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??
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Im thinking about getting a tatoo
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Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.
The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.
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.
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Next Monday you'll feel more confident. After the gym you'll feel more confident. After one more drink you'll feel more confident. After you get a better haircut, a better jacket, a better job.
You've been "getting ready" for two years.
She's standing ten feet away right now. She'll be gone in four minutes. No amount of preparation will manufacture the courage that only comes from moving your feet.
Walk over. Stumble through the first sentence. Let it be clumsy. Let it be imperfect. You will feel more alive in those ten seconds than you have all month.
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:
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You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.
Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.
Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.
Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.
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
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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 
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You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.
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Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.
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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.