Nope, you don’t need to apologize for not sending nudes
Swapping nudes can be an everyday practice for some in the Grindr set, but others aren’t comfortable sharing their NSFW pics with any old online connection.
And one Reddit user told his fellow r/AskGayMen users that he feels guilty turning down requests for nudes.“When a guy asks for your [dick pic] or nudes, but you don’t want to send those pics, do you apologize to him?
I’ve always said, ‘Sorry, I can’t send you my dick pic/nudes because I don’t like sending my dick pic/nudes to random people.’”When a commenter asked the original poster why he would apologize, the OP replied, “Because I feel guilty.
I don’t know what’s wrong with me, but it’s hard for me to say no. That’s why I always apologize to them first whenever they ask me for my dick pics or nudes, and sometimes when I say no, they’d get mad and say some nasty stuff to me.”(He also added, humorously, that some people ask if he’s Canadian because of his apologizing habit.)Related: Reformed catfish says he regrets getting straight guys to send nudesWe’re happy to report that commenters on the thread rose with one unified voice to say no, the OP doesn’t need to feel bad for apologizing—and he doesn’t even need to feel sorry in the first place.“Stop apologizing for not wanting to send nudes to a stranger on the Internet,” one person wrote. “And if the guy gets mad, he has issues.
