What are your opinions on tattoos in playpartners?

[curiouscouple4f]

Just wondering how/what the swinging world thinks of tattoos. Both my husband and I have them, and love them. What about U?

The Mrs.

[bufferoo]

I love tattoos in all forms. When they have meaning they are even better. I'm hoping get my "full suit" one day.

[Darkblue]

I think it all depends on how many and how big/small they are and of course where they are!! I have one on my upper arm so i can cover it with a short sleeved shirt if i need to, I like tattoo´s and i will get another one on the other arm but i wont go overboard as i find they can make you look like a Yobbo(gangster) if you have too many on your arms or neck/face...


Steve

[prettylady]

I have two and both come with a story.
Thats what I like about tattoos. The meaning and story. not a big fan of " I was away in *insert party town here* and I got this tat.
My first is when I got my red belt in karate. It was some encouragement to carry on. It is a pic of me in my Gi and holding my bo. I left the belt white and now that I have my black belt I am going to get the belt colored.

My second is of two fairies. One boy, one girl. My grandfather use to say I was blessed with fairies. Basically if you have a trouble maker of a child they usually have fairies for friends. It is the fairies not the child that is getting into mischief. So when I had my two children ( yep on girl one boy) I got the fairies in memory of my Grandad and named them after my kids.

Your friend,
Prettylady

I can't insert threads yet, but there is a thread out there that has a bunch of pics of peoples tattoos. Some really great ones to.

[curiouscouple4f]

I have a colorful floral on my upper left arm (have to be able to cover for work) has a bunch of meaning for me and it covers some scars there, and a very special celtic cross under my hair line on the back of my neck. I love those that are thought out and have meaning, I agree I don't care for the "I got talked into this at a party, isn't my MOM tattoo neat"..... I saw the thread on the tattoos, but couldn't access the pictures for some reason...If anyone is in the Savannah area, I have a phenomonal tattoo artist here....

The Mrs.

[ohash01]

I also have a couple that come with a story. I don't do "just pretty" or "just cool". The one on my back says "Angel of Music" in Kanji. (Cause thats what I think I am) The one on my hip is a piece of artwork I did myself once when I had my heartbroken. It basically means "Sometimes you make crappy decisions and you end up hurting, but if it was in your heart, that's all that matters".

I'm about to get a 3rd, but I'm having big problems deciding where to put it. I've been saying I'm getting it for MONTHS, but everytime I get nakey to take a shower I look at myself and go "hmmm...the two sexiest spots are already taken...pants-line on the back, and hip...where can I put one and still hide it from work? I'm thinking either on my back upper shoulder, or perhaps on my thigh, or maybe my other hip? I don't know...*sigh*

Anywho - I love them on playpartners too...if they're well done, they add to the sexiness. It's like "hey - this is something I think or something I love and it was important enought to put into artwork on my body".

[telly2]

I personally am not fussy for them, but a well done and well placed beautiful 1 i do appreciate. But from people i know who have them they are either cheesie or not well done, Thus my distaste for them. I have seen some nice ones but not on people i know. I would like tto maybe get one one day, but not today. And it would have to have great meaning for me to place it on my body.
Chantal

[LikeMinds321]

I've never seen a tattoo that made a person more attractive.

I find some tats interesting in themselves, but I have never found myself more attracted to someone because of their tattoo.

If a person has a tattoo it wouldn't deter me from playing with them. But tats aren't an aphrodisiac for me either.

LM

[Dooode]

Earlier this year at a house party, I met a woman who was the female version of "the illustrated man". I don't mind tats one way or the other, but this lady really caught my eye .. not only because she was pretty, but she was all colour even with her clothes off. The only untouched parts of her were her wrists/hands and neck/head.

She was definately a turn-on.

Aside from the colour, touching her had the effect of an optical illusion. (I don't know how to say this) Touching various parts of her, I would've expected to feel fabric or something and not just smooth skin. I thought it was erotic as hell!

[Spoomonkey]

A lot is generally a turn off. But, then I am pretty open to it, having one myself and starting to think about my next one...

I really think it depends on the person. The woman who has done all of Mrs Spoo's piercing is tattoo'd, pierced, guaged and so on... And while in most instances that would be too much, for some reason this woman is absolutely intoxicating to me. Even her body size/shape is not what I am typically attracted to, but for some reason she is just really incredible. I think it is her sincere free spirit that does it. The tattoos may not be the typical "meaningful" tattoos - maybe they are - but they are bold and real and fully a part of who she is - not just a trendy fashion thing.

Like LM said, I don't think a tattoo has ever been the aphrodisiac, nor the turn off. I think people who have a lot of tats and can pull it off have tats that are not just "tags" or "labels". And they are more than a picture on the skin - they are an outward expression of something on the inside - a very sincere depiction of their inner truth...

Now - I do have a friend who went into a tattoo parlor and said, "I don't know... How about that one?" :rollseyes

He's a bit of an idiot...

Spoomonkey

[JandCMI]

Neither of us have any and we really aren't too uptight about them on others...except -

No tats on titties, don't ruin perfectly good titties with tattoos!

[Greg & Sheryl]

We don't mind playmates who have a tattoo here or there, but we usually avoid serious body art aficionados. Even as swingers, we're probably a little too square for those types, anyway!

[sexcupid]

I like them on play partners, especially the stories behind them. Jeff has on on his upper arm. I have 3 as well, and they are all in spots that can be covered.

I have a sunshine (formerly known as the "supernova" when I was pregnant) arond my belly button. I want to have it redone, it wasn't done well the first time, colors have faded, ect. I wanted it for a year and a half, because I liked the way it looked. Eh, I can be shallow now and again.

I have 3 chinese symbols on the back of my neck, they make an upside down triangle (2 on top 1 on the bottom): desire, love and respect (in that order). You can have all 3, but unless the respect is what grounds the other two (hence it making the foundation of the tattoo)...well, those things are important to me. Now, if you ask what they mean, I've been know to tell people it means "Go f*ck yourself" just to see the look on their face.

And the one I just got was more of a memorial tat, my grandmother died 2 years ago. She practically raised me and our birthdays are 3 days apart. I got a sacred heart with angel wings surrounded by clouds. The colors I picked were birthstone colors of important people to me: the blue of course for me and my grandma, the red for my son and my mother, green for my brother and sister (Jeff is green too, but he's not family....yet), purple for my daughter (it's like a radiance from behind the heart), and the white in the clouds/wings for my dad and ex-husband (not that I harbor anything for him, but without him I wouldn't have my children).

I would like another 1 or two...but do not want to be covered from head to toe in the things. And tattooing is an expensive habit to have....*lmao*


Maria

[Thrax]

Originally Posted by LikeMinds321

I've never seen a tattoo that made a person more attractive.

I find some tats interesting in themselves, but I have never found myself more attracted to someone because of their tattoo.

If a person has a tattoo it wouldn't deter me from playing with them. But tats aren't an aphrodisiac for me either.

LM

That's exactly how I feel.

I've seen some very artistic tattoos, in some cases ink that would rival art in some museums, but I never saw a tattoo that I thought made someone sexier or more attractive.

A few of the women I've played with (swing AND vanilla) have had ankle tattoos, armbands, and hip or -- I guess the term would be -- "crotch" tattoos. And several have had lower back ink, or as one woman called it, a "tramp stamp." Those designs didn't deter me from playing, but I never thought a tattoo, no matter the quality, made a person sexier or more attractive. Ink can be part of the sexual environment, I guess, but tats don't add to the sexual ambiance, at least for me.

I appreciate cultural reasons for tattoos, and creative and emotional reasons surrounding why other folks want to be inked, but they don't add anything to the look or experience for me.

I guess I can live with them, or live without them. Just for me, no hand or neck tats on women; I guess I'm too old-fashioned to handle that. But if you want to wear them that way, then go for it.

That's my (unusually? ) humble opinion,
Thrax

[oddcouple2841]

I'm surprised the Mr didn't reply to this one. He does not like them and would never get one. He likes the natural virgin skin. I on the other hand have 17 on various parts of my body (i.e. both arms, both legs, back, upper thighs). Some have special meanings (i.e. my daughter when she was born) and some are things I like (i.e. cartoon characters). One has been covered up and one needs covered up or lasered off. I don't regret getting mine but if I would do it over again, some I wouldn't have gotten or would have stopped at 2 or 3.

As for them on our play partners, I know he doesn't go out there specifically looking for people with them but I don't think he would care either as long as the tattoo was respectfully done and in a place where it wouldn't show when wearing clothes (i.e. arm). I personally wouldn't care if the people have them. If I didn't want the people to have them then I would be a hippocrite.

Mrs