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Best Friend Tattoos - Matching Tattoo Designs
A very important thing to consider is what might happen with the best friend tattoo in the future if, for some reason, the friendship ends. You wouldn't want the tattoo to bring back bad memories. For this reason you might want to chose a tattoo that not only symbolizes your friendship but represents your personality as well.
There are three types of friendship tattoos which you might want to consider to get with your best friend. One option is both of you getting identical or almost identical images or text which is meaningful for both of you. It might be a quote you both like, an inner joke - something personal that you both share. Other option is getting a tattoo that is divided in half to show that you complement each other or are whole when together such as halves of a broken heart, a key and a lock and similar. Third option is getting a tattoo to honor and represent your friend - his or her initials, birth date, favorite animal etc.
Most Popular Best Friend Tattoos
Most popular best friend tattoos throughout ages have been coordinating tattoos and tattoos that represent symbols of friendship. Yin and yang are one of the most famous tattoo symbols not only among lovers but also best friends because they represent opposite characters which both together form balance. Some people choose to get either yin or yang, others like to have matching whole symbol.
Other popular idea for best friend tattoos is puzzle pieces. It's advised to look at actual locking puzzle pieces when creating your design. Another idea for a subtle friendship tattoo is the infinity symbol which, of course, represents the eternal friendship. Other, a bit less common option to symbolize eternal friendship is the Celtic knot - a complex infinite loop which also happens to represent the union of two souls. A good idea for a matched or just coordinated best friends tattoo is famous friendship quotes. You and your best friend could get the full or half of the quote.
Ideas For Matching Best Friend Tattoos?
A classical approach on friendship tattoos is getting a tattoo with the word 'friendship' either in your language or an exotic one which uses a symbol for a word such as Chinese or Japanese. Just make sure the symbol actually means what you think. Japanese and Chinese characters that stand for 'joy', 'love', 'peace' and other values that are important to friendship are also common among best friend tattoo designs.
Flowers that symbolize friendship is also a nice choice when considering best friend tattoo designs. Yellow rose, jade plant and chrysanthemums are flowers that symbolize friendship.
For Native Americans, two arrows that cross at the center are used as a symbol of friendship. Claddagh symbol tattoo is a popular friendship tattoo choice in Europe. This Celtic symbol has a very strong meaning - it shows two hands that are about to give a heart away. The heart has a crown on top of it which symbolizes love.
Getting best friend tattoos is a great way to celebrate your friendship with your
best friend. People like to symbolize their friendship in many different ways such
as dressing in a similar way, wearing friendship bracelets, but getting friendship
tattoos with your best friend is a very special way to express your feelings and
show the world what you have in common.
A lot of people say that every time they look upon their friendship tattoo they recall
the pain they have went through together with their best friend in order to get it.
This is a very bonding and personal way how to mark your friendship because it is
also permanent and communicates that the friendship is strong enough for such decision.
There are many things to consider when going for a permanent friendship tattoo with
your best friend.
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