Too many tattoos ruins the visual appeal for me. If you have full sleeves, there’s so much going on that you might as well be wearing actual long sleeves. I’m not going to attempt to discern one image from another. If you want me to appreciate the artwork, don’t cram it in a sea of tattoos.

Also, tattoos look fine when you’re in regular clothing, but they really spoil the look when a woman wears a wedding gown that exposes them. It’s like wearing combat boots with a wedding gown.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Trashy in most cases.

In what cases wouldn't it be?

One muscley dude had Roman gladiator art around his chest which I thought was tastefully done and I consider most other tattoos trash.

Trashy body graffiti.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've never met a classy person who had one.

I dare you to tell that to all of the members of the military with ink!

What? What a stupid comment! Married to a veteran that has no ink.

Objectively, I think they can be works of art. Looked at individually, I can appreciate them. But ultimately, I don't think human skin is a good canvas. Maybe one tattoo can be appreciated but often they're crowded together so all I see is a muddle of ink.

Anonymous wrote:I've never met a classy person who had one.

Lol. Yes, you have.

You just didn't know they had one

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They can look sexy on certain men, but those guys tend to already be sexy. Otherwise, gross.

And I know I'm being ridiculous, but on women I just think they look terrible. Like wow, you tainted your beautiful soft skin for THAT? Now you look like you need to talk a shower. I'm a woman, and I know I'm being sexist. Wish I could get over this.

Disagree. At least for certain tattoos.

DH here.

It looks great when a woman has a tattoo across the small of her back. And then she wears a top that just a little too small, so you can only partially see there’s a tattoo there. Sexy!

aka "Tramp Stamp"

And that's why he finds is sexy. There is a well known rumor about ladies with lower back tattoos that they never say no to....

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One is a maybe. Two or more, trashy.

+1
And the one needs to be small and in a discrete spot.

This I disagree with.

If you're going to get ink, then GET INK. Bold will hold.

Small and subtle is stupid. Plus, small won't last as long.

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Anonymous wrote:For me, while I love looking at good ones, I tend to associate them with trauma.

I generally assume that people who have a ton of them have been through a ton of trauma. Or are former drug addicts/alcoholics.

I have a friend whose son (22) is heavily tattooed. He's just a spoiled brat who has never had any adversity in life, unless you count being homeschooled and not getting into the college of his first choice. Definitely no trauma or drugs.

Homeschooling counts as trauma.

I think they are beautiful works of art.

But I also acknowledge that

- people have a right to self-express
- people have different things they find attractive

So, as a guy, when I see a woman with a full sleeve, I do find her more attractive.

But I also love the artwork and tradition behind american traditional and neo-traditional tattoos and have many on my body.

I understand some women would find that off-putting, but those women wouldn't be for me.

Kinda how like I see many of the OTF, bleached hair, yoga pants mom and I see that they aren't for me.

But I don't jugdge them or call them trashy. It's just different self expression

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've never met a classy person who had one.

I dare you to tell that to all of the members of the military with ink!

There is no correlation between military service and being classy. They aren't mutually exclusive, either. Also of note: not all in the military have tattoos.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They can look sexy on certain men, but those guys tend to already be sexy. Otherwise, gross.

And I know I'm being ridiculous, but on women I just think they look terrible. Like wow, you tainted your beautiful soft skin for THAT? Now you look like you need to talk a shower. I'm a woman, and I know I'm being sexist. Wish I could get over this.

Disagree. At least for certain tattoos.

DH here.

It looks great when a woman has a tattoo across the small of her back. And then she wears a top that just a little too small, so you can only partially see there’s a tattoo there. Sexy!

aka "Tramp Stamp"

Anonymous wrote:I've never met a classy person who had one.

I dare you to tell that to all of the members of the military with ink!

Anonymous wrote:Typically found on attention-whores.

+100.

I've never met a classy person who had one.