Yeah, my cousin is. And I say, “but gold is non-allergenic!” And then I say, “Well, pure gold is practically liquid, so maybe it’s something in the gold.” But yeah, she’s allergic to gold.
Seriously, next I’ll find someone who’s allergic to pears.
Noted. I should have had faith that a Mod would drop by & handle things more tactfully.
I found about my own gold allergy when I got engaged. I never cared for gold jewelry. I like silver - and have a sterling silver bracelet I wear every day and will until the day I die. My husband and I went shopping for an engagement ring together (as much because I didn’t know what style I wanted as anything - I don’t wear rings generally, so I had no idea what style I might prefer).
We bought a very nice sapphire and gold ring - and I wore it for about a month, until the metal coating started to wear off. As soon as it did, over the course of about 24 hours my whole hand ballooned up almost double and itched fiercely. Plus, there was a really really vicious rash that lasted for (I wish I was kidding) months. I just barely got the ring off (and then only at the cost of a whole hell of a lot of soap and really, really cold water).
I was bitching to my mom about it and she told me that she has the same allergy (which is why she never wears even a wedding ring).
Turns out I can’t handle platinum, either. My wedding ring is sterling silver 
I still don’t have an engagement ring - mostly because by the time we sorted all of this crap out, I was already married. Also, it’s a pain to find good quality gemstone rings that are set in sterling silver. And a lot of jewelers when you say you want silver jewelry assume you’re referring to the color, rather than the metal. Contact allergies to metals are apparently fairly rare.
Well, then you both break up and move on. A win-win for everyone!
A shirt? A shirt? You know how dangerous that is? See, this level of unrealistc expectations is why men and women can’t get along. 
Agreed!