How old are you if you don't mind me asking? I would suggest not getting a tattoo if you are under the age of 30.
Yes!!!! U are bein a fooooool!!! :biggrin1: I am a romantic idiot poet type too I think but even I wouldn't do THAT!!!! Can you imagine if u split up???? It would put future women off. It might freak her out.... And anyway unless her names Winona ur not gonna be able to do what Johnny Depp did if it all goes wrong and turn it in2 "Wino forever" are you??? Bad idea dude!! x
over 30, yes. amber, tell me, what would be your reaction if your man would tattoo your name on his chest? I don't care about possible future women, tell me about you. if you were her, that name on me
Well... If we had been together for a long while and new it was working then maybe I would think it was cool cos I am quite deep... but jeez the chest!!! Thats sooo devoted and well you can't miss it there can you??? Okay perhaps if you have been together quite a long while and you really know you love each other...especially if you have kids together etc,etc. Yeh if I had been with someone quite sometime and was really in love I guess I would think it was cool and very romantic.... Couldn't see me ever doin it though...:smile: x
As amazingly romantic as it may be/seem, I still urge you not to do it. I don't think it matters how long you've been together or how in love you are. You never know what the future holds. I believe tattood names should be reserved for two instances. Memorial tattoos and the names of you children-if that. You say you don't care about future women, so forget about them. How are you going to feel if, and I certainly don't wish this, things don't work out and you have to see that tattoo everyday. When your getting ready in the morning, when your changing at night. A reminder of a possibly painful sitution. Of course you could always try to get a decent cover up. Removal is expensive, time consuming and very painful. Again, I wish you both the best but there are much better romantic gestures that can be just as powerful. Really think about this.
Beware of the Tattoo Breakup Curse, very powerful voodoo. If you're deadset on getting a tattoo for your girlfriend go with something symbolic or representative about your feelings for her and where you are in life right now. If the relationship goes sour you'll have something you can live with, to look back on fondly years from now. At the very least you will never have to explain to your kids why you have 'Annie Mae' on your chest.
A former boyfriend wanted my name tattooed on his body as well (in a heart on his arm). Although the gesture was very flattering I talked him out of it (because I knew he would end the relationship sooner or later). A friend of mine had the names of his wife and kid on his arm. The letters were almost abstract, like a tribal pattern, going around his upper arm. That would be an acceptable alternative imho.
Romantic Idiot Poet is not the name I would use, :tongue: stupid, impulsive, and moronic do come to mind though. Are you married? If not married how long have you been dating? If you want to prove your love to her why not buy her this. This will be much appreciated. A tattoo not so much. Do you have children with this woman?
I have a number of tattoo, but would NEVER put a woman's name on my body. That is the ultimate "jynx" of the tattoo world.
I don't think you are an idiot!! or stupid or moronic!!! The sentiment is there.....you must love her lots... But Bakerfan raises some really good points. I would say unless you have been together for quite a long time and have a very solid relationship its a no-no. At least you really care for her though!! :smile:
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I have a woman's name tattooed on my person... My own. :biggrin1: (I was fairly sure, even at the tender age of 16, that I would always love me - so far it is working out quite well )
I was dating an asshole yrs ago. He was 28, I was 18. He got a HUGE tattoo with my name wrapping around his arm, from wrist to bicep. I got a small facsimile, 2inch by 2inches on my arm with his name in it. Two days after breaking up (we were together for 2yrs) I had his name covered up so well you can't even tell it was a name. I agree that it is romantic as hell, but unfortunately, we can't tell the future. You don't want something you have on your body permanently to be a regret. If you decide to get it done by a really good artist, it will not be cheap. I don't know what the prices are for tattoo artists in the states, but a really good artist charges $150per hour. So if you want a tattoo across your chest, you are probably looking at a minimum of a 3hr sitting and depending how intricate your design is, you may be paying a lot of money for even more sittings. If things don't work out, not only are you going to feel and look like an idiot, you will be out the money for the tattoo and whatever it is going to cost for a cover-up or for it to be lasered off.
