I feel so bad for the people I know who have tattooed the name of their significant other on their bodies and then end up divorcing. I know quite a few people that this has happened to and it really sucks!

Remember Johnny Depp and his Winona tattoo? When they broke up, he had the tattoo altered to read: "Wino forever". Kind silly, in my opinion, but hey, whatever floats your boat. A friend of mine had her ex-husband's name tattooed on her shoulder blade and covered it with another tat when they split. The cover-up is awkward and not very attractive, in my opinion. What can you do? It is cheaper to cover up a tattoo with another tattoo than it is to go have it lasered off.

I know a couple (who have always had a really rocky relationship, by the way) that recently got matching tattoos with each others' names. Big mistake; they are on the verge of divorce and now stuck with that for all eternity. In some cases, people truly do not think.

I always try and talk my friends out of getting such personalized tattoos. One friend of mine agreed with my stance, but her boyfriend and son happened to have the same first name. She figured the tattoo would secretly be in honor of the son, not the boyfriend. Smart move; they broke up rather violently not two months later. The boyfriend was not so lucky; now he is walking around with a fairly uncommon name plastered all over his arm.

I am on my second marriage. I was never naive enough to tattoo a husband or boyfriend's name on my body. Not that I don't love tattoos--believe me, I do and have many. I just don't think it's a good idea. It's too permanent, when sadly, relationships often are not, despite what we hope. When it's all over and done with, you are either left with a glaring reminder of what used to be, a painful and expensive medical bill or--perhpas the worst shame of all--a crappy cover-up that everyone has to see for the rest of your life. Ugh, no thanks, count me out.