A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Mini-Initials Tattooed under a Ring

I would assume the ink is going to have trouble staying in place — inner fingers are hard enough to do without worrying about fine detail and difficult colors! But the tattoo (his initials, done in flesh colored ink — fresh and red in this picture) is on his left middle and is intended to be covered by a ring once it’s healed. It got me thinking that I kind of like the idea of a wedding ring tattoo like this (initials that would rest under the ring). That said, I have a wedding ring tattoo and, well, the tattoo lasted longer than the marriage!

Tattoo by Sue at Amber’s Blue Velvet Tattooing in Langhorne, PA.

Comments

88 responses to “Mini-Initials Tattooed under a Ring”

  1. kris Avatar

    marriage tattoos are silly… but whateva

  2. kris Avatar

    marriage tattoos are silly… but whateva

  3. ChillyMama Avatar

    My ex-husband could not for the life of him understand why I would tattoo my children’s names on my skin but not his. Simple enough – children last forever! Husbands, alas, do not.

    Never have been able to dig the concept of tattooing one’s own name on oneself. Kinda silly, in my opinion, but to each his/her own!

  4. ChillyMama Avatar

    My ex-husband could not for the life of him understand why I would tattoo my children’s names on my skin but not his. Simple enough – children last forever! Husbands, alas, do not.

    Never have been able to dig the concept of tattooing one’s own name on oneself. Kinda silly, in my opinion, but to each his/her own!

  5. ChillyMama Avatar

    My ex-husband could not for the life of him understand why I would tattoo my children’s names on my skin but not his. Simple enough – children last forever! Husbands, alas, do not.

    Never have been able to dig the concept of tattooing one’s own name on oneself. Kinda silly, in my opinion, but to each his/her own!

  6. ChillyMama Avatar

    My ex-husband could not for the life of him understand why I would tattoo my children’s names on my skin but not his. Simple enough – children last forever! Husbands, alas, do not.

    Never have been able to dig the concept of tattooing one’s own name on oneself. Kinda silly, in my opinion, but to each his/her own!

  7. molex Avatar
    molex

    Oddly, more than anything else I’ve seen on modblog this makes me squirm and think “ouch that looks painful”.

    Something about the pic makes it look like a really nasty burn, and then the thought of it rubbing under a ring, the position of the tattoo looks painful… the whole scenario makes my flesh tingle in a bad way.

    Weird. The guy with the boiled nuts didn’t even make me flinch, but this I can’t look at without squirming in my seat.

  8. molex Avatar
    molex

    Oddly, more than anything else I’ve seen on modblog this makes me squirm and think “ouch that looks painful”.

    Something about the pic makes it look like a really nasty burn, and then the thought of it rubbing under a ring, the position of the tattoo looks painful… the whole scenario makes my flesh tingle in a bad way.

    Weird. The guy with the boiled nuts didn’t even make me flinch, but this I can’t look at without squirming in my seat.

  9. molex Avatar
    molex

    Oddly, more than anything else I’ve seen on modblog this makes me squirm and think “ouch that looks painful”.

    Something about the pic makes it look like a really nasty burn, and then the thought of it rubbing under a ring, the position of the tattoo looks painful… the whole scenario makes my flesh tingle in a bad way.

    Weird. The guy with the boiled nuts didn’t even make me flinch, but this I can’t look at without squirming in my seat.

  10. molex Avatar
    molex

    Oddly, more than anything else I’ve seen on modblog this makes me squirm and think “ouch that looks painful”.

    Something about the pic makes it look like a really nasty burn, and then the thought of it rubbing under a ring, the position of the tattoo looks painful… the whole scenario makes my flesh tingle in a bad way.

    Weird. The guy with the boiled nuts didn’t even make me flinch, but this I can’t look at without squirming in my seat.

  11. Miss Kayla* Avatar

    Heh… coming from the girl who had the wedding ring tattooed… Yeah, bad idea.

    You know what would be cool about this tattoo though? if that were what it looked like healed. I like the redness around it, it’s pretty sweet looking (but then again, that’s just me)

  12. Miss Kayla* Avatar

    Heh… coming from the girl who had the wedding ring tattooed… Yeah, bad idea.

    You know what would be cool about this tattoo though? if that were what it looked like healed. I like the redness around it, it’s pretty sweet looking (but then again, that’s just me)

  13. Miss Kayla* Avatar

    Heh… coming from the girl who had the wedding ring tattooed… Yeah, bad idea.

    You know what would be cool about this tattoo though? if that were what it looked like healed. I like the redness around it, it’s pretty sweet looking (but then again, that’s just me)

  14. Miss Kayla* Avatar

    Heh… coming from the girl who had the wedding ring tattooed… Yeah, bad idea.

    You know what would be cool about this tattoo though? if that were what it looked like healed. I like the redness around it, it’s pretty sweet looking (but then again, that’s just me)

  15. manini Avatar

    Possessed,

    Trust me I have debated it. A lot. And what it boils down to is this.

    Marriage is about compromise.

    We all have our quirks, things that mean a lot to us that other people sometimes just don’t understand. My soon to be husband’s quirk is he is kind of an old fashioned traditionalist. And though we have never discussed it I KNOW it would hurt him for me not to take his name. So I will. But I also do it because I KNOW that if I came to him and told him that it would mean a lot to me to keep my last name and that is what I really wanted he would support me in that decision.

    I think it’s something that means more to him than it does to me. And I won’t stop identifying myself as a Manini just because my last name changes to plain old Johnson. Plus I’ll come out with better initials, B.J. is WAY better than B.M.

  16. manini Avatar

    Possessed,

    Trust me I have debated it. A lot. And what it boils down to is this.

    Marriage is about compromise.

    We all have our quirks, things that mean a lot to us that other people sometimes just don’t understand. My soon to be husband’s quirk is he is kind of an old fashioned traditionalist. And though we have never discussed it I KNOW it would hurt him for me not to take his name. So I will. But I also do it because I KNOW that if I came to him and told him that it would mean a lot to me to keep my last name and that is what I really wanted he would support me in that decision.

    I think it’s something that means more to him than it does to me. And I won’t stop identifying myself as a Manini just because my last name changes to plain old Johnson. Plus I’ll come out with better initials, B.J. is WAY better than B.M.

  17. manini Avatar

    Possessed,

    Trust me I have debated it. A lot. And what it boils down to is this.

    Marriage is about compromise.

    We all have our quirks, things that mean a lot to us that other people sometimes just don’t understand. My soon to be husband’s quirk is he is kind of an old fashioned traditionalist. And though we have never discussed it I KNOW it would hurt him for me not to take his name. So I will. But I also do it because I KNOW that if I came to him and told him that it would mean a lot to me to keep my last name and that is what I really wanted he would support me in that decision.

    I think it’s something that means more to him than it does to me. And I won’t stop identifying myself as a Manini just because my last name changes to plain old Johnson. Plus I’ll come out with better initials, B.J. is WAY better than B.M.

  18. manini Avatar

    Possessed,

    Trust me I have debated it. A lot. And what it boils down to is this.

    Marriage is about compromise.

    We all have our quirks, things that mean a lot to us that other people sometimes just don’t understand. My soon to be husband’s quirk is he is kind of an old fashioned traditionalist. And though we have never discussed it I KNOW it would hurt him for me not to take his name. So I will. But I also do it because I KNOW that if I came to him and told him that it would mean a lot to me to keep my last name and that is what I really wanted he would support me in that decision.

    I think it’s something that means more to him than it does to me. And I won’t stop identifying myself as a Manini just because my last name changes to plain old Johnson. Plus I’ll come out with better initials, B.J. is WAY better than B.M.

  19. lalalady Avatar
    lalalady

    I have my initials tattooed. Some people think it is vain or arrogant, for me it was just an affirmation of who I am and always will be. I look at and know that no-one can change who I am. Those letters are me. Forever.

  20. lalalady Avatar
    lalalady

    I have my initials tattooed. Some people think it is vain or arrogant, for me it was just an affirmation of who I am and always will be. I look at and know that no-one can change who I am. Those letters are me. Forever.

  21. lalalady Avatar
    lalalady

    I have my initials tattooed. Some people think it is vain or arrogant, for me it was just an affirmation of who I am and always will be. I look at and know that no-one can change who I am. Those letters are me. Forever.

  22. lalalady Avatar
    lalalady

    I have my initials tattooed. Some people think it is vain or arrogant, for me it was just an affirmation of who I am and always will be. I look at and know that no-one can change who I am. Those letters are me. Forever.

  23. Jay.O Avatar
    Jay.O

    hm, I actually love the idea…
    the palacing of a tattoo, I mean:)

  24. Jay.O Avatar
    Jay.O

    hm, I actually love the idea…
    the palacing of a tattoo, I mean:)

  25. Jay.O Avatar
    Jay.O

    hm, I actually love the idea…
    the palacing of a tattoo, I mean:)

  26. Jay.O Avatar
    Jay.O

    hm, I actually love the idea…
    the palacing of a tattoo, I mean:)

  27. possessed Avatar

    Manini: that’s fair enough. I only asked because it seemed in your first post like giving up your name would be something you would be reluctant to do.

    Best of luck for your wedding 🙂

  28. possessed Avatar

    Manini: that’s fair enough. I only asked because it seemed in your first post like giving up your name would be something you would be reluctant to do.

    Best of luck for your wedding 🙂

  29. possessed Avatar

    Manini: that’s fair enough. I only asked because it seemed in your first post like giving up your name would be something you would be reluctant to do.

    Best of luck for your wedding 🙂

  30. possessed Avatar

    Manini: that’s fair enough. I only asked because it seemed in your first post like giving up your name would be something you would be reluctant to do.

    Best of luck for your wedding 🙂

  31. dissent Avatar
    dissent

    …… Ok? Remind me to submit pics of the imperceptible scars left by a piercing I only had in for a day placed to be hidden by clothing.

  32. dissent Avatar
    dissent

    …… Ok? Remind me to submit pics of the imperceptible scars left by a piercing I only had in for a day placed to be hidden by clothing.

  33. dissent Avatar
    dissent

    …… Ok? Remind me to submit pics of the imperceptible scars left by a piercing I only had in for a day placed to be hidden by clothing.

  34. dissent Avatar
    dissent

    …… Ok? Remind me to submit pics of the imperceptible scars left by a piercing I only had in for a day placed to be hidden by clothing.

  35. Ashley Avatar
    Ashley

    I have definitely taken in consideration of having my initials tattooed somewhere on me in case something was to happen and I could be identified. Once I have children I will have there initials on them. I absolutely don’t want to think of something bad happening, but life takes turns on you.

  36. Ashley Avatar
    Ashley

    I have definitely taken in consideration of having my initials tattooed somewhere on me in case something was to happen and I could be identified. Once I have children I will have there initials on them. I absolutely don’t want to think of something bad happening, but life takes turns on you.

  37. Ashley Avatar
    Ashley

    I have definitely taken in consideration of having my initials tattooed somewhere on me in case something was to happen and I could be identified. Once I have children I will have there initials on them. I absolutely don’t want to think of something bad happening, but life takes turns on you.

  38. Ashley Avatar
    Ashley

    I have definitely taken in consideration of having my initials tattooed somewhere on me in case something was to happen and I could be identified. Once I have children I will have there initials on them. I absolutely don’t want to think of something bad happening, but life takes turns on you.

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