To Ink or not to Ink?

Lately I've been obsessed with drawing cool designs for a tattoo that I plan on getting on my 18th birthday.

But then I thought about it, and it's not something you just do on a whim but plan and research beforehand.

Anyone care to share their tattoo experiences?
Such as the obvious questions:

"Did it hurt?"
"Was your tattoo done by a professional or a beginner?"
"Do you regret it?"

and so on...

If needed, delete or move. I wasn't sure were to put it.

what tattoo are you thinking of getting?

I want one on my wrist and one on my hip...
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I think tattoos are a great way of expressing yourself. But also they are something just for you. I am getting one for my birthday in August, it'll be my first tattoo and it means something and also marks this phase of my life.

Alot of thought should go into it, because once you have it it is damn hard to get rid of and expensive too.

But what if you get old, like 60 or 70, and you still have a tattoo from when you were, say, 25?? That'd be a bit wierd, wouldn't it?

spiderine.:

But what if you get old, like 60 or 70, and you still have a tattoo from when you were, say, 25?? That'd be a bit wierd, wouldn't it?

Yeah, it depends on how you feel about it. If you're going to get a tattoo you're going to realise it's going to stay there for the rest of your life.
I saw on TV not long ago a segment on the news about it. Most who had them didn't say they regretted it, because they all meant something.

They say that it depends on your pain threshold. I think, compared to giving birth or something, it isn't that painful. It just depends.

And it's usually a bad idea to get names tattooed. A name is worse than a symbol or something.

I want to get a tattoo as soon as I turn 18.

I'm getting a tattoo as soon as I get the money
Joe's don't question age most of the time
I'm getting the Kensei/Helix symbol from Heroes were Jessica has hers
And I'm thinking about having my sister's names in it
Because we all like Heroes

I don't care about the pain
Because it'll mean something I won't regret it later on either

Gabriel Gray.:

They say that it depends on your pain threshold.

Yes. I have the lowest threshold ever, so I'll have to grin and bear it unfortunately. XD

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I've always had two tattoos in mind for... some time now. This one just to the side of my hip or shoulder, and a small, simple design of my zodiac. I'd probably get the small one first as sort of a taster when I turn 18.

Some of my friends have tattoos, and they say they get them because they like the pain of getting one. Which is understandable because of the adrenaline they get from it, I suppose.

I guess it really depends on what size it is, where you have it, what detail you have to it, and pain threshold. I think my mum told me that writing doesn't hurt so much because it's just outline. That could be wrong though.

spiderine.:

But what if you get old, like 60 or 70, and you still have a tattoo from when you were, say, 25?? That'd be a bit wierd, wouldn't it?

Depends on how you feel about it and what it is. My sister's will look weird because it's college related on her foot. On her back it's just Japanese symbols, so those won't
My brother has a Japanese symbol (which relates the his personality) on each arm and then his astrological sign right at the top of his spin. Those won't look so weird as he ages. But the one on his ankle might get wrinkled.

It really depends on where it is, too. Some places get wrinkled fast as you age and look weird if there's a tattoo there. Of course some people don't care - I've only seen Veterans who are that old with tattoo, but they hold a lot of memory to them.

Just don't get your eyes tattooed. My mom has her eyeliner done and she cried the whole time. If it goes across your spine and is a picture, you'll shake and get dizzy. Your ankle hurts a lot because there's not a lot of flesh there. Arms, stomach, legs and back don't really hurt unless your bones stick out. All of these are what my family has told me.

I, for one, will never get a tattoo. They're not for me.

If I ever got a tattoo, it would be in memory of something.
I go through phases. The next thing I need is to ink something on my ass I'll hate a year from now.
I probably wouldn't get one.

And just so you know, the phrase you're spoofing, "To be or not to be", was a statement, not a question.
"To be or not to be; that is the question. Whether tis nobler in mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outragious fortune..." yadda yadda.
Your title should be "To Ink or Not to Ink". Sans question mark.
Sorry if that's considered spam, but it's a misconception that gets on my nerves a lot. Much like the Frankenstein's monster one.

I'm getting at least two on my eighteenth birthday, of course against everyone's wishes, whatever.

I'm gettine 'LOVE' with a peace sign in the o, and an All Time Low one, really small and somewhere I can forget about onceif I ever stop liking them.

I would get one if you really want it, but like my friend says, wait for a year before you decide to get one, then if you still want it, get it. Also, if people say things like "You won't like it when you're older!" or stuff like that, consider it as a memory, to remember some time in your life that you want to have something to remind you of something that was or is important to you.

I want something tiny, simple and painful to the minimum, like a little treble clef on my arm or thigh or something... I wouldn't mind one on my hip, but it would just hurt like a bitch...

I want a tattoo that says my nickname from alice and mibba

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