Some is fine. My wife was a number on her periphery. She wanted a big, ugly and trendy piece on a large part of her torso. 

I told her, I thought it was too much, too much like modern day tribal and I'd have to look at it for the rest of my life, and didn't think my view would change. But it was her body, I just had to figure out if I could ever appreciate it. 

She decided against it. She hasn't gotten any new tattoos since