I have never worn any sort of nipple rings or clips... but I was intrigued by the idea... these ones seemed perfect... and they are... they had to be loosened slightly, which is super easy to do. I started by wearing them a little around the house, then I actually wore them out on a date, which was very arousing just knowing that I had them on and he didn't yet know about them. By the time any sort of actual foreplay started he was able to bring me to the brink of orgasm just by playing with them. Needless to say I love them...