People who have pictures of themselves all over their houses.

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I have never asked why as it is judgy isn’t it so I’m asking you all, why do people do this.
Especially those that are obviously professionally done, all misty around the edges, there’s usually feathers and off the shoulder outfit with heavy makeup making them look somewhat dragqueen like.
Pictures of them self up the stairs, huge ones in the living room with lots of smaller ones. No other family members, just themselves.

Or those awful painted or hand drawn ones that are just awful, why does that look amazing to one person but makes another shudder?

I’m old, I’ve been in many many homes, lots and lots and it always surprises me as it’s a lot, loads and loads of people have these.
Curious that’s all.
Not saying they can’t do or have what they want in their own homes...blah blah blah, just curious.

We have photos of us and family and friends in the house. For me when I look at them it takes me back to that moment in time. That is what photography is for me, a way to capture a moment in time. I love looking at old vintage photos of strangers for this reason too. I suspect those who have these posted photos of themselves up are doing the same, remembering how confident or pretty etc they felt in that moment.

I love looking at them as they are good to remember the occasion. We have one in my home office of DS, aged six , crossing the line winning a race at sports day. From the look on his face you would have thought he’d won gold at the Olympics. Always makes me smile looking at it.

We have one picture of me dh and ds at our wedding,the other pictures are of dh dad and my grandparents that have passed away.No misty pics with feather boas that's for sure.

I’ve got a few canvas prints dotted around the house of my daughter and family but nothing excessive. I am a lover of wall art (prints, paintings etc.) but not really pictures.

My ex took a load of photos of me in Vegas lying naked on the bed, it was all very artsy and he has it hung on his living room wall. You can’t see my face. I wonder who he tells his now girlfriend it is. I find it quite odd.

In our house we have a couple of canvas prints of our dc as well as a few studio-style posed ones. We also have a photo of all 4 of us and one of me & dh on our wedding day. We have a framed loveheart collage of me and dh. We have family photos in magnetic frames on the fridge. There are some boudoir photos of me in our bedroom. I don't care if people judge me because of them. It's my home and they make me happy.

We are a blended family and I have up a series of pictures that a photography student took of all 7 kids, they are so happy in them - we have a kitchen wall dedicated to pictures of family and friends and I love it. It makes me happy to see them and I love it when people come
round and find themselves in the collages or group shots and are delighted

I have one photo of myself in the house. It is a professional photo of me and my DD taken when she was a toddler and I gave it as a Christmas present to my parents nearly 20 years ago. It is a lovely picture, one of very few of me that I like. When my parents had both died and we cleared the house it was on my Dad's bedside table so I guess he liked it too. I brought it back home with me, partly because I like it and partly as a reminder of my parents. Its on the mantelpiece in our living room now, and I really don't care what anyone else thinks of it.

Anyone engaged to a widow/er? Having photos of deceased walls over the house, even when she/he is with you now?

I ask because my fiancée of 3 years insists of having photos with her deceased husband (it has been over 5 years since his dead) all over the house. That bothers me, because everyone who comes to visit sees the photos and look at me and her and it is obvious it is not me on the photo. She does not agree with me having photos of my ex-wife at home, less on the walls. Any suggestions?