So I was debating on putting this out there or not just to gauge what people think... So I figured... What the hell, I'll ask everyone anyway.

So for all those candid taking people out there...for those who have been on the receiving end of being either the person the candid is being taken of or the significant other of the candid... Knowing about this "fetish" what do you think of someone else having you or your significant other bring subject of the candid. Do you confront the person? Do you let it go? Or, do you acknowledge them and show you're aware and let them do their thing? I'm just thinking about the future when my future wife is pregnant and I'm on the opposite side of things...maybe I'm overthinking? I know when that time comes I'll probably post my own pics as well haha. So anyway, any thoughts on this? I'd like to hear what everyone has to say.

Thanks

Never took candids, as it never felt right to me.

When I go to the mall, of course I'm tempted to sneak photos of the heavily pregnant women I see. But two things stop me: 1. Its rude and creepy. 2. I'd be horrified and disgusted if some stranger took a pic of my pregnant wife so he could jack off to it later.

Agreed with both the above responses.

I don't even post the publicly available pictures of my pregnant friends on these sites, because it feels like a violation of our friendship/generally being a good human being.

(May 26, 2015, 1:29 am)Pregolover100 When I go to the mall, of course I'm tempted to sneak photos of the heavily pregnant women I see. But two things stop me: 1. Its rude and creepy.

What is rude/creepy? This is a highly subjective category. Also, if you don't share your photos, who is it hurting? The women went out in public. It's not like they are naked. Lots of pregnant women put up photos of themselves on the internet and these end up on this website, where we all look at them. How is that any different than them being photographed in public unknowingly and those photos ending up here?

Why is the intention of the photographer so important? In other words, if I go out in public, someone takes a picture of me, and then jacks off to it because they have a thing for my eye color, why is that creepy? I went out in public; it is very possible that someone will take a photo of me. If they took a photo of me because they liked my eye color and wanted to use it to improve their painting technique, let's say, would that be creepy? If I don't know either way (painting versus jacking off), what's the difference? Why does what people are going to do with my likeness while I am far away and have no idea what they're doing matter to me in the slightest?

Quote:2. I'd be horrified and disgusted if some stranger took a pic of my pregnant wife so he could jack off to it later.

Don't you jack off to pictures of pregnant women, though? I don't understand the double standard.

In general, if you don't know about it, who is it hurting? In other words, for all you know, there are guys out there who take pictures of YOU because your *insert anything here* is *insert anything here* and they have a fetish for *that thing*. And then they go home and jack off to those pictures. This could already be happening to you. So what's so horrifying or disgusting about that? That's life already. Can't you accept other people (and yourself) for who they are (and the disgusting jacking off they do in private, that though being associated with you in their mind, has no bearing on you)?

Wow...such a heated debate, I didn't expect this haha...I'd have to tend to lean towards Pharaoh's argument...I agree with those points, but others have made good points as well. But here's my take on it from my post in the stories section concerning posting pictures of someone from my church:

(May 25, 2015, 12:04 pm)untitled ...I only post what I think should be posted... i.e. I won't post pictures of friends/relatives etc. and God knows I have tons of those... Unless I feel like I can get by since I know no one will see it here...so yes, I probably will post pictures but at my discretion. I did it on mindthebump too, so this is nothing new for me.

So it's all about discretion and discipline...

Any more thoughts? This is getting interesting.

(May 27, 2015, 2:04 pm)Pharaoh170

(May 26, 2015, 1:29 am)Pregolover100 When I go to the mall, of course I'm tempted to sneak photos of the heavily pregnant women I see. But two things stop me: 1. Its rude and creepy.

What is rude/creepy? This is a highly subjective category. Also, if you don't share your photos, who is it hurting? The women went out in public. It's not like they are naked. Lots of pregnant women put up photos of themselves on the internet and these end up on this website, where we all look at them. How is that any different than them being photographed in public unknowingly and those photos ending up here?

Why is the intention of the photographer so important? In other words, if I go out in public, someone takes a picture of me, and then jacks off to it because they have a thing for my eye color, why is that creepy? I went out in public; it is very possible that someone will take a photo of me. If they took a photo of me because they liked my eye color and wanted to use it to improve their painting technique, let's say, would that be creepy? If I don't know either way (painting versus jacking off), what's the difference? Why does what people are going to do with my likeness while I am far away and have no idea what they're doing matter to me in the slightest?

Quote:2. I'd be horrified and disgusted if some stranger took a pic of my pregnant wife so he could jack off to it later.

Don't you jack off to pictures of pregnant women, though? I don't understand the double standard.

In general, if you don't know about it, who is it hurting? In other words, for all you know, there are guys out there who take pictures of YOU because your *insert anything here* is *insert anything here* and they have a fetish for *that thing*. And then they go home and jack off to those pictures. This could already be happening to you. So what's so horrifying or disgusting about that? That's life already. Can't you accept other people (and yourself) for who they are (and the disgusting jacking off they do in private, that though being associated with you in their mind, has no bearing on you)?

Before I make another argument, answer me this Pharaoh: When was the last time you were in a serious relationship with a woman?

(May 27, 2015, 4:33 pm)Pregolover100

(May 27, 2015, 2:04 pm)Pharaoh170

(May 26, 2015, 1:29 am)Pregolover100 When I go to the mall, of course I'm tempted to sneak photos of the heavily pregnant women I see. But two things stop me: 1. Its rude and creepy.

What is rude/creepy? This is a highly subjective category. Also, if you don't share your photos, who is it hurting? The women went out in public. It's not like they are naked. Lots of pregnant women put up photos of themselves on the internet and these end up on this website, where we all look at them. How is that any different than them being photographed in public unknowingly and those photos ending up here?

Why is the intention of the photographer so important? In other words, if I go out in public, someone takes a picture of me, and then jacks off to it because they have a thing for my eye color, why is that creepy? I went out in public; it is very possible that someone will take a photo of me. If they took a photo of me because they liked my eye color and wanted to use it to improve their painting technique, let's say, would that be creepy? If I don't know either way (painting versus jacking off), what's the difference? Why does what people are going to do with my likeness while I am far away and have no idea what they're doing matter to me in the slightest?

Quote:2. I'd be horrified and disgusted if some stranger took a pic of my pregnant wife so he could jack off to it later.

Don't you jack off to pictures of pregnant women, though? I don't understand the double standard.

In general, if you don't know about it, who is it hurting? In other words, for all you know, there are guys out there who take pictures of YOU because your *insert anything here* is *insert anything here* and they have a fetish for *that thing*. And then they go home and jack off to those pictures. This could already be happening to you. So what's so horrifying or disgusting about that? That's life already. Can't you accept other people (and yourself) for who they are (and the disgusting jacking off they do in private, that though being associated with you in their mind, has no bearing on you)?

Before I make another argument, answer me this Pharaoh: When was the last time you were in a serious relationship with a woman?

That's irrelevant, but I appreciate your concern.

But seriously thanks for trying to invalidate my argument by suggesting that there's something wrong with my masculinity, dad. What if I were homosexual? Next time someone asks me why women still can't have it all, I'll use you as an example.

For what it's worth, I don't take candid photos of pregnant women I see. Even when I think they're really hot. Never really thought about doing it before, even though now that I consider it I can sort of understand why some guys do. That said, I don't have a smart phone so that probably explains why I don't do it myself.

It's also worth saying I agree with the OP that sharing photos of loved ones/friends online is not my thing. I have a personal relationship with these people and, for me, it's a bit weird sharing their more-or-less private photos on a site like this. Actually, I have never really looked at a friend's pregnant photos on, say, Facebook and thought, "Oh, I should share this on preggophilia." It could happen, though. That said, a site like Facebook isn't really private; though I don't do it myself, I don't think it should be, say, illegal for someone to post their friends online photos elsewhere online (pregnant or not) for the same reasons I mentioned above.

Pharaoh, you're obviously not homosexual, you belong to a Pregnancy fetish forum. -.-"

And the reason I asked when you were last in a serious relationship was because any guy who's loved a girl or guy knows this: Its fucking horrifying to imagine them with someone else. And imagining some guy beating off to them isn't much better. I'm just saying, I wouldn't want some guy sneaking photos of the woman I love, so I don't take or beat off to candids. If the girl posts them online herself, fine, different story, she has to be aware of Rule 34. But taking photos yourself without permission just sounds skeezy to me. We can at least agree on that, can't we?

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Pharaoh, you're obviously not homosexual, you belong to a Pregnancy fetish forum. -.-" [\quote]

What if I'm into mpreg? I could well be bisexual, either way. I could also be a woman. But now I'm just pointing out the obvious.

[quote]And the reason I asked when you were last in a serious relationship was because any guy who's loved a girl or guy knows this: Its fucking horrifying to imagine them with someone else. And imagining some guy beating off to them isn't much better. I'm just saying, I wouldn't want some guy sneaking photos of the woman I love, so I don't take or beat off to candids. If the girl posts them online herself, fine, different story, she has to be aware of Rule 34. But taking photos yourself without permission just sounds skeezy to me. We can at least agree on that, can't we?
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Until recently I wasn't very happy with the candids board on this site. In that sense, "skeezy" indeed.

However, I still think you're splitting hairs a bit. So you don't beat off to candids. Do you beat off to photos that people take from tumblr, for example, and repost here? There isn't that much of a difference. In all likelihood, these are some other guys' wives. (And, oh, by the way, in general it's considered bad form to take content from one site and put it on your own site without getting permission. In that sense, this is almost the same thing as physically taking candid photos.)

Why is it necessary to control who does or does not beat off to thoughts of your wife? Dude, let go.