Tattoo regret? Those of you with tattoos, do you regret the decision and why or why not?

gmgun · 36-40, M

I only have a few but don’t regret them. Avoided getting names and words though. Those are mostly what I see on people that have regrets about their ink. Get your kids names inked on you, never your spouse lol.

Threepio

I have a cluster of tattoos on my left shoulder, done by two different artists at different times/places. I got them many, many years ago. and had them recolored using bamboo needles when I lived in Asia. Do I regret getting them? Sometimes.... mostly when I think about the fact that I am giving free advertising to a major American motorcycle brand...... a sport I no longer participate in.

My advice, based on my own experiences...... If you are going to get one, get it done in a location that doesn't show.
(I can't begin to tell you how many times I have been in a bank or other financial institution and seen a guy/gal dressed in long sleeves during the heat of the summer..... in an attempt to hide the "full sleeve" tattoos).

minxy · 46-50, F

I have one tattoo.
That tattoo was initially meant to be part of a couple tattoo.
My husband and I got one each after a year of being together.
We're now divorced.
Do I reget it?
No.
1.) It's of something that I like.
2.) It's a part of who I was at the time that we got them.

bowman81 · M

I went to get one, but didn't after seeing the mess the tattoo artist made of two buddies. After I sobered up the urge left me. There have been times I regretted not getting that tattoo.

My father had a wartime eagle on his upper arm with a banner between the talons saying US Navy. I wanted the same with US Army on the banner.

KittenSmitten0 · 26-30, F

I don't have any I regret per say but the one I got at 15 isn't fantastic by any means. But it helped me through a really dark time in my life. Seeing it always makes me happy & reminds me I somehow got through all that crap and I'll show off my mediocre tattoo proudly! 💀😂 It's an illness ribbon type tattoo for those who are curious.

BamPow · 51-55, MNew

I have no tattoos. However, if I recover from my heart surgery with a mechanical heart valve that works well, I’m planning to get some sort of bionic tattoo to commemorate it. I’ll have no regrets if it unfolds that way.

AngelUnforgiven · 51-55, F

No, they were thoughtfully planned so that i would not have any regrets. I'm very satisfied.

bijouxbroussard · F

No, I don’t. I have four and each represents something special in my life. I plan to get one more. All of them can be hidden by clothing—also by design. No one else sees them except by my choice.

BillyMack · 46-50, M

Don’t have one and haven’t really known what to get. Some days I think it would be cool, but others I’m just not into it. They look good on others though.