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my partner wanted to make that commmitment to one another in our civil union. we wanted instead of having coventional wedding rings, we decided to have a more perminent ring to show our devotion to one another.
we called around and were told that they didn't put any type of art one peoples finger, because "just in case someone changed their minds!, excuse me, but doesn't that apply to all tatoo's with someone's name on them?.
well to make a long story shot, we did find one place that did it for us,
i just have 2 questions to ask?, one, y the big brewhaha about tatooing a finger, (pam anderson comes to mind), and when we did get ti don, they onlu put it on the outside of our ring finger, but not on the inside, is there any reason for this, or did we get just another line of b.s.?

thanks for time
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I'm not sure why you ladies made your posting a poll, and I'm also not sure why you didn't ask the tattooist what their reasoning was for refusing or doing it a certain way, but here's what I know about finger tattoos.

Any tattooist can refuse to do any work they wish, be it a design, or someone's face, or a marital tattoo, or whatever. I feel better hearing a tattooist refused to do work they felt wasn't a good idea rather than just taking someone's money and inking them up.

There's a lot of debate about tattooing fingers, and most of it comes down to the fact that there's very little muscle or tissue on top of the blood vessels and tendons, unlike most of the rest of the body. Some people have had nerve damage or blood poisoning from finger tattoos although those stories are rare, that is a potential risk.

The reason for not tattooing the surface of the hands and feet is that the skin is different from the rest of the body. Those areas are made for high contact, lots of friction, and the skin there sloughs off differently than the entire rest of the body. Almost all tattoos done on palms of hands, undersides of fingers and the soles of the feet are a waste of time and money, as they literally wear off and fade away.

Love your new photo Rae!

My hubby has my name tattooed on the inside of his arm. It was his 10 yr anniversary present to me. He said the guy didn't refuse to do it but said it was stupid to get anyone's name (except children or parent/close relative) put on your body because you may change your mind. He said he could always get a big X tattooed over it and put "sucks" below it if we ever divorced...plus he said it would be a big reminder not to get married again LOL!

This is more true than you could know. My dad got my mom's name tattooed on his arm some years ago. They just got divorced after 29 years of marriage this past December. Gotta love it, and if you do get someone's name you have been warned!!

THere was a comedian who addressed the name tatoos...I loved what she said...she'd just get "*name* loves her boo" so that it would apply to anyone she dated! LoL.
Yeah...I can see not getting a name. But I actually like the idea of a wedding tattoo...The person may just have a policy of "no names/wedding/dating/I-wanna-screw-you-so-I-thought-this-would-get-me-there tattoos"...I can see his point too.
Glad yall got yours, and all the best for your marriage.

Although if you did have a tattoo of someone's name and broke up, you could just get a line tattooed through it and the next person's name underneath. It could get to be a long list and quite comical as well.

(I've actually seen it done. Most don't believe it was done at different times. I got a kick out of it)

I think it would be tacky to do that, and if the list was getting long I certainly wouldn't want to be the next in line!! Different strokes for different folks, though.

Mmmm.... I don't think I'd go for that idea, or the person who had a list of names tattooed on them!

I'd be pretty surprised if an artist would do that tattoo of something like that. If most are hedgy about doing one name, what would they say about 5??

I'm glad to hear that artists are wary about tattooing names. I see nothing wrong with getting a tattoo or piercing as a part of a commitment (I had a piercing as my "wedding ring" for a prior marriage), but sadly a lot of relationships don't last and I don't think people always think it through sufficiently.

The worst story I heard was second hand, but I think it was actually true. My stepdaughter, knowing I like body art, told me her mom got sig-other's name tattooed on her leg. Since the same stepdaughter had told me recently that her mom didn't see this relationship as permanent, I asked her about that. She told me her mom had told her "When we break up I'll get it removed."

I've heard of several electricians who had a wedding band tattooed on their finger due to the risk of wearing a ring in their profession. I used to do a lot of similarly risky hands-on work around electronics, which was why I had a piercing. I'm sure there are artists who happily do that kind of work. However, in our society where so many relationships are transient and so many people have mixed or negative feelings about marriage, I certainly understand NOT wanting to do it.

Julie