An important symbol, a reference to a loved one, or perhaps a mantra to keep in mind.
A man wonderedif he perhaps shouldnt have told a friend what her Chinese tattoo actually meant.
To put it plainly, it didnt mean Strength and Beauty.
Case in point, OPs friend did not even know that her tattoo was not Chinese.
Psychologists call this tattoo regret, a pretty straightforward condition.
One survey found thatalmost three-fourthsof people with at least one tattoo ended up regretting it.
It also doesnt help that most things tend to look better in our heads than in reality.
The number one reason stated for regretting a tattoo (35% of respondents) was it was impulsive.
While it can be lasered off, its hardly a quick and easy process.
This is definitely the sort of case where live and let live is simply not enough.
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