Why do people take the time to cut exes out of photos instead of just throwing the photos away? Sometimes it’s about the pleasure of forcibly removing every trace of them from your life. It can be cathartic.
But I also acknowledge that it could also be about the cost and/or difficulty of removal. Not all removal procedures are 100% effective. If you’re not entirely sure it will work, a cover-up could be a more effective choice.
As with all things, I’m sure the association fades over time. Sure, the new tattoo might remind you that the other one is there for a while. But then it becomes its own thing and you think about the old one less until one day you just don’t think of it at all.
Why do people take the time to cut exes out of photos instead of just throwing the photos away? Sometimes it’s about the pleasure of forcibly removing every trace of them from your life. It can be cathartic.
But I also acknowledge that it could also be about the cost and/or difficulty of removal. Not all removal procedures are 100% effective. If you’re not entirely sure it will work, a cover-up could be a more effective choice.
As with all things, I’m sure the association fades over time. Sure, the new tattoo might remind you that the other one is there for a while. But then it becomes its own thing and you think about the old one less until one day you just don’t think of it at all.