Eyesight help? please?! im depserate!!!!?

ugh! i hate having glasses! i wear makeup, but my glasses ruin it. in pictures, all u see of me is the glare from my glasses. theyre such turn off! i try to go with out, but its too hard, i need them. so basically what im trying to ask is should i get contacts? i went to the doctor all ready to ask for contacts. the doctor said yes, i could get contacts, but then she started goin on about all the things that could go wrong and the dangers of contacts. so now im like scared to get them. should i stay with my horrible annoying glasses or suck it up and get contacts??? thanks!