45. If I start a conversation about her tattoos?
If you’re chatting up a gorgeous girl with conspicuous tattoos, she probably wants you to offer your opinion, right? No, gentle sir. Kindly slow your roll.
It’s easy to see the appeal of someone who’s turned her body into a work of art, but the coffee shop, the bus stop, and the library are not art galleries. Her extravagant tattoos are not on display for your enjoyment. You may think you’re flirting by asking her what her ink means, but you’re wrong. It’s a tattoo, not an “ask me about … ” nametag. Try making a little conversation, for crying out loud, before you jump right in and start talking to her about something that could have deep personal significance.
Certainly, offering any sort of critical appraisal would be tactless. It would be a terrible idea, to, for example, tell her that she paid her artist too much. (You know how we feel about the “neg.”) On the other hand, if you’ve developed enough of a rapport, it might not hurt to ask her if she has any tattoos you can’t see. If you’re not a pushy douchebag about it, maybe she’ll oblige.
