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I am *this close* to getting a tattoo (three stars on my upper arm/shoulder).

The design I've had for months has thick outlined stars (standard 5 point stars--not the nautical kind) with each star filled in with a different color. I picked the color of the big star (turquoise) and my kids got to pick the colors of the other two smaller stars (red and pink).

My questions: How have your tattoos aged? How have tattoos on different parts of your body fared over the years? I am not foolish enough to think that my upper arms will always look nice...and I don't want to make the effect worse with a tattoo.

My husband has about 10 tattoos in various places (upper arms, back, leg, lower arm) and his still look good, but I think boys just seem to look better with age, but I seem to be turning hag-like, especially in the last year or so.

Sage advice from tattooed ladies, please. I am not interested in arguing whether or not tattoos are good or bad, because I love them. I just want to know the about the aging process and tattoos before I make my decsion.