Everyone with tattoos would look better without them

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Im young and I just don’t like them. Almost everyone I know in my age group has them and often makes me feel pressured to get them and I just don’t think they look good. Also they are expensive and one day you might wake up and decide you don’t like it anymore and then the removal process is even more expensive.

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  2. kenclipper2000 Avatar

    Not EVERYONE but most.  I mean the rock with tattoos, or some girls small but long leg tattoos look really good.  It’s kind of a dumb thing anyway though

  3. lone_wolf1580 Avatar

    Keyword: might. Just because most people have tattoos, doesn’t mean they will regret those tattoos someday. Besides, speak for yourself.

  4. KoMoDoJoE98 Avatar

    I think they’re sexy. I also think no tattoos is sexy.

  5. bentleybasher Avatar

    I’ve never seen anything that I’d want on my skin for the rest of my life. So I’m a blank canvas. 😂

  6. Prestigious-Fig-5513 Avatar

    Yes. I have no tats and no ragrets about it.

  7. Aggressive_Tear_769 Avatar

    I didn’t get them to make me pretty, I got them because they made me happy

  8. hugoreyes81516 Avatar

    I don’t have any tattoos myself, but I think they can be cool and give you a totally different vibe. Also, I love girls with tattoos for some reason, it’s sexy for me.

  9. Away_Ad_5390 Avatar

    Instant turn-off!!

  10. undercovercatmaid102 Avatar

    I definitely wish I thought that before getting my tattoo. I regret it. I know not everyone does but I didn’t expect to regret it

  11. LJ161 Avatar

    I find people who arent heavily tattooed unattractive. I definitely have a type.

  12. Ordinary-Violinist-9 Avatar

    It doesn’t matter what you think about them. It’s completely personal to have tattoos or showing them. I have one on my shoulder with a rainbow and animals and flowers to represent my family and our childish character when we get together.

    Some days i wear shorter sleaves somedays i don’t want to show them.

  13. Jedi_Of_Kashyyyk Avatar

    Get a bunch of tattoos Casts spell of peer pressure

  14. _Frog_Enthusiast_ Avatar

    If you want, you can pay for their removal

  15. eriometer Avatar

    Fabulous news! If you don’t like tattoos you are under no obligation to get one! Hurrah!

  16. Grouchy-Mall6370 Avatar

    I mean personally I don’t have tattoos yet I can’t wait until I can get some. If I end up regretting it it’s not the end of the world and I won’t get them removed I don’t think at least cuz then I really just wasted money lmao. I will regret worst things then some ink in my skin but I don’t think I’d regret them. Don’t feel pressured tho, you don’t need one and definitely don’t get one if you don’t want one cuz then you will regret that. Tattoos are a form of expression and art and if that’s not the way you want to express yourself that’s okay!

  17. Gunslinger_11 Avatar

    Only if they are tasteful tattoos, I’ve had a coworker who looks like an acid metal album that skimmed on the cover art.

  18. Dismal_Associate1 Avatar

    Having Piercings/tattoos attracts people i want to talk to, and repels people i wouldnt like anyway

  19. LeoLaDawg Avatar

    Oh, you’re thinking about a tattoo? (Fast forward) I see you decided on convering your whole arm, ok.

  20. PCEngTr Avatar

    Agreed. Piercings too

  21. RichardStanleyNY Avatar

    As someone with 10 tattoos, I agree

  22. Parodelia12501 Avatar

    I only partially agree, a few tattoos can be sexy but after so many you start to look like a public bathroom.

  23. HameyBabey Avatar

    I love my tattoos, I got them for me, nobody else. If you’re getting PEREMENENT things on your body it should be for nobody but yourself imo.

    That being said, I look way cooler with my tattoos.

  24. SecondSaintsSonInLaw Avatar

    Absolutely not. Most of mine are used to cover up awful scars on my body.
    If you’re too chicken shit to get one, then just say that.

  25. milezero13 Avatar

    We should just change this sub named to. “You shouldn’t have something because I don’t like it.”

  26. Tupac-Amaru_Shakur Avatar

    Some people give up on looking good because… they can’t, and they know it, so they try to be noticed for other reasons. Literally, sometimes for looking just awful. Because to some people, negative attention is better than no attention. 

  27. klimekam Avatar

    People without tattoos look like buttered noodles

  28. massiveavocadopit Avatar

    Many people love their tattoos. I find them attractive when done right. Don’t get them because everyone else is, then you will definitely regret it and hate them more.

  29. crazymissdaisy87 Avatar

    I don’t care. It’s not about looks, it’s a reminder that I can and will survive 

  30. kenobrien73 Avatar

    Agree and I have 1.

  31. Radiant_Pudding5133 Avatar

    Good thing people get tattoos for themselves and not for you then

  32. bluetie980 Avatar

    I regret my tattoo. I assume everyone does eventually.

  33. Most_Consideration98 Avatar

    Yeah I don’t wear em for other people chief. I don’t give a fuck what others think about them

  34. stxxyy Avatar

    I got mine for personal reasons. Aesthetic was not one of them

  35. groomer7759 Avatar

    I personally don’t care to have anything permanently etched into my skin, but people who have tattoos always get defensive if you say you don’t care for them. I don’t care if they like them or not really, I just don’t.

  36. cyberdw4rf Avatar

    To everyone thinking about getting a tattoo: think bout it for two years. If you still like the idea, go get it. If you don’t, let it be. Permanent is a long time. I regret nothing. And I don’t care if someone else doesn’t like them. I did them because I like them. And because they tell my story. You do you.

  37. cvlrymedic Avatar

    I promise you; my face is still fucked up with or without the tattoos I have that can’t be seen with shorts and a t shirt on

  38. iamhefty Avatar

    Often it looks like putting bumper stickers on a Ferrari.

  39. clemdane Avatar

    I don’t particularly like them either, but to each her own.

  40. coffeeislife_SA Avatar

    Yawn. Can we make this a banned topic now. It crops up repeatedly. Hardly an unpopular opinion.

  41. ravenfreak Avatar

    It’s not your body op, who cares what others do with theirs? This is what’s wrong with society.

  42. Minimum_Moose_9242 Avatar

    The main reason tattoos are sexy is because you know that person is going to be easier to fuck

  43. Lady_Gator_2027 Avatar

    Mixed feels. I’ve seen people with amazing art work, and I’ve seen people that look like a toddler went crazy with a sharpie. What grinds me, are the people that cover themselves, then complain that people judge them. Don’t get me wrong, no one should be judging anyone, but you did it to yourself. I was born with a genetic birth defect and get judged every day of my life for something I have zero control over, so I really don’t have a ton of sympathy for people that intentionally do something they know will be met with mixed reviews

  44. Fuzzy_Dragonfly_ Avatar

    People posting stuff like this makes me want to get more tattoos

  45. Important_Contest_64 Avatar

    Worry about yourself and not what others do with their lives that literally doesn’t affect you. No one is forcing you to get tattoos. If you feel pressured, you need to work on your own self esteem.

    Also, unpopular opinion about tattoos has been done to death.

  46. blknble Avatar

    It kind of sounds like you might actually want one, or at least feel conflicted, and are trying to justify not having any by convincing yourself tattoos just aren’t worth it. It’s easier sometimes to write something off than to sit in the discomfort of feeling left out.

    You mentioned feeling pressured, how has that shown up for you? Like, are people actually pushing you, or is it more the vibe that everyone has them and you’re the odd one out?

    And when you say they don’t “look good,” what do you mean exactly? Is it certain styles or placements? Because I’ve seen some truly beautiful tattoos and also some really awful ones. It’s a pretty wide art form and some tattoos are a part of deep cultural traditions.

  47. ValenciaHadley Avatar

    Some of mine cover scars, tattoos will always look better to me than scars. Planning another scar cover up soon

  48. BYNX0 Avatar

    Some people look really good with tattoos. Although the people that have dozens of tattoos have gone overkill – too many tattoos is ugly.

  49. BottyFlaps Avatar

    Even if that wasn’t the case, permanent tattoos are a bad idea. Feelings and tastes change over time, so why get yourself stuck with a specific pattern or image? You could have temporary tattoos instead, so then you’re not stuck with the same ones all the time.

  50. JustAd7122 Avatar

    In cartoons and video games they can look cool but in real life they just loon tacky.

  51. SnowQueen795 Avatar

    Yup totally agree with you, OP.

  52. IzAMess13 Avatar

    you’re right this is an unpopular opinion! most people don’t wake up and choose to conform to your beauty standards OP

  53. BatmanhasClass Avatar

    Trust me when you’re older you’ll feel silly about being pressured about anything at all. Tell them no with confidence that it’s just not your thing! They’ll respect it and leave you alone over time

  54. KrassKas Avatar

    Sounds like you need to find a way to not let the peer pressure get to you

  55. IndependenceOk7554 Avatar

    tbh this is not an unpopular opinion. its very popular. in some cultures and religions even the dominant opinion.

  56. DecemberPaladin Avatar

    Sometimes tattoos are neither for looks, nor for others’ approval.

  57. redd0130 Avatar

    That happened to me. I woke up one day and hated them. I only have 5 . I’m removing them now. The laser removal process is super expensive and super painful. You live and you learn.

  58. skeltox Avatar

    People getting mad about someone’s unpopular opinion is hilarious 🤣

  59. keysandchange Avatar

    Not unpopular on this site, gets posted every other week

  60. MyCatIsAnActualNinja Avatar

    I love them. I only have one that I got 20 years ago but I’m a fan of all kinds of tattoos

  61. ToukaMareeee Avatar
    1. don’t let yourself be pressured. I have tattoos and most of my friends don’t, or a personal one in an area you don’t usually see. The majority of people actually aren’t tattooed and it’s still a taboo in lots of places.

    2. I’m not doing it to look good, attractive or sexy to anyone else that isn’t me. I do it because I think they’re fun, I like the looks personally, I like that it’s actually a personal thing that is related to me as an individual. I take a long time to decide on my tattoos because I want them to be especially personal, not necessarily deep meaning, but personal. Someone else’s opinions on it, is not.

  62. sneaky_42_42 Avatar

    upvoted because unpopular

  63. _H017 Avatar

    Same. So many girls on dating apps specifically mention that they go crazy for them. It annoys me.

  64. Rly_Shadow Avatar

    I’ve wanted one for some time, but i already know not to get one.

    I KNOW I would regret it lol. I’m too picky as well.

  65. hivemind5_ Avatar

    Time to get a new tattoo

    All of mine are pretty so 🤷‍♀️

  66. lowsoft1777 Avatar

    I got tattoos specifically to piss off the anti tattoo crowd

    Love the salty tears when someone tells me I’ve desacrated my body. Yes, I have, specifically to bother people like you

  67. akiroraiden Avatar

    for you. i think girls with tattoos get a buff to hotness.

    also, we dont get tattoos to look pretty or impress you, i hot mine for myself.

  68. caitimusprime Avatar

    Good thing people aren’t getting tattoos to appease you.

  69. Reflxing Avatar

    Good thing you have bodily autonomy and you don’t have to! Yayyyy!

  70. xneurianx Avatar

    Feeling peer pressure to get tattoos is shitty, sorry you feel like that.

    I love my tattoos, don’t regret them, don’t care what other people think about them, but I’m never going to push someone who doesn’t want them to get one.

    I do my thing with my skin, you do your thing with yours. It’s all good.

  71. TheRealPhilFry Avatar

    FFS the point of this thread is to express an admittedly unpopular opinion. That’s what OP did. Not sure why there are a bunch of people lecturing OP for that opinion.

  72. NoM4nsL4nd Avatar

    I don’t think others peoples free will is pretty and am gonna judge everyone’s appearance because my fresh untainted skin is better than yours and when we die it’s gonna be super significant that my skin is perfect and yours isn’t

  73. Switchcitement Avatar

    Hard disagree. Take an upvote.

  74. Sea_Excuse_6795 Avatar

    This sure triggered some fragile egod

  75. Not-An-FBI Avatar

    I’ve seen one naked woman in my entire time on reddit who had tattoos that actually complemented her body and looked cool. Almost all tattoos just look like varying levels of random doodles.

  76. IAmJustAHusk Avatar

    You don’t like them. So don’t get them. This opinion isn’t unpopular, it’s just rude and frankly makes you look stupid and childish.

  77. sir_thrillho Avatar

    It’s weird for you to assume that just because you don’t like them it means everyone automatically got them for bad reasons? You feeling pressured to get them is a you problem, nobody is actually making you.

  78. Patton-Eve Avatar

    Women who choose to go down the reconstruction route after a mastectomy often get realistic nipple tattoos done…don’t think they will regret that.

    Also some who choose not to reconstruct have the scars covered with tattoos.

    In fact a lot of people get scars covered with tattoos.

  79. DamarsLastKanar Avatar

    >I have opinion

    Cool. Watch the movie Memento when you’re old enough.

  80. ethnomath Avatar

    I think it depends. Some tattoos are really elegant and well thought out. Others are just chicken scratch. There’s a subset of young people get tattoos to rebel and to feel grown up. I think a perfect example were the members of One Direction. A lot of the members started getting tattoos but they were mostly of random small stuff and it was obvious that was the probably their only outlet of rebelling that wasn’t gonna put them in jail or hurt their fanbase.

    I think we should encourage young people to rebelling with piercings, they’re a lot less permanent than tattoos.