While having drinks with some civvie friends Saturday night, the topic of tattoos came up. Among the talk of aging and health and body changes, one guy brought up that his shoulder fraternity tattoo had shriveled after rotator cuff surgery forced him to cut back on the weight training.
Of course, being men, we then turned into into a woman's issue.
Growing up just before the Panama City License Plate phenomena exploded in the 80s and 90s, my friends and I share a bit of a bias against tattoos. We as a group (civvie friends and myself) don't rate tattooed women to be as beautiful physically as un-tatted women when we look at women in public or the pics on various sites like the Chive - where you see arm, neck, back...(not just small of the back) tats.
Don't misunderstand me. Many of my friends married PCLP gals and they are sweethearts - same as many of the providers here. Love the person beneath, not just the skin. Yet the wives swear that childbirth 'ruined' their tattoos, or they come up with other reasons for 'tattoo remorse' these many years later.
Also, in the Hobby, we do tend to rate physical attractiveness a bit higher than other aspects - since we don't know the person beneath (yet) and we tend to just want the service and be done. No strings attached, right?
So.... my queries to the group (men and women). Tattoos in general:
Distraction, indifferent, or love?
Does location matter to you?
(For those of you opinionated about them) How many is Too Many?
Any regrets having the tattoos you have?
Curious, ga_kosh
P.S. - my answers:
Distraction
Yes, anywhere visible in public is a problem.
More than one is too many.
I have no tats myself to regret.