Tattoos last forever. True love…well, ideally it lasts just as long. While some couples buy each other jewelry or other material symbols of affection, others take a serious leap by getting matching ink together. Sometimes it’s cute, and sometimes such pairs even work out. (I once met a husband and wife in their 70s who each had a tiny, blurry tornado on their ring finger…it was adorable.) Other times, well, you’re just left with a permanent reminder of someone you went under the needle with. Here are 18 couples who made the daring choice of getting inked together!
Some of these are actually pretty adorable. Others, however, I don’t quite understand. Nonetheless, these are other people’s bodies, and I’m not about to tell anyone what to do with them! All I hope for is that these couples worked out in the end. Head on over to the source to see even more matching ink! [via Buzzfeed]
Which of these do you like best?
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I have many inks, I have an ink for each of my kids and I have one for my brother but even when I thought I was married forever to my one love, I never got an ink for him or with him, maybe cuz he hated the tattoos altogether
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Some of these are really cute, but some are a bit over the top for my tastes. Either way, I think you have to be very brave to get a tattoo with a partner.
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my favorite is the last one, or ones that go together while holding hands. but i guess it would look completely ridiculous by itself. “sumt” “olae”
daisy / 727 posts
The first one of the giant heart is kind of intense. I don’t think I’d get a matching couple tattoo. I say this knowing I have a heart tattooed on me by an ex and I tattooed one on him, but looking back it was a bad idea and I’m glad it’s small enough to get covered when I finally get around to it, and it’s in a spot no one else can see it. My friend and I are going to get triforces tattooed on the inside of our lips haha. We’ve been friends for a few years and always have joked about getting tattoos on our lips together, and that’s what we’ve decided. I don’t think couple tattoos are that big of a deal as long as they aren’t names. I feel like getting a significant other’s name tattooed on you is just asking for trouble in most cases.
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My favorite couples tattoo that I have ever seen was I think featured on Lovelyish and it was Hunger Games themed as well.
They both had the Mockingjay and arrow, but one had the words “Real or Not Real” and the other had “…Real”
I felt the power of love when I saw those.
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I love the Deathly Hallows one. Seems like something my BF and I would do! I am working on a design that incorporates the Triforce from LoZ and the Deathly Hallows symbol for a tattoo, I imagine if it turns out pretty good he’ll be like ooo I want it too haha
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on the inside of their lip? why? WHY?!?
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My boyfriend recently said yes to getting coordinating/ matching tattoos. Inspired by Lovelyish btw, when you guys had the friendship tattoos. lol. I was surprised he said yes! It would be his first. =)
guest
Haha. This is such a bad idea. If you MUST get a tatoo with your “SO”, you should each get a tatoo of a list of shit that belonged to you when the relationship began. It will make things a lot easier when you breakup and move into seperate houses.
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not the sushi rolls for sure lmao
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the heart one with the couple hugging would be hard to explain, unless they look like that all the time at parties and stuff.
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I like the roman numerals, especially if it had meaning like wedding date/birth of child. It’s something that can stand alone.
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When i get married I’m getting a red string tattoo’d on my ring finger it’s hard to explain but it will work XD
peony / 1 posts
I’m sorry…but i don’t really agree with getting a couple tattoo… I feel like everyone i’ve ever known whose got a tattoo for their partner has ended up breaking up or separating. I think this may be because once you get your partners tattoo..they may feel like they can start taking you for granted, because who would want to break up with someone who has the other persons named tattooed on them, and look like a dumbass for getting that tattoo?
Long story short, just don’t do it…i mean unless your like 70 and have been with your partner for like 40-50 years. I love my partner to death, but you should ask yourself, what if something happens and your not with your partner for ever. then your stuck with a dumb tattoo, or the bill and pain of getting it lasered off :/
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most of these are just trashy and tacky
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hahah the sushi one is awesome. not for me, but totally hilarious.
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I don’t think the infinity symbol on the ring finger is so bad, kind of cute actually.
Although everyone I’ve known to get tattoos with/of an SO has broken up.
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Im not in a relationship but Im thinking when a Friend gets out of Prison We can get matching tattoos He drew the design while he was in Jail its a big heart with a few lil ones around it and barbwiers im thinking about geting my family members names in the hearts and his in one cause no matter were they go they will always be intwined in my heart and when he gets out of prison in 2015 he can get the same but with his family members names in it and mine:)This idea couple tattoo idea is awsom but what if the couples breakup do they still leave the tattoo or get the cover up.
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just a bad idea…nothing lasts forever
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i love them! me and my significant other were thinking about getting ice cream cones, that symbolize our relationship .. we are both working on other tattoo pieces.. so i guess in time we will get it done.