Blocked for refusing to send a photo

I was inboxed by a woman 30 years my junior asking to be friends. I don't want to refuse anyone friendship so I accepted. She asked to talk on hangouts so I downloaded it to talk. Three days into the 'friendship' she asked me to send a photo. I wasn't comfortable with sending a young woman a photo of me so I asked her to wait a while. She immediately disappeared from chat and blocked me on SW.
I used to be on EP and made a couple of good friends there. Is this incarnation really so different?

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WanderingThrough · 31-35, F

🤷🏻‍♀️ this is so normal for me. I’ve been blocked by a number of men who got upset because I won’t send them a photo. I do the anonymity I have here, where I can be myself and feel a bit free. If all they care about is what I look like, they aren’t the type of person I want to talk to. Also, once you send one, they want more and more. I’m just not comfortable with strangers (who interestingly enough never share their photo, they just want mine) having a collection of photos of me. I’m not sure why that’s so hard for them to understand. 😂

skybluesam · 61-69, M

I totally agree.@WanderingThrough

LadyBronte · 56-60, F

@WanderingThrough I've also been blocked and called foul names by some men for not sharing photos. Idiots.

skybluesam · 61-69, M

Idiots. @LadyBronte

iamonfire696 · 41-45, F

@WanderingThrough me too

SomeMichGuy · M

@WanderingThrough Your photos are not something to which ANYone online has a right.

SomeMichGuy · M

@iamonfire696 Odd thing is, you have posted some lovely photos in someone else's post...so it is not as though you have ZERO posts available.

So sad.

iamonfire696 · 41-45, F

@SomeMichGuy yes I have shown myself but it’s when they want the nudes or pics of my breasts. Just because I am open about my sexuality doesn’t mean I am showing myself to every man that messages me.

iamonfire696 · 41-45, F

@SomeMichGuy also thank you for the compliment 💕

SomeMichGuy · M

@iamonfire696 You are welcome, and I agree that just because some random person asks for such photos doesn't mean he/she is getting them, should get them, has a right to them.

No one should expect such personal revelations on a social site.

iamonfire696 · 41-45, F

@SomeMichGuy thank you 💕