SO Wants Tattoo, But You Despise It? (boyfriend, sexy, friend)
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Oh I believe a lot of guys have a tattoo because young guys tend to like tattoos &/or they do it while out drinking with the guys. Now they're in their 50s with one, so I gues so be it.
Actually, a reputable tattoo artist will not tattoo people who come in inebriated, especially if that's their first encounter with the person. You should be sober when you first come in or make the appointment. Then, if you want to go out and have a couple of drinks to numb the pain or turn it into a bonding experience, fine. But a reputable tattoo artist will want assurance that you know what you are doing, which drunk people usually do not when it comes to that.
When you go to the store and the 45 yr old soccer mom of three cashier ringing up your order has them, well, it's not exactly Peter Fonda in Easy Rider, is it?????
I'd bet money that they did it when they were a lot younger though, so of course since tattoos are permanent as we all know & not that easy to just get removed, we're going to see a LOT of oldr people with them I'm sure.
The question is, would a 40-60 yrs old get a tattoo in the first place at their age? I'm sure at that age, probably NOT. They have other things on their minds.
Actually, a reputable tattoo artist will not tattoo people who come in inebriated, especially if that's their first encounter with the person. You should be sober when you first come in or make the appointment. Then, if you want to go out and have a couple of drinks to numb the pain or turn it into a bonding experience, fine. But a reputable tattoo artist will want assurance that you know what you are doing, which drunk people usually do not when it comes to that.
But...a LOT of people do not go to a reputable place. They should if they care about their safety though, but, just like getting piercings, do you know how many get a tattoo in the garage of their brother's, cousin's, friend's, girlfriend's band member who claims he knows how to do them? Yeah, that's how people end up with hepatitis C too, but symptoms don't show up for yrs so many people don't know they have it! Eeek!
I'd bet money that they did it when they were a lot younger though, so of course since tattoos are permanent as we all know & not that easy to just get removed, we're going to see a LOT of oldr people with them I'm sure.
The question is, would a 40-60 yrs old get a tattoo in the first place at their age? I'm sure at that age, probably NOT. They have other things on their minds.
You ever heard of mid life crisis???
I'm sure a studio or two was visited during said event.
The posts would be entirely different if someone started a thread regarding their SO gaining weight. It's the same difference (unless the weight gain is involuntary as in a side effect of meds, etc.) They are changing their look, which may be different than what the other person is attracted to.
It could be that one of the things that attracted them to each other was the lack of tattoos . . .
I'd bet money that they did it when they were a lot younger though, so of course since tattoos are permanent as we all know & not that easy to just get removed, we're going to see a LOT of oldr people with them I'm sure.
The question is, would a 40-60 yrs old get a tattoo in the first place at their age? I'm sure at that age, probably NOT. They have other things on their minds.
I received my first tattoo when I as 18...11 years later I still love it and plan on adding more to it. It also takes me at least 2 meetings before I actually sit down to get work done. First one is for the brainstorm of the design, second is for making sure the design is right and there may be more meetings to tweak it a little bit before I ever sit in the chair. Right now, my artist is in CA while I live in MA so we've been emailing back and forth regarding part of my sleeve before I go back to CA in November to get it done.
Sure, some people just walk into a random parlor and get something hanging on the walls, but many of us take our time and realize this design will be on us for LIFE and take that seriously.
And I took my grandmother to get her first tattoo (she has three now ) for her 63rd birthday.
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Originally Posted by Forever Blue
But...a LOT of people do not go to a reputable place. They should if they care about their safety though, but, just like getting piercings, do you know how many get a tattoo in the garage of their brother's, cousin's, friend's, girlfriend's band member who claims he knows how to do them? Yeah, that's how people end up with hepatitis C too, but symptoms don't show up for yrs so many people don't know they have it! Eeek!
Agreed...but that doesn't mean that everyone who gets a tattoo is getting them from their brother's friend in his basement. My tattoo artist is cleaner than my dentist...and I made a point to let my dentist know that.
Yep, there's always those who feel they missed out on their youth & try to be young again & or the midlife crisis thing.
Don't get me started on old people trying to be young again...yech! If they've got kids & responsbilities, too bad! They need to be an adult now!
You seem to have a narrow view about the definition of an adult. My definition includes doing whatever you want to do as long as it doesn't harm anyone. I hardly think inking your own body hurts anyone else.
However, with that said..if he came home with a tattoo covering his face I'm not sure I'd be thrilled with that. I can see something like that bothering me a lot.
He'd never get a tattoo though, so I don't have to worry about that.
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) for her 63rd birthday.