Did you end up hating them when you got older like everyone said you would or do you still love them as much as you did when you first got them?
Current and Ex alt woman, do you regret the piercings/tattoos? Why or why not?
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Did you end up hating them when you got older like everyone said you would or do you still love them as much as you did when you first got them?
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Nope, love em all still
Current alt woman here (several facial piercings, tattoos, stretched ears and dyed hair). I do not regret any of my tattoos, I wish I had planned placement better but that’s about it. My body modifications haven’t made finding a job difficult at all like some people would assume if you have more than one piercing in your face (I’ve been asked that several times over the years at different jobs).
I regret my Monroe piercing that I got when I was 16 just purely for the scar that will always be there. It’s small, but it’s still there and will always be there :/ I have 4 other facial piercings that I love, but that’s because I don’t see myself ever taking them out
Still love them, still getting them, nobody can stop me
I turn 36 in two weeks still love all my tattoos!
I got my first 5 tattoos from 16-18, and a few piercings. The piercings I don’t regret, and I don’t necessarily regret the tattoos, but I wish my mom had told me no and/or that I knew better and knew to research artists and art styles. I went through a long process of cover ups and I’m not super happy with them. I’ve had better tattoos since and love those.
I’m 48 and have no regrets on mine. I’ve got two lobe piercings in both ears, an industrial in the left, and two helix piercings in the right. I rarely change out any of them and have those hoops that clasp on themselves so they can spin about. I like them and they give me a small bit of flair. Looking at tattoo #2 this year in the right forearm. Already have the element symbols from Avatar The Last Airbender in my left. I’ve got two ideas for text for the next one.
Not at all. I love all of them. They all mean something to me and are reminders of what I’ve been through in life. Good and bad.
As an ex emo kid, no, I don’t hate my piercings and tattoos.
I don’t wear my piercings anymore — took them out for surgery once and the holes all closed up. Never bothered to get them re-pierced. I’m allergic to 99% of materials apparently so I had recurring piercing infections, even with surgical steel. It was more negative than positive.
I still love my tattoos! I would get more tattoos in the future.
Would’ve done better placements with them haha
I have several tattoos and piercings and love them all – my tattoos are generally covered if I were to work anywhere conservative (I’d have to wear 3/4 or long sleeves to cover a flower on my forearm), and recently added another lobe and helix piercing to my existing ear piercings lol. I’ll keep adding ink when I can afford it; every time I want to add something now, the design gets bigger.
I used to be alt and no.
I fortunately never got piercings that visibly scarred my face though. I still enjoy my tattoos even if I’m a corporate minimalist now. I think it’s a part of who I am and how I’ve become who I am.
Current alt woman here, I waited until I was in my late 20s / early 30s before I started getting heavily pierced and tattooed.
I wanted tattoos when I was younger but I’m so glad I didn’t get them back then, not because my style has changed significantly (I got a tattoo a few months ago that I’ve wanted since I was 14 lol) but because I couldn’t afford the kind of artists I get work from now. I’m super picky and generally only get custom pieces from super talented artists, which has a high price tag. I think if I’d started getting work younger I would have ended up with a lot of good ideas executed poorly because I couldn’t afford the real deal.
I want to get 4 of my 6 tattoos removed. They’re not bad quality, I just don’t love them anymore.
Honestly loved my piercings when I had them. Still have a couple, and some didn’t work out. But I regret the tattoos. I was so excited to get tattoos, and my mom took me to get my first ones at 16. But they were ‘family’ tattoos. Poorly done and what they stand for disintegrated less than two years later (now they’re just a painful reminder of how crappy my mom is). Really soured me on tattoos for a long time. I want more but I’m being really thoughtful about what I want.
Do we become un-cool as we age as women? I’d still like to think I’m “alt” 👩🏼🎤
Still love em, want more
I’m 38 and I wish I had zero tattoos. I’m beyond over them!
Stretched my ears from age 17-20. I got them sewn up at 37 because I wanted to go back to regular earrings. But then I started getting tattoos.
I’m 35 and I do regret my tattoos. I wish I hadn’t gotten so many, and especially the arm ones that are visible with a tee shirt on.
I’ve started the process of having one of my tattoos removed. I closed up all of my piercings because I just can’t deal with the mental load.
I started a bit too early on the tattoos, at age 16. So I do have a couple that I may get removed one day. But out of 15+ a couple isn’t too bad. Have plans to get plenty more!
I have my ears stretched and pierced, as well as my septum, and the bottom of my navel. I’ve had all of them for decades now and have no intentions of taking them out.
Edit: I’m 37
Almost 40 getting a coverup of my very first tattoo in a few months but otherwise they are just a part of me!
I am able to keep most of them covered pretty easily for work with half sleeve shirts and long pants so it’s never been a problem but I think most places are relaxed about that these days.
Only thing I regret is not being myself earlier. My family always made fun of alt people so I never embraced it until I was 18 and moved out.