If seeing the "Offset" tattoo on Cardi B's thigh makes you next-level nervous, welcome to the club. Getting a tattoo honoring someone who may or may not be a permanent fixture in your life forever is a big deal — especially when it's personalized, and when you and bae decide to match. It's risky because if you break up, you're both left with permanent skin art that's half an ode to someone you'd probably rather just forget. And tattoo removal? It hurts. If you and your partner are on the fence about getting inked together, these celebrity couples with matching tattoos remind us that the fool-proof tats are subtle, ambiguous, or reflective of something bigger than your current relationship.
"When a couple gets the same tattoo, or even when an individual gets a tattoo that is a marker of the relationship, they're essentially saying 'This is an important relationship for me,'" Viren Swami, a professor at Anglia Ruskin University who studies the psychology around getting tattoos, told The Cut. "'This is an important, meaningful relationship, and I'd like to symbolize it in a way that involves permanence and involves pain.'"
Some of the tattoos these celebrity duos have are ultra-specific. But none of the following tats are the type that would be difficult to cover up or breathe new life into in the event of a breakup. Here are 10 celebrity couples (including former couples) with matching tattoos that will leave you ink-spired to take the plunge and get tatted with your significant other.
1. Beyoncé & JAY-Z
If you're a proud member of the Beyhive, you know the significance of the number four for Beyoncé and JAY-Z: Queen Bey's birthday is on Sept. 4, JAY-Z's birthday is on Dec. 4, the two got married on April 4, and Beyoncé's 2011 album was called 4. On JAY-Z and Beyoncé's ninth wedding anniversary, Beyoncé posted a video to Instagram giving fans a peak into some of their tender relationship moments. This video included footage of the couple getting the Roman numeral for 4, "IV," inked on their fingers.
Apart from their wedding anniversary and their own birthdays, these matching tattoos have even more significance for the couple. The next month, JAY-Z would go on to release his album 4:44. Fans have also noted a possible correlation between the "Ivy" in Blue Ivy and the roman numeral "IV."
2. Miley Cyrus & Liam Hemsworth 3. Khloé Kardashian & Lamar Odom
And last but not least, America's sexiest parents, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, got matching tattoos dedicated to their family. In the beautiful, languid script, the two were inked with "John Luna Miles" and "Chrissy Luna Miles," respectively. Similar to Beyoncé and JAY-Z's tats, these are about something bigger than their romantic commitments to each other.
If you're looking for tattoos to get inked with your boo, take cues from these celebrity couples: Opt for something delicate, cute, and meaningful to you two as individuals.
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