Tattoos - Bitter Additions Or Changes Or Insensitive Ones

[joko]

Purely curiosity here

just seen an image of a tattoo where the man had martina on his hand and covered the mar with a rose - as his new gf was called tina ... and i just wondered how you would feel if your partner did something like that?
rather than just cover it ...i cant decide if i would feel a bit weird about - like if your bf gave you his exwifes engagement ring to get engaged with or something ... would be odd

also how would you feel if you met a new partner and discovered they had a tattoo of an ex's name - but had something added to it - like VOID, or mistake, or *** or some sort of nasty, bitter comment - again instead of just covering it, or removing

i cant help thinking it would put me off them ... that someone would rather add a permanent nasty and bitter comment on their body, kind of says more about them rather than the person they are insulting.

firstly that they are not over them, but also that they may have anger issues, or a bit twisted etc

what do you think]
]thanks
(as i say just curious about this)

[jno]

there's a reason for not having your latest partner's name tattooed - he/she might not be your last partner.

But if you did have to make amendments, covering it up with a rose is a rather nice way of doing it.

And yes, I would be wary of anyone covering their arms with anger.

[ummmm]

My ex had his ex's name tattoo'd on his arm. I should have known...lol

[Jackdaw33]

As a very young teenager my mother told me that if ever I came home with a motorbike, tattoo or crew cut I would be out of the house.

[Buenchico]

Possibly of interest to those posting on this thread:
http://www.oddee.com/item_96985.aspx
(Well, it made me smile, anyway!)

[joko]

jno - but he only covered half of it - he covered the letters MAR - leaving the Tina still showing - for his new gf

[joko]

buenchico - some of those are what i mean - the ones calling her a *** or writing void etc
nothing wrong with completely covering it - i'd expect that - but covering it with nastiness is odd
and also half covering it, or trying to turn it into the name of your new partner - just seems a bit weird to me

[Old_Geezer]

I think it most unlikely any partner of mine would have a tattoo. So I don't see it being a valid question for me.

[jno]

yes, I thought transforming it into a different name was clever (perhaps he chose his new gf on that basis...) but doing it with a rose sounds the opposite of angry

[Retrochic]

I'm of the same opinion as Old_geezer -I would not of dated a man with a tattoo,but that was a long time ago and now two of my children have quite large tattoos,hidden when wearing clothes, but I still think they are dreadful

[joko]

well thanks for answering anyway AOG ...

[joko]

jno - no i am not saying that was angry - and i am talking about both and either

[jno]

sorry, I meant that I'd be doubtful about anyone writing Void over an ex's name, because it does sound bitter and angry, but if he just covered it up nicely with a rose and left a new name there, I'd think it was a rather elegant way of solving the problem.

[joko]

yes jno, definitely - it was just in this particular case he only covered half of it, and left some showing as it was his new girl name - but it think itd feel a bit weird - as whatever you cover it with - those letters were originally written with someone else in mind ... id rather a bloke just covered completely, and if he wanted my name, he gets a tatt with me in mind, for me, kind of thing.
it kind of just seems like a 'convenience' rather than a nice gesture

that said - i wouldnt want my name on anyone anyway really


but regarding the void, or insult thing - yes it may be amusing for a bit - if you drew it on with pen or something - but to actually tattoo it on - instead of spending that cash on removal ... ??

[bednobs]

TALKING OF ENGAGEMENT RINGS (AS THE OP DID) I FOND IT VERY VERY ODD THAT WILLS GAVE KATE his mum's engagement ring - if she'd have had a long and happy marriage, perhaps, but not in those circumstances!