I wear ball stretchers almost 18 hours a day- most days just a simple weighted leather wrap- but at least 3 days per week I wear 4 pounds of stacked steel- or lead filled leather stretchers the better part of the day.
[*]If so, why do you? If not, why not?
The first time I saw a photo of a pierced cock I thought it was just the hottest thing I had ever seen....( feel the same way about pierced nipples, labia and clits on women )
As my first marriage was suffering from my ex's alcoholism, I could see some tough times coming up... counseling, or a divorce..
For me, at least half the fascination with piercing was the certainty that I would never have anyone else do it... it would be something I would only do myself.
In part it was like a rite of passage... the kind of thing that primitive tribes make young men endure, just to prove to them that they CAN endure.
The PA turned out to be fairly easy- the guiche and particularly the Apadravya were much harder- the guiche because of the hard to get at location... the Apadravya because you have to drive a lance all the way thru a pretty meaty portion of your dick, ignore the pain and NOT lose your resolve.
I was quite proud of how perfectly centered I managed to keep the lance.
I loved the look of it, I loved the feel of it, both during sex and just daily wear. My new wife loves the look of it.
And the doing of it proved to me something about what I could endure.. what I could commit to and follow thru with despite my own fear and pain.
As to the ball stretchers... it started because I had a very tight scrotum and during sex one or both of my nuts would pop up inside- rather uncomfortably... I started wearing a simple leather band around the base of my dick and scrotum, and that solved the problem during sex....
Then I saw a wider leather wrap meant to stretch them out and I tried that.... it chafed after a while, but it was very pleasurable for me to have my nuts being pulled out like that during sex... they swung and slapped against my woman's ass in a way that just sent me over the top.
It became clear to me that wearing them JUST during sex would never solve the tight scrotum issue permanently... so I decided I would have to wear them for hours at a time during the rest of my day.
This lead me into a long period of experimentation with more extreme forms of ball stretchers, trying lots of styles and seeing which were the most wearable.
The best turned out to be these sewn leather TUBES filled with lead shot, that wrap around and snap into a circle. I can wear these all day long.
What I was not really prepared for is how addictive the ball stretchers become... I can't even imagine having sex without 2 to 4 pounds of stretchers on... And, at this point, I don't even feel normal if I am not wearing stretchers.
[*]Do you want more?
I think about it... I toy with the idea of re-doing the apadravya- only this time with a large ring thru the whole head, rather than a Stud.
I am planning on buying a custom made prince's wand- an insertable sound that is held in place by a stud thru the PA and a pendant ring that encircles the head. The sound would be 3 or 4 inches long for daily wear- 8 to 9 inches long for sex.
[*]Do you find it attractive for your mate to have piercings/tattoos and if so, what/where?
Absolutely... while I like the idea of Tats, I don't generally like the execution... and I really do not like the way they age... they get blurry... for that reason I would never encourage my mate to get a tattoo... although I do find well designed tats very erotic.
Piercings can always be taken out... so I would encourage a mate to get pierced.
In particular, nipple piercings look terrific, both horizontal and vertical- although I really like it when they have both. You can get all kinds of nipple jewelry- from stretchers to shields- little arrows...
And my all time favorite is Clit and labia piercings. I had one girlfriend who had full fleshy labia and had 6 small diameter but fairly heavy gauge rings thru each labia... AND a Clit piercing from which she hung a tiny steel bell.
She never wore anything under her dresses- and the sound of that little bell... knowing where it was... tinging away when we were out and about just drove me wild with lust. Just walking she could have an orgasm from that little bell....
And, of course, Sucking a pierced cock is just a sensual delight as well... Contrary to an oft stated fear, I have never had a piercing knock against my teeth.
[*]What do your parents think of your modifications?
They don't know- one of the nicest things about genital mods is they can be private- it doesn't impinge on employability, either...
The attached pictures are of some piercings that I find very attractive... none are mine....