There are a lot of terrible ways to say "I love you." A bouquet of half-wilted — yet still overpriced — roses. A wook-themed wedding at Electric Forest. Flash mobs — both in general but particularly those set to "Marry You" by Bruno Mars. Yet of all the ways to declare your devotion to your beloved, one method reigns supreme as the worst — getting a tattoo. Just ask the love-lost folks stuck with their ex's names, kissing My Little Pony characters, and their former flame's bite marks etched on their body forever. 

From the two-letter difference between "Steve" and "Love" to a marriage proposal we only hope received a resounding "yes," here are 24 terrible romantic tattoos from people forever single.