Tattoos, yes or no?

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  • Steve_Runs
    Steve_Runs Posts: 443 Member
    one word: addicting!
  • mtarika
    mtarika Posts: 44 Member
    I went to a museum exhibition on tattoos a few years ago and it was quite interesting seeing how tattoos evolve and look different as people age. They showed some people who were 90 with tattoos and the design certainly didn't look the same. Also, I had a friend who got a tattoo and gained about 50 pounds and the tattoo looks disfigured afterwards. I would definitely recommend thinking carefully about it before making your decision. Tattoos can be beautiful and are a wonderful form of art but it is important to remember they are permanent prior to making your decision to get one. Good luck making your choice!
  • DayumStraightIAmEllie
    DayumStraightIAmEllie Posts: 160 Member
    I wish i was brave enough to get one! Get it! Just think about how it might look when you are older....but get one!
  • LaurenLite
    LaurenLite Posts: 87
    No way. Too permanent- think long term- fading, weight gain/loss (they do stretch and get wrinkly too), and what about your senior years- granny with a tat?
  • jmllmj
    jmllmj Posts: 12
    My philosophy? If you have to ask others about whether or not you should do it - you shouldn't. Tattoos, in my opinion, are for you and no one else. If you have to ask for acceptance, etc than I don't think you should do it until you know for sure that it is 100 percent for you.
  • Chapter3point6
    Chapter3point6 Posts: 1,233
    Like many other things it life, you should choose quality over quantity. If you can't afford to go to a reputable shop and get a nice one, wait until you can.
  • Lift_This_
    Lift_This_ Posts: 2,756 Member
    Love a woman with tattoos, just make sure you design your own and get something meaningful.

    How YOU doin'?
  • BackTatJIM
    BackTatJIM Posts: 1,140 Member
    IN LOOVVEE WITH TATS!!! :) ONLY HAVE 3 SO FAR.. AND TATS ON MEN MAIN THERE BACKS AND ARMS!!! GOOD GOD! YUM!


    Why you talkin about me ;-)
  • cjsmommy7
    cjsmommy7 Posts: 135 Member
    Love Tattoos only have two myself but will be getting another soon. Love to see them on men especially back and arms very sexy
  • bii14
    bii14 Posts: 192
    I like tatoos, but it should be something really well thought out and something that's close to your heart!
  • AmyFett
    AmyFett Posts: 1,607 Member
    That's a problem, if you're only caring what others think. Do what you want for YOU regarding tattoos (or most anything else), it's not for them, or us, a tattoo is for you.

    Personally, I have 12 and I'm getting more.
  • tlgwinn
    tlgwinn Posts: 2
    I understand that tats are a way of self expression but as a nurse I have my reservations. In California you cant give blood for a year after a tat because the risk of hepatitis. There's also a risk of other infections from bacterial to HIV. Personally,,, just don't want to take the risk.
  • Blackbird16
    Blackbird16 Posts: 68
    I love my tattoo and have a fair few more planned, I say go for it! :)
  • Aquarian
    Aquarian Posts: 1,094 Member
    I am not a fan of giant tats that spread over half the body, but, I love small, meaningful tattoos in a place where it can be hidden if you like. I don't have any myself, but I am planning to get a tat of a sun, because my husband's name means "sun", and because my own name has a connection with it.
  • KravMark
    KravMark Posts: 308 Member
    Love Tattoos... very sexy on women.. A big yes for me !! Also I have one on each arm and a wedding band tattoo cause i do martial arts and my wife hated me taking my wedding band off for training LOL.. Gonna get another one soon, maybe by Christmas.. Waiting for that new body and some extra cash

    Mark.
  • evelynsmith1973
    evelynsmith1973 Posts: 2
    I have 7 but now that im 37 and overweight Im thinking that maybe such a permanent thing wasnt such a good idea I definatly think that people look at me diifferent with my tattoos and I would never get another but I do love them I just wished Id thought more carefully about where I got them because whats in fashion now will not be in fashion ten or even 5 years from now but its not like a scarf that you can just throw in the back of your wardrobe !!

    I think GaGa has done it best, you cant see any of hers even when shes in a bikini so that would be my goal if I were just starting out
    I would thin to myself am I going to be able to hide these when Im looking for a job in the local bank for instance ....not that Id ever want to work in a bank but you never know ....

    My tattoos are :

    On my ring finger ( yes tragic idea )
    Down my spine ( love it )
    On my chest ubove my right boob ( i love it )
    an armband around the top of my arm ( my first tat and im not so keen on it anymore )
    on inside of my wrist ( love it )
    back of my neck ( love it )
    side of my neck under my ear ( can hide it with my hair if I have too ..very painful ... not so keen anymore )

    THINK CAREFULLY
  • LittleMiss_WillLoseIt
    LittleMiss_WillLoseIt Posts: 1,373 Member
    I have 6 of them...definitely have plans for more once I meet my goal. I love them especially on guys! Definitely something that makes me go mmmmmhhmmmm! =)
  • clairyfairy247
    clairyfairy247 Posts: 425 Member
    I'm a fan!

    For your first tattoo, go to a reputable artist, get it somewhere you can cover it (for employers/grandparents sake) and think about where would be least painful.

    Also, make sure you're not just trying to follow the crowd in the tattoo craze, get a piece of artwork that is important and significant to you.
  • Snitch1
    Snitch1 Posts: 201 Member
    I have 3 tattoos, all of them reasonable small and all of them can easily be covered. Having said that however, If I had it over to do again I would not have gotten any of them. Really think it through before you get one:)

    ^^^^^^^^THIS!!! but, I have 2 myself. My daughter and I have the same "tramp stamp." Very regrettable, I'm afraid, and, also, she has them on both wrists, and SERIOUSLY regrets them, now that she is a MOTHER and on the PTA.
    But, to each their own.
  • sassydebbie67
    sassydebbie67 Posts: 76
    Go for it........................I have 7 tattoos, and would like to have some more............. My clothes hide mine so no one ever knows i have them ....
  • healthyKYgirl
    healthyKYgirl Posts: 272 Member
    Something to consider is that not all jobs allow visible tattoos. I work for a company like that. You can't have visible piercings or tattoos - even on the ankle/wrist. I work in a hospital, and sometimes you have to have your hair up, but still can't show tattoos. You would need to cover them with bandages. So that's something to think to about. If you ever want to join the corporate world and move up, then visible tattoos could be a disadvantage.
  • Slimat30
    Slimat30 Posts: 142
    Love tattoos! Ankle or foot are the way to go :happy:
  • Xoxo_Vero419
    Xoxo_Vero419 Posts: 12 Member
    I have 11....yes 11 there all very special to me and I don't regret any of them, I planed each out carefully an made the sure I went to a reputable artist. They are all concealed and unless I wear a tank top you can't even tell I have ANY. As long as your careful with placement (for career purposes) and with artist choice ( so u get what you want how you want it) you'll be good :)
  • LittleMiss_WillLoseIt
    LittleMiss_WillLoseIt Posts: 1,373 Member
    Love a woman with tattoos, just make sure you design your own and get something meaningful.

    This!! ^-^ al but one of mine I of mine I have sketched out first. I love knowing that all mine have meaning and are unique. =)
  • crazy4lulu
    crazy4lulu Posts: 822 Member
    i have two of them going for my third...soon!!
  • ingalynn
    ingalynn Posts: 136 Member
    I love my tat! I got it when I was about 37 and don't regret it at all. There is no personal meaning behind it, but it is something that I thought on for a while before I actually had it done. I do want another one, but I haven't come up with anything that sticks for more than a month or so, and I don't want any regrets. Right now I am contemplating another on my right shoulder blade, but I am giving it time to be sure the interest in it doesn't fade. Do yourself a favor and don't make any rash decisions.
  • cookn_mama
    cookn_mama Posts: 228 Member
    I have a full color Siberian Tiger head on my left hip. WARNING!!! They are addictive. Am ready for my next one. Old teddy bear holding balloons. Each balloon I want in my kids and grandkids birthstone colors.. Think why you want one and what it represents to you before making the leap.
  • bitter_sentiment
    bitter_sentiment Posts: 34 Member
    go big or go home. my tattoo artist suggested for my first tattoo to go bigger than i originally visioned and i'm so glad i did, became a half backpiece. so i'd say go bigger and get more detail. and make sure you go to a good artist. and never ever pick something off the wall!
  • banshishi
    banshishi Posts: 197
    Yes..but then when it comes to tattoos, no one else's opinion matters, at all. I'm nearly 42 and currently having a full sleeve done, to add to the 8 tattoos I already have...Its a personal thing, I didnt have them done, to be fashionable, in fact when I had my first tats it was highly unfashionable specially for women. I had them done because I have loved tattoos since I was a child.

    Personally if you have to ask for opinions on whether to have one or not then I would say dont bother, its not something to get done if you are not totally thrilled and excited about the idea. I have never had to ask anyone if they think tattoos are a good or bad idea for me, I am having tattoos the rest of the world can lump it...its a longer commitment than most marriages these days so you have to be totally convinced that its what you want. Agree with other folks, if you are getting one then go to a really good artist, check out their work, make sure they can do the style you are interested. My sleeve is based on a comic book so I went to an artist that specialises in new school and comic book tattoos, kinda obvious really I guess.
  • JephaMooi
    JephaMooi Posts: 112 Member
    Go big or go home!

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