People with tattoos: do you regret it?

[🍹🌞🍉2001 SUMMER vibes]

I'm thinking about getting a blackout sleeve on my right arm. I think they look so cool. But man. What if I regret it? XD
At least with a shirt you can just take it off if you don't like it...

[Hobbit XIII]

Get temporary style artwork or 'removable' sleeves that have them.

[Good Night Owl]

Just think, you get a tiger tattoo, and that tiger is gonna age with you.

[Zeno]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Big girl thighs enjoyer:

I'm thinking about getting a blackout sleeve on my right arm. I think they look so cool. But man. What if I regret it? XD
At least with a shirt you can just take it off if you don't like it...

You will always regret tattoos at some point in your life.

What you find cool now, is going to be not so cool anymore in 10 or 20 years time.

Tattoos are permanent. You also don't choose a shirt and pants to wear permanently for the rest of your life, right ?

There is basically no sense or logic in tattoos at all. Unless it is something very very personal and unique that helps you mentally with something, like a memorial on someon e who died or an event that impacted you forever like a military tour to Iraq or what not. Just to name examples.

But to get a tattoo because " it looks so cool " is definitely going to be a big REGRET kind of thing.

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โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Furchenlurch:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Big girl thighs enjoyer:

I'm thinking about getting a blackout sleeve on my right arm. I think they look so cool. But man. What if I regret it? XD
At least with a shirt you can just take it off if you don't like it...

You will always regret tattoos at some point in your life.

What you find cool now, is going to be not so cool anymore in 10 or 20 years time.

Tattoos are permanent. You also don't choose a shirt and pants to wear permanently for the rest of your life, right ?

There is basically no sense or logic in tattoos at all. Unless it is something very very personal and unique that helps you mentally with something, like a memorial on someon e who died or an event that impacted you forever like a military tour to Iraq or what not. Just to name examples.

But to get a tattoo because " it looks so cool " is definitely going to be a big REGRET kind of thing.

At least you can get them removed by laser. But it's not cheap.

[Zeno]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Why?:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Furchenlurch:

You will always regret tattoos at some point in your life.

What you find cool now, is going to be not so cool anymore in 10 or 20 years time.

Tattoos are permanent. You also don't choose a shirt and pants to wear permanently for the rest of your life, right ?

There is basically no sense or logic in tattoos at all. Unless it is something very very personal and unique that helps you mentally with something, like a memorial on someon e who died or an event that impacted you forever like a military tour to Iraq or what not. Just to name examples.

But to get a tattoo because " it looks so cool " is definitely going to be a big REGRET kind of thing.

At least you can get them removed by laser. But it's not cheap.

its not cheap and you are going to see scars depending of the size.

Just don't do it is my advice...tattoos are only cool for a year or two max, then you regret it, which often ends up in people trying to make themselves believe it was right, by adding even more tattoos.

[Vince ✟]

It's got to mean something you never want to forget. They hold a deeper purpose beyond being cool art.

The artist you choose plays just as much of a role. The act between you both is sacred.

To suddenly choose a shop and slap a tattoo on happens all the time, but it speaks volumes to the way those people view their lives and selves.

Just my 2ct

[Hobbit XIII]

Henna art is in my opinion a good solution.

You can get so many styles and your own designs.

[Stingray_tm]

"No regerts"

[Karumati]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Furchenlurch:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Why?:

At least you can get them removed by laser. But it's not cheap.

its not cheap and you are going to see scars depending of the size.

Just don't do it is my advice...tattoos are only cool for a year or two max, then you regret it, which often ends up in people trying to make themselves believe it was right, by adding even more tattoos.

Can always do a coverup with other tattoo

[The Tunnel Ratencio]

Your first tattoo is going to be a blackout sleeve? I thought people that already had lots of tattoos were the only ones to do that blackout stuff to cover them all or something.

Anyway as it was said by others, if you do get a tattoo then best if it is something really meaningful for you rather than just "looks cool" but you do you in the end

[🍹🌞🍉2001 SUMMER vibes]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย The Tunnel Ratencio:

Your first tattoo is going to be a blackout sleeve? I thought people that already had lots of tattoos were the only ones to do that blackout stuff to cover them all or something.

Anyway as it was said by others, if you do get a tattoo then best if it is something really meaningful for you rather than just "looks cool" but you do you in the end

appreciate your input, tunnel rat

[Hobbit XIII]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย BlackBloodRum:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Furchenlurch:

You will always regret tattoos at some point in your life.

You're projecting and assuming what is true for you is true for others. I know people in their 70s who got tattoos in their 20s who have never regretted it.

I have tattoos and don't regret them one bit.

Don't assume all people are the same.

did you get a blackout sleeve as your first?
And did you think 'I need other peoples advice to tell me how I might feel' while getting it done?
(that is not a dig OP )

My first tattoo meant something ~(DO NOT DO THIS ANYBODY)~ my friend carved it out on my arm with ink on the blade and on the pin.

did the other arm too and I picked one arm off to see if it could be picked out.
we were intellectual back then.

[steven1mac]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Corvus XIII:

Henna art is in my opinion a good solution.

You can get so many styles and your own designs.

I hear a news story of a little girl getting a temporary Henna tattoo and it turned out she was allergic to whatever they used in it. Ended up getting a light scar from it, I don't know if it healed eventually or if she was stuck with a light kitty tattoo scar on her face for the rest of her life. It looked like she was around 10 or so when it happened, they never had a follow up on it so who knows how it turned out.

[Hobbit XIII]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย steven1mac:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Corvus XIII:

Henna art is in my opinion a good solution.

You can get so many styles and your own designs.

I hear a news story of a little girl getting a temporary Henna tattoo and it turned out she was allergic to whatever they used in it. Ended up getting a light scar from it, I don't know if it healed eventually or if she was stuck with a light kitty tattoo scar on her face for the rest of her life. It looked like she was around 10 or so when it happened, they never had a follow up on it so who knows how it turned out.

A proper artist would know how to check first as it is their business. Even if it was a lets try this little spot here first kind of check.

[Hobbit XIII]

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย BlackBloodRum:

โพสต์ดั้งเดิมโดย Corvus XIII:

did you get a blackout sleeve as your first?
And did you think 'I need other peoples advice to tell me how I might feel' while getting it done?
(that is not a dig OP )

Nah, I got a half sleeve reaper as my first. :lunar2019deadpanpig:

And nope, didn't need advice.

Still, the person I quoted stated that everyone will always regret their tattoos, which is simply not true.

I was expecting you to say it was a regiment tattoo to be honest and that is my interrogation done.