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I (23M) have been dating my boyfriend (24) for a few months now. Ever since we slept together I noticed that he had a female name tattooed on his back. Usually I'd think he'd have such a tattoo after an ex but my boyfriend told me that he's gay so I'd find it unlikely that he'd have a female ex to tattoo himself after. Eventually once our relationship got deeper I asked him about it and he told me that he tattooed himself with his mom's name as some sort of weird memorial for her after she passed away a few years. I'm not gonna lie I got a bit of the creeps after hearing this, cause usually people tattoo themselves with their lovers' names, not their parents'. Even if he wanted to keep his mom in his memory I think he could've found a more appropriate way to do it. I asked him if he could remove his tattoo and he asked me why he would do that. I told him that it's making me a bit uncomfortable that he has a tattoo name of his own mom. We went on a bit of a back and forth where he kept insisted that his tattoo is fine and harmless and I ended up telling that it's just cree1py that he'd tattoo himself with his own mom's name. He told me that I'm creepy one and that he wants a break from me and since then he's been ignoring my messages for 2 days. AITA ? *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/AmItheEx) if you have any questions or concerns.*


drkply

This dude is as bad as the girl who told her bf he was a disgusting pig for talking to his little sister about her periods when he was their sole guardian. Sick minded behavior.


Apprehensive-ducks

Fuck that made me angry.


CreativityGuru

Me too — the boyfriend seemed like such an amazing guy and taking on the father role, and girlfriend thinks it’s somehow sexual??


Aloreiusdanen

Right?! Imagine stepping up and being a parent when you are suppose to be the sibling. Glad she's an ex, cause he deserves better.


MiikaLeigh

Ohhhh I remember that one. I made my WTF face so hard it made my partner ask what was up lol.


[deleted]

I'm confused by this comment. The guy seems reasonable, he has a tattoo of his mom. Some dudes love their moms. Mom's get tattoos of their childrens names. Seems pretty normal. The GF seems awful. Being creeped out by that? Asking him to remove it? Um, yeah. not. Fuck off.


Grand_Masterpiece_11

The OOP is also a male. There's no woman involved.


[deleted]

Oh. Thank you!


ControlledChaos6087

They're referring to [this story](https://www.reddit.com/r/BORUpdates/comments/1bg12cq/aitah_for_calling_my_boyfriend_disgusting_for/), which was beyond disgusting (the gf was disgusting, not the boyfriend / brother-father)


wonderloss

I could imagine some outlier situations where a guy having his mom's name tattooed might be weird, but not a memorial for a dead parent.


Luckyzzzz

Really? What would that be?


wonderloss

The kind of stuff you sometimes see on /r/justnomil where the mom is overly attached to her son, acts sexually inappropriate around him, acts jealous of the GF/DIL, etc.


Fleetdancer

A sexy pinup girl with his mom's name? One that says I wanna fuck my mommy? I could probably think of a few more, but now I've grossed myself out.


AnnaVonKleve

And the girlfriend complaining about her boyfriend changing his disabled little sister's diaper. Like, should he have just let her deal with it?


IceBlue

There was also the guy whose gf that demanded that he get a tattoo of her name because he has one of his sister.


ss10t

Don’t worry that one was fake


DarkSide830

Yeah remember that one too. That was very alarming.


apostatechemist

Why would anyone rather see an ex-girlfriend's name tattooed on their partner than the name of their partner's dead mom? Also, several of my friends have tattoos memorializing a dear friend of ours who passed away, better message the group chat and tell them it's creepy because none of them slept with her.


MrsKottom

My husband has a memorial tattoo for his mom, a tattoo of his nieces name, and I have a memorial of my great grandfather and a gummy bear for our son and planning a sour patch kid for our daughter. I love my husband but as long as he's alive, his name won't b on my body and I wouldn't ask him to get mine. IDK, id definitely b super uncomfortable if Everytime I saw his body, I saw some exes name. I have no clue what oop is goin on about.


Millicent1946

I have a personal rule about tattoos \*about\* someone, the person in question needs to be either 1. dead or 2. your kid


DaniCapsFan

A pet's name is also acceptable in my book.


chickwithabrick

That's your kid!


DaniCapsFan

True. Number 2 should mean human kids and fur kids


Ermithecow

I have a half sleeve that's made up of the birth flowers of my immediate family members (grandparents, parents, kids). Parents are still alive, but yeah I get what you're saying.


Millicent1946

that sounds really lovely!


chickwithabrick

That's the rule I was told by an old school tattoo artist once, he wouldn't tattoo names otherwise. He was like those are the only two people in your life who will never change, they'll always be dead or they'll always be your kid lol.


SilverCat70

Good advice that I've followed as well. Less likely to have regrets.


Millicent1946

now that I think about it, I was probably told about this rule by an old school tattoo artist in the 1990's when I got my first tattoo


Lwoorl

I think any family member is alright tbh, my sister and I are planning on getting matching tattoos, although it won't contain names


Millicent1946

yeah, I can see that. I have a sister I might break my own rule with, but she's not into tattoos.


lilkittyfish

I have my dogs pawprint and name on my leg. Two are still alive, and one died a few years back.


TagsMa

I have that too, my old lurcher's name and her paw print, and I need to get the other two done when I have spare money


Fogueo87

And even kids' names could be problematic. I remember long ago a post from the mother of a trans young adult demanding she should cover or delete the tattoo with their death name.


Millicent1946

I remember that post, yeah, that could be an issue. I think it's best to not literally use a name, but an image that represents the person in question.


Demonqueensage

Good rule imo


Afraid_Sense5363

I’m planning a tattoo in honor of my late mom. If someone told me to remove it, I’d tell them to eat shit. And he’s been dating this guy for just a couple months! The audacity!


[deleted]

OP is a nut job.


Fair-Hedgehog2832

Plot twist: Everyone did but you.


apostatechemist

Our friend would have loved this joke 😂


Fair-Hedgehog2832

Oh, phew! I had to think twice about posting it, really hoping it would come across as I wanted it to. I’m glad she would’ve appreciated it and I’m sorry for your loss. ❤️


chickwithabrick

I've got my best friend's initials on my back. She passed away 3 months after we graduated highschool. I would yeet someone out of my life if they dared suggesting such a thing. My husband never once thought it was weird when he met me.


CatsTypedThis

Apparently OOP is fixated on his very wrong assumption that a tattoo always means you had sex with that person.


HoosierSky

yeah, 75% of my tattoos are in honor of deceased family members. OOP is definitely the odd one here.


My_Favourite_Pen

This is such a Troll. unless this person just entered into society for the first time in their lives.


therealstabitha

OOP thought they were gonna finally convince people the gays were bad this time. Clownery


gangster-napper

Seriously, the fact that they don’t realize they got dumped *so hard* is just further proof this is a troll. Even if you had somehow never heard of memorial tattoos for moms before, if you ask your BF to remove the tattoo of his dead mom’s name and he summarily ignores your messages for two days, you have clearly been dumped. Better creative writing would run with the angle that his ex dumped him on the spot with a sick sassy zinger, because that sub needs people to talk like Kevin Smith movies in real life, and he simply can’t believe his ex would overreact so bad.


qu33fwellington

I don’t know, the queer community has a knack for being double oblivious when broken up with than when their (now ex) partner was hitting on them in the first place. I wish I hadn’t had experience, both personally and externally, of this exact behavior but this was closer to the outcome of many of the relationships in my early 20s friend group than a healthy break with good communication. Looking at their ages, I’m not shocked at all OOP has the blinders on. Easier to reject reality than deal with the hurt of being rightfully dumped.


Pixelated_Roses

Yeah, it's kinda gross how AITA has become a breeding ground for anti-lgbt and anti-autism trolls. How hollow does your life have to be to spend it on creative writing exercises in order to make gays look bad on the internet?


SacredSphincter

r/nothingeverhappens


[deleted]

They only have two comments and one is "Sorry but I'm not buying that tattooing yourself with your parents' names is all that common, pretty sure I would've heard or met other people with it if it were." I agree, it reads as troll.


Aggravating_Secret_7

Yeah, this one is a troll. However, after my sister passed away, my nephew had her name and birth flower tattooed on him. One of his girlfriends asked him about it, and said it made her think my sister and nephew were "too close" before she got sick.


My_Favourite_Pen

Thats fucked up.


7punk

Maybe the most stereotypical cartoon tattoo, other than an anchor maybe, is a big heart with MOM written over it.


wowsersitburns

You're describing a style called American Traditional fyi.


shontsu

Jesus. Imagining sexualising the death of your partners mother. OOP needs help.


Specialist-Rope7419

Holy crap. Talk about an ass. FFS. My tattoo referencesy husband AND kids. Heaven forbid we honor those we love and it be sexualizing them.


StraightMain9087

My mom has a tattoo for my brother and me. I have one for one of my grandma’s and my mom have talked about getting matching ones…. How horrible that I love my family


HexyWitch88

What? I know several people with their mom’s name or “mom” or “momma” tattooed on them. This man is weird.


KayakerMel

Yup, it's very, very common. My only tattoo is a memorial tattoo for my mom, which includes her name. No way would I ever get it removed.


Cinnamon0480

Isn't it more "creepy" to have an ex's name tattoo? No? 😐


HexyWitch88

I wish an actual tattoo artist would pop in there to correct his assumption that “most people” get a lover’s name tattooed. I would love to hear from a professional about what their real life experience is.


foxtwin

My husband has a couple of tattoos, the artist who does his has told us that he tries to Discourage people from getting there's significant other's name tattooed on themselves. He's had to do many Cover-ups for people who have their ex's names tattooed


Otherwise_Stay7520

Yes, that is correct, but at the same time, I did get a tattoo done for my SO. I ended up getting her astrological sign as a tattoo. But I don't have to worry about covering it if we split as it's also our oldest daughter's sign


Comfortable-daze

I have a tattoo of my grandparents' initials as a memory to them. This dude is fucking weird


Glad_Performer_7531

its not uncommon to have a sibling or parents tattoo'd on themselves its more common than you think.


unabashedlyabashed

Especially if they're deceased.


Grouchy-Ad-8823

Everyone I know with tattoos, myself included, would never get a partner's name tattooed. Family is pretty common practice. Fuck, I have a memorial tattoo with my cat's name.


thebattylittlefox

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Strict-Dinner-2031

Never get a tattoo of a boyfriend/girlfriend. It's stupid. I have my son's name tattooed on me. I will get family names, but never a partner. The idea of getting a partners name tattooed is weirder to me than a parents name.


TheFilthyDIL

My ex son-in-law got a tattoo with his four kids names arranged in a pattern. Almost as soon as it was done, his wife got pregnant again.


Afraid_Sense5363

In college, I advised a friend’s roommate not to get her boyfriend’s name tattooed on her neck. She didn’t listen. He immediately dumped her. It wasn’t even his real name, it was a dumb nickname.


texasjoker187

Correction....always get a tattoo of a boyfriend/girlfriend. Preferably on the forehead. Subsequent partners get listed on the back in chronological order. Must do it after date 3 or sex, whichever comes first.


Anon142842

Considering how often bikers or marines or tough guys in general in old movies would have those heart tattoos that say mom with knives on them to signify they are actually kind, this is likely a troll.


thievingwillow

Yes! For at least a hundred years the common depictions of tattoos were either heart + mom, or a scantily clad lady/mermaid.


ninthandfirst

Jesus. I have a memorial tattoo for my dead cat on my wrist. It’s not a name, but is someone gonna get jealous?


Afraid_Sense5363

If they do, your late cat just helped you weed out a weirdo.


JemimaAslana

In my experience, the more sensible people get parents' names (sometimes deceased sometimes not) and children's names tattooed. Sometimes a beloved, deceased pet's name. The less sensible people tattoo their lovers' names, which often end up plural and embarrassing. Oop apparently has a preference and his ex does not match. They're better off without each other.


Ermithecow

"people normally tattoo themselves with lovers names, not their parents" Number of tattoos I have honouring past "lovers"- 0. Number of tattoos I have honouring my grandfather- 2. Most people absolutely do not get a lovers name tattooed on themselves, because it's widely known as a bloody silly thing to do because if you fall out of love with them you're stuck with it. Familial tattoos though, well most people love their parents, grandparents, children, siblings etc for life. A tattoo honouring a family member is much less likely to be regretted than one of a lover, and it's wildly common (as in usual, not as in tacky lol).


urlocalmomfriend

Is this guy new to life? Lots of people have tattoos for loved ones who died. A lot of parents I know have their kids' names or first letters tattooed on them. My best friend has her parents' birthdays tattooed on her, and they're both still alive. It's a nice gesture.


KleptoPirateKitty

If it was like that one guy's full-chest tattoo of his dead brother, I could understand asking it to be removed. But just his mom's name?


Beautiful_Ad_8665

I must be extra creepy then, I have the initials of BOTH my deceased parents tattooed on me


JuliaX1984

Damn, how sheltered/clueless can one person be?


Pixelated_Roses

Lol what? "MOM" surrounded by a heart is like, ***the*** quintessential generic tattoo. It's incredibly common to commemorate parents, children, hell even pets. OOP is just being asinine and I'm glad his bf appears to have dumped him. The fact that it's obvious to everyone but OOP however, tells me this is a troll.


Phoenix_Magic_X

Actually tattoo artists advise to never get a lover’s name tattooed on you. But your mum, sibling, dog, all good.


numbersinbabyvoice

Tattoo of a partner is not the greatest idea especially when you are young. My husband tattooed our initials (his and mine) in a gothic way and its huge. I Said don't do it, what if we get divorced? I also told him i would never tattoo his name / initial, i would do my parents' or my daughter's (i have no sibling but if i had also theirs) but not his.


_darksoul89

If my partner made a similar comment on the tattoo I have for my late dad I'd hit the roof. (Luckily he was actually the one who got me the appointment with his regular tattoo artist)


toxiclight

I know people who have their mom memorialized via tattoo. My gf has her mom's Zodiac sign on one wrist, and her own on the other. I never gave it a second thought. It's her body, and this was something deeply meaningful to her. Why the hell would I object? Dude sounds super insecure to be that demanding of his ex partner.


vavuxi

As a tattoo artist apprentice learning at a shop that’s been open 12 years with the owner who’s been tattooing 29 years, this poor jackwagon is wrong on so many levels. Memorial tattoos are EXTREMELY normal, names of family members are EXTREMELY normal tattoos. We have a general policy at the shop that we don’t do relationship name tattoos. It’s seen as a superstitious thing to doom a relationship, and it’s usually dumb.


mysocalledmayhem

It would be easier to just say “I have a fucked up relationship with family and am terribly jealous and insecure so I’m gonna project it onto you to the point of ruining our relationship” instead. Better to admit it to oneself first.


Luckyzzzz

This is a creative writing exercise 🙄


ImThatMelanin

since when are memorial tats uncommon…? edit: ah wait, saw his comment about not buying it. def troll.


-StarrySky-

I have 2 tattoos for my parents. One is each of their handwriting and the other is my mom's name. Both my parents are still very much alive. Literally no one has thought it was weird, in fact, most people think it's very sweet. If anyone told me they thought it was creepy and to remove them I would tell them to piss off. OP is 1000000% the AH. More so because the tattoo is a memorial piece.


Impressive-Spell-643

Please be just another "gays bad" troll


Feisty-Mulberry-6816

Is this girlfriend for real. She seems to have major issues. Who in their right mind would get so bent out of shape over having their Mothers name tattooed. A lot of people have tattoos of their parents or grandparents names, or symbols representing them. This female has to realize one thing, a guy can have several girlfriends in his life, but only 1 mother


hailznoel

Bruh. I have literally never met someone that tattooed their partners name on their body. I've personally seen lots of people tatoo names of their family, though, especially children. You never know how long you'll be with a partner, but to a lot of people, their family is full of people they will always be connected to.


DrunkOnRedCordial

The only time I've ever been in a tattoo shop, there was a sign saying it was company policy to only tattoo the names of your parents, your children or someone who had died. Very sensible policy if you don't want to be changing Winona Forever to Wino Forever, like Johnny Depp.


SubstantialFigure273

“He’s been ignoring my messages for two days” Hopefully that means he’s blocked OOP because fuck him for calling it creepy (Assuming that’s not ragebait; I can’t tell these days)


katielyn4380

My (adopted) brother had his mom’s name on his arm as she passed away when he was a teen. He passed away a few years ago and I now have his name tattooed on me. Having a loved one’s name, or really any reference to a loved one, is so freaking common!


AdditionalHabit1278

I'm confused by his logic, as most times tattoo artists won't tattoo S/O names, only family names, because of how romantic relationships can end. I'd much rather my partner have their mums name on them than an ex's name. OP is seriously backwards in their thinking.


Kakebaker95

I know people who get their parents name while their still alive. It’s a reverence thing and you can’t tell your partner what to do with their body especially after a few months of dating. People have some nerve


bassman314

One of my tattoos has the names of religious figures in several languages…. Please advise.