First Pete Davidson, now Brooklyn Beckham – tattoos are the epitome of romance

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It can’t be – though I am sure that many a coiffed eyebrow will have been raised over Pete Davidson’s apparent decision to mark his love for Kim Kardashian by having her first name branded into his chest; to show their relationship off to the world in eye-watering, skin-raising, permanently-scarred detail. “Because he wanted to do something that was really different.” When DeGeneres asked if an “iron thing” went on to Davidson’s body to “brand KIM,” she said “yes”. She also revealed that it wasn’t the first permanent nod to their relationship – Davidson also bears ink that says: “my girl is a lawyer,” as she passed her Bar exam last December. To keep up to speed with all the latest opinions and comment, sign up to our free weekly Voices Dispatches newsletter by clicking here It’s romantic precisely because it’s so reckless, so foolhardy – of course you shouldn’t permanently pay tribute to what could end up being just a fleeting relationship; a gesture you could ultimately regret and end up wanting removed – or sheepishly need to have someone else’s name inked over the first.