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My (20f) boyfriend's (20m) new tattoo is too much for me to handle

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I know this might seem like the joke, seeing as how new both of us are to tattoos. It's only been about 2 months since he got his first, but after talking it out last night, I'm not sure I'm comfortable with this at all. <br><br>My boyfriend got a tattoo of my name in Arabic around my birthstone on his fingers. It was really sweet when he first got his first tattoo a couple months ago, but that was his initials. I didn't even know he was getting it until the day he did it, it was sweet, but I didn't expect to like it. This was clearly a planed thing, and he asked me if I liked Arabic or which birthstone I liked most, and wanted it all in one tattoo. It was painful to hear, seeing as how we barely even started dating and I didn't even know him that well. At first I asked why he was doing this and he said he wanted to show his love for me, and said it was only a temporary relationship. I let him know clearly that I was not going to be "his" girlfriend, that I was going to make my own decisions and not just go along with what he wanted. He got upset and said that's not what he meant, he meant that we're too young, this is a temporary thing. I let him know I wasn't interested in a relationship with him and he got angry, but said he was fine with that, and that if I ever wanted someone, he'd be here for me, and if I wanted things slow, he'd be here for that too. I thanked him nicely and said I'd ask him out again sometime in the future. He agreed and we've been dating ever since.<br><br>The reason I was so hesitant to start seeing him was because of the tattoo, seeing as how I made it pretty clear that this was not going to be something serious. But after everything he said, I thought it was sweet and I didn't mind that much. It was clear to me that he didn't really understand the concept of friendship and it's been a little rocky ever since. <br><br>Last night, I was visiting him and he showed me the tattoo. I was a bit surprised because I would have thought he would have asked me first seeing as how we are still in this "getting to know you" phase. I made it pretty clear that I'm not interested and he got mad at me. I asked why he would do this to me without asking and he said he didn't want to ask. I asked what stopped him from asking, and he said he was pretty sure I would say yes, that he loved me already and I was the only girl he could see himself with. I asked if he had talked to anyone about this, or if he had even thought of other possibilities. He got mad at me and said he didn't need to ask anyone else, that he already knew. I told him that I'm not okay with this, and I'm not comfortable with him doing this without asking, and I'm definitely not okay with his actions last night. I said I'd pay for the removal, and I said goodbye and left.<br><br>It's been an hour since I left and he's been calling/texting/crying. He said he didn't think it would be that big of a deal, that I wouldn't leave him over this. I'm not sure what to do now, I don't want to be with someone like this. Should I just leave it be and hope he removes it soon? Or am I overreacting? I feel like this is permanent and I don't want to be in a relationship with someone like this.

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