A guy has taken to Reddit to ask for advice after being involved in an awkward situation with his girl mate.
The 24-year-old said he has a small business where he edits photos for people, which he does to earn extra money while earning his degree.
However, he was left in a predicament after his female friend sent him nude photos to his work email.
The guy said he edited them like normal – but the girl was left fuming, as she’d sent the pictures to come onto him.
Explaining things on Reddit, he wrote: “About 2 days ago Ella F22 send me a text saying: ‘Hey, I’m going to do a shoot today. Would you be able to take a look at some of my pictures when you get the chance?’
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“I replied: ‘Yeah sure just send them whenever and when I get time I’ll take a look.’
“A few hours go by and I get the email. Now, let me say I am not the most attractive guy. I’m pretty short. I exercise regularly but I’m not super fit. My hair is really hard to work with and I feel like I could do a lot better in the looks department.
“Also I NEVER ask for nudes from ANYONE. I feel like it’s disrespectful. Also, I’ve dated but recently got out of a really nasty relationship that left me feeling pretty self conscious.
“All of this leads to the inclination that if someone is sending me nudes, it’s probably not because they’re interested.”
He added: “Anyway, I get the email and it’s about 20 nude pictures. Very tasteful and left nothing to the imagination. I figured she was starting an OF or something and since it’s her body, her choice and I support my friends in everything they do, I touched them up early this morning.
“I just cleaned up some blemishes, got rid of some stray hairs and razor bumps, and touched up some of the colouring. I also made a black and white set along with bit of dodge and burn. The long and short of it is, I spent a lot of time on it.
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“After all of that was done, I sent back the edited versions with the message, ‘Hey don’t sweat payment. I hope this is what you’re looking for. If you need me to take another look let me know.’
“She sent me a text maybe 15 minutes later saying: ‘This isn’t what I was looking for at all.’
“I said: ‘Oh sorry, I just wasn’t sure what you wanted. If you want me to go back and redo it I can.’
“Then I get the text: ‘It’s fine. I g2g. Bye.”
The guy said he ended up calling her roommate, who he is also friends with and asked if the girl was okay.
He added: “She let me have it. Started calling me dense, stupid, a jerk, and many other things. Through the insults I finally got the real story. Maybe I’m just naive, but I don’t know why she would make it seem as if she wanted me to edit them when she just wanted me to look at them.
“This just happened before I typed the post. I’m really not sure what to do. My last relationship kind of made me weird with dating, so I know I’m not ready. I want to feel like I’m worth something before I start dating again, but at the same time I can’t help but feel like I did something wrong. Is there anything I can do to save the friendship?”
Many were on the guy’s side, as one wrote: “I can see why she’s upset, but if she’s made no attempt to flirt with you or show interest prior to that, considering your craft that’s easily confusing.”
While another added: “If you know someone isn’t getting the hints, then it’s time to stop the hints and just say it outright. If you can’t do that without going nuclear, it’s not going to end well for you.”
A third chimed in: “She should have realised that if roles were reversed, she would have either done the same or called you the creep. Just because she’s a woman does not make ‘unsolicited nudes as flirting’ okay.”
The guy later posted an update on the situation, as he wrote: “She texted back and apologised for the whole thing. I don’t think we are going to pursue a relationship, but we are still going to hang out and be friends.”
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