These are really pretty earrings in person, however, the pole that's meant to go through the hole in your ear isn't long enough to go all the way through.(I don't have particularly thick earlobes either.) If you are able to get them through, there is absolutely no way to snap them together to stay closed so that you can wear them. There is a small indention that the pole is supposed to snap into to, however, it doesn't line up and there is no way to bend or adjust them to do so. The hinge that holds the two pieces together also shifts back and forth(it should only be up and down).So, even if your's do line up, they won't "snap" in, much less, stay together. I do not recommend these unless the design is changed to make them functional.