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Tattoos in General

Do Tattoos make a person more or less attractive?

  • More attractive

    Votes: 4 13.3%

  • Less attractive

    Votes: 18 60.0%

  • IDGAF

    Votes: 8 26.7%
  • Total voters
    30
Winston

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Even ****ty ones,

more attractive or less attractive?

I vote more, because of the thigh tattoo.
 
Winston said:
Even ****ty ones,

more attractive or less attractive?

I vote more, because of the thigh tattoo.
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In general, it still really depends on the type of tattoos.

If you have some good ones or even halfway decent, more attractive.

If you have ****ty ones, or my personal worst - a name on your neck, less attractive.
 
It really depends on the tattoo. Some tattoos are a work of art, other's just look cool and really fit the person.

Others, like some stupid basic white girl **** or an ex-lover's name? Yeah, those are stupid.
 
americanwoman said:
In general, it still really depends on the type of tattoos.

If you have some good ones or even halfway decent, more attractive.

If you have ****ty ones, or my personal worst - a name on your neck, less attractive.
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Neck tats of your 1st and 2nd baby mamas make me swoon.

I knew this discussion would be muddied by the many variables in the execution of a tattoo idea. It can be poorly placed, poorly drawn, and end up being a mess. But, in general, I think women view dudes with tats in a better light than dudes without them. Just like the view dudes with muscles in a better light than dudes without them.

As for me, I like and appreciate body art, and would encourage a girlfriend to get as many tattoos as she wants.
 
IDK, It is a personal choice.

For my taste, tattoo's can be overdone.
 
americanwoman said:
In general, it still really depends on the type of tattoos.
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True.

If you have some good ones or even halfway decent, more attractive.
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I think attractive people look good with all but the worst tattoos.
The tattoo artist's pallette is more important than his ink.


If you have ****ty ones, or my personal worst - a name on your neck, less attractive.
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I know a girl who tattooed "Truth Hurts" on the back of her neck.
Not sure what she was going for with that one...:shrug:
 
americanwoman said:
In general, it still really depends on the type of tattoos.

If you have some good ones or even halfway decent, more attractive.

If you have ****ty ones, or my personal worst - a name on your neck, less attractive.
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Exactly.

In general I don't like the things covering entire arms, legs, back or whatever. Less is more. JMHO. They can be works of art, but I don't want that on my partner. Tastefully done, it makes no difference to me in terms of attractiveness.

I sometimes laugh thinking what they will look like as the person really starts to age.

Edit: My wife has a small one on the underside of her wrist. I don't have any. "don't want that on my partner" was in reference to the mural variety.
 
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Winston said:
. But, in general, I think women view dudes with tats in a better light than dudes without them. Just like the view dudes with muscles in a better light than dudes without them.
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Maybe.....

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/attraction-evolved/201702/are-men-tattoos-more-attractive


From the article......

"Women thought that the men looked healthier with a tattoo, which supports the biologists’ theory. However, tattoos didn’t make a man look more or less attractive. Women thought tattooed men would be worse partners and fathers than men without tattoos, perhaps because tattoos signal impulsiveness and a propensity for risk-taking  —  hardly the characteristics most women prioritize in a long-term partner. Both men and women agreed that a man with a tattoo looked more masculine, dominant, and aggressive."

The research was done in Poland, though.... so.......anyone seen any Polish tatoos?
 
radioman said:
Maybe.....

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/attraction-evolved/201702/are-men-tattoos-more-attractive


From the article......

"Women thought that the men looked healthier with a tattoo, which supports the biologists’ theory. However, tattoos didn’t make a man look more or less attractive. Women thought tattooed men would be worse partners and fathers than men without tattoos, perhaps because tattoos signal impulsiveness and a propensity for risk-taking  —  hardly the characteristics most women prioritize in a long-term partner. Both men and women agreed that a man with a tattoo looked more masculine, dominant, and aggressive."

The research was done in Poland, though.... so.......anyone seen any Polish tatoos?
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Could be some women just reblog pics of guys with tats with <3's all over them, because they are being impulsive themselves. But, in the real world, not behind a screen, they have different preferences.

There also is no magic bullet that applies across the board to all girls.

I guess, if they view men with tats as more masculine, dominant, and aggressive, does that make someone more or less attractive? Probably depends on the girl, the girl's history, and experience of love, or lack of love, in order to make any determination.
 
Winston said:
Neck tats of your 1st and 2nd baby mamas make me swoon.

I knew this discussion would be muddied by the many variables in the execution of a tattoo idea. It can be poorly placed, poorly drawn, and end up being a mess. But, in general, I think women view dudes with tats in a better light than dudes without them. Just like the view dudes with muscles in a better light than dudes without them.

As for me, I like and appreciate body art, and would encourage a girlfriend to get as many tattoos as she wants.
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Not this woman. A tat has never made a man more attractive to me. Well, ok, maybe a good one back in the day, but since many men sport them now, I don't hold a dude with tats in a better light than the non-inked dude.
 
Never carried for tattoos on women. They can take a solid ten and make her a seven.
 
Gina said:
Not this woman. A tat has never made a man more attractive to me. Well, ok, maybe a good one back in the day, but since many men sport them now, I don't hold a dude with tats in a better light than the non-inked dude.
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Yeah? I've been wanting to get one for awhile, because, it suits my personality. It has to be congruent with someone's personality, for maximum effect. Like, imagine if your pastor got thug life blasted across his forearms, makes no sense. But, imagine if someone on parole got a machete down there forearm, makes perfect sense.

My personality is eccentric, irreverent, and blunt. So, I would like to get a tattoo that reflects that. But, the placement will be across my left pectoral, so it won't be readily visible, until I take my shirt off. I like surprises too. But, I get what you're saying, someone with tattoos from head to toe, isn't automatically more attractive to you. Which would go against what I said a few posts ago.
 
Winston said:
Yeah? I've been wanting to get one for awhile, because, it suits my personality.
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But, I get what you're saying, someone with tattoos from head to toe, isn't automatically more attractive to you. Which would go against what I said a few posts ago.
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I sense some vacillation here.
Tattoos are pretty much permanent.
Be sure.
Word to the wise.....the black ones are easier to remove than the multi-colored ones.
 
Winston said:
Even ****ty ones,

more attractive or less attractive?

I vote more, because of the thigh tattoo.
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Really don't care. I have quite a few, but no preference as far as whether a partner does.
 
I don't care for tats on women. At all. Ever. Call me old fashioned, or sexist, or whatever. I think they detract from a woman's beauty. JMO.

I don't mind them on men, within reason. Full bodies and sleeves, IMO, are overdone... and now too common. And that's a downside to tats anymore, they're too common.

Person 1: "Look, everybody, I got a tat."
The rest of the world: :yawn:

I have one. I have dated women with some. It wasn't deal breaker to me, but I didn't have to approve, either.

Some placement is dumb, i.e. faces, necks, etc. I've been seeing a lot of foot tats, lately, and think *why?*.
 
radcen said:
I don't care for tats on women. At all. Ever. Call me old fashioned, or sexist, or whatever. I think they detract from a woman's beauty. JMO.

I don't mind them on men, within reason.
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Instead of objectifying women in general and creating a double standard, why not just say you don't appreciate them romantically? You're not judging, right, it's just a matter of aesthetics.
 
ecofarm said:
Instead of objectifying women in general and creating a double standard, why not just say you don't appreciate them romantically? You're not judging, right, it's just a matter of aesthetics.
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I'm sure you will take anyone and everyone that comes along. Without regard to decorations, size, hygiene habits, race/ethnicity, upbringing, or anything else. A skinny Korean is the same as a blonde Swede is the same as an 800 lb Bolivian. Yes, I'm sure you're the paragon of equal opportunity.

:roll:

People like what they like, and there's nothing wrong with that. Grow up and get over yourself.
 
radcen said:
I'm sure you will take anyone and everyone that comes along. Without regard to decorations, size, hygiene habits, race/ethnicity, upbringing, or anything else. A skinny Korean is the same as a blonde Swede is the same as an 800 lb Bolivian. Yes, I'm sure you're the paragon of equal opportunity.

:roll:

People like what they like, and there's nothing wrong with that. Grow up and get over yourself.
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800 is a little much.
 
I think tattoos are a sign that people aren’t comfortable with their skin. I’m a brown person (though light brown/fair complexion) and it is very rare that you find tattoos among us brown people (South Asian community). Now obviously that is mostly because of cultural and religious reasons, but I find that tattoos are mostly an American thing among White people (don’t know about Europe). Tattoos are also among a certain class of people, not very popular among the highly educated group (like Ivy Leaguers for example) and also generational (I think millenials aren’t that interested in tattoos as the older generations).

So for me this is something psychological. Only those people want to permanently decorate their skin because they aren’t comfortable with their tone. Otherwise it makes no sense to turn your body into a canvas.
 
I really don't care one way or the other......But I'm not sure about placing peoples names on my body.
 
It’s difficult to find stats on this, but I suspect that majority of people who get tats are when they are still quite young, in their teenage years. Then they accumulate more tats as they get older. But it must be quite rare for someone to get their first tat in life when they are in their 40s or 30s or even late 20s. Hence, those who do get tats in that mature age range must have gotten their first tat when they were much younger and so simply continued the practice. This proves that having more maturity and education results in not getting tats. But those who don’t get tats for cultural and religious circumstances demonstrate the superiority of growing up with certain taboos and discouraged behavior. When you grow up without a restriction you are more likely to experiment with it just to try out something new. But if you grow up knowing that certain behavior is restricted or taboo in your culture, you are more likely to avoid it at that critical age, and hence never do it at all throughout your life. In other words, it is better to grow up with more restrictions regarding certain behaviors. Since Western lifestyle and culture is very permissive in allowing their children to engage in behaviors, this is why children of that culture end up engaging in such things as getting tats, dying their hair funky colors, bizarre hairstyles, face piercings, etc.
 
It's all a matter of personal preference.

I find both of these people attractive:

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Tattoos don't bother me in the least. I would not turn down someone for a date if they were covered in tattoos, any more than I would turn them down if they were not.

And I don't think having a lot of tattoos means anything whatsoever psychological. People turn their bodies into a canvas of art because they want to. It's their choice.
 
Cherub786 said:
It’s difficult to find stats on this, but I suspect that majority of people who get tats are when they are still quite young, in their teenage years. Then they accumulate more tats as they get older. But it must be quite rare for someone to get their first tat in life when they are in their 40s or 30s or even late 20s. Hence, those who do get tats in that mature age range must have gotten their first tat when they were much younger and so simply continued the practice. This proves that having more maturity and education results in not getting tats. But those who don’t get tats for cultural and religious circumstances demonstrate the superiority of growing up with certain taboos and discouraged behavior. When you grow up without a restriction you are more likely to experiment with it just to try out something new. But if you grow up knowing that certain behavior is restricted or taboo in your culture, you are more likely to avoid it at that critical age, and hence never do it at all throughout your life. In other words, it is better to grow up with more restrictions regarding certain behaviors. Since Western lifestyle and culture is very permissive in allowing their children to engage in behaviors, this is why children of that culture end up engaging in such things as getting tats, dying their hair funky colors, bizarre hairstyles, face piercings, etc.
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In other words, you are not a fan of self-expression. You think children should be raised under the thumbs of parents who don't allow them any free expression whatsoever?

I disagree. I think that there should be a happy medium. I have a tattoo. My adult children have tattoos. My husband has like 30. There's nothing wrong with expressing yourself with tattoos, as long as you understand that there is a possibility that you will always have people looking down on you for it. Then again, I have always raised my kids to not give a **** what other people thought of them. And for the most part, I have happy, well-adjusted daughters.
 
Superfly said:
In other words, you are not a fan of self-expression. You think children should be raised under the thumbs of parents who don't allow them any free expression whatsoever?

I disagree. I think that there should be a happy medium. I have a tattoo. My adult children have tattoos. My husband has like 30. There's nothing wrong with expressing yourself with tattoos, as long as you understand that there is a possibility that you will always have people looking down on you for it. Then again, I have always raised my kids to not give a **** what other people thought of them. And for the most part, I have happy, well-adjusted daughters.
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Parents not allowing their kids to get tattoos doesn’t mean they are barring themselves from all self-expression absolutely, only barring them from a certain type of expression. My point is that when those same kids mature into adults and are free to make their own decisions why do they not get tats then? It shows that they have mentally matured and understand the reasoning of their parents and may even be grateful for it. Self expression at such an age has to be restricted in some way, especially since such expression is permanent and very difficult even painful to erase. I believe that at that age they are not really about self-expressing, only following the latest trend and trying to fit in (the opposite of self-expression ironically).

In my view there are much better ways of expressing yourself which remain true to your culture and identity. Women express themselves in feminine ways with jewelry (bracelets rings whatever), people express themselves with clothing, fashion, hairstyles. And these are only expressions in physical appearance, more higher than this is expression through writing, poetry, and positive behavior.

Tats are a form of expression in your culture but not mine. Imagine if one of your kids wanted to express themselves in the way Shi'ite Muslims do in their mourning rituals?

 
Cherub786 said:

Parents not allowing their kids to get tattoos doesn’t mean they are barring themselves from all self-expression absolutely, only barring them from a certain type of expression. My point is that when those same kids mature into adults and are free to make their own decisions why do they not get tats then? It shows that they have mentally matured and understand the reasoning of their parents and may even be grateful for it. Self expression at such an age has to be restricted in some way, especially since such expression is permanent and very difficult even painful to erase. I believe that at that age they are not really about self-expressing, only following the latest trend and trying to fit in (the opposite of self-expression ironically).

In my view there are much better ways of expressing yourself which remain true to your culture and identity. Women express themselves in feminine ways with jewelry (bracelets rings whatever), people express themselves with clothing, fashion, hairstyles. And these are only expressions in physical appearance, more higher than this is expression through writing, poetry, and positive behavior.

Tats are a form of expression in your culture but not mine. Imagine if one of your kids wanted to express themselves in the way Shi'ite Muslims do in their mourning rituals?
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Um - that is a religious mourning ritual, and has nothing to do with someone getting a tattoo.
 
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