When two people get a “matching tattoo,” it’s almost never good. It’s the kind of thing that a desperate couple people get in the months before they inevitably break up. Suddenly a symbol of eternal love instead becomes a lifelong reminder not to jump into things.

But sometimes, a matching tattoo is so well thought out and creative that you’ve just gotta nod your head in respect. Here are 15 matching tattoos that raised the bar for everyone else. If you’re thinking about getting a tattoo, maybe these will serve as inspiration. Or, if you’re like me and too chicken to ever get inked, you can live vicariously through these people. Everybody wins! (via Bored Panda)

 

1. Both are equally valid.

2. Being with you is THE PITS!

3. Way cooler than a friendship bracelet.

4. Who knew people like Ice Age this much?

 

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5. Super cool!

6. A visual representation of birth order.

 

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Sibling tattoos!

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7. Night & Day

 

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8. The brother-sister bond.

 

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9. Tom & Jerry

10. In every couple, there’s a lighthouse and a ship.

11. Or a ship and an anchor!

12. The boy and the wolf

13. Potter heads

14. How did they decide who gets to have the head?

15. Awwww

 

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