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You should almost never make a decision that affects the rest of your life. If you say "marriage", well, NOT getting married to that person might affect the re

You should almost never make a decision that affects the rest of your life. If you say "marriage", well, NOT getting married to that person might affect the rest of your life more than marrying them ( regret is bigger than marriage ). Therefore marriage would affect the rest of your life less than not marrying them. Are there any decisions that affect the rest of your life ( by consequence ) that are advisable? Even going into the military only affects 4 years, but tattoos are longer ( assuming you don't remove ). Kids too, they should only be had if regret would outweigh the kid, in terms of life change. How many people regret NOT getting a tattoo, vs the many that regret tattoos? If you regret not having a tattoo, you can always get the tat later, but not the other way around.

elliotec 8y ago
Every single decision anyone ever makes affects the rest of their lives no matter what. You can make the same argument you’re making about marriage about any other decision. NOT getting that tattoo affects your life exactly the same amount as getting it and vice versa, same with everything.
- danschumann 8y ago
  No, not the same amount, from a reasonable baseline, from expectations. If you expect a pretty good life, then getting a face tattoo will deviate from those expectations, and you will perceive much affect. NOT getting a face tattoo will not affect, IE, not CHANGE, not DEVIATE from the trajectory of your life. (It should probably be noted that affect is the root of affection, and an emotional term, especially when considering life change [ love is eternal ~ affect ~ affection ]) In the same sense, marrying someone should be done to preserve trajectory, to solidify path, not to affect a life. Don't get married to change your life; don't get married to "fix" things ( unless you mean fix in place, affix ). IE, if you expect someone in your life, and losing them would be a bigger change than marrying them, then marry them. It is the lesser noticed change. If you don't follow my logic(and some folly), then you are fallible, not affable.
thebigspacefuck 8y ago
You could die in the military or develop PTSD. Nobody is going to see a tattoo on your back or your ass if you don't want them too. So it depends on a number of factors and people are free to make that choice for themselves.

elliotec 8y ago

Every single decision anyone ever makes affects the rest of their lives no matter what. You can make the same argument you’re making about marriage about any other decision. NOT getting that tattoo affects your life exactly the same amount as getting it and vice versa, same with everything.

danschumann 8y ago
No, not the same amount, from a reasonable baseline, from expectations. If you expect a pretty good life, then getting a face tattoo will deviate from those expectations, and you will perceive much affect. NOT getting a face tattoo will not affect, IE, not CHANGE, not DEVIATE from the trajectory of your life. (It should probably be noted that affect is the root of affection, and an emotional term, especially when considering life change [ love is eternal ~ affect ~ affection ]) In the same sense, marrying someone should be done to preserve trajectory, to solidify path, not to affect a life. Don't get married to change your life; don't get married to "fix" things ( unless you mean fix in place, affix ). IE, if you expect someone in your life, and losing them would be a bigger change than marrying them, then marry them. It is the lesser noticed change. If you don't follow my logic(and some folly), then you are fallible, not affable.

thebigspacefuck 8y ago

You could die in the military or develop PTSD. Nobody is going to see a tattoo on your back or your ass if you don't want them too. So it depends on a number of factors and people are free to make that choice for themselves.