Im thinking about getting a tattoo to commemorate the passing of my best friend. It would be in a non visible place, and it will be small initials. But i am questioning the reason i want a tattoo and is it necessary. What is the real reason that men get tattoos? Do we do it secretly to be cool or to feel rebellious? I mean, cant we just as easily remember what we hold dear to us on our heart and not our skin. Its crazy how popular/ ubiquitous tattoos have gotten in the past 10 yrs or so. Its not even unique anymore. IDK. Im kinda playing devils advocate here. What do yall think??
Why "Whatever You Want" Keeps You Single
She says the movie looks dumb; you suddenly agree. She tests you with a little attitude; you apologize for nothing.
You think you're being easy to get along with. She reads something else entirely: a man with no edges. Nothing to hold on to. No friction, no tension, no reason to wonder what he really thinks.
The "22 Rules" taught me to push back — playfully, calmly, without needing her approval. Strange things happened after that.
Im thinking about getting a tatoo
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"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
Alle_Gory said:
exactly. Unless you're in prison and you BETTER at least look like a badass to survive, or if you're in a gang then I don't see the point anymore. You'd be shocked at the reactions I get from women when I tell them I don't have any tattoos or peircings. It's like I'm different" but in a good way. The tattoo fad has gotten out of hand. I don't judge people that have them, that's cool with me but you can't convince me that 80% of people that have them got them for social status only. Sorry, but I've never been a "follow the crowd" type of guy. I say what I think and I do what I want and I like what I like. Be your own man, not like thousands of other men.
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Right on. I always avoided getting a tattoo growing up and these days I stand out for not having one. Ironic, huh?Robert28 said:
My tattoo logic is this,
If it's something of significant personal importance, I'll never forget it, if it's something trivial, why put it on my body permanently? If the art is not good enough to put on my wall, why put it on my body? If it's good enough to put on my wall, why not do that instead?
Tattoos are attention whoring in my opinion. I say this as someone who works with several tattoo shops as a marketing guy. Even though you guys pay my bills, you'd never get me to get one. I don't see the point. Although on of my clients drew a piece that I would love to have framed on my wall. I'm trying to get him to redraw it and paint it on a canvas for me.
If it's something of significant personal importance, I'll never forget it, if it's something trivial, why put it on my body permanently? If the art is not good enough to put on my wall, why put it on my body? If it's good enough to put on my wall, why not do that instead?
Tattoos are attention whoring in my opinion. I say this as someone who works with several tattoo shops as a marketing guy. Even though you guys pay my bills, you'd never get me to get one. I don't see the point. Although on of my clients drew a piece that I would love to have framed on my wall. I'm trying to get him to redraw it and paint it on a canvas for me.
"I just moved here from Florida."
That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?
She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."
She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.
I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.
Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.
Same reason they skateboard, smoke, drive an Audi, or get a trophy gf: the fetish of conspicuous consumption. To prove they're "better" because they spent money.Pandora said:
That you would ever consider getting STUPID stamped on your head... (1) just proves you're stupid, and should get a tattoo, as a warning to smart people to not bother even talking to you.
That you would ever consider conspicuous consumption... (2) just proves you think you're better than everyone else and you're gonna show us all. (2) verifies (1). People with tattoos are somehow better anyway, right? A tattoo just makes perfect...a little more so.
Ready for (3)? You'll hear this good advice, understand the meaning of the words, check up on the quality of the advice... (3) then go do the stupid thing anyway. Those people who think they're so smart need me to smear sh1t all over the place so they have to look at it. That'll learn 'em.
Why even bother coming to a message board that talks about how women of any level of intelligence are ruled by emotions and can easily be manipulated ... if you just live your own life as a pointless string of emotional incidents?
F*ck that. I would drive an Audi simply because it's a fantastic car.Down Low said:
If I had the money and could justify the purchase, I would get a nice Audi TT RS with Quattro 4WD. It even has magnetic suspension.
Yeh thats solid logic. It makes you look at some of the people who are so called "alphas" with a ton of tattoo's as deep down attention seekers. Yeh i think ima pass on it. Thanks for the replies, i look at tattoos a little different now.Warrior74 said:
Lets not get into an insult/tough guy contest on the internet. We both know its lame. We are old enough to talk in a civil manner. Lets not turn this site into a place for weirdos. But i think i get what you are trying to say. Thanks for the advice.Down Low said:
"She's Out of Your League"
You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.
Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.
She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.
Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.
Exactly. My logic is just that. Mine. Other people have their opinions. Tons of my buddies have tattoos for personal reasons. Others have them just to show off. I have no desire to do either. But different strokes. I don't look down on people who have them, but I do see a lot of attention whoring with them. Especially the girls and the bro type dudes.Robert28 said:
If you get a tat. Get the best artist you can afford. Bad tats are the worst. Seriously.
Victory Unlimited
Master Don Juan
Also, if you choose to get a Tatoo, it's a good idea to imagine how it'll look on a 60-year old body. Because one day, if you're fortunate, that 60-year old guy will be YOU.
Good idea. Go find an old guy with an old tattoo, and look at the inky smear.
Reminds me of the story of the guy who went to the botanical shop and asked if there was anything that would make a certain girl fall in love with him. They said yeah and he asked what it cost. One dollar. "One dollar? That's all? Here!" So he gave the girl the aphrodesiac and she fell madly in love with him and gave him no rest or peace. A month later, he returned to the botanical shop and asked for the antidote. Sure they had one. It cost one million dollars.
While a good tattoo might be expensive, having it removed is much more difficult and costly.
Reminds me of the story of the guy who went to the botanical shop and asked if there was anything that would make a certain girl fall in love with him. They said yeah and he asked what it cost. One dollar. "One dollar? That's all? Here!" So he gave the girl the aphrodesiac and she fell madly in love with him and gave him no rest or peace. A month later, he returned to the botanical shop and asked for the antidote. Sure they had one. It cost one million dollars.
While a good tattoo might be expensive, having it removed is much more difficult and costly.
I like tattoos, it's simple. I must admit i enjoy the attention (even the negative), but it's not a big deal really, i do it beaceuse it's something i like, i don't worry nor think much about it... maybe i don't take my life seriously 
"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."
Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.
Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?
You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.
Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.
backseatjuan
Banned
Tatoos are to tell others what you are convicted for and your status in among the mafia, if you want to tell it to the rest. If you feel it you tattoo it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hByh1xZX1_Q
SamTheHobit
Master Don Juan
Bro get a tattoo they are awsome.
d!ckmojo
Senior Don Juan
I think tattoos are cool. But more than that, I mean, tattoos are part of our evolutionary history. In a way, you could even define the arbitrary borderline between Man's evolutionary predecessors and real Man himself as that time at which we started to adorn our skin with art.
Furthermore, I think tattoos can lend a spiritual power to whoever possesses them. I believe in the power of images and archetypes, and to have a powerful archetypal image permanently tattooed to your very skin I believe is one way to embody the characteristics of that archetype and incorporate it into your very being.
Furthermore, I think tattoos can lend a spiritual power to whoever possesses them. I believe in the power of images and archetypes, and to have a powerful archetypal image permanently tattooed to your very skin I believe is one way to embody the characteristics of that archetype and incorporate it into your very being.