Hi all,
My wife wants to get a tattoo covering most of her arm. She recently managed to get tickets to the Oasis reunion next year and is going with her best friend.
This morning over coffee she told me she and her friend are going to get matching tattoos to commemorate the even because it will be a good memory together. I don't know who suggested it in the first place.
She has other tattoos of our children's names on her other arm. I'm really not a fan of tattoos at all but I understand the names.
She asked my opinion and I said I don't like the idea at all and that I think she is doing something she will regret in years to come. She has lovely skin and to cover it up over 1 evening at a concert seems a waste.
She said oh well it is my body. I couldn't agree more and never would I try to impose my will on her in such a way. But I said even though I respect it is your choice I don't agree with your decision for reasons I've mentioned above.
Me and my wife have had many significant moments over the years going places together but never once has she considered doing something like this over any big event we shared together.
Add to this she has issues with depression at the moment which she is now getting help with. But knowing my wife way I do after 20+ years this is a short term decision that she will end up regretting one day.
I respect her decision. I don't agree with it. I'm not going to pester her or get on at her for it but I'm worried about her going through with it for something so temporary.
Am I being unreasonable to not want her to do it? If the roles were reversed I know I wouldn't go through with it because I would trust her opinion. After all these years we know each other better than we know anyone else.