Someone please explain this to me

[itsbeensovery]

So, I'm all for tattoos, but here's something I've never understood: getting someone's name, specifically a significant other's, tattooed on your body. Why do people think this is a good idea? A few days ago a friend of mine and her boyfriend (who, it is important to point out, has cheated on her before) got each other's names done on their arms

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[anacoluthon]

I don't get that either. I can see a shared tattoo between people, if it's an image/design with special significance, but I don't like name tattoos at all. Part of that is that I don't like many text tattoos (and this is coming from someone with one!), but I do think name tattoos tend to be tacky. I'm sure there's one out there that would change my mind, but it's not my thing at all.

[david_f_smith]

There was a shop back in San Francisco that rather poetically warned, "Men cheat, women lie, but tattoos are forever."

[itsbeensovery]

Yeah, I'm not overly fond of text tattoos either (although I seem to remember, you did a word from that tattoo book project right? That's pretty awesome). Honestly, the idea of even getting matching/complimenting image tattoos with my SO makes me incredibly uncomfortable, but that would at least be in the realm of possibility. You're right, there probably is some situation that I could actually see the point of, but I honestly can't think of one.

[anacoluthon]

I do have a skin project tattoo! My left calf says "or" on it and I think it's pretty rad.

I've seen some horrendous relationship tattoos in my time. I do think they can tend to be something that people get with little to no forethought/planning involved.

At this point, there's probably something that Nolan and I could come up with that would be meaningful enough for me to love but not obvious enough as a relationship tattoo that I'd be able to live with it if we split up. We've been together long enough and shared enough that it would still be meaningful afterwards.
But having said that, there are a lot of other tattoos I'm much more interested in getting. It's just not my style.

[getupandbeit]

I'm not a fan of it because it seems an awful lot like marking property, you know? Plus the number of people I've known who've gotten them and then had to get them covered up is... aplenty, lol.

[elyra_chan]

Um... i think some tattoos are awesome can be awesome, although don't personally want any myself. But I agree, that is just... dumb. I mean, why would you do that?

[elyra_chan]

god, ignore my retarded typing. I'm tired and medicated. bleh