This is not Sparta

Over the course of my short life, I have gone through waves of wanting and not wanting a tattoo. This is typically correlated with who my romantic interest is at the time. It might be kind of pathetic, but if I like a guy with tattoos, I tend to lean in the direction of wanting one myself. I have yet to commit one way or the other, which basically leaves me committed to not having one.

Currently I am interested in someone with ink, which of course, has peaked my interest once more. My biggest problem is always trying to find something that I a) like enough to have 'branded' on me for the rest of my life and b) something that has meaning but isn't lame. You can probably sympathize with my dilemma. Or not, some people are impulse tattoo people and end up with Mr. Potato Head on one of their appendages (not even a hypothetical example).

There is also the issue of where I would get the tattoo. I am extremely aware that one day my body will grow old and sag and I do not want a cute little dolphin to end up looking like Moby Dick or something. Not that I would ever get a dolphin tattoo (I'm sure if you have one it's nice, just not for me). I'd want the tattoo somewhere that I wouldn't see it on my wedding day. I know that seems ridiculous, and I may never marry, but that is how I feel.

Some ideas for tattoos I may want that have stuck with me over the past few years are:
1. The lion from the Edwards family crest.
PROS: Lions are badass and represent courage and shit.
CONS: The Edwards family crest lion looks like every other crest lion ever.
That's not the lion from the Edwards family crest, but as I said, they basically all look the fucking same.

2. A sailboat.
Seems kind of weird right? I don't sail or own a boat. Basically the idea comes from a Saves the Day song (laugh away). I like the part of the song that says, "Despair can ravage you if you turn your head around to look down the path that's lead you here 'cause what can you change? You're a vessel now floating down the waterways. But you can take your rudder and aim your ship, just don't bother with the things left in your wake."
PROS: Sailboats are simple and the idea has really grown on me.
CONS: I would obviously have to do a lot of explaining each time, which would annoy the hell out of me. Do I really want a sailboat on me for ever and ever?