Would all men think you are trashy if you had tattoos? Not at all. Would some men think you are trashy? Yes they would, and there's nothing you can do about it.
Some men have a strict "I don't date women with visible ink" policy. Other men have an even more restrictive "I don't date women with any kind of ink anywhere on their body" policy. These types of guys may be turned off by tattoos, or don't like how they look, or even have an issue with what body art represents. So if you get a tattoo, you'll eliminate your chances with those men.
Let me temper that dire warning somewhat by telling you that the majority of men don't worry too much about whether or not the women they're seeing has any ink. For every one guy that will cross you off the list for tattoos, four guys will appreciate you ink and all.
Keeping this in mind, my advice is this - get as many or as few tattoos as you want. If you long to be covered head to toe, make it happen. If you want to keep your skin unadorned, do that instead. Do what makes you the most happy and your life will adjust accordingly.
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Really good advice. It's your body after all...
I got a tattoo four years ago after a really tough period in my life and I did it for myself with no consideration of how future suitors would take it. I've since dated guys who told me it was a turn off - and that's fine. The guy I'm with now doesn't like tattoos but he likes ME, and so my tattoo isn't a big deal for him and is something that doesn't even come up anymore.
Guys will have their preferences, but ultimately someone who's in it for you probably won't mind so much.
I am not the typical girl that any one would expect to have tattoos. I have 8, some are showing but all can easily concealed by watches or most people wouldn't notice them, they all have an intensely personal meaning. They are not there to look cool and if people want to judge me so be it. I've had my master's degree in sports medicine since I was 24 and work in a hospital. Most of the men that I have dated are pleasantly surprised when they see all of my tattoos and think it makes my usually serious self a little more sexy. I can't say that I've ever had anyone outright say they wouldn't date me or didn't have respect for me because of my tattoos. Now again, I don't have full sleeves or anything and my larger pieces are on my torso, but In the end you should not worry how people will judge you, tattoos are personal, they are on your body and will be forever. If someone else has a problem with it then they probably with have problems with a lot of other things that you may value.
I know it's a gender reversal but my bloke has some pretty terrible (as in he did them himself terrible) tattoos and although I'm fairly conservative in my tastes and would say I prefer my men unadorned it's no big deal to me and didn't make me change my opinion on him based on them. It's something I suppose most people can get over if the person wearing the tattoos is attractive enough.
I wouldn't say I like my bloke's from an artistic standpoint but they all have something to say about him as a person and I love him so it all works out fine!
Plus if I cross my eyes they look kinda hot to me now. The things we can get used to!
My thought on it is why would I want to date someone who judges a book by its cover like that? I have about 30 tattoos. Most of them are cover-able but I don't bother a lot of the time. If someone is going to judge me for having tattoos then I don't want them in my life. I love all of my tattoos and they are part of me. If someone doesn't like them, then they don't like part of me.