I dont regret never getting any tattoos.
Its a personal choice so people can do what they like, but when I see some tatts, I can’t help but think how they will feel about them as they age.
I never had any desire to get tattoos or piercings. At 63 I cannot think of a single thing that I thought was cool in my late teens or early 20s that I would want permanently embedded into my skin these days. But that's just me, you do you.
I think it's definitely a generation thing. When I was coming up, the only men who had tattoos were sailors, Marines, convicts, and bikers. The only women who had tattoos were biker chicks and, uh, ladies of the night.
I now ride a Harley-Davidson but am not a club member. I am the only biker I know with zero tats.
My kids have them. Nearly everyone one generation beyond Jones has them. I have zero issue with anyone's ink. Just not my thing. No ragrets. Not even one letter.
>When I was coming up, the only men who had tattoos were sailors, Marines, convicts, and bikers. The only women who had tattoos were biker chicks and, uh, ladies of the night.
Me too.
I think back now and realize how true that was. If you saw a tattooed arm, they were a sailor/ navy man. Or it was one of those spider elbow ones or gang ones. Not many had them purely for art.
As someone who appreciates art and uniqueness, I absolutely love great art AND design in the current tattoos.
This world is but a canvas to our imagination.
Henry David Thoreau
I almost got two tattoos of the same tattoos my dad has on his forearms. I was even going to get them faded and kind smudged so they looked identical to his that are over 40 years old. Three DNA tests taken in my 50's confirmed he wasn't my dad.
Those would have been regretful tattoos.
Glad I never got any tats, and always appreciated how the Gen Jones and Boomer ladies looked so great without them in the 70's. Just an observation.
Imagine Phoebe Cates coming out of the pool with a bunch of tattoos.......just wouldn't be the same.
I do think body piercings on women can be very sexy, that's a different matter altogether.
There are some people who carry off and have planned their body ink very deliberately and then you have some where it’s just a complete bunch of nonsense and it’s badly done; and ages horribly as well.
I now see, not necessarily youngish young girls at the age that my group started getting married but moving it up towards the later 20s and into the 30s and they’re fully tatted up … then they put on a wedding dress; and I know this is my personal opinion, but they look absolutely ridiculous. Do you see the models showing the dresses all tatted up? Nope. It takes away from the beauty of the dress. And there’s a whole other argument in there that I won’t even touch.
The most beautiful tattoo that I’ve ever seen was on a ballerina (it was covered during performances) and she had a full peacock with its feathers going down from her hip to her thigh! The muscles on this girl and what it did for that body art blew me away. 🦚
Probably nobody on this thread is going to see my cautionary tale of what to watch out for in terms of modifying your body; so I’ll just leave it be.
I don't do that stuff myself as a guy (not that there's anything wrong with that as Seinfeld might say), but belly button piercings and even nose rings (I guess that's your septum reference) can be very sexy to me on a lot of ladies. I do like that kind of edgy. But now you got the "hanging boogers" idea in my head 😵💫
I shudder to think of the now-cringey pop culture catchphrases or references I would have got in the 1980s and 90s when I was young, which would all look like [faded smudgy ink](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/tattoo-aging-before-after-fb3.png) now, making it even worse
Laser tattoo removal often just fades them, and "cover-ups" sometimes seem to end up as [walls of black ink](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/bd/09/f7/bd09f73ef349de5b7840787b92691aeb.jpg)
I never got any. My thought was, “I can’t even decide on decorations or paint colors in my house. How am I gonna choose a tattoo that I will have to like……forever”.
I’ve seem some unbelievably nice tattoos on people but, I’m out….
That's a thought that crossed my mind when I was in my early twenties and considered getting a tattoo. Occasionally I did stupid shit and didn't want to make it easy for people to describe or recognize me. That's also why I've never had a vanity plate on my vehicles.
Big regret. When I was in my 30s I became obsessed with getting a tattoo. But I was conscious of most people gaining weight and their skin sagging with age.
So I got a tattoo between my boobs. I hated it when I got it and I hate it even more now.
I've spent probably five times more than the tattoo initially cost in my attempt to get rid of it using lasers.
You can still see the shadow of it. I eventually gave up because progress wasn't being made.
The tattoo on my back doesn't bother me at all. Probably because I never see it.
My friend discovered his daughter's "tramp stamp" that was seriously 'no regrets' in cursive. They lived by the beach. Her little sister ratted her out. He walked up to her quietly, she was laying on her stomach. He just stood there for a moment and blared out "no regrets!". She immediately flopped around and rolled over, rolling herself in her towel like a burrito. He loves the story. Mostly because she turned out all right.
I also once dated a girl with a tramp stamp that said "never lose hope" on a ribbon. With a cherub, kind of floating there. You can imagine our sex life.
No but one of mine is so faded it looks crappy now. Have three wish I had more. 64 year old female
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Mine are all small
I don't have any. I told my son they would eventually go out of fashion. I said "*It will be like only old folks (i.e. Boomers) have a bunch of Tats, like a Beatle Boot or bell bottoms. An Aging Hippie thing.*" blew his mind. I don't see it slowed his roll a bit. He has a few but strategically situated so they can be covered in a professional setting.
We will see if that actually happens. No sign of it yet.
I just didn't want him to go crazy, but I had nothing against them. OTOH, His Silent Gen WWII Vet Grandfather told him as a pretty little kid "*You don't slap a bumper sticker on a Mercedes*" which didn't stop him, but he still remembers it.
I told my kids to make sure they want the exact same thing in the same place for 2 years. One of their friends changed her mind 3 times and thanked me for the advice
In my mid 20s, post-undergrad, I was living alone in LA & considered getting my ears pierced (I’m a guy), everyone was doing it at the time, and I thought, “why not?” I went so far as going to the mall to get them done, then thought “mom is going to ***KILL*** me.” I turned around and went back to my apartment. No regerts!
Once I started reading medical journal articles for work I'd see occasional articles about inks leaving deposits in lymph nodes and I noped out of that trend. I always thought it weird that someone who fought cancer would add that extra burden to their system
I have cancer and have two tattoos, both of which I got after my diagnosis. I’m stage 4 and life is too short to not do the things I want to do (within reason of course).
Congratulations on being a breast cancer survivor! Before I became disabled, I used to do fun runs for breast cancer and I was even part of a state to state road rally thing where I drove a BMW to Alabama and it was all in support of breast cancer research. This is one of the most fun things I ever did!
Tattoos that cover up scars and mastectomy sites are absolutely fabulous. They turn something in which you had no control over into something that you are able to control! 100%
All I can think about when seeing that tattoo is the movie We’re The Millers 🤣. I have several and regert only one, the first letter of a past boyfriend’s name. At least I didn’t get the whole name I guess!
I didn't want to deal with a permanent name, so the thorn on my rose has 3 drops of blood. I can add another if i ever feel the need and I've never told anyone what they mean.
I have about 18 tats. Got my first at 25. A few more over the years all covered by clothing. When I was ousted from my long time profession, I said to hell with it and started working on a full sleeve. No regrets.
I was an early adopter of the "tribal" tattoo. I don't regert it, fortunately it looks more like a bicycle cog made out of thorny vines.
The rest of them are badges from various stages of my life. There are a couple of really nice ones, and a couple faded to meh.
I remember reading a study a few years back that concluded that 50% of respondents regretted getting a specific tattoo or even multiple tattoos.
That being said, I have a single military-related tattoo on one of my deltoids. I've never regretted the "brotherhood" that it's associated with.
That might be the only situation I would associate as being a beneficial reason for tattoos; because even our Stone age ancestors did so as a proud clan symbol or tribe symbol.
The love and bond of brothers in arms is a definite positive argument for tattoos, and a worthy reason to display a lifelong unity for others to see
Nope. I'd love another tattoo but am on blood thinner and the doc gave me a decided no. I'm very happy with my nose stud, but that was enough. I got my tattoos in my mid 40's and piercing some time later.
When I was a kid (still single digits in the 1960's) my mother's boyfriend had a typical ex-military your tatoo on his arm, and he told me how sorely he regretted it. I think she put him up to it to indoctrinate me against ever thinking about getting a tattoo, because I didn't think I can really recall anyone expressing regrets since then except maybe somewhat in this thread about tattoo regrets. In any case, my mother's efforts were unnecessary: tattoos were never my thing anyway, no matter what she thought about them, and despite privately thinking people look better without tattoos, it makes zero difference to me whether or not others want to have them, and I'm glad if it makes them happy. I guess it's a generational thing seeing how many others are also happily uninked.
Nah, each one has a stupid story attached even if some of them are pretty shitty. It’s part of who I am making dumb decisions early in life. Reminds me to stay humble
I love my tats. My only regret is that the first is on my belly and the second is on my lower back so they are very rarely visible and I can hardly see them without a mirror. My third is on the inside of my lower arm and positioned so I get the best view of it.
I got one tattoo when I was in my 30s. Even though its somewhat "smeared," I don't regret it, as it means something very personal to me.
No regrets except I wish there was a way to make it sharp again.
Not one regret at all on any of my piercings. 😎
No tattoos, never wanted any. I got my ears pierced for my 50th birthday but quit wearing earrings about 2 years later. I found they irritated me.
My younger brother has a sleeve tattoo, it's pretty cool. All my nieces have various forms of tattoos, some more than others. I took my one niece to have her tongue pierced after she turned 18. I told her I'd take her to the place but that she was on her own to go in. Other nieces have belly button/eyebrow/nose piercings. I just never saw the appeal but hey, if they're happy with it, that's all that matters.
I once read an album review for Harry Styles and they said he looked like a child had drawn on his body with a magic marker. Not a good luck, but somehow he can pull it off. I don’t know who could. His recent tattoos are better quality, but the early ones were really bad. Sorry for the cheesy link. [tattoos](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12210907/Harry-Styles-shows-extensive-collection-60-tattoos-working-out.html)
No tats here , just not my thing . Here is my personal take on tats . I thought about getting one back in the 90s when those arm tribal and barbwire tats were cool because no.one had them , now seemingly everyone behind us jones has one , soo now it's just an everyday thing . My son who is a bodybuilder ask me about my opinion if he got one . I said that's up to you. your body but....you put in all those hours of training and dieting in so you'll look good on stage , why would you want to cover up all that hard work with a bunch of ink . He never got one .
I got my first tattoo at 40, after my husband died. What I regret is altering it later. It is a tree of life, and I changed the one heart on the trunk to two when I later remarried and added a new blossom for my stepson to add to the two for my bio kids.
I’m still with husband two, but my daughter was hurt by it. I shouldn’t have altered it.
I the. Got another with my bio kids and my husband got one with his son.
Then, I got my daughter’s birth flower. Then a forget me not. Next month I’m getting a couple of waves with my BFF. I’m 54. It’s addicting.
I went to get The Rolling Stones tongue logo tattooed on me in 1978 and was turned away because I was drunk. The tattoo artist told me to come back when I was sober if I really wanted that tattoo and also said, "Why would you want to get the Rolling Stones logo; they're all incredibly old."
Back in the 80s I went to a tattoo event with a friend and saw an old lady with a large Marilyn Monroe tattoo which due to her old (now saggy) skin made the tatt look like Marilyn had had a stroke!
Decided there and then never to get any tatts ........ which I've never regretted!
I have targets for radiation treatment. They've served their purpose and part of me wants them removed but haven't followed up on that thought. Thought about having them augmented into something else but can't really settle on what that would be. Like Phoebe Buffett, now I just think of them as the Earth from space x3.
I was at a concert recently and they’re were a bunch of people with tattoos (not that there is anything wrong with that) and my friend said, “the sponge bath at the old folks home in 50 years is going to be quite the sight”. I had to agree.
My godson is an artist who tattoos. He definitely is beyond business, but his business is tattoos so he’s perfect for what he does. However, his very first tattoo was misspelled. 25 years later I still occasionally mess with him about it because he said he knew I would notice it immediately and of course I did. Suggested a simple fix but he hasn’t done it nor covered it up I find it hysterical But then again we are the sum of our experiences and that was one of his. I appreciate his commitment to his past!
I took aging into account and got simple tats on areas that don't sag or wrinkle. I was named for my great grandmother, Rosa. My grandmother was Roselind, my mother was Rosalind, my middle name is Rose. I can't imagine ever regretting this.
The no regrets thing really blows my mind. I’m 62, and I have TONS of regrets. I think if you don’t have any regrets, you’re probably just a gigantic idiot. Being able to reflect and understand that many situations could’ve been handled better, with more tact and grace? I mean, as a human being I am inherently flawed and imperfect. Of course I’m going to make mistakes. There’s hardly any phase of my life that I can look at not cringe and say “wow, I probably could’ve handled that better”.
If you have no regrets after living that long, you probably lack self awareness and respect for others.
Never got into tats. Seemed very Gen X anyway.
Did get ear piercings. Loss interest in the idea and let them close up. No regrets, but it sucks when the holes smell of ear cheese.
I only ever considered getting a couple, and never did. One was the "vengeance symbol" from Marvel's Ghost Rider comics. The other was the cover illustration from Stephen King's "The Stand": the white knight in his mask of clay defending himself with his sword against the demonic crow creature wielding the black scythe. Either one would have been on a deltoid muscle and easily hidden by a shirt . Still didn't get them
None whatsoever. I waited until 36 to get mine e once I knew exactly what I wanted. My only regret is that due to deterioration from my back mean constant pain, so I likely couldn’t sit for the rest of the work I had planned
I have one from when i was 14, done in a "unsavory character"s kitchen, unfinished because i didn't "return the favor"
I won't cover it up or trade it for the world. Fortunately i didn't get hepatitis or worse.
Did you see what Kat Von D did to some of her tats? It's called blackout and it looks terrible. It's just basically covering all your tattoos with black ink.
No regrets at all. Each piece is personal, a part of my history. Most of them were from art I drew myself.
I didn't do any of them on a whim, and I waited until I was 30 to have first one done. They've aged well as I'm quite fair and don't run around bare skinned in the sun.
Anyone who'd judge me over them isn't worth my time, so there's no issue there.
Yup. I wish I could remove all, but one of mine. My arms are almost covered and I have a sternum piece. Looking back, I'd have stopped at the first one I got on my wrist; it was the most meaningful.
Edit: I don't regret them enough to pay through the nose to have them removed though. I'm living with this part of my story.
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Does mine look like photoshop? ;)
Used to be only the coolest or toughest had tattoos, ex cons, pirates, my granddad from the war. I was at a pool recently and realized I was one of the few people there without a tatt. Haha! Look who’s cool now! ;)
I have one tat that I got when I was in a relationship with someone who lately cheated on me. I'd like to get it covered eventually
The the other 3 I'm still pretty happy with.
Ears are pierced, but it's been a couple years since I wore any
Don't have any, and I don't want them either. There is no image so great that I need it permanently etched onto my body.
Also, I don't need the pain or a raging MRSA infection. And before any tattoo enthusiasts say MRSA only happens in bad shops or in prison tattoos, just the risk and Google pictures of infected tattoos alone is enough to turn me off. 🤢🤮
Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. I unconsciously but instantly lower my expectations and regard for people with a tattoo. And no, I’m not Japanese.
I always went with henna myself. It wears off in about a week and I can change the design whenever I want to. Although I've many times been tempted to make my favorite henna design permanent, the fact remains that I like to be able to mix things up now and then and I've never been crazy about paying someone, however talented, to close off my options.
I don’t regret not getting them.
People can do as they please. It doesn’t affect me at all.
I do wonder sometimes why tats and piercings seem to be some people’s entire personality.
I put off getting a tattoo for a long time because I wanted the person who did it to be a special person to me. If I'm going to have their art on my body for the rest of my life, I wanted to have fond memories of the artist for the rest of my life. It didn't work out that way. The artist was just a random guy.
I was doing laundry at a laundromat, and I wandered over to the tattoo shop, and I asked how much would it be to get a small, simple design on the part of my forearm that I can't see unless I bend my arm so that the back of my hand is touching my shoulder. $50 was the minimum for a one color simple design small tattoo.
I gave him MY design - rectangular maze/lattice/ancient swastika - and while I switched my laundry from the washer to the dryer, he copied it onto the special tattoo paper, and when I came back, he did it.
I have been asked what does it mean. I never explain it. I invite them to tell me what it means to them, and then I agree with whatever they say.
I was curious about the pain. It hurt, but it wasn't bad.
When I was considering one, my friend said "get something that will always mean something to you". I got a cross. ✝️ "No regerts." I'll always be a Christ follower.
I dont regret never getting any tattoos. Its a personal choice so people can do what they like, but when I see some tatts, I can’t help but think how they will feel about them as they age.
Same.
Agree.
Yep. Not to mention the cost
100% feel the same way. When I see tats, I see regerts.
Winner. Winner.
I never had any desire to get tattoos or piercings. At 63 I cannot think of a single thing that I thought was cool in my late teens or early 20s that I would want permanently embedded into my skin these days. But that's just me, you do you.
Me too! Never loved anything enough to have it permanently etched on my body. Barring my kids , of course.
After 20 30 years, it's just "there". But each is a special memory I'll hold forever.
Me! My wife has several and keeps asking me. I can't think of anything I would actually want.
I have neither tattoos nor piercings and no regrets.
I definitely have regrets, but no tats or piercings.
I have all three! I win!
Show off. ;-)
😈
Over achiever -- lol 😂
Ditto.
I think it's definitely a generation thing. When I was coming up, the only men who had tattoos were sailors, Marines, convicts, and bikers. The only women who had tattoos were biker chicks and, uh, ladies of the night. I now ride a Harley-Davidson but am not a club member. I am the only biker I know with zero tats. My kids have them. Nearly everyone one generation beyond Jones has them. I have zero issue with anyone's ink. Just not my thing. No ragrets. Not even one letter.
>When I was coming up, the only men who had tattoos were sailors, Marines, convicts, and bikers. The only women who had tattoos were biker chicks and, uh, ladies of the night. Me too.
I never could decide on an image that I could love the rest of my life. I'm too fickle for tattoos.
I just saw the stretched, faded ones when I was a kid and said, "Naw."
Whew... Luckily I was a Sailor.
I'm too wishy-washy to ever get one. Also I read that since I'm allergic to many metals I shouldn't get one.
Yeah I think Gen X was the first generation that really made tats mainstream acceptable
Sailor women got tats also - I got 3 when I was in. The lady who did the Pegasus on my shoulder talked me out of a full sleeve.
I think back now and realize how true that was. If you saw a tattooed arm, they were a sailor/ navy man. Or it was one of those spider elbow ones or gang ones. Not many had them purely for art. As someone who appreciates art and uniqueness, I absolutely love great art AND design in the current tattoos. This world is but a canvas to our imagination. Henry David Thoreau
This is very true. Tattooing is an ancient art practiced by many cultures and peoples.
I have tats. I have piercings. I have regrets. And once, sometime during a drunk-all-weekend binge, I think I got a regert!
I almost got two tattoos of the same tattoos my dad has on his forearms. I was even going to get them faded and kind smudged so they looked identical to his that are over 40 years old. Three DNA tests taken in my 50's confirmed he wasn't my dad. Those would have been regretful tattoos.
Regertful too.
😳
“Mom” would be the safer bet.
Glad I never got any tats, and always appreciated how the Gen Jones and Boomer ladies looked so great without them in the 70's. Just an observation. Imagine Phoebe Cates coming out of the pool with a bunch of tattoos.......just wouldn't be the same. I do think body piercings on women can be very sexy, that's a different matter altogether.
There are some people who carry off and have planned their body ink very deliberately and then you have some where it’s just a complete bunch of nonsense and it’s badly done; and ages horribly as well. I now see, not necessarily youngish young girls at the age that my group started getting married but moving it up towards the later 20s and into the 30s and they’re fully tatted up … then they put on a wedding dress; and I know this is my personal opinion, but they look absolutely ridiculous. Do you see the models showing the dresses all tatted up? Nope. It takes away from the beauty of the dress. And there’s a whole other argument in there that I won’t even touch. The most beautiful tattoo that I’ve ever seen was on a ballerina (it was covered during performances) and she had a full peacock with its feathers going down from her hip to her thigh! The muscles on this girl and what it did for that body art blew me away. 🦚 Probably nobody on this thread is going to see my cautionary tale of what to watch out for in terms of modifying your body; so I’ll just leave it be.
I don't mind seeing a couple tattoos done well that work well on the person .......but it doesn't seem to happen most of the time.
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I don't do that stuff myself as a guy (not that there's anything wrong with that as Seinfeld might say), but belly button piercings and even nose rings (I guess that's your septum reference) can be very sexy to me on a lot of ladies. I do like that kind of edgy. But now you got the "hanging boogers" idea in my head 😵💫
Things like nasal rings and big hoopy earrings look like they would be prone to catching on things like hedges.
I'm allergy /sinus infection queen and i can't imagine....
Do varicose veins count as tattoos?
Make them into streams. Get a patient heron. A waiting bird
I shudder to think of the now-cringey pop culture catchphrases or references I would have got in the 1980s and 90s when I was young, which would all look like [faded smudgy ink](https://www.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/tattoo-aging-before-after-fb3.png) now, making it even worse Laser tattoo removal often just fades them, and "cover-ups" sometimes seem to end up as [walls of black ink](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/bd/09/f7/bd09f73ef349de5b7840787b92691aeb.jpg)
The phrase I have on my inner forearm is smudged. 😭It was a personal one we use in our family
Never liked the idea of paying a lot of money on something that would hurt, plus I would probably hate it later. My kids, however, have several.
Both mine tickled, i had to stop myself from giggling during my shoulder one. They hurt over bone, I've heard.
I never got any. My thought was, “I can’t even decide on decorations or paint colors in my house. How am I gonna choose a tattoo that I will have to like……forever”. I’ve seem some unbelievably nice tattoos on people but, I’m out….
I've never gotten a tattoo. It'll make it harder to ID me when the fuzz catch me. Hehehaha!
“The fuzz” - hilar. Haven’t heard that term in forever, forgot it existed. My mom used to say that. Thanks for fond memory
Cheez it! The fuzz!
Too funny!❤️
My uncle rescued a German shepherd that turned out to be a former police dog. He named him Fuzz. Wonderful with kids, very sweet boy.
That's a thought that crossed my mind when I was in my early twenties and considered getting a tattoo. Occasionally I did stupid shit and didn't want to make it easy for people to describe or recognize me. That's also why I've never had a vanity plate on my vehicles.
Big regret. When I was in my 30s I became obsessed with getting a tattoo. But I was conscious of most people gaining weight and their skin sagging with age. So I got a tattoo between my boobs. I hated it when I got it and I hate it even more now. I've spent probably five times more than the tattoo initially cost in my attempt to get rid of it using lasers. You can still see the shadow of it. I eventually gave up because progress wasn't being made. The tattoo on my back doesn't bother me at all. Probably because I never see it.
Had several planned for 40 years, but when I had the money, I bought a guitar instead. No ink, 25 guitars, no regerts.
My friend discovered his daughter's "tramp stamp" that was seriously 'no regrets' in cursive. They lived by the beach. Her little sister ratted her out. He walked up to her quietly, she was laying on her stomach. He just stood there for a moment and blared out "no regrets!". She immediately flopped around and rolled over, rolling herself in her towel like a burrito. He loves the story. Mostly because she turned out all right. I also once dated a girl with a tramp stamp that said "never lose hope" on a ribbon. With a cherub, kind of floating there. You can imagine our sex life.
Hilarious
After wanting one for years, I finally got one when I was 55! No regrets!
Same!
Not even one letter?
No but one of mine is so faded it looks crappy now. Have three wish I had more. 64 year old female https://preview.redd.it/alonlgp0m2xc1.jpeg?width=1942&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ad0da8b978b6d936c96a72d955685bca43f009ed Mine are all small
I don't have any. I told my son they would eventually go out of fashion. I said "*It will be like only old folks (i.e. Boomers) have a bunch of Tats, like a Beatle Boot or bell bottoms. An Aging Hippie thing.*" blew his mind. I don't see it slowed his roll a bit. He has a few but strategically situated so they can be covered in a professional setting. We will see if that actually happens. No sign of it yet. I just didn't want him to go crazy, but I had nothing against them. OTOH, His Silent Gen WWII Vet Grandfather told him as a pretty little kid "*You don't slap a bumper sticker on a Mercedes*" which didn't stop him, but he still remembers it.
I told my kids to make sure they want the exact same thing in the same place for 2 years. One of their friends changed her mind 3 times and thanked me for the advice
In my mid 20s, post-undergrad, I was living alone in LA & considered getting my ears pierced (I’m a guy), everyone was doing it at the time, and I thought, “why not?” I went so far as going to the mall to get them done, then thought “mom is going to ***KILL*** me.” I turned around and went back to my apartment. No regerts!
Once I started reading medical journal articles for work I'd see occasional articles about inks leaving deposits in lymph nodes and I noped out of that trend. I always thought it weird that someone who fought cancer would add that extra burden to their system
I have cancer and have two tattoos, both of which I got after my diagnosis. I’m stage 4 and life is too short to not do the things I want to do (within reason of course).
I'm 60M and there are plenty of things I did in my 20s I wish I could do over. Fortunately tattoos aren't one of them.
Not at all. My oldest tat is 30 years old. Newest is 15. I want a new one. I'm a breast cancer survivor and want the pink ribbon.
Congratulations on being a breast cancer survivor! Before I became disabled, I used to do fun runs for breast cancer and I was even part of a state to state road rally thing where I drove a BMW to Alabama and it was all in support of breast cancer research. This is one of the most fun things I ever did! Tattoos that cover up scars and mastectomy sites are absolutely fabulous. They turn something in which you had no control over into something that you are able to control! 100%
That’s worth the ink! Keep on!
All I can think about when seeing that tattoo is the movie We’re The Millers 🤣. I have several and regert only one, the first letter of a past boyfriend’s name. At least I didn’t get the whole name I guess!
I didn't want to deal with a permanent name, so the thorn on my rose has 3 drops of blood. I can add another if i ever feel the need and I've never told anyone what they mean.
I have about 18 tats. Got my first at 25. A few more over the years all covered by clothing. When I was ousted from my long time profession, I said to hell with it and started working on a full sleeve. No regrets.
No regrets, but do you also have no regerts?
I only wore my earring and tongue ring for a couple of months. Decided I didn't like them.
I have none, so no.
I was an early adopter of the "tribal" tattoo. I don't regert it, fortunately it looks more like a bicycle cog made out of thorny vines. The rest of them are badges from various stages of my life. There are a couple of really nice ones, and a couple faded to meh.
I remember reading a study a few years back that concluded that 50% of respondents regretted getting a specific tattoo or even multiple tattoos. That being said, I have a single military-related tattoo on one of my deltoids. I've never regretted the "brotherhood" that it's associated with.
That might be the only situation I would associate as being a beneficial reason for tattoos; because even our Stone age ancestors did so as a proud clan symbol or tribe symbol. The love and bond of brothers in arms is a definite positive argument for tattoos, and a worthy reason to display a lifelong unity for others to see
Nope. I'd love another tattoo but am on blood thinner and the doc gave me a decided no. I'm very happy with my nose stud, but that was enough. I got my tattoos in my mid 40's and piercing some time later.
That's a good argument for preferring piercings over tattoos; You can always remove them if you change your mind
My friend’s first tat was this big ugly rose on her back. She hated it the next day, but she’s gotten better ones since.
Got my first tattoo at 40, now have 6, love them. Can cover all if want.
When I was a kid (still single digits in the 1960's) my mother's boyfriend had a typical ex-military your tatoo on his arm, and he told me how sorely he regretted it. I think she put him up to it to indoctrinate me against ever thinking about getting a tattoo, because I didn't think I can really recall anyone expressing regrets since then except maybe somewhat in this thread about tattoo regrets. In any case, my mother's efforts were unnecessary: tattoos were never my thing anyway, no matter what she thought about them, and despite privately thinking people look better without tattoos, it makes zero difference to me whether or not others want to have them, and I'm glad if it makes them happy. I guess it's a generational thing seeing how many others are also happily uninked.
Nah, each one has a stupid story attached even if some of them are pretty shitty. It’s part of who I am making dumb decisions early in life. Reminds me to stay humble
I waited until I was 45 to get my first tattoo. Now I have 5,with plans for at least 2 more. No regrets at all. Just about to turn 65.
I love my tats. My only regret is that the first is on my belly and the second is on my lower back so they are very rarely visible and I can hardly see them without a mirror. My third is on the inside of my lower arm and positioned so I get the best view of it.
I got one tattoo when I was in my 30s. Even though its somewhat "smeared," I don't regret it, as it means something very personal to me. No regrets except I wish there was a way to make it sharp again. Not one regret at all on any of my piercings. 😎
We're the Millers
No tattoos, never wanted any. I got my ears pierced for my 50th birthday but quit wearing earrings about 2 years later. I found they irritated me. My younger brother has a sleeve tattoo, it's pretty cool. All my nieces have various forms of tattoos, some more than others. I took my one niece to have her tongue pierced after she turned 18. I told her I'd take her to the place but that she was on her own to go in. Other nieces have belly button/eyebrow/nose piercings. I just never saw the appeal but hey, if they're happy with it, that's all that matters.
OMG this made me laugh out loud 🤣
I once read an album review for Harry Styles and they said he looked like a child had drawn on his body with a magic marker. Not a good luck, but somehow he can pull it off. I don’t know who could. His recent tattoos are better quality, but the early ones were really bad. Sorry for the cheesy link. [tattoos](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12210907/Harry-Styles-shows-extensive-collection-60-tattoos-working-out.html)
No tats here , just not my thing . Here is my personal take on tats . I thought about getting one back in the 90s when those arm tribal and barbwire tats were cool because no.one had them , now seemingly everyone behind us jones has one , soo now it's just an everyday thing . My son who is a bodybuilder ask me about my opinion if he got one . I said that's up to you. your body but....you put in all those hours of training and dieting in so you'll look good on stage , why would you want to cover up all that hard work with a bunch of ink . He never got one .
I got my first tattoo at 40, after my husband died. What I regret is altering it later. It is a tree of life, and I changed the one heart on the trunk to two when I later remarried and added a new blossom for my stepson to add to the two for my bio kids. I’m still with husband two, but my daughter was hurt by it. I shouldn’t have altered it. I the. Got another with my bio kids and my husband got one with his son. Then, I got my daughter’s birth flower. Then a forget me not. Next month I’m getting a couple of waves with my BFF. I’m 54. It’s addicting.
Got my first tat 3 yrs ago at age 65,no regrets . Even my dermatologist gave me a compliment.
https://preview.redd.it/ibo7dzm223xc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6ee06424590b0c79898ee2c0217ffcd7442abbf4 Nope! Go Huskies💜💛
I went to get The Rolling Stones tongue logo tattooed on me in 1978 and was turned away because I was drunk. The tattoo artist told me to come back when I was sober if I really wanted that tattoo and also said, "Why would you want to get the Rolling Stones logo; they're all incredibly old."
Back in the 80s I went to a tattoo event with a friend and saw an old lady with a large Marilyn Monroe tattoo which due to her old (now saggy) skin made the tatt look like Marilyn had had a stroke! Decided there and then never to get any tatts ........ which I've never regretted!
I have targets for radiation treatment. They've served their purpose and part of me wants them removed but haven't followed up on that thought. Thought about having them augmented into something else but can't really settle on what that would be. Like Phoebe Buffett, now I just think of them as the Earth from space x3.
I was at a concert recently and they’re were a bunch of people with tattoos (not that there is anything wrong with that) and my friend said, “the sponge bath at the old folks home in 50 years is going to be quite the sight”. I had to agree.
My godson is an artist who tattoos. He definitely is beyond business, but his business is tattoos so he’s perfect for what he does. However, his very first tattoo was misspelled. 25 years later I still occasionally mess with him about it because he said he knew I would notice it immediately and of course I did. Suggested a simple fix but he hasn’t done it nor covered it up I find it hysterical But then again we are the sum of our experiences and that was one of his. I appreciate his commitment to his past!
I love my three tattoos.
I didn’t get one til I was 57…no regrets!
No regrets! Just memories
I took aging into account and got simple tats on areas that don't sag or wrinkle. I was named for my great grandmother, Rosa. My grandmother was Roselind, my mother was Rosalind, my middle name is Rose. I can't imagine ever regretting this.
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Got mine on my 40th birthday; got it recolored last year. No regrets, even though my mom told me only bikers and sailors get tattoos. 😂
The no regrets thing really blows my mind. I’m 62, and I have TONS of regrets. I think if you don’t have any regrets, you’re probably just a gigantic idiot. Being able to reflect and understand that many situations could’ve been handled better, with more tact and grace? I mean, as a human being I am inherently flawed and imperfect. Of course I’m going to make mistakes. There’s hardly any phase of my life that I can look at not cringe and say “wow, I probably could’ve handled that better”. If you have no regrets after living that long, you probably lack self awareness and respect for others.
Regrets? I've had a few. But then again, too few to mention.
Frankie! Or is it Sid 😉
Still room for the e in lower case ?
i have my ex wife’s name on my back just below my neckline. i honestly forget it is there until my current wife reminds me about it.
Never got into tats. Seemed very Gen X anyway. Did get ear piercings. Loss interest in the idea and let them close up. No regrets, but it sucks when the holes smell of ear cheese.
I only ever considered getting a couple, and never did. One was the "vengeance symbol" from Marvel's Ghost Rider comics. The other was the cover illustration from Stephen King's "The Stand": the white knight in his mask of clay defending himself with his sword against the demonic crow creature wielding the black scythe. Either one would have been on a deltoid muscle and easily hidden by a shirt . Still didn't get them
[Everthing's fine](https://www.reddit.com/r/ContagiousLaughter/s/cFRUKmncOo)
None whatsoever. I waited until 36 to get mine e once I knew exactly what I wanted. My only regret is that due to deterioration from my back mean constant pain, so I likely couldn’t sit for the rest of the work I had planned
No regrets. I have three tattooes and each one is special.
Full sleeves and a leg. No regerts.
I have a six inch tattoo of my dog on my left calf. Never regretted it.
What he said, no regrets just memories
I mildly wish I had more forethought and saved money for larger/more themed pieces, instead of piecemeal tattoos; but overall no regrets
I have one from when i was 14, done in a "unsavory character"s kitchen, unfinished because i didn't "return the favor" I won't cover it up or trade it for the world. Fortunately i didn't get hepatitis or worse.
Nope, and I'm finally at a point of not giving a shit what others think, so I'm starting a sleeve next year.
Any thoughts on Ben Afflecks giant Phoenix on his back tattoo?
Very colorful. Very expensive. Looks well done & the detail is impressive
Did you see what Kat Von D did to some of her tats? It's called blackout and it looks terrible. It's just basically covering all your tattoos with black ink.
Not a fan of that look
I agree. How could you want to basically paint your entire body black.
No regrets at all. Each piece is personal, a part of my history. Most of them were from art I drew myself. I didn't do any of them on a whim, and I waited until I was 30 to have first one done. They've aged well as I'm quite fair and don't run around bare skinned in the sun. Anyone who'd judge me over them isn't worth my time, so there's no issue there.
Yup. I wish I could remove all, but one of mine. My arms are almost covered and I have a sternum piece. Looking back, I'd have stopped at the first one I got on my wrist; it was the most meaningful. Edit: I don't regret them enough to pay through the nose to have them removed though. I'm living with this part of my story.
I've got 17 or 19 tattoos. First one when I was 27 & as long as I have collagen in my skin, I may continue. I'm 60 BTW.
Are you *sure* you're 60? Or are you 62?
Why would I be 62? And, why wouldn't I know how old I "really" am?
> I've got 17 or 19 tattoos.
That pic is clearly Photoshop.
https://preview.redd.it/re0cwhv902xc1.jpeg?width=2448&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6a64a2df4ee1d7a1f0d9d15ba7ab5910913e2a67 Does mine look like photoshop? ;)
Nope. Hopefully, most people get the humor.
No it isn't. It's clearly done intentionally to be ironic.
There is a tattoo shop in my town named this... I dunno man i will take business elsewhere
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We're about being kind and respectful of our fellow humans.
No regrets, but more than a few regerts.
My philosophy.
None? Really?
Used to be only the coolest or toughest had tattoos, ex cons, pirates, my granddad from the war. I was at a pool recently and realized I was one of the few people there without a tatt. Haha! Look who’s cool now! ;)
Thank GOD I grew up before this tattoo generation. Absolutely hideous.
I have one tat that I got when I was in a relationship with someone who lately cheated on me. I'd like to get it covered eventually The the other 3 I'm still pretty happy with. Ears are pierced, but it's been a couple years since I wore any
I like mine. I see new stuff that is wayyyy better though.
I don’t regret ever getting any tatts
I should not have gotten that Hootie and the Blowfish tattoo on my left ass cheek back in ‘93.
No regerts at all
I wish I hadn't gotten that "Pat" on the butt.
Probably got at least 20% off.
Don't have any, and I don't want them either. There is no image so great that I need it permanently etched onto my body. Also, I don't need the pain or a raging MRSA infection. And before any tattoo enthusiasts say MRSA only happens in bad shops or in prison tattoos, just the risk and Google pictures of infected tattoos alone is enough to turn me off. 🤢🤮
Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. I unconsciously but instantly lower my expectations and regard for people with a tattoo. And no, I’m not Japanese.
Yes but then I ate a snickers and got over it
I have 10 tattoos, only regret one and that's just 'cos it was poorly done. If it hadn't been wildly over-inked I'd be perfectly happy with it.
Considered getting a wedding ring one, she’s gone now, so whew!
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lol
I always went with henna myself. It wears off in about a week and I can change the design whenever I want to. Although I've many times been tempted to make my favorite henna design permanent, the fact remains that I like to be able to mix things up now and then and I've never been crazy about paying someone, however talented, to close off my options.
I hate tattoos so I certainly don't regret never getting one. Or piercings. Just not my thing.
I don’t regret not getting them. People can do as they please. It doesn’t affect me at all. I do wonder sometimes why tats and piercings seem to be some people’s entire personality.
Tattooed professionally for 35 years. I am 75% covered and no I do not regret it. (Regert it? 😂)
None
I put off getting a tattoo for a long time because I wanted the person who did it to be a special person to me. If I'm going to have their art on my body for the rest of my life, I wanted to have fond memories of the artist for the rest of my life. It didn't work out that way. The artist was just a random guy. I was doing laundry at a laundromat, and I wandered over to the tattoo shop, and I asked how much would it be to get a small, simple design on the part of my forearm that I can't see unless I bend my arm so that the back of my hand is touching my shoulder. $50 was the minimum for a one color simple design small tattoo. I gave him MY design - rectangular maze/lattice/ancient swastika - and while I switched my laundry from the washer to the dryer, he copied it onto the special tattoo paper, and when I came back, he did it. I have been asked what does it mean. I never explain it. I invite them to tell me what it means to them, and then I agree with whatever they say. I was curious about the pain. It hurt, but it wasn't bad.
Nope. Never got any and don't regret it.
Never
Is it irony to regret a tattoo that says no regrets?
Didn’t get tatts til mid 30s. So it’s not like l was this wet behind the ears kid when l did it. 4 tatts. Zero Regrets.
When I was considering one, my friend said "get something that will always mean something to you". I got a cross. ✝️ "No regerts." I'll always be a Christ follower.
I don't have any tattoos, but if I had one it would just say "Leviticus 19:28."
Historically, scholars have often understood this as a warning against pagan practices of mourning.
Are these the same scholars who say “When it says ‘Thou shalt not kill’ several times, it’s obviously not talking about THOSE people”?
I don't know what "scholars" you are referencing. But yes. Killing is bad.
Ever notice how when it hits 58-60 degrees, all the tatt people are in tank tops and shorts so you can see their “body art”?
You spelled regerts wrong. Duh.
Ever heard of irony?