I hate taking pictures, even for my boyfriend.

Right now I'm in a long distance relationship with my boyfriend of around a year. Despite the whole bad rep of long distance relationships we are having no problems except for one: he really wants me to take somewhat dirty pictures ( as in pictures of me naked ) for him while he is away.

To an extent, I understand his needs. We're both EXTREMELY sexually active, to the point that a week is sometimes very sexually frustrating for us both. But we often enjoy a little time together over the phone if you know what I mean. The problem is, he claims that it's really, really hard for him to get off without seeing my body. And this is where the problems start.
I have never liked taking pictures. Not even NORMAL pictures. I don't have a facebook for this reason because I simply do not like the pressure of taking pictures at all. It's almost like a phobia. It makes me extremely nervous and stressed. Im also not very photogenic and pictures make me self conscious because it doesn't even slightly flatter me or my body. And I try telling him this but he really doesn't understand and keeps asking me to take them even though he says he'll stop bugging me about it.
Its not that I'm worried he will show anyone, or that they'll get around if I do take them. I trust him completely with that. He sends me some pictures randomly to show me that its not difficult (I never ask him for pictures because frankly, I don't need to see them.). He says sometimes that he understands and will wait because I tell him that I'm trying to get over it. It is like a phobia to me, and something I ask him for time to deal with but cannot vanish over night. But then less than a week later he's asking me again. He's extremely impatient.

Oh, and we're not teenagers. Im 21 and he is 23 and in the navy so he is constantly gone for long periods of time if that helps add any info. Any advice on this would be wonderful, and does anyone else feel the same about pictures? is it normal to feel this way?

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  • Smileyave6

    Yes i think it is normal, if you don't want to take pictures of yourself, because you don't like the camera, thats normal, its also normal for your boyfriend to want pictures, so you do what your comfertable with.

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  • littledebbieshoe

    drop the guy

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  • Johnnytherat

    Photoshop the pic untill your satisfied with it lol, im only a few years late to this topic XD

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  • missmeow

    Op here-

    Months later and I still have no real solution lol. My boyfriend is on deployment right now and on the rare occasion I talk to him guess what he wants? I'm about to flip shit seriously

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  • missmeow

    Thanks for your comments

    I have tried taking pictures in lingerie instead of naked. But that just gets the boyfriend all horny and begging me to take it off LOL

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  • zoee12

    I feel the same way about pictures, it's normal.

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  • missmeow

    Thanks for the comment, though I'm still really unsure of how to deal with this. And what to tell him.

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  • puppyface

    My boyfriend is the same! And I am in the same situation as you are. For some reason I look horrible in pictures but when he gets really annoying I do send them. It helps to take pictures in black and white,and I don't pose naked but wear lingerie. Try it, you might be pleasantly surprised.

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