phoenix569
I've been thinking about eventually getting another tattoo, not for a while due to my last tattoo (I got the biggest piece I ever wanted done, so I'm pretty satisfied for the time being.) Anyway, my boyfriend of 2 years isn't crazy about them. I didn't get my 2 tattoos done without his approval, so it's not like he's mad or anything. I'm just curious as to what a lot of other guys/people think about them. There are certain tattoos I would LOVE to get, such as behind the ear or my wrist but then the side of me with morals kicks in. Some reason it bothers me to think of having a tattoo on my left wrist, the same hand I will wear my wedding ring but I've always felt like the right was a bad idea because that'll be the first thing someone sees if you shake their hand. I also think a lot about tattoos that would make it almost inevitable to cover up when I eventually get married. Don't get me wrong, I love my tattoos. But out of respect for my family, I would rather them be covered not by makeup but just a dress that covers them. Anyway, any opinions on all of this? Thanks!
Ok HI, I wasn't asking for people to tell me they are trashy. I'll reiterate, open minded opinions. Also, the family isn't very religious in that sense, and they are ok with my tattoos. It's just not something that they would want out in the open on my wedding day, mainly because it's big enough to be a distraction. My other tattoo is on my foot, so that's not an issue. And this is the USA, didn't ask about women in Asia.
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If you know enough to hide tattoos, then you already know you should not get any. And yet, you have them, and even want more. Something is wrong with this picture! Here is my opinion on girls with tattoos: I recommend to men that they stay away from a woman with any tattoo, anywhere. I could say the same thing to women about men with tattoos. Tattoos mean trouble. Tattoos are a huge "red flag" that means one or more of the following:
"I am a misfit"
"I will cause you big problems",
"Get to know me and you will regret it"
"I am immature",
"I am needy",
âI am foolishâ,
âI am shallowâ
âI make bad decisionsâ,
âI have no sense of right and wrong,â
âI follow fadsâ,
âI am unemployableâ,
"I have been to prison",
"I belong to a criminal gang",
"I am promiscuous",
"I work in the sex-services industry",
"I can not sustain a long term relationship".
âI will fail in my lifeâ
A tattoo is little better than a cartoonâyou canât get a good quality drawing on the human skin. It will deface your body like ugly graffiti defaces a public building. I strongly suggest that you do not get a tattoo. There is a big cost to getting a tattoo, and it is far more than wasted money. The true cost of a tattoo is a lifetime of regret. Most regret it within 5 years. There is an 80% chance you will regret it in your lifetime. The regret starts after you start to notice how people react to you. Many people will look at you with disgust, for tattoos are offensive to many, many people. Your chances of getting a good job will be greatly diminishedâmost companies will not hire you since your tattoo will be seen as offensive to other workers. The majority of western people get tattooed when young and their decision making process is not yet matured. Youth tends to be impulsive. Young people are still developing and they need to be very careful in making important, permanent decisions. The reasons young people get tattooed are not mature (i.e. they want people to notice them, they want to pretentiously âhonorâ someone in a way that will attract notice, they want to pretentiously present some âdeepâ quotation on their skin in the hope that people will think they too are âdeepâ, they are rebelling against their parents or society, they are conforming to what they think are social norms, they are unable to see ahead and view the negative results of their actions, etc.) If you want to see the true level of cultural development for tattoos and other body modifications, look at this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwOXCmjTsvs . In a large sense, nothing illustrates the degeneration of western culture more than the entertainment industry encouraging impulsive youth to permanently disfigure themselves in order to âexpress themselvesâ. But such is the power of suggestion that more and more young people are buying into this Hollywood lie that tattoos are a cutting edge way to âexpressâ yourself. But that is so not true. You should express yourself with your words and actions, not by inking graffiti onto your living flesh. Good luck to you in your life. But do not get tattooed. Tattoos are permanent. You can not take them back. There are so many questions on this board about how to remove unwanted tattoos. Pay attention to them. They are there for a reason: People do not want to keep their tattoos. One day you will wish you had never gotten your tattoo(s) and will start to ask how you can get rid of them. Be smart and do not put yourself in this position.
Tattoo on women?
Meggy
I'm thinking about getting one similar to this one
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A pheonix.
My back is of course much smaller.
And I would have it centered.
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THIS one Works
http://images.google.com/images?ndsp=18&hl=en&lr=&safe=active&q=Phoenix+Tattoo&start=72&sa=N
Top Left
My boyfriend and I are both going to get a pheonix, to symbolize our long hard and finaly renewed relationship. It rose from the ashes so to speak.
What do you think of this one for a man?
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAB0SkDh3T4WPnYlel_uPbvCazgYOd1oygDPMWhb-297FewG9bMO6-4VBGY-pmWa6QDJh5SmgvqZBpcGAThhtN5BZzCJXOxQDDUa5BN290e1QxL0-HfWgXiFqaWDQrdYC5d-yytUgxuEZ/s400/PhoenixTattooBlog.jpg&imgrefurl=http://uldericofiorettiart.blogspot.com/2007/10/phoenix-tattoo.html&h=371&w=400&sz=26&hl=en&start=167&tbnid=cvmqgz8AemmcEM:&tbnh=115&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3DPhoenix%2BTattoo%26start%3D162%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.ndesign-studio.com/file/wallpapers/phoenix-1440x900.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.ndesign-studio.com/blog/design/phoenix-wallpaper/comment-page-11/&h=900&w=1440&sz=621&hl=en&start=630&tbnid=kN3dI4DZwT0NGM:&tbnh=94&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3DPhoenix%2BTattoo%26start%3D612%26ndsp%3D18%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN
Not a tat
Just awesome
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if you mean the first one there, yeah its really beautiful. i've actually been working on a very similar pheonix as part of a larger piece.
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