A few years back I took some snapshots of my wife-to-be. She was naked at the time. This unprocessed roll of film has been sitting in my desk for a while, and I’d like to get the pictures developed. However, I have no intention of going to the supermarket and having the old lady behind the film counter glare at me. Worse yet, I would hate for the pimply-faced boy working the machine to distribute naked pictures of my wife at his high school. I found a few companies on the Web that claim to provide “discreet and private” film processing. But should I be sending nude photos of my wife to some unknown company in cyberspace? I’d like to avoid having her visage turn up on nakedchicks.com. –Film Guy
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And if you want to take dirty pictures of your wife without having to worry about photo processing, Joe recommends you invest in a digital camera. “You can download the pics right onto your computer. Unless you E-mail them to someone, your pics never even leave your house. You can make prints yourself with a color printer, and the quality of digital cameras is getting better all the time and the price is coming down.”
What about good old-fashioned Polaroids? According to Joe, there’s just no comparison. “Polaroid cameras are cheap, but the pics themselves aren’t so hot and they cost a buck apiece,” Joe explained. “With a digital cam, the pics are better quality, and they’re a lot cheaper. Actually, once you pay for the camera the pics are pretty much free. All you have to pay for is paper and ink if you want to print them, and that costs about 20 cents per pic tops. Go digital.”
As for whether Ivy League lawyer lady considers you, somewhat smart manslaughter guy, potential serious relationship material, well–only she knows the answer to that question. You could ask her in a letter, or you can wait until you’re out and ask her in person. Whatever you do, though, don’t entertain too many unrealistic expectations.
I like this person very much. We were very close before I did something that made her parents very upset. Now we are becoming closer, but I don’t know what to do.
