Right there with you, my man.

what did you experience in the west?

Minnie and Mickey?

Ignore me, florida doesn’t inspire.

On a serious note, I think the trick is to get something personal to yourselves (possibly, as mentioned above, an inside joke), but make it something that will hold up on its own. I say this because, as much as we don’t always like to entertain it, relationships are prone to running off course. Therefore, it’s important that any tattoo you may have will be worn fondly regardless of your status.

I have a tattoo that was designed by my very gifted girlfriend. Obviously, this tattoo will always link back to her whether or not our relationship endures. BUT….the tattoo’s theme is deeply personal to me and so could never be regretted.

Good luck, whatever you decide.

Hi,

This is quite a pertinent point for me. I currently have tattoos on both shoulders (my right side reaching down just south of the average t-shirt sleeve). This Saturday (26th) I am booked in to have my right arm extended to a full sleeve (several hours over two days so I finally get to see where my threshold lies).

Obviously, I have thought long and hard (*insert own joke here*) about the ramifications of making such a commitment. I am fortunate to be in a job that will be unaffected by my decision, and my family and friends are relatively understanding/neutral. That apart, I have to accept that certain judgements will be made about me.

I have reached a stage (age?) where I am able to not give too much weight to strangers’ opinions and remain philisophical. Also, frankly, I’m a little bit fed up with nobody being able to see the markings on my body that I’ve played bloody good money for. Thank you.

Maybe it’s just me, but I suspect this poster is spamming with attention-grabbing posts so that we ‘check out’ the link to the place from where he selects all of his tattoos. Apparently.

Two face tattooing threads simultaneously. Seriously?

This has opened my eyes. I was about to get a butterfly tattooed on my forehead, but then realised I am an aggressive person with a very aesthetic backside.

Dragon on the arse it is.

Again, sorry for your loss.

This is quite a relevant subject for me as I have my mother’s name in Thai tattooed on my arm. I had it done in Thailand and checked it with some locals ;-). I’d be inclined to patronise a Thai restaurant and ask for a translation. Obviously this would need to be checked, but perhaps your relative would be able to help with that (non english-speaking thai people were able to verify that mine was correct by reading my tattoo phonetically).

Good luck with it.