i can't believe i'm writing this ... ppl w/ tattoos

Masachapa

I have a very risque pin-up girl style tattoo of my wife on my left shoulder/bicep. I wanted to show off just how incredibly hot looking she is. My other three are just things that I thought looked cool.

RaeLB

i agree you don't need a meaning
it can be just a piece of art to put on the canvas of your body

i just recommend when people come up with an idea to hold off a while before they get in case they change their mind...but if they don't take my advice... meh! it's their body not mine

DeanneLea

The rest of my full back piece is being drawn up and I go in may to approve it. It has 7 flowers that have significant meaning and a few other things. It'll also have a dagger, gypsy skull and banner that really mean nothing...they just looked nice. I have leopard print in it as well which has no meaning. Nothing wrong with that. I don't think they have to have meaning at all. I love traditional, sailor Jerry type tattoos which really have no meaning but they look awesome.

scatgash

I got the molecular structure of LSD tattooed on my lower back because every time I see it, it'll remind me of all the amazing and fun times I've had/I've yet to have on acid

katydid25

Some of mine mean something, some don't. But when I look them, I'm reminded of what was going on in my life, what I feeling and what made me decide to get that tattoo at that point in time. And thats one of big reasons I love tattoos!

babycakes814

I have a rose with a butterfly on my chest and an ivy vine around my bicep..they are pretty and mean nothing lol

DatEpicChick

i've drawn all my own tattoos,

the dragonfly tattoo on my upper arm if for my little girl, my husband and i decided butterflies were her thing when we went on vacation shortly after finding out we were pregnant with a little girl, and we ended up getting RAIDED with dragonflies on the beach1 hahaha

my chest piece is a rose with a tiger lily on each side, to signifiy my little sister (rose) protected by my brother (blue lily) and me (purple lily)

i have a rainbow peace sign on the back of my neck for 'living in peace, between gays and straights'

and the key to my heart down my sternum.

but i'm not cool hahahah
i just to try and scribble what i want, and then my artist makes them beautiful!

wisebadger53

Mine either mark a milestone in my life, or represent family, or both. Then again, I didn't start collecting them until I was in my 40's, so even though I love them, none of mine are purely there for the artistic value.

That being said...a well executed tat is a thing of beauty! Enjoy yours, and the hell with what anyone else thinks!

Nerdybookgirl

Another thing... I think women get more of the "why" and "what does it mean questions." Dudes are just viewed as being bad@ss. Gender stereotypes against heavily tattooed women suck. Although i do love it when people spend the PTA meeting looking at my arms (hehehehehehehe)

_binary_jester_

a zombie librarian

That's hot and creepy at the same time. Well done.

cardiokitten

I have 3 stars on my shoulder, literally stand for/mean nothing, they're just aesthetically pleasing. I never get why people try to find some godly meaning in tattoos.

_snw_

I got three, a phoenix tattoo (when I lost 100 lbs) it has some meaning granted generic meaning, I have a black sun below that my first tattoo, I really just like the way it looked. I told my parents it was because I always felt like the blacksheep in the family, just to piss them off. I have my favorite baseball team logo on my other arm, no real meaning just I like the Redsox. I guess they kind of have meaning but not all of them. WHo cares is what I say if you like it, get it.

J. i totally have a redsox tattoo on my hip.

PenguinPrincess

I have three, I just thought they were cute.

BarbWhite09

Lmao @ the convo with the shoe guy. I have a quote on my back because i love it, but below it I have stars because...they are fun. So I guess I'm half & half.

Jade1964

One of mine has meaning...the other 2 just because I wanted tatoo's and they looked good at the time. No regrets. Love all 3

littlepinkhearts

I agree. I have 2 but plan on getting more. One means something bigtime, the other is just pretty and I plan on getting more "just pretty" ones

adrian_indy

I think the OP is right on. I get in this argument all the time. Most tats are too look cool, but for some reason all my friends have to try and justify them with some "Deep" philosophical meaning. Bull crap. I admire the honesty of this thread.

Colbyandsage

I have one on my belly. MY bf when I was 18 offer to pay for it so I did it so I have a constant reminder that I was young and dumb.

So no, my doesn't mean something.

polrbear

I have 9 of them and one ended up with a meaning and 2 were on a "dare" but ended up meaning more to me because of who I got tattooed with at the time. The meaning is in the experience as well as the actual tattoo.

Amh32290

First off, i love your response to the running shoe guy, and second i agree 100% i have 3 tattoos that have no meaning, i got them because i liked them and because i can. It drives me nuts when people comment on the fact that they have no meaning.

kathyc727

I also hate when people ask what my tattoos mean. I like stars & moons, have a few of them. They mean nothing, I just really liked them. It's great to adorn yourself with things that means something to you, but if I want a tattoo today, I'll get whatever catches my eye.

amrem83

A couple mean something and a few don't. My biggest ones are ones I thought were awesome and/or pretty. They sure do get comments at the gym though...

shellebelle87

I have 7 tattoos and they all have some form of meaning, but not a deep meaning

1. - got it off a wall because I was 18 and wanted a tattoo
2. - got stars down my ribcage, a different colour for different members of my family
3. - a stick figure angel and devil on the back of my neck to symbolise the devil and angel on your shoulders
4. - shooting stars on the tops of my boobs, i had piercings there and when i took them out it look like a vampire bit me
5. - a flower vine thingo i got on spur of the moment after a crappy wke away with my wanker ex
6. a quote on my left ribs because I saw it and thought it was cool, so i got it a few days later

I want to get 1t least 3 more and only one will have meaning.

Not all tattoos need to have meaning, I got my first one because it was colourful and I really wanted a tattoo lol. I find its the people without tattoos that are all judgy. If I see someone with a great tattoo I will comment on it, but I wont be like "oh my gawd thats soo cool why did you get it?" because thats annoying.

s1lence

I got mine for a birthday present, a Norse Valkyrie on my right shoulder. I did research on what I wanted done, drew it out and took it to the artist to have it put on me. It meant something to me because I created it, and my family line comes from Norway.

Slightly off subject: The artist knew I drew it and what I did it for but asked me if I would mind if he changed it, then looked shocked when I told him that I did mind.

_snw_

Maybe he was just making conversation? Sounds like you take offense to someone who doesn't say "omg I love your tats, they rock" lol

heh. no. i didn't take offense at all. Well, to his comment. I was offended by his haircut.

But really, i don't give a fu@k if someone doesn't like my tattoos. I have no idea why you would even say that. (rude people who feel like they need to discuss, ad nauseum, why they don't like tattoos piss me off, but i'm not offended. I just think they are *kitten*.)

LovingLisa2012

i only have 1 so far .. i got it March 1st 2011

its a butterfly .. yes it means something to me

its not colored . . its about me coming out of my shell and becoming ther person i want to be
Oct 2011 i got my ged
Aug 2012 i will be in college for pharmacy tech and later going back for pharmacist
i also am in the process of losing over 100 pounds

for the past 12 +- years, i have mostly stayed home and not done much ( im very shy)
but i decided its time to come out and live my life and do things that i want to ..
April 2011 me and hubby went to disney world and i rode roller coasters (thought that would never happen .lol
so yes this 1 means something to ME

buuuuutttt there are more i want to get that are just cool
like an alligator coming out of water and maybe a fleur de lis (sp?)

*sorry for rambling*

sprinkies

i want a butterfly tattoo on my foot.. because i think it's pretty. no other reason!

Tracyfishcarp

I only have one tattoo and it has more significance now than when I got it. Originally I got it because I liked it and wanted it. A dragon with a baby dragon in its forepaws complete with purples and greens. Two years later (after being told for 13 years, I couldn't have children) my son was born. The tattoo took on a whole new meaning then. :-)

zombilishious

I've got an "ankle bracelet" of a flowery vine on my right ankle. Has absolutely no meaning, but I think it's pretty damned awesome.

And any grown man with a Bieber haircut needs to seriously reconsider self expression.

coreykantola

I have one or two tatts that have meaning. but the rest of them are just things that i thought were cool. i love my tatts an my wife has 2 half sleeves which are very sexy! More of her tatts have meaning and some are just beautiful and cool.