How can I make my partner comfortable with the idea of me getting a tattoo?

I have really wanted a tattoo for as long as I can remember but my boyfriend really isn’t a fan and so, because of his views, I decided not to get one.

Now, I must stress that he would never try to stop me doing anything that I wanted and it’s not something that would cause him to stop loving me. He’s always encouraging me to be myself and not let the relationship dictate decisions like this. However, as much as I don’t want to feel this way, I worry that he may not find me as attractive with a tattoo because of his own personal opinions.

For the past few years I have been able to push the want for a tattoo to the back of my mind but over the past year or so the urge has been getting stronger to the point where I look longingly through the window of the tattoo shop down the road from my house.

I know exactly what I want and where I want it and it’s not going to be discreet. I have wanted this design in this place for a long time which tells me that it’s something that I will regret having done.

I don’t really know what I am asking you guys to tell me, I guess I just want to hear your thoughts. I was thinking that maybe I could get the tattoo when we go on holiday together so that it will have good memories attached to it for him.