Rethink The Ink: People Explain Which Tattoos Are A Total Red Flag

Names Are For Relatives Only!

"Your girlfriend’s name tattooed after only 4 weeks of the relationship."

~ ClickWorthy69420

"My younger sister got 'Mrs *boyfriend’s name*' tattooed on her wrist when she was 16 or 17. I think she made a fake birth certificate to get it."

"The boyfriend later broke up with her when she was in rehab."

~ ElderCunningham

"Hooked up with a guy who had his own name tattooed on his ribs.

"His own full name. He ended up being a psychopath."

~ not_a_milk_drinker

"I've met 3 dudes so far that have their last names tatted on them."

"Two were in the exact same Gothic font (I met them years and thousands of miles apart). One had est.[birth year] underneath it..."

"Both were huge too, one across the chest, the other across his back. Both dudes were massive tools."

"The 3rd guy had it small on his bicep and doesn't like it anymore."

~ SceretAznMan

Red Flag, Literally

"My ex husband literally got a red flag tattooed on his wrist."

"I had no idea he did it until I saw it one day. I asked why he got it and he said it was a 'reminder' to himself to not make impulsive, rash decisions."

"He filed for divorce and moved in with his mistress two months later."

"The red flag tattoo was apt as f'k, apparently."

~ allworkandnoYahtzee

Superiority Complex?

"My daughter's ex had:"

"A ring of thorns on his forehead, like he was trying to look like Jesus"

"A 'not Nazi eagle' that looked exactly like a Nazi eagle on his abdomen"

~ gareewong

Sealed With A 💋

"lipstick kiss on the neck"

~ FunklerLing

"My old neighbor had this. One night SWAT showed up..."

~ AverageSoggaEnjoyer

"My buddy had this too, he went to prison for [drug] related crimes."

~ novicemma2

"My old coworker had this too, he got fired for getting high in the freezer."

~ Eggsor

"Also had a coworker of this ilk, proudly showed videos of him shooting a teddy bear on his couch. In his apartment. Just a grade A bozo."

~ theAlphabetZebra

"I’m sensing a theme here."

~ AzathothBlindgod

Cell Block Special

"I saw a woman at a water park with her toddler."

"She had a tattoo that said 'Trust no b*tches, love no hoes'."

"In my bones, I feel there is no way you could have that tattoo if you haven’t been to prison at least once."

~ MissElphie

Rule 34

"Chester Cheetah having sex with a Smurf."

~ Goldeneel77

"But which Smurf?"

~ Grouchy-Change-1219

Probably Not a Tribute to Her Father

"I met a lady with a 'Daddy' tattoo on her forehead. My gut told me right away that she was trouble."

"She went on a camping trip with us and mixed alcohol and drugs and went into an abusive rage."

"We ended up having to have the sheriff escort her out of our camp. Total sh*tshow."

~ margos2cents

It's All About Location, Location, Location

"I mean, come on, if the first warning sign about a forehead tattoo isn't that it's a FOREHEAD TATTOO, there's bigger issues at play here."

~ Buckus93

"Especially if it literally says 'POOR IMPULSE CONTROL'."

~ foxbones

Why So Glum, Chum?

"Joker's smile on the back of the hand."

~ CapitanFlama

Take a Bow 🎀

"I’ve never met a girl I liked with bows tattooed on the back of her thighs."

~ hatsnatcher23

Anti-Heroes, We Hope

"Tattoos of very questionable people….like Eichmann or Jeffrey Dahmer."

~ GamerGirl-07

"Or a giant back tattoo of Richard Nixon."

~ CataclysmicConverter

"That's oddly specific."

~ Even_Dark7612

"They're referring to Roger Stone, who, in fact, has a giant back tattoo of Richard Nixon."

~ The-Beer-Baron

Why Not a Brand?

"When a girl has a 'Property of (guy's name)'."

~ Redditor

Adult Swim

"I know a dude that has an odd assortment of Adult Swim characters tattooed on their back, mostly from Aqua Teen."

"They're bad in general, but the worst part is that they're just kinda placed randomly, not in a cohesive group or anything."

"Similar to how you might expect a kid to place stickers on their bedroom door because they weren't sure where else to put them."

~ LolYouFkingLoser

Dad Jokes

"No ragrets."

~ NostradaMart

"That joke is so old, Jesus told it at the Last Supper."

~ Redditor

Red Flag, Literally—Part 2

"A Chinese flag tattoo is definitely a red flag."

~ Shiny_Whisper_321

"A Swiss flag is also a big plus."

~ Bragior

"An Austrian flag is a minus though."

~ Alarming_Basil6205

"A German flag is a big… um… three colored stripes?"

"This is hard...."

~ Poorly-Drawn-Beagle

Art—including body art—is subjective.

But before you get that ink, you might want to make sure it sends the message you want.