Think back to your first love. Think back to that feeling you had when you first exchanged the words I love you and it meant more than that round of kiss chase in primary school when you thought you would marry Dylan and have three kids. Think about that safety you felt when that person held you in their arms and promised you that they would never leave. Think back to the time when it felt like the world was your oyster and together- there was nothing you could not face. Personally I don’t have to think very far. I’m at a time in my life where I can say this is it. I am at the stage that everyone treasures when looking back 20 or so years from now. I’m at the stage of my first love and oh boy. To say I’m ecstatic and crazy about him would be an understatement. People always say that there is a fine line between love and lust in the reference of your first love. But I can honestly say that lust is too insignificant for what I and many others feel. The definition of lust is strong sexual desire. As a teenager of the 21st century we are often scrutinized for the hormones rushing through our body and people often use that as a scape goat for our impulsive actions and feelings. But what others and I feel is not an impulsive feeling. It’s not a feeling that says I want to be with this person purely because I am sexually attracted to them. It’s a feeling of I want to be with this person for as long as I can be because he makes me happier than I’ve ever been. So I’ll take every dose of him that I can get.
Many people feel that the way to symbolise there love more objectively is through tattoos. They feel that the best way to express their love is with their significant others name or date of birth marked somewhere on their body. However 50% of people that get tattoos end up regretting them- people are even getting tattoos on their more intimate parts such as Madonna and Lil Wayne. But anyways, I’m straying from the point; the tattoo that is most commonly removed is the name of a past lover. So many argue what is the point of getting the name of the person you’re in a relationship with tattooed on your body? There are key points in this argument such as: What if the two of you were to break up? You would then be left with this permanent reminder on your body of a love you’ve lost and when you meet someone else how are you expected to explain that? If you were to try and get it removed, tattoo removal is expensive so why not just avoid it in the first place? What if it jinxes the relationship? What if people find it tacky? These are points often raised when opting not to get a tattoo of your significant other.
However I disagree, I feel like a tattoo is a symbol of your permanent love. Would I get a tattoo of something signifying my current boyfriend at the age of 16? Yes I would. Why you ask? Why at a young age would I do that, when odds are we are not going to go the distance? Well odds are that I might not even be here tomorrow so basing something that I feel strongly about on a potential downfall in my future is a nuisance. The feeling I feel and many others also feel with their first love is unimaginable. So sure we may break up, but to have that reminder of when I was young and I thought the world was my oyster and I was happy, that is magical. Because the fact is, love is unexplainable, but when you feel it, you know it is not something you leave behind. My love for him will always be permanent no matter what happens and a tattoo will just be evidence of that. He will always be my first love, no matter how much time goes by.