Tattoos of your loved ones names?

[Squid]

I do not like this idea, I think it is stupid. I don't get how tattooing someones name on your body proves you love them any more. I think it's just a bit lame to be honest. Also as a lot of people have said, if you break up then you're stuck with their name on your body as a reminder for the rest of your life

It's worse than people who get their own names tattooed on themselves, which is just stupid as well.

 

[Rapture]

Personally, I would never get my boyfriend's name tattooed on me...even if we got married I wouldn't.

I know it's a sentimental thing to do, but nothing is ever permanent relationship-wise. You can be totally happy one day or break up the next and you are like omg now I have this tattoo of this person I hate and I can't get rid of it. I've heard too many stories of it happening so

Really though, like has already been said it's more of a cliche thing to do. I don't need a ring, or a tattoo of my boyfriend's name on my body to show him that I love him. Those are always nice extra things that someone could do because they WANT to do it because they care for you, but it's not completely necessary.

But this is you Candace, so if you think this is something that you wouldn't mind having for the long run no matter what the outcome, then I say go for it

 

[Six]

I've though about it a lot before, and something like initials would be in the more 'okay-zone' for me to consider it. Not long ago, maybe a year or two when I got my first tattoo, I would've considered a name tattoo, but to be honest, I do fee like it's make you look as if you were wearing a collar. If it's names of your children, or your mom or dad even, eh... Understandable, I suppose, still not even big on that.

I agree with Tyler here, symbols are more personal. There's billions of people with the same name as your loved ones, something that portrays them (and no, I don't mean pictures) would do best if I would ever consider it. I doubt it though.

Although, I have no problem with people wanting this. It's completely up to them, it's their body and they are obviously gonna think about it differently than I am. I do roll my eyes at the young girls doing it when they've just been together a month.

An old friend of mine, he's been dating a girl for two years now. He broke up with another girl he was dating before he met her, and had been with her for forever to, baby talk and everything, so it was serious. Now with this girl though? He has her name tattooed on his upper arm, and her initials on his right hand. I mean, how many times can you tattoo the name of a chick on yourself....

 

[Kandy-Sugar]

Steve and I talk about this every now and then and I've decided I'm not going to do it anymore.

Not really into tattoos as such anymore and I'd hate to get something like an anniversary date or name, initials etc that would only remind me of him if something did happen. I'm not very impulsive so I'm glad I didn't just go out and get a tattoo relating to this straight away.

 

[Mermaid]

Yeah, IMO you made the right decision to not get it done. A tattoo is for life, so you really need to be made up on it (particularly if the tattoo will be the name of your other half). I'm not against matching/name tattoos at all, I just think people need to think a lot about it before going for it, as tatts are a biotch to get removed.

 

[Abstract Debauchery]

Nope. I'm all for tattoos, but a general rule that I believe people should always take to mind is "no names of proper nouns". That band you really, really, like? You probably won't love them forever. That boyfriend/girlfriend? You may not date them forever. Sure, if you two have been married for a long time, then there may be cause for an exception. I don't want to sound like a cynical taint here, but even then shit can still happen. While I believe everyone has the right to do what they want to their bodies, when it comes to names of proper nouns, perhaps people should sit down and think awhile about it. Tattoos are not easy to get rid of, nor is it cheap. So when it comes to things like that, just stop, think for a while, and then decide "do I really want a magical unicorn with a penis for a horn with my partners name on it?".