Taking/Sharing sexualised images

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Not really AIBU but posting here for traffic. I was in a conversation recently where I shared my belief that there is a generational divide with taking/sharing sexual images, i.e it is really common and considered very normal for younger women but hardly anyone does it over a certain age. Others(much younger) disagreed and said people of all ages now do it. So I'm interested who's right, and asking if anyone is prepared to share. I'll go first:

Age 42
I've never taken or shared a sexualised image of myself
(I don't know if others might have taken images but not shared them)

Mid forties, nope, not even with my dh (and certainly not anyone else!) he gets the real thing. Suggestive texts but not pictures.

Same age group - DH and I used to take pics in the bedroom together many years ago - probably over 15 years.

I remember being a teen in the early 90s and my best friend found pics of her mum and dad

I'm 47 and I've never shared a sexual image of myself.

But I've been with DH since 1997 so before phones with cameras were a thing. Surely your question depends on when someone was last single as well as what age they are?

I am 47 and never done this but when I was 12, I found photos of my mum naked! That her BF took. In 1985, she was 35 then.
I was disgusted.

I do sometimes with my dp and we are in our 40s.
I think there definitely is a generational divide in general though because the older you get, the more youve been fucked over and the less you trust people.

I’m 32 and sent a topless photo to a boyfriend when we were in lower 6th so I would have been 16 or 17. I remember taking the precaution of not having my face in it but as far as I’m aware it didn’t go anywhere else.

44 and nope.

Oh and I definitely have in all my serious relationships since then including DH who I’ve been with since I was 23.

I'm 39 and have never taken or sent sexual photos of myself to anyone. I'd be mortified

32 and I still share them but only with certain people and my face is never in them. And by certain people I mean a couple of Snapchat friends in the US

Late 30's and I have

I am 32. I've taken images (nothing too graphic) but never shared them. One reason I like Polaroids so much!

Although I've shared a few cheeky images on Instagram over the years. But I've been in control of what I share, so if it was passed on to somebody else then it's not the end of the world. That said, those images are long since deleted now.

Had exactly this conversation the other day. Apparently a friend in her 60s did this.

39 and I have and first did when I was about 17.

I'm 45. I sent pics to a boyfriend when I was in my late 20's/ early 30's (when camera phones had only just become a thing so the quality wasn't great!) I wouldn't do it now as I'm less body confident and more aware of how easily these sorts of images can be shared.

Yes I have done and still do, no face involved. I'm 52.

I shared pics, not showing my face, in my 40's around seven years ago. I don't think I'd ever do it again.

In my thirties I did but extremely tame.

I did some Polaroids with a lover in my early 20s.
He insisted on numbering the eg 1/20, 2/20, etc. This meant that when we drifted apart, we returned the pics to each other & knew that none had gone 'missing'.
I have fond memories of that time - a true gentleman!

Took Polaroid images of each other in an earlier relationship (40), and swapped them as we were going to be apart for a while. A boyfriend took some nude photos of me in the seventies.

It's strange, because I did it with partners (and random men online when I was a stupid teenager) when I was younger, but never ever with my current DP. He said he doesn't like sending photos as it feels degrading, like you're a pornstar. He is the most respectful partner I've ever had, and while I wouldn't mind sharing images with him, I absolutely understand why he doesn't want to.

Never taken or sent sexualized photos or received for that matter
I’ve been with my husband 25 years, so predate mobiles.

It’s just not something I would feel comfortable doing and DH has never asked.

49 and never have.
I once dealt with a child that had taken her parents ‘ special album ‘ in to school.
The Mum was mortified

Am in my 60s and in the 1970s I agreed to a male photographer friend taking naked pics of me, just for myself and his artistic development. 🙂 They were black and white, did not include my face, and never went any further as far as I know. He and I were not in a sexual relationship, just friendly, and he was a real gentleman. No regrets and the pics were lovely. However I am horrified by the current fashion for sharing sexualised pics on social media and among contacts who may not be trustworthy. So much can go wrong/be misused.

43 and yes when dating, but never with my face in and always classy underwear/shadow shot. I mean, how attractive is a full on foof photo anyway