Dear Unavailable:

I think it is not a good idea because
1) When the tattoo is in the context of a relationship, like with your girlfriend, it may feel awkward or distressed to be left with the tattoo if and when the relationship is over. And when you are with a new girlfriend or wife in the future… well, it would make ME feel uncomfortable imagining myself as you or the future girlfriend/ wife.

2) Erasing the tattoo is extremely painful. Getting it is painful and erasing it is even more painful. And both are expensive.

3) Tattoos don’t look so good when you get much older or gain a lot of weight. Or both.

Having written these, I know that a LOT of people have tattoos and I don’t feel strongly against it. I wouldn’t do it but it is not a crime or a sin or any such thing.

anita