Do guys keep or delete pictures after a breakup?

[Anonymous]

After an amicable breakup, do guys keep pictures (even if provocative) or do they delete them?

[apunkr]

I have pretty much all of them
Not to stare at and cry over. Rarely look at em
But on the rare occasion that I need to refer to one, it's nice that they are there. I never understood the whole "cleansing and sanitizing" one's self of any trace their ex even existed. I mean , especially talking about a marriage, and more so if there are kids. How sad to live in denial of your very own past. Nothing about recognizing that there were good , special times with your ex - why the hell did you spend all that time with them if there weren't any happy memories made?

[CandymanJ]

Depends on the guy... me personally, I delete them... however, I have a cigar box that I named, "The Girlfriend Box."... I'll print off a picture of whatever girl/woman I date from my phone, write down her name and the dates we dated from... lololololol... however... I delete everything off my phone... the box is just more of a sentimental thing to look at once every year or two

[Asker]

Such a nice thing to do. :-)

[Anonymous]

When I met my boyfriend he had pictures of him and an ex girlfriend all around the house.. he and I don't take pictures together..

[EvilAngel114]

Delete them all. Out of sight, out of mind. He’s in the past so no sense in handing on to it.

[MeganForreal]

I have kept them but when i got a new phone they got deleted.

[Kyren]

If I'm single, I'd like to look back on the memories I've shared with my ex-girlfriend whether good or bad because it reminds me of what the relationship was like and what I could do better in the next one. If I was dating someone else, I'd delete/remove them and move on because it would be the respectable thing to do. I would want to create new memories with my new girlfriend to show her how much I appreciate having her around!

[Leo3572]

I made a backup of them on my Laptop and deleted them on my mobile phone. We decided to stay friends but it doesn't work and it makes me sad to see her and to remind that we aren't together anymore so I deleted everything of her on my phone to make sure there is no way to accidentally see something of her.

[Leo3572]

Ah yeah and I asked her if it's ok to keep them and she said yes.

[Anonymous]

Personally it depends... As long as I don't hate the person I just let normal picures in my camera roll mainly brucase its to much work to delete them, and they give memories down the line.
"Provocative picures": i have a locker app on my phone, once a picture goes in, i don't delete it unless i have a really good reason (and a breakup is not one), though i won't look at it for a while.

[PillowThief]

I delete them. I dislike having a reminder of someone I've lost that way. If we split up, it's because we didn't work, so I'll want to get over her. I can't do that with her image literally haunting me.

[Kidosaur]

I keep them but i don't watch them, it's not a good thing to rethink about the past when it's hurt you
But now that the past is behind me, from time to time i like to remember that someone loved me and that one day i will find the good one

[Asker]

:-) So sweet.

[borkman]

Depends, i deleted all of my ex's pictures after she broke up with me on my birthday, but my other ex i kept the pictures for quite a while because we split up thanks to her family.

[Asker]

:-( . Its sad when family interferes with relationships.

[waynej200]

Depends on the picture and how he ultimately felt and his maturity, I've kept photos, to remind me of the good and the bad.

[Arbalest]

I don't have any pics of anyone at all. Maybe if she broke up with me and I was still in love I could see wanting to keep them.

[CheckPlease]

Usually keep them if they are sexy or cut with a fun memory. Otherwise we delete them or I do.

[Zenurus]

Delete.. well I keep some if they were a part of a big event in my life, or a turning point. Not nudes tho.. unless the break up was a good one and the sex continues for a while

[ItsMeYPJ]

I'd keep one to remember the good times with her. It's sad to throw all the memories away.

[davidrees]

I often keep them but don't look at them and they get deleted months or years later.

[chameleon3081]

Depends on the guy, some will delete them to forget the relationship, some will keep them for the memories. Depends on the person, and the situation.

[Aadi87]

I don't know about other guys. But I have kept all the pictures of my ex. Bcz there is no reason to be angry with her. Yes, if there was a reason to be angry with her then I would have deleted all of her pics.

[Anonymous]

I tend to keep the picture. However I reorganize them, putting them, figuratively speaking, on the bottom of the stack

[_ASH_]

I just delete the picture lol. After break up I am like fuck that bitch and I find a new girl. The reason I have this attitude because I never break up with a girl but a girl breaks up with me after months.

[gorbunk]

I always delete unless told not to, it feels kinda skeevy to keep them otherwise

[flaboyraised]

I keep for a short period or back them up somewhere and get them off my cell. But i save them incase i were to ruinite with them l. This is only with recent break ups not ones from years ago that have no hope. Jist the ones that could be redeemed

[WonderousFelix]

I keep them if we ended on a positive note, I would delete if it was negative.

[Good_Guy_Doug]

Ill filter through and keep the nice pics. Regardless of whatever happened, it was still a part of my life. For better or worse.