Why do men usually delete all their pics after a break up?

Question

Why do they keep a low profile after

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Because they were crushed and she might be reminding him of stuff. This weekend I found some old pictures, she was never my girlfriend but I was wrecked for about five days, wasn't eating, crying, laying on the floor, drinking water constantly. Today had stopped after enjoying more than a quart bottle of Japanese whisky. Talked to my friend in the military and we shared stories and he pretty much said enough that finally helped me get out of depression and explained how if I try to reach out to this woman again she will get weirded and say its been too long since we hung out acting on stage together.

Because I've never dated , the advice didn't make sense to me, but I told him "I'm only accepting your advice because you've had many girlfriends so it must be true." Most guys could care less about being emotional, I have high functioning autism so everything in my life that I try is like playing life on straight up Legendary Hard difficulty.

hahahmm · Accepted Answer

Guys don't monkey branch like most women. Monkey branching is when you're in one relationship while trying to setup/get the next relationship going or you pretend to be in relationship A while getting relationship B going which I imagine has something to do with why so many women lie when they get dumped & claimed they dumped the guy. I imagine they lie about what day they got dumped on... to be closer to the day the found a new guy so it doesn't sound like they were single for too long. Just a guess.

Since men aren't trying to pretend to be something they aren't (usually) they have no need for old pictures to show to others. Just like a restaurant won't leave an "open" sign up after business hours. Guys have this switch that can go from "on" to "off" and they move on. I mean if they have experienced enough of life to get 'it'.

DishLady · Accepted Answer

Probably so they don't have a continual visual reminder of their past heartbreak. (Though most of my guy friends still keep ONE pic from their past relationships just to remember that they were happy at that point in their lives.)

Account · Accepted Answer

I would possibly do the same but I evade that issue by never posting pictures with them anywhere in the first place. Also why wouldn't they? It is over.  Why would they keep them up?

MisterWack · Answer

Are you not using all your brain cells? They are an ex, we don’t plan to get back together with our ex especially if it doesn’t end on good terms, and perhaps abuse/emotional trauma much like how women deal with it.

I wouldn’t want my ex on my phone / social media if it all went to Hell UNLESS they were in a photo with a family member or good friend since those photos are limited/cannot be replaced so easily… Other than that NOPE I’d delete my ex and be proud.

HeartBreakDreamLand · Answer

because reminders such as pictures of personal belongings
for sentimental temporarily keep sake
stop being sweet
and start becoming
distracting and depressing
And most of All
Discouraging
Causing
Lacking Hope
For Future Relationships

Gopackers02 · Answer

I never posted the pictures of us but when we broke up I was more happy than anything she was very toxic. But for normal happy couples (for the most part ) that break up. I think it’s due to hurt and makes them think of the other less. It takes me a little bit to forget about the other person but once I do I’m done.

Rei13 · Answer

My exes that have social media never deleted all of our pictures so I don’t know. I know I always hid all the pictures I had from previous relationships as soon as they ended to separate myself from it but not totally erase it

OfMiceandMen · Answer

Because some women tend to take a look on their boyfriend's phone and see what photos they have. If he has a bunch of photos of his ex that he should have deleted and she doesn't like, then he's in the doghouse for sure.

bobalife · Answer

It’s actually not a gender thing, but most people in general delete pictures in order to not be reminded of their ex and move on. Everyone just grieve and move on differently.

Avicenna · Answer

Usually? Never heard that before. I guess the ones who do that are angry about the breakup and overreact.

ProbablyClueless · Answer

Part of it is just trying to forget about the situation and move on. The other part is because they know that their exes and her friends will be watching.

BonzoInBitburg · Answer

I see no point in keeping them. No reason to hang on to that memory.

Pudsmucker · Answer

Why keep a photo of somebody that you broke up with. Not necessary. Might bring bad memories. Why do you care if he dumps his file. I don't want any bad memories or feelings. Especially when it hurts to breakup.

sheenagwapa · Answer

i'm a girl but i am usually the one who keep deleting pucs. i do it out of anger. I don't know with men. i don't understand men

thegreenyogi · Answer

Maybe because they don't want to be reminded of the past relationship that has just ended. And maybe because men hurt too.

LaurenM1997 · Answer

They don’t want to be reminded of the person they were with they rather delete the photos and forget

TommyMountainFigure · Answer

No idea. I don't post photos of myself online in the first place!

dustybiker2 · Answer

Nobody deletes all their pictures unless it was a really bad relationship,

Anonymous · Answer

Cause she’s history. She’s in the past. Time to move on. She’s an ex for a reason. I want nothing to do w her. Part of me moving on was to forget about her, she doesn’t exist to me.

DarkOsiris · Answer

I even don't save pics during the relationship. Pics remind us of the past and in order to heal we have to let them go

JacobJordan · Answer

Why would a man want to keep pictures of a failed relationship

In_Trance · Answer

That's exactly how it should be done

dudeinohio · Answer

Because the ex is ancient history and is to be forgotten.

DiegoO · Answer

Depends. If she was a real bitch, you got that guarantee.

TonyMetal___86 · Answer

Haven't deleted the photos, because they are a part of my past!

Sasquach · Answer

If we ended things on good terms I'd probably keep the photos just not on display

PeterLegg91 · Answer

I threw away a photo album my then girlfriend gave me when we grew apart

Anonymous · Answer

Uh so the Cloud. You can store pics on there and videos even. Not on the phone anymore, and password like 20 digits long. Hack away

Slim57 · Answer

Because don't wanna be reminded of the past, want to move on

RyanHarris · Answer

It hurts if you see them, we want to get over it if possible

laly520 · Answer

ig they want to open a new page

sheikalana · Answer

Do they? I never noticed this.

DrPepper12 · Answer

I wouldn't. Who would do that?

Anonymous · Answer

No. Maybe it was ugly

ceren27 · Answer

Do they? I never noticed this.

Iron_Man · Answer

Not me I always keep my past

DreamLife7 · Answer

None of your business. Get a life

Enginn · Answer

Because it reminds us of it

Theguy1331 · Answer

To hide the pain so it hopefully stops one day.

jahaims · Answer

To rebuild

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