Keeping pictures of your ex?

I usually delete pictures of my exes, but looking at one specific ex's just reminds me of the bad times I had with her. I'm just waiting until the thought of her no longer hurts so I can look for her pictures to delete them. As for going into a new relationship, I think it's best to get rid of most of them once the relationship feels stable/promising. It should be fine to keep anything that you don't associate anything with your ex, like an everyday object. If anything brings good memories, I think it's okay to keep them, but maybe store it away so you don't start thinking about (or missing) your ex when you should be thinking about your current partner. Too bad none of my exes ever got me anything, even for my birthday or Christmas (only a couple of them actually said "Happy Birthday" to me instead of shrugging it off like my birthday meant nothing to them), yet they kept whatever I gave them.

I feel people are putting too much weight on having something as basic as pictures. Why deleting them? Why hiding them? Why being ashamed of what is nothing else than a period of your life? No matter what you do with your media don't do it because of someone else, just do it because you feel so.

I think it's a mistake to act on something only because you believe someone else might feel offended in some way about it.
If your partner feels offended or weird or wtv because seeing you with someone else at some past point in your life then maybe he/she should understand the critical difference between past and present and maybe feel thankful for being a part of your future.

Now that doesn't mean having a collection on display of your past 50 lovers above your bed. That's beyond normality and falls into the weirdness category and it should make anyone think at least twice before taking another step with you.

All in all, my point is: just be yourself and don't give too much thought on your past and rather focus on your present and your future.
The past is what shaped your current self so you don't have to be ashamed of it. Your partner should accept you as you are, not a fake version of what he/she would like. This is true the other way around as well.

At least that's my opinion on this subject.

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No, past is past, those who live in the past are museum

I always try to keep up with my exes since I don't go into relationships with people I wouldn't like otherwise...

I'm a romantic fool so keep all the things.
I have every picture, every memory, every note, every gift I was given.