Tattoo turn off?

[Brimmingfirebox]

Long time no type?!

Would someone’s tattoos change your attraction to them?

Should what you perceive to be ‘bad’ or ‘tacky’ tattoo’s be a deal breaker?

Went on a first date, got on really well. Went on a second date, got on really well but noticed some tattoo’s which I find a bit tacky and well…shit.

Does this bother people? I know it’s each to their own but on the whole, how much would it bother you if you were dating someone with crap tattoos😂

As to talking about tattoos @Brimmingfirebox , all I ever say (when people mention mine) is that I regret all of them.

I wouldn't say bad tattoos are a deal breaker.

My OH had some really crappy tattoos - think a 90s style tribal tattoo that looks like an onion and his ex gfs name in Arabic what a twat.

Do I like them? No! Did they put me off him? Also no!

I agree. Imagine dating with a no tattoo rule. You'd be cutting out 90% of people in my age bracket!!!

I really hate tattoos, especially on dark skin, so wouldn't date anyone with one or more.

Offensive ones aside which are a given, I would put a bit out off someone who had a poorly done tattoos. It’s there forever - why have it done poorly for £50?!

I like tattoos on other people, I think hand tattoos on women look really good and sleeves do on men, but they’re not for me. I’m not sure enough to decide what I’d want inked on me permanently and not easy going enough to shrug of not liking them anymore.

How judgemental.

It's your actual username. You're telling people every time you post something. It doesn't matter but there was an irony there

Off the thread somewhat though… learning how to remove tattoos would be a great trade to learn for 10 years time when some have regretted having them done !

It's your actual username. You're telling people every time you post something. It doesn't matter but there was an irony there

Am I? For all she knows, I’m not vegan and it’s just a username. Unless she’s advanced search me which would be weird AF based on something I said about tattoos. Should we pre judge people on their usernames? If we do that, there are some very bad mumsnetters that we should perhaps consider calling the police on.😬

My username is actually based on a funny thing my friends son said to me when he little and couldn’t pronounce certain words properly. He called our dog, ‘god’, getting the d and g mixed up, and asked me if our dog was vegan, knowing that me and his own mum are. Only because he couldn’t pronounce it properly, he asked if our ‘god’ was vegan. ...very funny at the time for me and his mum. And no, the dog isn’t vegan before I get accused of cruelty. 🙄

My post about tattoos didn’t stereotype. I said ‘some’ people with tattoos, not all. Whereas that poster has stereotyped all vegans. How nice of her.

Anyway, let’s not derail. If people want to make lazy stereotype comments about me without reason, it’s only fair I’m free to answer back with the contempt they deserve. 🌱

oh take the stick out of your sensitive little bum.

The worst tattoo I ever saw was years ago when I was walking around Castle Donington market on a hot, summer Sunday morning and there was a young guy (only about 21) and he was topless. He walked in front of me and on his back he had a tattoo of a naked woman with her legs open.

It was gross and I can still remember it 30 years later.

Never seen a swastika then have you.

Your head might fall off if you're offended by a naked woman!

I don't know who you're aiming that at @UhtredsLatestPaganHussy - whether it's the OP or the poster before you (if you namecheck or quote a post you're replying to it helps) but there's no need to be an arse.

I love tattoos (although I have preferred styles. Things like Celtic armbands on men tend to date them as a certain age group and watercolours on women I think are the recent equivalent? Not saying I dislike them, unless they're done badly but I worry watercolours will need re-inking down the line).

I also think tattoos are so much more popular these days, you would be making your dating pool smaller, when there are much more important filters IYSWIM.

It's interesting to me though how people judge tattoos, my DH has lots (luckily not Celtic armbands ) and people do stare/look in a judgey way at him in the more "expensive" places like pricey gyms/swimming pools. I find tattoos interesting, especially personal ones with reasons behind them (like dates, or symbols representing something important to the wearer).

I think a splayed minge on a man’s back is a thoroughly tasteless tattoo but you do you. 🙂

Obviously my DH doesn't have naked women or swastikas they are fabulous black and grey ones and I genuinely see them as art, but the pursed lip judgement does seem to come from a certain demographic (older and wealthy ) which makes me laugh as good tattoos (rightly) cost a fucking fortune

@WeBuiltCisCityOnSexistRoles, I'm surprised you never manage to bore yourself with your schoolmarmish tone. And your endless essays.

As soon as Robbie Williams and David Beckham jumped on the tattoo train, tattoos being cool was over. Everybody rushed to copy, everybody got the same and a lot of poorly executed tattoos are now doing the rounds looking shit.

I’ve seen two people with swastika tattoos. As well as being disgusted, I always wonder where they get them done. No tattoo artist that wants to be respected for their work would presumably not do them, do they just get some random friend to do it?

Years ago, I worked with someone whose brother was a tattoo artist. She said that he had sometimes been asked to cover up various racist tattoos with other tattoos. Hopefully they felt embarrassed about their tattoo and their views had changed, more likely they still thought the same but just didn’t want to advertise it anymore.

So now, if any bloke’s tattoos are even slightly ‘Robbie’ or ‘Becks’ it’s a switch off for me.

I kicked a bloke out of bed for having Disney tattoos. Fucking awful. Can't stand either.

I find (good) tattoos very sexy - a very visible badly-done, cliched one (or something dodgy a racist/nationalistic-looking) would be a big turnoff and I might feel embarrassed to be seen with a guy with one like that, though I could forgive someone a discreet embarrassing one they'd had done when they were young.

I’m not a fan at all.
On a very cool person eg surfer type they don’t deflect from their overall cool vibe but the majority of us aren’t cool and they don’t suit us. When people think they are cool enough to carry off a tattoo, they are usually the opposite 😊

I can’t answer whether it would put me off dating someone but it’s very unlikely I’d ever date someone with one in the first place. I’d like to think I would rate someone’s character over their tattoo. He very possibly regrets his tattoo by now? It’s a conversation I’d bring up in case he’s planning more 🤣

I remember Cheryl Cole on Graham Norton talking about her tattoo that covers her bum and lower back. She said you could buy a small car for the amount it cost. 😬 So yes, expensive.

So:
Is it something they had done when younger when they had a different mindset
Where are they located/visible
What is it of/is it tacky/does it have meaning for them
Ultimately it's down to who they are in the inside

I’m not really a fan of tattoos but it wouldn’t put me off unless it was offensive.

I think that you can tell a lot about a person by what they choose to have tattooed on their body forever. It’s definitely a way to express yourself and tell people who you are (or think you are). Maybe they have an interesting story.
Although a star or anchor = not very imaginative.

I would wonder on the type of career a heavily tattooed love interest may have, especially if he was someone that I could see myself having a future with.