Paige Nick and Anton Taylor discuss whether the hole is greater than the sum of its part. SHE SAIDI don't think I've ever slept with a man who has a Prince Albert. I did once sleep with a man in Prince Albert, but that's different.A Prince Albert is the most common way men pierce their wieners. A ring-style piercing that goes along the underside of the top of the penis. I would probably do it. Not get a genital piercing myself, hell no. But I'm pretty sure I'd shag a pierced guy. All in the name of research, of course. I mean, aren't you curious?There's something undeniably sexy about a guy with a genital piercing - it indicates he has a taste for adventure, a high threshold for pain and doesn't infect easily.But I'm unsure of the etiquette surrounding them. When should a guy let you know he has one? I don't want to hear about it over dinner on our first date. And once our clothes are already off, it's too late. Also, nobody wants to find out by chipping a tooth on one.It's easier if you're a woman; if a guy's in that vicinity I'm pretty sure he doesn't care what you're sporting down there.I'd also need some reassurance that I wouldn't snag on it, and what if it pierced the condom, and the condom underneath that condom? Hey, he's got a genital piercing, I'm double-bagging; who knows where he's been.And ultimately, the over-riding question is why he's endured all that pain? Is the most pleasurable organ in his body not doing it for him as is?Apparently a woman will almost always be more physically stimulated by her genital piercings than a male partner by his. But then there's not just the metal aspect, there's the mental aspect too. The sheer thought of how happy his partner is might send a guy over the edge, and if that's the case, who am I to stop him?HE SAIDMy knowledge of genital piercings comes solely from my own research. Forget Google; as a purist, I had to take things into my own hands. Literally.Piercing my own body has never appealed to me. Even earrings make me balk. So I do have slight reservations about impaling the glans of my penis with a thick metal spear then attaching to it a ring or a jingly metallic chandelier that is perfectly designed to catch on zips, Velcro swimming shorts and (in my case) knee-height coffee tables.I can't claim to have looked particularly hard, but I've never encountered a Prince Albert. Men with genital piercings are like men who've never watched pornography. I've heard they exist, but I'm yet to meet one. But while my knowledge of male genital piercing is admittedly somewhat disappointing, I do have a tad more experience when it comes to females with such accoutrements.Let us not go into the details. But I have encountered them. My feelings towards them are mixed. While I can appreciate tasteful vajazzling, I can't say I've ever looked down at a clitoral piercing and thought ''what a beautiful aesthetic addition". To be honest, I grow uneasy. How does one handle such a thing?Do you move it up and down like a doorknocker? Or do you ignore it? What if it tears out? What if it catches on your own member and rips something? My fear is that such installations have the potential to inflict serious damage.And to consider a man and woman, both with piercings ''down there", having sex with one another strikes me as a dangerous game of sexual Russian roulette.There is, however, at least one major benefit to a female genital piercing. It can make sex significantly more pleasurable for her. And while this is wonderful for the woman, it is better for the man. Even if the groans and grips are most likely thanks to a small metal ring rather than any lovemaking prowess, I don't think there are many men who'd let that bother them too much.Ultimately, it's your own body, and if it makes you happy, do it. And at least it won't hinder your chances of getting a job or garner disapproving looks when you first meet your partner's parents...