Of course it isn't original, what is these days? Lets be honest. It doesn't look bad, it isn't spelled wrong, and it meaningful to her, so who cares what you think, or someone else thinks of it.
I agree that my opinion should not matter to her. But, it obviously did. Else she would not have been pissed.
And its sad, to me, that being unoriginal is so acceptable these days. Perhaps that's my problem.
Ive always been one to be me, to do things my way, to try to make my own mark. I don't like copying something and trying to own it. I may take inspiration from someone's idea and make it my own, but I abhor a carbon copy
Newsflash bud: everything you have done to try to be "original", someone has already done, probably a hundred times over. "There is nothing new under the sun" or some bs like that. Now with tattoos yeah i guess you can strive for originality and create something ONLY you have but you wouldn't know if some other dude had the same thing anyway.
She obviously liked it enough to be permanently branded with it and it doesn't look like shit so just congratulate her and move on.
Well maybe its just a starting point for the rest of what she will get in the future. There are limitless options on what she can do now. She has a base for adding all sorts of art to it if that is what she wants. I cant say much i have a horseshoe (yes it is open side up) and it seems to have worked for me so far. But it is just the start of what me personally will be happy with. Like joe said without saying better than barbwire...lol
Well you now have a platform to make new art...use what she has already and draw out something that makes it completely different from the norm. From what you say about your tats you can come up with original ideas. You know her better than any of us would. Take things you know about her and make it into the art you AND her will appreciate. Consider it something that will make you two closer and more bonded Don't let it become something that is going to drive you batshit crazy when you see it lol
Sure, we are free to go ahead and do what we want. But how is it a bad idea to ask your significant other whether they think it's cool, or whether it's going to cause a problem?
Well you now have a platform to make new art...use what she has already and draw out something that makes it completely different from the norm. From what you say about your tats you can come up with original ideas. You know her better than any of us would. Take things you know about her and make it into the art you AND her will appreciate. Consider it something that will make you two closer and more bonded Don't let it become something that is going to drive you batshit crazy when you see it lol
Like maybe your name in 8" letters underneath it with "Property Of". Chicks love that stuff.