I know there is going to be a huge variety of answers here, so type away!
For me, I would never dream of such a thing. A marriage is never guaranteed, never. Sure, you can have dreams and hopes that your marriage will last forever but people change, things happen and you just never know what life throws your way!
Now my children, yes, I would tattoo their names on my body (if you are the tattoo type) because I know my babies are my babies for life and that is a different situation. Thoughts? Opinions?
LOL. some of your responses had me rolling! I like tattoo's. I have three of them. Never my husband name, i dont have my kids names, but i would do it....
And Julie G, i disagree with you about the marriage lasting forever and it being a guarantee, yes YOU can work hard and make it last but your partner has to be willing as well. My first marriage ended in divorce because he stepped out. Yes we went through one year of marriage counseling and it did not work for me. Every time i looked at him i thought of his hands on some other woman when three years earlier he made a vow to me in front of our parents, our family and in front of God that i would be his one and only till death do us part. After he cheated, i lost respect and trust for him as a man, as my husband and as the father of my child. I tried my heart out to make it work but honestly, the man disgusted me after I learned his body parts were in someone else. Gross!
And trust me, this wasn't a one night stand and 15 min of weakness, this was an ongoing affair lasting for 6 months. All confessed by the man i married.
Funniest thing I saw was a neck tat on a woman, which read Jessie's girl. Only Jessie was crossed out.
Best,
F. B.
I am not against tattoos, I have one myself.
That said, I would never, ever tattoo a spouse or SO name on my body.
My grandpa had "Mary" on his arm.... his second wife was Patty.
My dad has "Linda" on his arm... he married my mom, Kathi, and now is married to Becky.
See where I'm going with this.....? NO spousal tattoos!
No.
But I often write T + E with a heart around it on the windshield of his car when there's a frost.
Cuz that's just how badass I am.
:)
When I was 16 (1994ish) I managed to get a tattoo on my lower back with my then boyfriends initials. My parents had no idea and it was with a homemade tattoo gun. Stupid I know. We did stay together until about age 19 but I had this lovely (not) tattoo on my back. Then on my 3rd anniversary (2002-03 ish) with my now ex-husband, we both got a tattoo of a konji sign that meant eternity. It was on my stomach. We were divorced before our 7th anniversary. Finally, in 2012, I had them both covered up with something else. I am remarried and have a total of 6 kids (his, mine & ours). I will never do anything like that again. I did get a tattoo that represented the kids, that's no problem. I have nothing against tattoos (I have 7), but I will never make the mistake again to do something regarding my spouse. I do believe with all my heart, we are in it for the long haul, but I won't do it again.
Hell no.
Babies, yes. A man? No.
I have loved my husband since we were 13 years old. Now in our 50's. No I would never tattoo his name on my body.
I do remember using a Bic Blue ink pen to write his name on my hand, but I was a child then.
I will not "mark the temple" with permanent ink.
It's the relationship kiss of death so...no. I have a friend who got a tattoo of his wife's name (and his...like a "Jack & Jill Forever" kind of message) after something like 13 years of marriage and she up and left him a year later. Crazy.
No. I have 5 tattoos (2 are the name/dob of my boys disguised in a design created by my husband) but I will not tattoo my husband's name on my body. My boys are my forever and as committed as I am to my husband/marriage (together 19 years, married 11) I would not put his name on my body.
No, I would never tattoo a name on my body. I do have a tattoo. Always wanted a second one but just got distracted.
A marriage can be a guarantee, if you make it one, btw. That's what marriage in fact means --through sickness,poverty, etc.
definitely not! but not a fan of tattoos!
Hell no! I would never tattoo anything on my body. Personally, I hate tattoos and am turned off by people who have many, visible tattoos all over their bodies. I can deal with one or two small ones, but I really dislike tattoos.
Anyway, as for my husband's name, no way. I have no reason to believe we won't be together forever, but if anything happened, I really would not want something permanently on my body like that. You just never know.
My kids - and my husband - know I love them. I don't need their names on my body to prove it, or to remind myself.
I have nothing against the people who have tattoos - I just hate their tattoos. :)
Nope.
The only names I would get are my kids', but I prefer images.
I love tattoos and have 7. The only one you can see unless I am in flip flops or a bathing suit is on my ring finger. Which if I have my wedding ring on you can't see either. I've been married for 13 years and about 8 ago we decided to get symbols, Not Names!!, tattooed. My husband works on the border, walking in cane and brush taller than he is and lost his ring 5x before we made the decision to get tattooed. It's his only one. And I love his and mine. And if something ever did happen (knock on wood) I can either wear a ring to cover it or get that really small section of my skin removed (thanks real housewives for showing me this is an option, lol)
If I get to have it for the rest of my life and it ends up looking "saggy and gross" I won't give a damn! :) I mean lets be honest when your 70 who's going to care anyways. Once gravity takes hold whether you have tattoos or not the only one that's going to be "checking you out" is your husband anyways.
Only if it's a situation where I believe that I can look back after a breakup and consider our time together so significant as to be memorialized forever on my person. It likely wouldn't be visible to the general public. I have my best friend's name on me, and we don't speak anymore, but that was a hell of a time in my life that I wouldn't take back.
Some people use tattooing as a way to chronicle significant moments, as a living, breathing journal of their lives. It all really depends on what this particular art form means to the person and how he/she wants to use it.
In theory yes I would because I believe marriage is a sure thing. I can't control anyone, but I know I made the promise for always, and that's something I will never take back or be ashamed of no matter what. That being said I have no worries about my hubby straying or whatever, but again, I could never regret any time I have spent with him. But ouch! I got a tat at 19, it took 3 hrs and it hurt!!!! Never again!
I would NEVER willingly tattoo anything on my body, much less a boyfriend or husband's name.
I won't tattoo anyone's name on my body. Images representing them (like a dragonfly for my daughter) but not names.
No way.
No names on my person.
I do have a tattoo.
But I would never do any names.
Um, no. Even if I'm with him till my last dying breath, the answer is still no. My body won't be improved with his name on it.
Nope, says the guy with a tattoo of just about everything else on him.
No.
I don't do tattoo's.
My husband and my son are forever in my heart.
I don't need ink injected under my skin to express/display my feelings.
I do have tattoos but no I would not put any mans name except God, my father, or my sons. You just never know what will happen and you may not want your spouses name on you forever.
no i would not. however if i do get my childrens name tattooed on me then i have hubbys name on me by default. (they share the same name)
my husband has more tattoos than i can count, the only names he has on him are our two children. funny story about that. he had space on his upper wrists so he had my daughters name tattooed on his right wrist and sons name on left, i said why did you do that and he said because when i sign stuff (he is right handed) i dont want people thinking i tattooed my own name on me. lol.
great and fun question
I prefer virgin skin on myself, my man and my child. :) There must be some of us out there!
In my opinion my marriage is forever...that is kind of the point in me being married. But I would never tattoo his name because I hate tattoos.
No, I wouldn't. However, I might tattoo a symbol of love or that reminds me of that person if they were a part of my life. I don't have a tattoo, but if I were to get one or more, I've thought of numerous designs or symbols I would get to represent this life I've lived...I would personally NEVER tattoo anyone's name (even my kids names).
Haha--not reading ahead on these but from your update I guess there are women that think they're immune from the "marital blindside." I think most women are gobsmacked by divorce and I see this point completely!
My answer? No. Nit because I think my marriage may end, but because I think it smacks if ownership. And no O. owns me.
AND, I'd never get ANY tattoo.
I can appreciate the art, but it's not for me.
O. day nursing homes will be full of tramp stamps in diapers!
I don't have any tattoos. But I would NOT tattoo anyone's name on me. My kids, hmm maybe.
My husband has a really cool name. One that, if tattooed, some would never know that it's the name of a person.
With that being said, I respond to this question with a resounding HELL NO.
I'm not big on tatoos anyway but no I wouldn't. One reason is heaven forbid my spouse dies and I get remarried. It might start to bug my new husband if he's always looking at my 1st husband's name. It should be understandable etc but just not worth the risk.
No, a tattoo is dye that gets into the body. I don't want cancer!
Plus, when you get old, they start to look saggy and gross.
So I guess the answer is no to all the questions! :)
Name, no. I do plan to get a tattoo with my kids birthdays and my anniversary on it at some point. DH has a tattoo with the kids bdays and our anniversary, but no names.
Nope, but that may be because I would never get a tattoo. If I did get a tattoo, it certainly wouldn't be anyone's name. I just can't think of anything that I want so badly that I have to have it inked onto my body.
I'm not the tattoo type so for that reason alone I wouldn't. I enjoy tattoos on other people a lot but they're not for me.
OMG never!
Not opposed to tattoos either.
I just don't want anyone's name on me.
My luck, I'd get a tattoo & that would be the end of us.
yes I would. I'm actually trying to get him to go and get one with me :) He doesn't have any, I have 1
Given that we have been married for 17 years, and he isn't a fan of tattoos, and if I was going to do it, I'd have done it by now.... I'd say "No, I wouldn't."
I have one tattoo about the size of a dime on me but I would be open to more. I have been divorced after getting married for the first time at age 30, being a Christian and thinking I waited to marry Mr. Right...WRONG! So I agree that NO marriage is ever guaranteed not matter how hard you work at it. Want to know why? Because marriage involves TWO people and although *you* can say you will give it 100%+, you cannot guarantee the same of the other person. Hence, divorces.
So to answer your question, no, I would not get my spouses name tattooed on my body. And I am remarried to my real true love and I still wouldn't. JMO.
No tattoos of anything. I'm whimp and would probably make the artist stop before he/she were done! I don't like pain and can't see myself voluntarily letting someone stick a needle in me thousands of times!
Only if you held a gun to my head.
Nope. If I wasn't a big baby I'd get something for my kids.
No way, not ever. I will never get a tattoo of any kind, but even if I did it would not be a significant other's name. One thing I haven't seen mentioned here is the loss of a spouse. Even if you don't believe in divorce or believe you will be together until death do you part, tragedies happen, sadly. I know many people who have lost their spouses, fiancés, etc. at a young or relatively young age and would like a second chance at love. The next significant other might not appreciate the deceased's name tattoo. JMO.
My friend is a tattoo artist. He has told his client to never tattoo your spouse or boy/girlfriends name on your body. Children or a decease relative yes. I have 5 tattoos 3 of them represent my deceased Brother, a half moon represents me 3 stars for my children and diamond shapes behind the stars for my grandchildren the last one I got represents my parents. Anka with 2 roses with butterfly wing on each side.
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My friend is a tattoo artist. He has told his client to never tattoo your spouse or boy/girlfriends name on your body. Children or a decease relative yes. I have 5 tattoos 3 of them represent my deceased Brother, a half moon represents me 3 stars for my children and diamond shapes behind the stars for my grandchildren the last one I got represents my parents. Anka with 2 roses with butterfly wing on each side.
I wouldn't tattoo anything on my body:)
haha i would only cause my son's name is the exact same as his.
It sounds endearing, but no I wouldn't. Just not into tattoos, although I've seen some nice ones. I don't get tattooing names on your body, kids or otherwise.
Hell no. No word tattoos and no face tattoos. Google will give you thousands if not millions of reasons why, and the possibility of divorce is not one of them.
