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[novapsyche]

My friend twoofdtm posted about one of her piercings, which got me to thinking.

I have two ear piercings, but I cannot contemplate getting anything more. Also, I am very averse to acquiring a tattoo. I think my feelings toward both of these are related, but it's visceral so it's hard for me to give a logical reason why I feel the way I do.

Do you have piercings or tattoos? If so, how many? Either way, what would drive you to get them or to stay away?

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[davidfcooper.livejournal.com]

I have neither for a combination of aesthetic, medical, and financial reasons. Neither is to my taste, both are contraindicated for lymphedema patients, and the permanence of tattoos would also be a reason not to. As for the financial reason, apart from the expense of the modifications themselves, my wife and I inherited a pair of burial plots in an Orthodox Jewish cemetary in Queens, NY (my paternal grandparents were buried in Florida) that we could not use if we had body modifications. NYC cemeteries are pretty close to capacity--most NYers are buried in the suburbs, so having to purchase plots at a great distance from our beloved 5 boroughs is also a disincentive.