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I'll start by saying I'm not a fan of script, but unless you have pink script with flowers and unicorns, I don't think there is a masculine vs. feminine script. I'll also throw out there that having your hands tattooed is a big step. Yes, tattoos have become way more accepted today, but hand tattoos are still pretty out there. Also, the skin on the side of your hands is thin and so will be prone to blowouts. Make sure you get someone really good that knows what they are doing. It's really hard to do perfect script; there is no room for error. Too many people think script is simple and get the local hack to do it. Good luck

Hi Everyone, I'm new to tattoos and am looking to get my first ones soon. I'm a 39 year old male, and looking to get my boys names on the side of my hands, one on each hand. Is the font example provided look like a more feminine font where people like think it looks funny on me? I think cursive looks great and looked through lots of different examples. I'm just not sure if this skews more towards the girly side than the manly side, or is there kind of a big gray area so to speak? I realize a lot of this is personal preference and I should do what I want, but I also don't want to unkowingly do something where others will wonder why man chose that style. I'm hoping someone can shed some knowledge on me, thanks for you help.

Stop staring at it. It is healing, and it will be healing for a while. You cannot tell anything yet. Keep it clean and quit putting junk on it.

THIS.

After reading through these threads, and looking at tons of pics I feel better about my piece. Looking at the big picture and not scrutinizing it is the way to go. Thanks for input. This is a great site for knowledgeable advice, I've already started planning my next one.

At 5 weeks, that's long enough to know if it's a blowout or not. I don't see it myself, but once you see it you can't unsee it. It's a nice looking tattoo, I'd just enjoy it. Trying to fix blowouts makes them worse often as not. The ink is under the skin, you can't move it or take it out, you can only try to cover it up.