U.S. dating pool: Nearly 50% of 18-49 year olds have tattoos

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Anonymous wrote:I absolutely hate tattoos. My teen sons (for now) feel the same- though we joke about the entire family getting our dog's face tattooed on our bodies. My 26 year old nephew got one which the whole family is not a fan of--he jokes about it too.

I see tattoos everywhere. Women with calves and full sleeves and tatted out.

I really hate the look of women in wedding dresses or beautiful evening gowns with tattoed arms and back. It just doesn't look right.

It doesn't look right to whom? If it bothered them, they wouldn't have gotten it or covered it.

For real. Plus, women in ball gowns with sleeves can be an incredible look. I think it can still be tasteful, but it gives an edgier vibe. This is a woman that I would want to talk with at a party

Talk to but for probably not for marriage as these arms would look bad once muscles get flabby and skin gets loose

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Those big round button style black permanent piercings on ear lobes are probably the most questionable fashion choice ever.

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Anonymous wrote:I absolutely hate tattoos. My teen sons (for now) feel the same- though we joke about the entire family getting our dog's face tattooed on our bodies. My 26 year old nephew got one which the whole family is not a fan of--he jokes about it too.

I see tattoos everywhere. Women with calves and full sleeves and tatted out.

I really hate the look of women in wedding dresses or beautiful evening gowns with tattoed arms and back. It just doesn't look right.

It doesn't look right to whom? If it bothered them, they wouldn't have gotten it or covered it.

For real. Plus, women in ball gowns with sleeves can be an incredible look. I think it can still be tasteful, but it gives an edgier vibe. This is a woman that I would want to talk with at a party

DP and I haven’t read the thread yet but this isn’t a ball gown and her appearance doesn’t look tasteful at all.

I guess that's the point. Taste is subjective. I think she looks absolutely beautiful. The PP said women like this don't "look right" in formal wear.

I'm not sure what "looking right" actually means. But I do know that this women absolutely does not look wrong here. And its not even sex appeal. She just looks gorgeous and striking. And some of that is due to the body art she has

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Anonymous wrote:I absolutely hate tattoos. My teen sons (for now) feel the same- though we joke about the entire family getting our dog's face tattooed on our bodies. My 26 year old nephew got one which the whole family is not a fan of--he jokes about it too.

I see tattoos everywhere. Women with calves and full sleeves and tatted out.

I really hate the look of women in wedding dresses or beautiful evening gowns with tattoed arms and back. It just doesn't look right.

It doesn't look right to whom? If it bothered them, they wouldn't have gotten it or covered it.

For real. Plus, women in ball gowns with sleeves can be an incredible look. I think it can still be tasteful, but it gives an edgier vibe. This is a woman that I would want to talk with at a party

Talk to but for probably not for marriage as these arms would look bad once muscles get flabby and skin gets loose

Right because old, flabby and loose non-tattoed skin is so appealing.

Your skin is gonna get loose whether you tattoo or not it. This is such a stupid argument.

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Anonymous wrote:I absolutely hate tattoos. My teen sons (for now) feel the same- though we joke about the entire family getting our dog's face tattooed on our bodies. My 26 year old nephew got one which the whole family is not a fan of--he jokes about it too.

I see tattoos everywhere. Women with calves and full sleeves and tatted out.

I really hate the look of women in wedding dresses or beautiful evening gowns with tattoed arms and back. It just doesn't look right.

It doesn't look right to whom? If it bothered them, they wouldn't have gotten it or covered it.

For real. Plus, women in ball gowns with sleeves can be an incredible look. I think it can still be tasteful, but it gives an edgier vibe. This is a woman that I would want to talk with at a party

DP and I haven’t read the thread yet but this isn’t a ball gown and her appearance doesn’t look tasteful at all.

I guess that's the point. Taste is subjective. I think she looks absolutely beautiful. The PP said women like this don't "look right" in formal wear.

I'm not sure what "looking right" actually means. But I do know that this women absolutely does not look wrong here. And its not even sex appeal. She just looks gorgeous and striking. And some of that is due to the body art she has

No, there is an objective element to taste. If she went to a formal society ball like that, she would absolutely not look right. And some of that, although not all of it, is due to her body art.

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Anonymous wrote:I absolutely hate tattoos. My teen sons (for now) feel the same- though we joke about the entire family getting our dog's face tattooed on our bodies. My 26 year old nephew got one which the whole family is not a fan of--he jokes about it too.

I see tattoos everywhere. Women with calves and full sleeves and tatted out.

I really hate the look of women in wedding dresses or beautiful evening gowns with tattoed arms and back. It just doesn't look right.

It doesn't look right to whom? If it bothered them, they wouldn't have gotten it or covered it.

For real. Plus, women in ball gowns with sleeves can be an incredible look. I think it can still be tasteful, but it gives an edgier vibe. This is a woman that I would want to talk with at a party

DP and I haven’t read the thread yet but this isn’t a ball gown and her appearance doesn’t look tasteful at all.

I guess that's the point. Taste is subjective. I think she looks absolutely beautiful. The PP said women like this don't "look right" in formal wear.

I'm not sure what "looking right" actually means. But I do know that this women absolutely does not look wrong here. And its not even sex appeal. She just looks gorgeous and striking. And some of that is due to the body art she has

No, there is an objective element to taste. If she went to a formal society ball like that, she would absolutely not look right. And some of that, although not all of it, is due to her body art.

You are wrong. Beauty & fashion has never come from fitting in and conforming. If she went to a formal ball, she would probably be the most beautiful one there, and likely the most talked about

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Anonymous wrote:I absolutely hate tattoos. My teen sons (for now) feel the same- though we joke about the entire family getting our dog's face tattooed on our bodies. My 26 year old nephew got one which the whole family is not a fan of--he jokes about it too.

I see tattoos everywhere. Women with calves and full sleeves and tatted out.

I really hate the look of women in wedding dresses or beautiful evening gowns with tattoed arms and back. It just doesn't look right.

It doesn't look right to whom? If it bothered them, they wouldn't have gotten it or covered it.

For real. Plus, women in ball gowns with sleeves can be an incredible look. I think it can still be tasteful, but it gives an edgier vibe. This is a woman that I would want to talk with at a party

DP and I haven’t read the thread yet but this isn’t a ball gown and her appearance doesn’t look tasteful at all.

I guess that's the point. Taste is subjective. I think she looks absolutely beautiful. The PP said women like this don't "look right" in formal wear.

I'm not sure what "looking right" actually means. But I do know that this women absolutely does not look wrong here. And its not even sex appeal. She just looks gorgeous and striking. And some of that is due to the body art she has

No, there is an objective element to taste. If she went to a formal society ball like that, she would absolutely not look right. And some of that, although not all of it, is due to her body art.

You are wrong. Beauty & fashion has never come from fitting in and conforming. If she went to a formal ball, she would probably be the most beautiful one there, and likely the most talked about

You sound like you’re 15 years old. And “tasteful” is an entirely different word from “beautiful”.

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Anonymous wrote:I absolutely hate tattoos. My teen sons (for now) feel the same- though we joke about the entire family getting our dog's face tattooed on our bodies. My 26 year old nephew got one which the whole family is not a fan of--he jokes about it too.

I see tattoos everywhere. Women with calves and full sleeves and tatted out.

I really hate the look of women in wedding dresses or beautiful evening gowns with tattoed arms and back. It just doesn't look right.

It doesn't look right to whom? If it bothered them, they wouldn't have gotten it or covered it.

For real. Plus, women in ball gowns with sleeves can be an incredible look. I think it can still be tasteful, but it gives an edgier vibe. This is a woman that I would want to talk with at a party

DP and I haven’t read the thread yet but this isn’t a ball gown and her appearance doesn’t look tasteful at all.

I guess that's the point. Taste is subjective. I think she looks absolutely beautiful. The PP said women like this don't "look right" in formal wear.

I'm not sure what "looking right" actually means. But I do know that this women absolutely does not look wrong here. And its not even sex appeal. She just looks gorgeous and striking. And some of that is due to the body art she has

No, there is an objective element to taste. If she went to a formal society ball like that, she would absolutely not look right. And some of that, although not all of it, is due to her body art.

You are wrong. Beauty & fashion has never come from fitting in and conforming. If she went to a formal ball, she would probably be the most beautiful one there, and likely the most talked about

You sound like you’re 15 years old. And “tasteful” is an entirely different word from “beautiful”.

Whatever. But just for perspective. I'm 47 years old and grew up in society in Boston, attending prep-boarding schools, became friends with all the famous old money New England names, have attended countless formal events, etc. I'm not bragging (in fact I usually try to hide that part of my life from most people), but more to explain that I'm no stranger to that world.

She would turn a lot of heads at an event, and in a good way, not because she "doesnt look right"

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Anonymous wrote:I absolutely hate tattoos. My teen sons (for now) feel the same- though we joke about the entire family getting our dog's face tattooed on our bodies. My 26 year old nephew got one which the whole family is not a fan of--he jokes about it too.

I see tattoos everywhere. Women with calves and full sleeves and tatted out.

I really hate the look of women in wedding dresses or beautiful evening gowns with tattoed arms and back. It just doesn't look right.

It doesn't look right to whom? If it bothered them, they wouldn't have gotten it or covered it.

For real. Plus, women in ball gowns with sleeves can be an incredible look. I think it can still be tasteful, but it gives an edgier vibe. This is a woman that I would want to talk with at a party

DP and I haven’t read the thread yet but this isn’t a ball gown and her appearance doesn’t look tasteful at all.

I guess that's the point. Taste is subjective. I think she looks absolutely beautiful. The PP said women like this don't "look right" in formal wear.

I'm not sure what "looking right" actually means. But I do know that this women absolutely does not look wrong here. And its not even sex appeal. She just looks gorgeous and striking. And some of that is due to the body art she has

No, there is an objective element to taste. If she went to a formal society ball like that, she would absolutely not look right. And some of that, although not all of it, is due to her body art.

You are wrong. Beauty & fashion has never come from fitting in and conforming. If she went to a formal ball, she would probably be the most beautiful one there, and likely the most talked about

You sound like you’re 15 years old. And “tasteful” is an entirely different word from “beautiful”.

Whatever. But just for perspective. I'm 47 years old and grew up in society in Boston, attending prep-boarding schools, became friends with all the famous old money New England names, have attended countless formal events, etc. I'm not bragging (in fact I usually try to hide that part of my life from most people), but more to explain that I'm no stranger to that world.

She would turn a lot of heads at an event, and in a good way, not because she "doesnt look right"

NP and absolutely agree. She looks beautiful. Also grew up in a monied, well educated, wasp-y family, and me and DH both work in very conservative industries.

I'd put a wager on that woman looking a lot more beautiful when she's 70 than a lot of the un-tattooed dcum relationship forum crowd.....

Also just side note.... tons of our friends who make $500k+ have tattoos these days. And a lot of the time, really big ones. This just isn't a big thing anymore.

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OP tweet said 8% of women have visible tattoos. It's a non issue.

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Anonymous wrote:I absolutely hate tattoos. My teen sons (for now) feel the same- though we joke about the entire family getting our dog's face tattooed on our bodies. My 26 year old nephew got one which the whole family is not a fan of--he jokes about it too.

I see tattoos everywhere. Women with calves and full sleeves and tatted out.

I really hate the look of women in wedding dresses or beautiful evening gowns with tattoed arms and back. It just doesn't look right.

It doesn't look right to whom? If it bothered them, they wouldn't have gotten it or covered it.

For real. Plus, women in ball gowns with sleeves can be an incredible look. I think it can still be tasteful, but it gives an edgier vibe. This is a woman that I would want to talk with at a party

Talk to but for probably not for marriage as these arms would look bad once muscles get flabby and skin gets loose

And crepe skin in her 60s. Hi Grandma!

It looks like a drug dealer or a porn star going to the porn star award show.

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Anonymous wrote:OP tweet said 8% of women have visible tattoos. It's a non issue.

And 50% have no tattoos. That leaves 50% of women in that age group for you to date OP.

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Anonymous wrote:What a weird post.

Not really. Many singles have severe aversions to tattoos, often for religious purposes.

The people who are religious enough to be opposed to tattoos for "religious purposes" are not in the general dating pool. They are looking to marry people who are of the same faith and as religious as they are.

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Anonymous wrote:I absolutely hate tattoos. My teen sons (for now) feel the same- though we joke about the entire family getting our dog's face tattooed on our bodies. My 26 year old nephew got one which the whole family is not a fan of--he jokes about it too.

I see tattoos everywhere. Women with calves and full sleeves and tatted out.

I really hate the look of women in wedding dresses or beautiful evening gowns with tattoed arms and back. It just doesn't look right.

It doesn't look right to whom? If it bothered them, they wouldn't have gotten it or covered it.

For real. Plus, women in ball gowns with sleeves can be an incredible look. I think it can still be tasteful, but it gives an edgier vibe. This is a woman that I would want to talk with at a party

DP and I haven’t read the thread yet but this isn’t a ball gown and her appearance doesn’t look tasteful at all.

I guess that's the point. Taste is subjective. I think she looks absolutely beautiful. The PP said women like this don't "look right" in formal wear.

I'm not sure what "looking right" actually means. But I do know that this women absolutely does not look wrong here. And its not even sex appeal. She just looks gorgeous and striking. And some of that is due to the body art she has

No, there is an objective element to taste. If she went to a formal society ball like that, she would absolutely not look right. And some of that, although not all of it, is due to her body art.

You are wrong. Beauty & fashion has never come from fitting in and conforming. If she went to a formal ball, she would probably be the most beautiful one there, and likely the most talked about

You sound like you’re 15 years old. And “tasteful” is an entirely different word from “beautiful”.

Whatever. But just for perspective. I'm 47 years old and grew up in society in Boston, attending prep-boarding schools, became friends with all the famous old money New England names, have attended countless formal events, etc. I'm not bragging (in fact I usually try to hide that part of my life from most people), but more to explain that I'm no stranger to that world.

She would turn a lot of heads at an event, and in a good way, not because she "doesnt look right"

Aren’t we lucky that the thinking of old stuffy, repressed WASPs trickles down into plebeian societywho are not shielded by the same wealth, privilege and status—which merely reinforces the implicit class element. Tattoos thee but not for me!

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I don’t get tattoos. I don’t wear the same clothes or makeup every day, I change up my jewelry, I change the decor in my house—why would I want to look at the same body art day after day?