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Originally Posted by cdnomore
By the way, if anyone has a similar experience, or knows of someone who does, I could really use some good ole' backslapping-"hey I know what your going through, kind of support...I don't feel great, I feel like I've been totally duped, I do feel stupid, because I didn't listen to my intuition, and I really want some help with learning how to identify and prevent this from happening, not just what to look for, but in learning things about myself to divert myself from those feelings of desperation, and wanting to comply with what clearly is not in my best interest...
Hello??? 
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Sorry you've gone through this. Some men just suck! OK, so you didn't listen to your intuition and got caught up in all the positive attention and encouragement that you were receiving. We win some, we lose some! When things knock us down, we get back up, wipe the dust of ourselves and move forward.
Maybe you'll learn that sexual attention isn't quite the attention that you crave? Granted, who doesn't want a bit of sexual attention, but the lesson is that it's intimacy first, and sex falls into place. A nice guy, wouldn't ask for provocative photos, because he'd worry that someone, somehow could gain access to those, for instance, what if either of you accidentally lost your phones?
My ex, was the one that I did all that sexting/photos with. Then, he'd turn around and threaten me with them, that's when we were married. Those, all did get destroyed, it's just not a nice feeling to have your sexual identity held over your head, like that. So, I can appreciate the level of shame, you may feel for having those photos of you, somewhere out there. At some point, your self esteem will flourish again. There's nothing wrong with risqué photos, it's just some people in this world, really suck, like this guy you encountered.
Time will heal your wounds. Just lick the salt off your paws, so to speak and take this experience to figure out what it is that you do and don't want in a relationship.