How old is too old?

aido182

Ok, here it is...at what point do you become just too old to start getting pierced?? Im thinkin of gettin my first piercing but kinda think "seriously, what are you thinking". Maybe I should start a poll....(a) never too old (b) eh, grow up (c) uh oh, mid life crisis looming.

I can easily see how "older" people who started young continuing to get pierced into their old age but what about starting to get pierced?

(does any of this make sense?)

garthv

Never.
You are never too old to get pierced.

Will

yeah man up to you, dont think you are ever too old but dont so something you dont wanna

amazingemmet

I've done work on a guy in his sixties before.

There's no too old when it comes to these things

Gauge

I don't think you can ever be too old.

aoife2k

you can never be too old to get piercings...plus it's HOT

Reku

Think I've even heard of them tattooing makeup onto corpses to make them more presentable (no idea why the usually makeup for corpses didn't suit) so clearly there is no upper limit as long as you still have skin to tattoo.

myjugsarehuge

I'm 40 and I got a piercing and tattoo this summer, my first for both (apart from ears when I was a teenager). Not sure if I'll get any more but better late than never

aido182

Cheers folks. I guess I'm just lookin for a bit of encouragement . And this is probably the right forum for that (if a bit biased on the subject ). Thanks again, now just to go and muster up the b*lls to go and do it...:rolleyes:

Star Lord

Go for it aido!

Just think carefully about what you want done and make sure it's definately what you want.

If it's just a piercing, and you don't like it, fair enough ya can take it out and it may close up again.

If it's a tattoo, just put plenty thought into it!

And I think it'd be scary thinking about your first one no matter what age you are!

aido182

thanx Damo. Thinkin of gettin pierced. I already have a couple of tattoos (the latest just finished last month):D. As you say, if i dont like, i can just take it out.

Star Lord

Exactly! No regrets, and all that guff!

rannerap

better late than never:)

echosound

Definitely go for it - my dad got his first tat in his late 50s and my mother is thinking of getting one too (she's the only left without one at this stage in the family!) and he loves it so much he's persuaded a load of his mates to try their first tattoo too (all in their late 40's and 50s). At least with piercings if you decide it's not for you you can whip it back out again.

Soundman

How old are you anyway? Just out of interest..

Crumble Froo

im getting my mate his first tattoo soon for his 40th birthday never too old. i know of a coupla people who've gotten their's later in life, and are glad, as they wouldnt like the choices they would have picked in their teens now.

Reku

If nothing else at least if you do get something awful you won't have to live with it for as long.:D

aido182

Soundman wrote: »

How old are you anyway? Just out of interest..

Im 35 (and a half )

Personally, I didnt think there was an age limit but when I mentioned it, my other half kinda looked at me like I had lost the plot altogether. So that got me wondering.

But, from what Im hearing here, maybe Im not really insane after all

Reku

aido182 wrote: »

Im 35 (and a half )

Personally, I didnt think there was an age limit but when I mentioned it, my other half kinda looked at me like I had lost the plot altogether. So that got me wondering.

But, from what Im hearing here, maybe Im not really insane after all

She's probably just thinking that it's a mid-life-crisis thing so just go ahead and do it, then do something REALLY crazy for your mid-life-crisis.;)

Flymask

aido182 wrote: »

Im 35 (and a half )

my other half kinda looked at me like I had lost the plot altogether....

I guess it all depends on just exactly what it is you're getting pierced, doesn't it???!!!:D

Gauge

aido182 wrote: »

Im 35 (and a half )

Personally, I didnt think there was an age limit but when I mentioned it, my other half kinda looked at me like I had lost the plot altogether. So that got me wondering.

But, from what Im hearing here, maybe Im not really insane after all

You're quite a bit younger than my aunt when she got her first piercing and tattoo

Star Lord

farohar wrote: »

She's probably just thinking that it's a mid-life-crisis thing...

Isn't that where you get a sports car and drop your partner for a 20 year old?*






*and come crawling back to them later when the 20 year old gets bored

aido182

Ssshhh...she might hear you....
:cool::rolleyes:;)