# Guys: Are tattooed women easier than the non-tatted? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 6, 2004, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-are-tattooed-women-easier-than-the-non-tatted/273357 "2004-11-06T16:20:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ender\_Will](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Ender\_Will](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ender_Will)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-are-tattooed-women-easier-than-the-non-tatted/273357/21 "2004-11-08T06:07:13Z")
None of the women I’ve been with have had tattoos, so I can’t offer any personal experience to this. Actually, I think the girl I was with after knowing for the least time doesn’t even have any piercings (including ears). A friend who hooks up more than I do says “Girls with tattoos are way hotter. Actually, I think I just like them more because they’re more likely to sleep with me.” Now, this could be a total coincidence; it could be something about personality types that are willing to get tattoos happen to get along better with him; it could be that, as **Master Wang-Ka** pointed out, people are usually willing to show off their ink and it’s then easier to get sexual with someone when you’re both half-naked and checking each other out. Just his $.02, with my $6.50 convienence charge tacked on ---
**Author:** ![saluki\_fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@saluki\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saluki_fan)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-are-tattooed-women-easier-than-the-non-tatted/273357/22 "2004-11-08T08:19:52Z")
I would say it depends on the tattoo. I don’t personally have experience with either one, but from my knowledge there are two kinds of tattoos. There are the "slutty little butterfly (or some other mystic animal) that some girls get tattooed on their lower back. Now from what I’ve heard and seen at bars, these women tend to be more wild and “a freak in the bed” from what I’ve heard. Also from what I’ve heard, goth women with more large and less “cool/trendy” tattoos are cooler people to generally hang out with and much more wild in their personal sex lifes. Again, this is what I’ve heard/seen around a fairly large college campus and atmosphere. I personally have no sexual experience with either sets of women, but I figured I’d pass along what little bit of knowledge I’ve acquired on the subject. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ea5d25/32.png) [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-are-tattooed-women-easier-than-the-non-tatted/273357/23 "2004-11-08T15:19:06Z")
I would say that, for the younger crowd who seem to sport tattoos in record numbers, the correlation between tatts and sexual promiscuity is one of rebellion in one of two senses… 1. They want to seem/be wild, rebellious, or whatevertheycallitnowadays, and that attitude manifests itself in the tattoos and the piercings. That’s why the sorority girl with the butterfly on her lower back or the rose on her ankle (or whatever cutesy design she picked off the wall at the shopping-mall tattoo parlor) seems “easier.” The tatt and the promiscuity are both reflections of “Daddy’s not here so I’m going to be crazy.” One is just more visible than the other on first glance. 2. The other end of the spectrum- the women who plan their tatts, who design the work themselves, etc.- while I wouldn’t say these women are “easier” than “mainstream” women, they’re usually a whole lot more comfortable with their appearance, sexuality, what have you. So they’re less likely to have the kinds of socially conditioned hang ups that seem to define the trendy herd. So while it might be more difficult to impress one of these type women than the other group, they’re less likely to make you jump through hoops to get them into bed just because _Cosmo_ says that’s what a modern girl does. They’re more concerned with what seems right to them rather than what others think (which drives group 1, much as they loudly insist is not the case). All that said, this doesn’t describe EVERY tattooed woman, but it’s what I’ve found among those I’ve known both carnally and to talk to. YM, as always, MV. ---
**Author:** ![Engineer\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc29f/32.png) [@Engineer\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engineer_Dude)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-are-tattooed-women-easier-than-the-non-tatted/273357/24 "2004-11-08T17:44:14Z")
Yes, because they don’t mind being stuck with things 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Chastain86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-are-tattooed-women-easier-than-the-non-tatted/273357/25 "2004-11-08T17:47:56Z")
I would posit that the location of the tattoo probably has more to do with how “easy” a woman is than simply having one. Tattoos are becoming more and more accepted in society. ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-are-tattooed-women-easier-than-the-non-tatted/273357/26 "2004-11-08T17:52:14Z")
I’d just like some clarity on the spelling. Is it “tatted”, “tattoed” or the full-vowel “tattooed”? And my Mom had a rose put on her ankle a few years ago – I do NOT want to speculate. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-are-tattooed-women-easier-than-the-non-tatted/273357/27 "2004-11-08T18:13:08Z")
Big fat, “I don’t know in general” to the OP, but it was certainly true with Fessie’s mom. ---
**Author:** ![smartini](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@smartini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smartini)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-are-tattooed-women-easier-than-the-non-tatted/273357/28 "2004-11-08T18:42:44Z")
> [@Happy Scrappy Hero Pup](#): > > I would say that, for the younger crowd who seem to sport tattoos in record numbers, the correlation between tatts and sexual promiscuity is one of rebellion in one of two senses… > > 1. They want to seem/be wild, rebellious, or whatevertheycallitnowadays, and that attitude manifests itself in the tattoos and the piercings. That’s why the sorority girl with the butterfly on her lower back or the rose on her ankle (or whatever cutesy design she picked off the wall at the shopping-mall tattoo parlor) seems “easier.” The tatt and the promiscuity are both reflections of “Daddy’s not here so I’m going to be crazy.” One is just more visible than the other on first glance. > > 2. The other end of the spectrum- the women who plan their tatts, who design the work themselves, etc.- while I wouldn’t say these women are “easier” than “mainstream” women, they’re usually a whole lot more comfortable with their appearance, sexuality, what have you. So they’re less likely to have the kinds of socially conditioned hang ups that seem to define the trendy herd. So while it might be more difficult to impress one of these type women than the other group, they’re less likely to make you jump through hoops to get them into bed just because _Cosmo_ says that’s what a modern girl does. They’re more concerned with what seems right to them rather than what others think (which drives group 1, much as they loudly insist is not the case). > > All that said, this doesn’t describe EVERY tattooed woman, but it’s what I’ve found among those I’ve known both carnally and to talk to. > > YM, as always, MV. This response makes a lot of sense. You know, _back in the olden days,_ when I was in high school girls who colored their hair were thought to perhaps be _easy._ Bet you guys wish that were actually true today 😃 I think **Happy Scrappy Hero Pup’s** take on tattoos would have applied to that also. The were probably just more adventurous and knew themselves better. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2004, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-are-tattooed-women-easier-than-the-non-tatted/273357/29 "2004-11-08T22:25:21Z")
I also agree with **Happy Scrappy Hero Pup**. I have two tattoos – both obtained after college – and while I’m not “easy,” I’m definitely more comfortable with my sexuality (sexuality in general, actually) and more likely to have sex for its own sake than some other women. But I think that would be true even if I didn’t have any tattoos. I’m a straight chick, so I have no anecdotal evidence that pertains to the OP, but I don’t think I’ve ever known a woman who was both tattooed _and_ uptight or virginal. For those who have a tattoo on their lower back: why there? I don’t think I’d want a tattoo anywhere I couldn’t see it… > [@fessie](#): > > I’d just like some clarity on the spelling. Is it “tatted”, “tattoed” or the full-vowel “tattooed”? I’m not claiming any hard-and-fast rule or anything, but in my experience you might refer to a tattoo as a “tat,” but you wouldn’t say “tatted.” And “tattoed” simply isn’t a word…unless you are maybe referring to a tat on someone’s toe. 😉 Personally I’m not a big fan of “tat,” except maybe in a conversation where the word “tattoo” is going to come up again and again. Like this one. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-are-tattooed-women-easier-than-the-non-tatted/273357/30 "2004-11-09T01:32:36Z")
I have a tattoo and I color my hair. Shamless harlotry, here I come! ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-are-tattooed-women-easier-than-the-non-tatted/273357/31 "2004-11-09T01:33:48Z")
Shameless, even. ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-are-tattooed-women-easier-than-the-non-tatted/273357/32 "2004-11-09T03:33:11Z")
> [@Harimad-sol](#): > > I have a tattoo and I color my hair. > > Shamless harlotry, here I come! You know, there’s something that’s really… _genuine_ about your harlotry… No, I really don’t have anything useful to add to the thread, and yes, I will be leaving now (but not before agreeing that the OP is doing the math backwards.) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2004, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-are-tattooed-women-easier-than-the-non-tatted/273357/33 "2004-11-09T19:46:36Z")
> [@Trunk](#): > > Big fat, “I don’t know in general” to the OP, but it was certainly true with Fessie’s mom. Totally rude and uncalled for. I don’t know if you were trying for “humor” but imho you failed. Why don’t you try again with an apology. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-are-tattooed-women-easier-than-the-non-tatted/273357.md?page=1)