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Would you delete old photos of you and your ex if your partner asked?
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No. I would keep them in a folder in my laptop, not on my phone. I wouldn't even let my partner know I had them. If she snooped and found them, I'd change my password and never give her access to my laptop again.
They are part of my life's memories and have nothing to do with my current partner. Although I would share them with her if she was interested. I don't know why she would, though. I mean, I don't care about her former boyfriends.
I actually do have some photos of former girlfriends in my laptop. Not many, unfortunately, because there were no digital cameras back then. But I treasure the memories of those former girlfriends when they were young and gorgeous.
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I tossed out all pix of old girlfriends along with old letters and other memorabilia many years ago. It was the day I moved into my first house. I figured that there was no past to hang onto so why was i hanging on to all that stuff.
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No, I would like my partner to trust/believe in me and respect my past.
I can’t erase my memories, that doesn’t mean I’d love him less.
That being said, I wouldn’t be showing my ex’s photos to my new partner. Because I wouldn’t want us to waste any time thinking on my past.
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Of course not, lol :D But I wouldn't also show them. Those are private pics.
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My 20-year marriage was a pretty good one, with 3 kids, until an amicable divorce. I have fond memories of those 20 years, and pictures show that. I'm not deleting them.
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Reminds me of a country song:
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They would of already been deleted before I entered into a new relationship
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If they were racy but if not they serve as reminders of lessons learned.
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Your current partner could be an ex at some point. Depending on how bad your relationship ended with your previous partner, he/she, may come back into your life. Would you want those older photos gone forever? Tell your current partner that he/she just needs to deal with it. Ask them if the two of you were to break up, would they want you to delete photos of the two of you?
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If you have an Android device, maybe you could off load those photos to an sd card you can safely store. If you have an Apple device, find a cloud service you could upload them to. There is always different options. So if you do decide to delete them from your phone, you still have them, but they won’t be readily available for you or your partner to view everyday. -
No, I wouldn't. That's unreasonable. That is my prerogative to have pictures of my ex, since it's a significant part of my past and memories. Having pictures of my ex doesn't mean I still want them in the present, and it doesn't mean I would rather be with them than my partner.
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My memories I had with someone I knew before him weren't meant for the trash can. Because what if I discarded precious moments I had in my life, then the new guy and I break up. Nope, nope, nope
I would put them in a pretty box or album and put it somewhere inconspicuous or have someone I trust hold onto them for me. 😎 -
Unless she (the ex) was a friend still or the pics had some sentimental value like a trip or and event I probably wouldn't keep them anyhow. And no I'm not going to start deleting parts of my life like they didn't happen.
How would she like it if I told her to delete her baby pics because she was fat in them?😆
OK yeah, that was a stupid analogy. But so is asking someone to start deleting parts of thier life because they're insecure. I'll do everything within reason that I can to allay her fears. How bout I give her the photos to hold onto? (provided she doesn't destroy them😆) Then they still exist but she controls them. They can be like men collection of VCR tapes, and DVD's. I never look at them either.😆
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I don't delete anything for anyone, what guarantee do I have that relationship is forever? I'd be deleting fond memories and if she then dumps me in the future I no longer have something I had prior to the relationship, and I also don't have the relationship anymore. Not looking at stuff from my ex while in the relationship is a given, but I'm not deleting any file.
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If on social media I would but I would not get rid of real pictures. I would put them away in storage but not get rid of them. And if my partner got rid of them, I would get rid of her. That is not her place and the lack of trust would be enough to get rid of her.
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You should always delete old photos of past relationships. Your partner shouldn't have to ask for that. They are an ex for a reason. It's not good to hold anything of sentimental value of them. You need to let go (literally) and move on.
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No, but here's why:
I always delete photos/videos when a relationship ends, so if I don't one day, then I had a good reason for it. It definitely wouldn't be kept because I want to date them still, since I wouldn't enter a relationship with that mindset. -
He knew I had a life before, and he's still here 20 years later because he's not a jealous child.
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I don't even have pictures of my exes like that, so there's nothing really there to "delete" lol
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Yeah of course, I have no need to keep things from an ex. Or i would just photoshop him out if it was a group picture lol.
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I’m not the type to delete pictures usually (unless it was inappropriate pics) and I don’t even look back at the pics but my boyfriend is comfortable with it so I just deleted everything immediately.
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No. Why should I bury my past? If she's not secure enough not to worry about it, I don't think I'd want her to be my girlfriend.
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My question is why would I keep pictures of an ex on my phone? There's no point in that.
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Id be reluctant , certainly early on , I can't see the big deal really , what does it matter?
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I can guarantee my future wife won't have any because she will be a virgin whoo 🎉
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