what have you heard? I would like to know.
2006-07-12 09:45:58 · 68 answers · asked by daniel c 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
It's not bad luck just not a good idea unless you are already blood relative, ie your kids, mom, or in memorial. Those people can't leave you (normally). But if you put someone that is a choice you are not just counting on your commitment you are counting on theirs. Regardless of what people say it is permanent, even if you remove or cover it, it will always be there. If there is even the remotest chance you will ever break up then think about having this person's name on you if you are with someone else later. Get a piercing instead and tell your sig other it's for them.
My advice if you want a tattoo get something that represents you not someone else. You'll be much happier.
2006-07-12 10:08:12 · answer #1 · answered by Max B 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I would suggest is you are young and just dating, I would wait,now if you are married and don't plane on leaving and you both have a great friendship along with lovers go ahead.In any case just don't make it so large so if you do decide to do it you can have it covered with something else.My hubby put my name on his arm and we have been together 8 yrs.Allot of people told him not to do it but it was something he wanted,hey everything we do in life,we end up taken chances.If we all went into a relationship thinking it wont work out ,then why even bother getting into one.Not everyone is the same,things happen and things don't ever happen.Take chances,everything broken can be fixed,only thing that we need to know is the only thing that cant be fixed or replaced is a lost one
2006-07-12 09:54:34 · answer #2 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is bad luck...because you will eventually find another "sinificant" other and then you'll want to put their name on you.
And on and on.
And then, after time, all those tat's will turn an ugly black and one day you'll wake up and wonder why the heck you decided to use your body to advertise someone who was a part of your distant past.
2006-07-12 09:53:14 · answer #3 · answered by docscholl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I honestly don't know about it being "bad luck," but most relationships I've known to have had tattoos of a significant other's name have ended up in failure. I don't think it's a great idea, even if you are married. I always feel like it kind of jinxes the relationship. This is purely observation/opinion. I can list many celebrities who've had this happen (Johnny Depp and Winona Rider to name just one) and I've known a few people throughout my life to go through it.
2006-07-12 09:49:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it takes a fair amount of confidence to do this.
I suggest not going too large and keeping it a little private (on your back or something as opposed to an arm). You won't regret your decision it if you stay together. If you ever split up you might need to get it removed or covered.
If you think it looks tacky you could always have the name translated into a artistic looking foreign script (Chinese, Sanskrit, Arabic etc.) it will look more mysterious and also be your special secret. Just make sure you trust the translator :)
2006-07-12 09:57:48 · answer #5 · answered by travelerNY 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love my husband with all my heart, I have five tattooes and his name in not one of them. He also has tattooes and my name is not on him. We have been together almost 10 years and both have the same reason for not branding each ourselves with names... we love each other now, but what if something were to happen in the future. It may not necessarily be bad luck, but it would be a bad decision.
2006-07-12 09:57:41 · answer #6 · answered by jtj 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that people MAKE their own luck! If YOU think it will be bad luck and still do it, IT WILL BE BAD LUCK., but if you think that it's good luck, to no good or bad luck, then i don't se a problem. Thinking it will be bad luck, you will start imagining things and therefore thinking they are a result of the bad luck brought by the tatoo. Nowadays, there are more relationships that fail than those that don't. So I'd think twice before tatooing another person's name on yourself.
Good LUCK!
2006-07-12 09:51:24 · answer #7 · answered by Maximus C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
speaking from experience, I would say no, the tattoo itself isn't bad luck, but the relationship may be bad. I had one of my former girlfriends, who I thought at the time would be my wife, on both arms. It turned out very very bad. I have since had them covered. But I have my wife's name on my chest and we have been married for 12 years. I think we had been married for 2-3 years when I got it done.
2006-07-12 09:50:32 · answer #8 · answered by jmndad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not that it's bad luck, but if you ever were to break up, now you have this tattoo of someone's name that you don't like anymore. I think they say it's bad luck so that they don't have to talk about the fact that it would be awkward if they broke up.
2006-07-12 09:49:07 · answer #9 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not "bad luck", but definately Not a good idea...just check into what you have to go through to get it off or covered up. Instead, maybe think about getting a tat of something that represents that person...I have a bird of paradise that is my son, and a tribal orchid vine with a faerie for my daughter...just ideas....
2006-07-12 09:49:36 · answer #10 · answered by msE758 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋