Just getting my first tattoo yesterday, I may not be as informed as others. But yes I am glad that tattoos have an aspect of pain to them, my take on it is that, if you want this to be part of you until your rotting in the ground, then you have to commit to it and go through the pain of getting inked. Yes it will temporarily hurt, and it did, but as soon as I saw the finished product I was immensely glad I did it. And having a bunch of medical issues, I was proud I was able to say "this was the first time I'm happy to be stabbed with a needle."