I’ve kept quite a few from old boyfriends bwcause it’s part of my colorful history. I still have the wedding pics and videos of the AEx-Mr. Rangers because I look good in them, damn it! And the kids enjoy looking through them.
My psycho ex-husband burned them.
The ones of him are in a box with my wedding dress in my parent’s basement.
My ex-husband is the father of my two boys, so I actually have one picture of him with the kids up on my wall. I think it’s important for the kids to see that we still respect each other.
As for old ex-boyfriends, their pictures are still kicking around somewhere, although I have no idea where. I’m sure it will be fun to look at them when I’m an old woman.
I just wanted to say thanks to everyone for replying. I think I will keep them tucked away in a shoebox in the closet for now. Mr.Jawofech is not jealous and has seen the pictures many times but I felt it was just not “right” somehow to keep them in the album with our other, more recent, pictures.
My Ex’s new wife has a “thing” about any kind of reminders that he and I used to be a couple so I guess I will keep the ones of him alone as well.
Thanks Again.
Jawofech
They’re wandering about my room somewhere, though that isn’t as bad as it seems in everyone else’s case because if you ask me about almost anything I own I’ll tell you that it’s wandering somewhere. I’m not very organized. I guess I can deal with the pictures, I mean it’s not like I hate any of my ex’s, I’m still friends with them so what’s the problem with having pictures? Sure having stuff that reminded me of them hurt for a while, but now I glance around my room at various things that remind me of them and I can smile. The only thing that had to go was a stuffed animal that my first ex gave me, it was our “child,” we named him and everything. I always had him with me, but he just had too many bittersweet memories for me to keep him. So that’s at my best friend’s house right now for safe keeping, some day he might hold his place of honor again.
Kitty
Keep all photos!
I’ve never been the “sentimental” type, but finally at the age of 45 found an interest in my roots. I’ve had great fun digging through a box of old pictures I’d told my mother to toss years ago because I wasn’t interested. Thankfully she knew better and kept them. One of my favorites is a picture of my great grandparents who I died before my remembering. Some day one of your children, grand children or even great grand children will greatly value those photos that don’t mean squat to us now.
While we are on the subject–take a few moments and label/date the pictures. Folks in the future will greatly appreciate it.
You took the words right out of my mouth. 
The few photos I have of my one serious ex are still on the wall, on a bulletin board and in a photo box I look through on a regular basis. I don’t think we will ever stop torturing each other. But right now that’s a Good Thing[sup]TM[/sup]
I always get a kick out of looking at pictures of my mom and her old boyfriends. My advice to you guys is to keep everything so your kids have something to laugh at!
and Drastic?
Sell that ring and buy some candy (or something else fun)! Tossing it into the sea is poetic, but money is money, man!
Buy a new album, mark the dates on the front, and put them in there.
… And what bare and Opal said too.
Yeah, keep 'em.
I have a bunch of photos of me and my most serious ex; he was a major part of my life for almost 3 years, and he became part of my family. One of my favorite family pictures has him in it, and it’s not the least bit odd to me. My 6 yr old cousin, who was 3 at the time, still points him out in pictures and remembers his name. I’ve moved on, but it’s nice to look back sometimes.
Most of them are tucked away in a shoebox somewhere. But I have a separate photo album containing just pictures of my history – everything from infancy until the time just prior to meeting my husband – and I keep some pictures of ex-boyfriends in there. Not so much as reminders of them, but because there were some cracking photos of me that I didn’t want to bury. (Hey, so I’m not very photogenic – I make the most of what good pics I have!) Plus if I hid them away, I’d be losing most of my high school memories (prom etc). Mr Nim was married once before, and he keeps his old photos in a shoebox, too. It doesn’t bother either of us; it’s just another part of our lives.
My ex-wife sent me all the pictures that I was in. I figured I’d keep them since one day our son will be old enough to appreciate them. I was really surprised she gave them to me since she cut up and burned all the pictures she had of her last boyfriend before we got married. Although, upon reflection, she was pretty humiliated (by her own actions) when he dumped her so maybe she was just attempting to purge memories of her psychotic behavior.
I’ve kept a few of each ex.
The first, from my senior year of highschool, was a huge deal at that time in my life. He was my first everything, and we had a great time before he went home (he was an exchange student). I have one of him by himself from a party and one of him with our gang.
The second, I can barely stand to think about. I still saved a one, but it’s from after we broke up and my friends got him to strip (he was really drunk). I have one of us together, but I never look at it. He was a major part of my life, and it wasn’t exactly the best time of my life either, so it hurts too much. Maybe in a few years.
The last one was an extremely close friend, and the relationship didn’t last very long. I have a few pics of me and him, and one of us with our big group of friends in my dorm room. It’s in a frame on my dresser, actually. Nice memory.
I kept all my pictures of my ex boyfriends and my ex husband. I gave them to my Mom along with any reminders of them. She’s keeping them safe for me until I am ready to show them to my daughter. I figure when my daughter grows up she might want to see Mama’s old loves. And if she fails to care, maybe I’ll pull them out for my grandkids. I know the pictures will make her giggle and I’ll have some great stories to tell her about all the men who came before daddy and how he means that much more to me because of all of them.
Have I ever mentioned that I found a box of heads once?
Hmph. Still haven’t gotten it together to make a website about 'em.
Sweet. I did somewhat the same thing, but instead of using the internet, I made copies of a professional picture of hers, went to several bars and adult video stores and posted them on some walls or annoucement boards w/ a note saying “Recently divorced after a 2 year marriage, never been with anyone other than my husband and needing experience sexually.” Then put her home phone and cell phone # down on the paper.
When TW (That Woman) left, she took every photograph of herself (and our son) that we had, including the one-and-only videotape with pictures of my son on it.
~~Baloo
After the ex left, I went through all the pictures and any that he or his family were in, I gave to him. I do have a pic of the three of us in my son’s room, because, as Lola said, he is his father and he needs to know that there is a respect there. It’s important that he be able to safely acknowledge his dad’s existence.
I kept the wedding video because its the last time I have my parents on tape while they were still healthy and I, on several occasions have watched it and just felt really good about being able to see my parents smiles.
Do not do this. There are two parts to a wedding ring: symbolism and gold. It is extremely important not to confuse them.
Gold is very useful. It can be sold, for example, and then melted down. The same practical result, but you end up a few hundred dollars richer. And money, as Homer Simpson taught us, can buy many donuts.
I only have one ‘official’ ex (someone I called ‘my girlfriend’) and I don’t think I have any pictures of her, though there is a pic of her online that I look at every now and then. I have a pic of an ex ‘friend with benefits’ on my webspace, but for no particular reason.