• Stillwater@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    I envy people with tattoos. I think when done weil they are cool and beautiful expressions. But I have never had anything I’m willing to have permanently etched on my body. I don’t even like the same things I liked last year.

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      2 days ago

      So don’t get tattoos of things you like. There’s plenty of reasons to get tattoos beyond just “beautiful expression.”

      I know a guy who got his wife’s phone number tattooed on his foot, just in case he ever doesn’t have his phone on him.

      My brother got “Ouch” on the inside of his lip because it was funny.

      My wife has multiple tattoos of bullshit flash because the artist offered to do them for free and she likes the way getting a tattoo feels.

      If you want a tattoo, just get a tattoo. If you truly end up hating it down the road, plenty of artists specialize in cover-ups.

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          2 days ago

          Then get a picture of a tattoo, and whenever you ask someone if they want to see your tattoo, just show them that picture. Way less commitment.

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            9 hours ago

            I am just like the above poster. I have no tattoos for the same reasons. But sometimes, I think about getting some kind of simple picture(s) with just bold black lines put on my left arm. That way, I can change it up if I feel like it. Also, I’ll always have something to color when I’m bored.