Why Do People Get Tattoos?

[lavender]

 

[sexy-girl]

i think that is the point ... you're doing something that will last forever so that its something you can't change your mind about so there is a degree of courage in doing that

i haven't got any tattoo's though to be honest i dont like them enough to get one


edited to say hi lavender by way

 

[TWB]

Its usually a repressed desire to flip off your mom.

 

[Guest]

 

[Guest]

 

[Spinaroonie]

The point is that there are things you always want to remember, such as "Winger" or "Warrant". Getting a tattoo let's everybody know how much you will ALWAYS love these things, and even be listening to them when you're 80.

Oh yeah, Perry Saturn, a tattoo covered wrestler says "Never get a tattoo, you will regret it".
http://www.fsa-int.com/JSI/Images/saturn-merchandise.jpg

 

[MorgaineLaFay]

Mine is like my personal totem.

 

[Eagle70]

Let me see here...

I'm at that point in my life (20 years old) that i'm looking to break away from my youth, and just make a change to usher in this time of my life. What i want is a version of the greek flag, thats inside the superman S shield...its something i've wanted for a long time, and that i've actually had up as my AV at one point. For me, its something i would love to have with me for the rest of my life...to remind me, that even though in 40 years i wont look the same, i wont act the same, i wont be the same...at one point in my life, i indeed was the Greek Superman

 

[Calamity Jane]

I got mine because I'd wanted one for ages. The different images mean a lot to me, and will for the forseeable future.

I was careful to get it on a part of my body that will never grow or shrink dramatically, wrinkle, sag or swell. Important considerations .

I want more, and I've put a lot of thought into all of them. The truth is, though, that unless people point mine out, I don't even think about it all that often. It's been on my body for 11 years, it's just there.

 

[Freya]

I almost got one at 19 - but when I found out the guy had just spent a couple of hours across the road at the bar, I chickened out. I was always so happy that I never put something permanent on my body. But about 3 years ago, one of my best friends was getting married and a bunch of us decided to go get one together. Right up to the very second he put the needle to my skin, I really didn't want one, but for some reason did it anyways. I got something that meant something to me - a celtic knot in a design - I didn't want something that everyone else had (ie: cartoon characters or an angel/butterfly etc). Now I love it, and can't wait to go get another one.

 

[Parklife]

I got my tattoo as a memorial. I had a sister die when i was very young and never got to deal with it at the time. As I grew older, learned more about her and I and finally was able to deal with the issue I knew I wanted something of my own to symbolize her. My issue was that although I was old enough to have memories, I dont' recall her at all (she passed when i was 5) so, I drew my tattoo and eventually had it done. In my own way, it's something that I can truely call a memory and bond between us.

I know it'll be something I won't lose interest in, won't ever regret having and serves as my connection.

Park~

 

[sunstruck]

Ok, I have three, bluerose behind and below my left ear which I got because it's part of a crest, a sun on my hip with the moon behind it, which I got because my life seems to revolve around the sun (no planet joke please) and just about my right shoulder blade is a superman insignia with angel wings coming out of either side which has meaning it would take me paragraphs to explain. lol


I don't regret them. I love them. And when I'm old and wrinkley, and they are old and wrinkly, they'll still make me smile. Memories fade, but the ink is forever.

 

[Pyper]

I've always wanted to decorate my body. I think it's the artist in me coming out (I used to use myself as a canvas in high school). But the only place I really would want tattooed is my hands, and I know that decision could affect me alot later in life in terms of getting a job, etc. So I've decided to wait until I know my life is completely stable and getting tattooed will be something that I have thought over long and hard. I'll probably be middle-aged by then.

It doesn't matter to me that tattoos fade or stretch or wrinkle. A tattoo isn't just an image on your body, it's a souvenir from a certain time in your life.

 

[sunstruck]

A tattoo isn't just an image on your body, it's a souvenir from a certain time in your life.

Wow, there you go Lavy. That was perfect.

 

[lavender]

 

[takingchances42]

I enoy tattoos though I do not have one. Done right, they can compliment the naked female body.

I have to go with Lavender on this one though. There is a lot of theorizing about how people will feel about something in 40 years... and I have found that I am not very good at projecting how I will feel about something at a different stage in life. By the time the journey has happened, I am not the same person.

Anyone here have a tattoo for twenty or more years? Have your feelings changed over that time?

 

[Pyper]

There are very few souvenirs that I keep so present in my life.

Well we can't all be so gung-ho-move-into-the-future-Brave-New-World as you are, can we lavy?

I view the scars on my body with fondness and remembrance, and I think a tattoo would be the same way. The only difference is a I can chose the shape, color, and placement of a tattoo.

 

[concrete]

T.T. do

had one done in L.A.-- 25 yrs ago.
still love it - part of me.
body ART is a difficult subject to discuss with a novice.
get what you want,,brain,heart, body,whatever...must be in aggrement - this thing will STICK with you forever.
if shy...
try a plastic lick on.
mine I like ,glad I have it......

 

[*bratcat*]

 

[ShyGuy68]

I guess that for me my tattoos is a way to stand out from the crowd. Until I got my last tattoo, people couldn't really see that I had them, unless I told them and showed them. But since my last one is in a place that is very noticable when I'm wearing shorts, quite a few do notice.

My tattoos are never going to be mainstream ones, I prefer them to be a bit more special. And the last one I got is also designed specially for me. I'm already considering my 4th and 5th tattoo, and I'm not sure I'll be done after I've gotten them.

I so far have my tattoos in places so they don't show if I have to wear dress pants and a short sleeved shirt. Unfortunately some people don't like people who're tattooed business wise.

 

[Chuckus]

Lavy,

I got mine because I dig them and think they are unique.

I know for a fact that no one else on this planet has the exact same tattoo's as me. My tat's are a part of me and actually the tat's come from experiences that have affected my life in one way or another. I don't do them to be "cool", I have had mine since before they were "cool" or "hip".

I think of them as a form of expression ~ whatever that expression is. I also am not of the mindset to have a gazillion tat's either, I think in moderation they are fine. I don't judge anyone who has a gazillion ~ that is their choice and not mine.