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My friends want me to get a tattoo but I don’t want to

For years now my friends keep bugging me and pressuring me to get a tattoo, at least one they say 🙄
But I honestly don’t want to get tatted because I don’t really know what I would get (if I did) And I’ve heard stories about people regretting their tattoos ☹️ I kinda don’t like them ( I don’t hate on anyone that has them, personally they just aren’t my thing)

Any advice, tips or opinions? (be nice please) 😅
SlaveEt · 36-40, F
You don't want one, don't get one. Next time they pressure you about it, don't laugh it off. Tell them, in no uncertain terms, that you don't want one and would appreciate it if they would respect your decision. Friends are supposed to respect our choices and support us.
SlaveEt · 36-40, F
@MasterLee
Yay! Thank you Master😁
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@SlaveEt they’re not mean about it, it’s just sometimes they get out of hand and I clearly tell them no and I try and change the subject but they end up teasing me 😅
ninalanyon · 61-69, T
@SW-User Being mean about it is exactly what they are doing.
KiwiBird · 36-40, F
I think you know the answer.

You state [quote] I kinda don’t like them ( I don’t hate on anyone that has them, personally they just aren’t my thing) [/quote]

So don’t let your friends try and pressure you i to something you don’t really want to do. No real friend would try to pressure you anyway.

Your skin, your body, your choice. Imagine yourself at eighty with fading tatts that no longer mean anything.

Tattoos are permanent. In a word.....[b]Don’t[/b]
DunningKruger · 61-69, M
Don't get a tattoo. They don't have any business pressuring you to do it.
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@DunningKruger thank you 🥹
Don't let anyone peer pressure you into a tattoo
Basically, if you don’t want to get a tattoo, [b]don’t[/b].
And don’t let [b]anyone[/b] pressure you into it. You would have that tattoo, long after you and these "friends" have parted ways. Remember, [b]true[/b] friends would respect your right to say "no" especially about something this personal and irreversible.
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@bijouxbroussard thank you 😊
I love all of them, this is just one of the things that irritates me about them ☹️
Loretta78 · 46-50, F
@SW-User I agree 100 % with Bijouxbroussards words. 👍
ninalanyon · 61-69, T
@SW-User You love them, but it seems that they do not love you.
Curiosity13 · 51-55, M
If you don't want one don't get it
ABCDEF7 · M
Body is the most personal thing everyone has. They should respect that. It's your body, not theirs. Tell them, "I am clear & decided about what I have to do with my body & skin".

I personally don't like tattoos, and would like to live the way I was born(god sent me).
huskyguy89 · 31-35, M
It's a valid reason. I've got three and if it isn't for you, then I would say don't worry about it. :) If you have something you love, I'd say that's safest. But definitely never what someone ELSE says you should get. Long as it's an honest expression of who YOU are. The reason I've only got three is because I take forever deciding what I want. And with friends pressuring you, for all you know they could not be your friends later.. And the last thing I'd want, (and I assume yourself too) would be a reminder of them. Just make sure if you ever do decide you've given it thought. :) Think it's more impressive you're willing to say it's not your thing. Keep that attitude. ♥️✌️
Yulianna · 22-25, F
don't get one... it's your body, your skin, your choice.

if you are not comfortable with the idea of having a tottoo, tell your friends.

ìf they keep pressuring you, they are not your friends.
Kirin4OTK · 70-79, M
Don't do it. A beautiful girl getting a tattoo is like spray painting graffiti on a work of art. You'll regret it for the rest of your life.
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@Kirin4OTK thank you 🙈
Eddiesolds · 61-69, M
You dont need to get one. Man what if it doesn't turn out?. A couple of guys i work with have tats. Some look really bad.
Funlov · M
@Eddiesolds actually I buy homes I want to company on the side I flip homes I hire contractors all the time just some thing I started doing about 10 years ago and I like huge car collection cars more than bikes old trucks. I think I’m up to about 17.
Funlov · M
@Eddiesolds we’ll keep talking stay in touch over a little bit maybe I’ll send you my email. Maybe we can do something together because I’m always buying homes. Maybe you can give me a price on doing some work and I just bought a couple old trucks to 68 Ford F 100s, but I want them put back original not jacked up nothing
Eddiesolds · 61-69, M
@Funlov ok. We will talk more.lets see what happens. I gotta go back in. Late lunch. Ill see ya!
Jimmy2016 · 61-69, M
DON'T get one unless you want one, It's your body.........I have two tattoos and didn't get my first one until I was 62 years old........I'm very happy with mine, but I got them for me. Lol. My first one I've wanted for a very long time and one day when I was at lunch with my niece, she said lets go get a tattoo after lunch, so we both got one...........
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@Jimmy2016 aww sweet story 😊
And thank you 👍🏽
GoodoldBob · 61-69, M
Good for you! Do not vandalize yourself.
Tell them you don't want one and to drop it
Oster1 · M
Yeah, don't get even one! 😊🌷
bowman81 · M
Its your choice not theirs.
Loverofthebeautiful · 41-45, F
I've got 9 but don't regret any. All planned what I'm having and where. They are for life so needed to be thought through properly and with a good tattoo artist.
Never be pressured into doing it because it's not everyones thing.
spice1 · M
Don't get any tattoos remember you'll be older someday and regret having one on your body, people still judge other when they see them with tattoos, listen to yourself and don't do what other people want.
MrGoodbar · 51-55, M
it use to be getting a tattoo was unique but in recent times (last 20 years) everyone has one. Not having one now actually makes you unique. You don't have to follow the herd
JimboSaturn · 51-55, M
Same here. I can't find anything I like enough to permenantly have on my skin. Don't do it. It's nice to see a untattoed body for a change.
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@JimboSaturn thank you 😊
LaylaTheTallGirl · 18-21, F
Well then don’t get one! Personally I don’t want one either but I get pressured to do so.
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@LaylaTheTallGirl you understand huh lol 😅
LaylaTheTallGirl · 18-21, F
@SW-User yes I got told to top being a goody goody and do something risky for once
ninalanyon · 61-69, T
@LaylaTheTallGirl It's beginning to sound like the edgy, risky, thing is to defy the group-think and refuse to get a tattoo!
This is a miracle! Everybody agrees!

Including me. When they pester you, just say "I'm proud to be a tabula rasa."
(Blank slate).
Fairydust · F
Friends should never put that pressure on you. 🙄
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@Fairydust they shouldn’t, but it happens unfortunately ☹️
Fairydust · F
@SW-User
didn’t give in. 😌
UsernameAlreadyInUse · 26-30, M
injecting foreign substaince and let it trap inderneath yourskin for life time,i dont think is a good idea,some tattoo ink even contain carcinogens which is even danger.
MasterLee · 56-60, M
@UsernameAlreadyInUse but I bet you got the jab
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I was the same way about tattoos until one day one of my best friends said he’d like to get me one for my birthday… this was a couple months in advance. I first kinda said “nah, that’s okay”. But the more I gave it thought, I eventually found something I really liked and had it placed on my upper back shoulder. I don’t regret it at all.
However, keep standing your ground on the matter with them. They need to respect your stance.
IF, you ever change your mind though, give it lots of thought on what you’d like and where you’d be okay with it. Lots of thought
SW-User
@SW-User I will thank you 🥹
Ontheroad · M
No is a perfectly acceptable response - simple and a quite clear, one word sentence.
RuthW69 · 51-55, F
Don't be pressured by anyone to do anything you don't want to do.
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@RuthW69 thank you 👏🏻🥺
Dont get one. If you don't want
Funlov · M
@req89hikowquou no that’s bull shit
Strictmichael75 · 61-69, M
Good for you
You don’t want one DON’T get one
Virgo79 · 61-69, M
If you don't want one, don't get it.
Your decision🙂
AngelKrish · 26-30, M
I like tattoos too but i don't want permanent tattoo...i don't wanna regret later too... tattoos looks good on girls...
Small tattoos on neck or hand..but they must have some meaning to u...related to your personality or your liking or beliefs..
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@AngelKrish exactly, I don’t find anything that I’d actually want to place on my body 😅
AngelKrish · 26-30, M
@SW-User i feel same...that's why till now i don't have any tattoo till now😅
Confined · 56-60, M
Just say no. I will never get one.
Zeusdelight · 61-69, M
Your Body - Your Choice!
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@Zeusdelight yess!!! Thank you sir
It’s not a tshirt.. you can’t change it 👍🕺
deadgerbil · 22-25
Simple:

Don't get one

End of story lol
Strongtea · 22-25, M
I wouldn’t get one, I don’t like them.
SW-User
Your body, your choice.
Funlov · M
Don’t get one then that’s simple somethings you can change. I got one arm fully sleeved comes around half my back over my chest and my other arm half done it’s something you get a live with your whole life and it’s big money I’m well over $12,000 invested.
if you decide to get one, get an homage to a friend or family member that has passed on....you will never regret that.
@bijouxbroussard then she shouldn't have asked for advice or tips or opinions....no?
@beermeplease I guess I took it as advice on how to stop the pressure from friends—not add to it.
@bijouxbroussard perhaps...but i got the indication she's contemplating it... it's all good 🙂
MURD3RM0NK3Y · 26-30, M
ChipmunkErnie · 70-79, M
Friends DO NOT pressure you to do something you don't want to do. Stand strong and tell them you don't want to feel like a building with bad graffiti sprayed on it.
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@ChipmunkErnie I will thank you 🥹
ninalanyon · 61-69, T
Don't give in to the pressure. People who pressure others to do something are not friends. Friends love you for who you are not for the person they can turn you into.
Penny · 46-50, F
tell them no you dont want one. very simple. if they keep on bugging you just yell "peer pressure!!" in a belligerent tone lol
They want you to get one because they have one or them but I'd stay true to yourself.
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@Spoiledbrat yes they all have some, even some really small ones but idk I just don’t want one
I used to want a little one but figured I better not and resisted the temptation. @SW-User
Dlrannie · 31-35, F
Don’t let them pressure you - if they want to blemish their bodies with tatts itsnup to them 🙂
WonderGirl · 36-40
Don't do it. It should be your decision. It should signify something.
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@WonderGirl exactly lol
SW-User
Try to pressure them to eat Tide pods as a counterattack.
SW-User
@SW-User no lol that’s mean (and dangerous) 😬
It's YOUR body. Don't get a tattoo if you don't want to.
LemonWorld · 36-40, F
Don't do it unless you want to 🤔 just use the water ones 😌
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@jshm2 I’ve seen them lol
Are they like temporary?

 
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