9 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Getting A Tattoo, Cuz They're Kind Of Permanent
byMeg Kehoe
I’d wanted a tattoo for as long as I could remember. I’d always been fascinated by body art — the permanence of it and the statement it makes. So, when I was 23, I made an appointment with my then roommate at the tattoo shop conveniently located beneath our apartment. I'd spent a long time perusing designs, thinking about where I would get a tattoo when the day finally came for me to pony up and stop being a chicken. But when the day came, I bypassed almost all of the questions to ask yourself before you get a tattoo. I jumped. And although my personal experience was wonderful, I don't recommend getting a tattoo on a whim. After all, it's permanent!
Lucky for me, it's five years later, and I still love my tattoo. It's simple, and it's fairly hidden (in fact, it's hidden enough that I often forget that I have it). But for every lucky tattoo experiences, there are several horror stories. Which is why it's important to sit down with this list of questions, and get real with yourself about the permanence of a tat, and why you're getting it. If you can cross of the answers to these 9 questions in a jiffy? You're ready.