Boyfriend hasn't taken a single photo of me on holiday

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I've been abroad on holiday for a week with my boyfriend. Is it a bit weird that he hasn't taken a single photo of me?

Personally I think people wanting to be in photos is weird.

I think albums full of photos without you/people in it are a bit sad - there's nothing to say you were ever even there

I'll always remember the photo rooms at Auschwitz - they are the only reminder that some of those people ever existed and says something that of all the possessions people choose to try and save we're photos

As in most families, I (the mum) am the chief photographer. I have literally thousands of photos of DH and the kids in my phone. I honestly think if I went missing he would struggle to find a photo of me that wasn't from our wedding (five years ago). I think it's normal, sadly.

My DH always says he doesnt need photos as he has the memories! This year on holiday for the first time in about 5 years we have one of us together that he asked our DC to take. We have been married 12 years and very happy. People are different.

I have the same problem. I'm wit my OH for 7 yrs now and I'd say if he has three photos of me id be doing well. He hasn't even one of me on our sons christening 2yrs ago or didn't bother with any photos of my only siblings wedding last yr. He didn't even take a picture of our son in his little suit. When I asked him why he does this I just get a shrug. It's enough to make u want to slap them around d face sometimes.

People take photos of things they really like/love.

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I agree! I hear the "oh I don't need the photos I've got the memories" all the time but when you're old and god forbid get dementia or something where memories are affected you won't have them either.....

My DH NEVER takes photos of DC with his parents and they are much older than mine - I've warned him that when they pass away DC won't have anything to remember them by

,,I think albums full of photos without you/people in it are a bit sad - there's nothing to say you were ever even there
You dont to be in every photo to prove you were there.
Photography is art as well as a social record , photographs of people standing in front of every monument, view etc is just pure vanity.

People take photos of things they really like/love

That's a bit harsh. My DH absolutely adores me, I know that for sure, he just doesn't think to photograph me.

I've been with my boyfriend for years and he has taken approx 5 pictures of me in all that time and then only when I've asked him to.
I do actually find it quite annoying but I think it is a man thing mostly....

Definitely a man thing. My daughter actually took a photo of me this week 'because there are no photos of you'

Mine is the other way. Too many photos. So many of me, from behind, in a tankini. I'm overweight. I do not appreciate it. Although, it is good for me to look at the fat that sits in layers and rippled, dimpled skin to motivate me to lose weight. Thanks dh.

It's just how men are. DP takes photos of views and architecture but hardly ever of me. It's a relief to be honest because the few photos he has taken of me are terrifically, even comically, unflattering and I think it's just because he's genuinely not interested in photos of people.

My DH has never taken a photo of me in 20 years. Lots of pylons and electrical substations though.

Had to tell DH to take a picture of me on holiday! Men their ridiculous!

Not inherently. It would depend on how he is normally.

They're ridiculous

I can't really say this would bother me at all but if it bothers you then ask him.

DH and I do take the occasional one of each other, but we certainly don't go overboard about it. I don't feel I am particularly photogenic, so I am generally relieved not to be in too many photos.

dh is not a photo taker, but I make him participate in ridiculous selfies just in case we go missing, and a photo is required for ID on the news. :o

I do lots of photos though....dinners, drinks views, cats dogs, stuff I am doing/making, a real SM bore! :o

It might be a man thing not to think of taking photos, but this guy's taking photos of himself!

Photo's rarely occur to me when I'm enjoying myself. Dh takes the most pictures.

I always forget to take photos of DH on holiday, but when I look back though pics he has taken there are always lots of me It’s nothing personal, I just don’t think of it very often!

I’ve been with my boyfriend 4 years and he’s just started taking selfies with me. He’s never really been one for it before, but I think he’s basically got less self conscious about it!

As he takes selfies it's strange that he hasn't asked you to be in one of his selfies.

Men in my experience like to take pics of their girlfriend as well either to keep for themselves or to show off to their mates.....

It would definitely bother me if I was away with a man & he didn't want my picture.
I'd question why that was.
I mean if it's a beach holiday you're in a bikini / not many clothes - most men would love the opportunity to take a women's photo in that situation.

There is the possibility he's a little embarrassed to ask to take your photo & needs encouragement?

When I go on holiday i take lots of pics of the view but I also like to take lots of pics of my friend(s) & to have my photo taken. The 'people' photos are the ones I print & keep in albums or put in frames.

As an aside when I was in my teens to early 20s I hated my appearance & as a result have barely any photos from those days of myself. I really regret it now!!

Thank you for all your replies. I'm still undecided about how I feel about it. Because he takes selfies (of himself) but not me or us, I do probably think it's a little bit odd.

I haven't raised it with him. I might mention something.

Ok - so during a Whatsapp conversation with my boyfriend earlier I sent him a couple of photos of him that I had taken on holiday (that were related to the conversation we were just having).

I said that when he looked at his holiday photos in the future there wouldn't be any with me in them. He replied, "I have my memories". I haven't responded. Still not sure what to think, as he took quite a few selfies. Ho hum.