I have one. Got it when I was 30. I'm nearer 40 now. I don't regret it at all. It's not in an obvious place and tbh sometimes I even forget its there. But I do still love it when I look at it. I don't like all tattoos. But I like mine :0)

As for them being 'fashion statements' - pah. If they are, they're the longest running fashion statement there ever ever was!

That's unfair. The reason tattoos and formal clothing don't work together is because they are two very different looks. Tattoos are meant to display a rock'n'roll, unconventional, expressionistic attitude to life . Wedding dresses and evening gowns are more traditional, conservative, feminine outfits worn on formal occasions. When you stick the two looks together it often jars because of the juxtaposition of formal and unconventional styles.

Sometimes it can work - a big pouffy white dress and a dainty purple butterfly tattoo could look very pretty, or a celtic tribal tattoo with a sleek black ballgown could look stunning - but when the clothes and the body art clash, it will look odd; just like wearing a ballerina costume with wellies or going to a funeral in a pink fright wig will look odd!

Meant to display a rock n roll image ? They were used as religious and tribal markings long,long before that "image" was taken on by closed minded people.

No they don't. I go to a very posh hairdresser where everyone has their arms covered in tattoos ( girls included), and no one seems put off by it. Their clientele ranges from old ladies to trendy kids. The image they present is not that they are rough but that they are creative. People that are not afraid to make changes. That's what attracts people and in a certain way since it's a hairdresser that gives clients confidence.
I personally do not like tattoos for myself, but other people have the right to do with their bodies whatever they please without having people judging them because of the way they adorn themselves.

I still want one. I think I will, for my birthday.

I thought the best advice for getting a tattoo was to wait six moinths, or even a year, and then get it if you still want it. If you feel you can't wait that long then it's something you'll probably regret.

Hideous.... juvenile.....no excuse..... on anybody, or for whatever reason.....

And that includes YOU, the otherwise gorgeous and stunning David Beckham.....