But what if your friends tell you in person, that they masturbate to your picture?
It has happened but mostly working as a nude model and stripper in Honolulu after the Marines. Along the way I have also posed for artist. In an intimate setting where it was I and the photographer, artist of customer I have enjoyed watching the affect I have had on them posing. I do not allow it to go far but I will put on a hot show all the way up to me shooting a hot load. It is good clean safe adult fun and I see nothing wrong with it.
What was or will be your reaction?
I always enjoy a compliment.
Would you still find it as a compliment, or you might get more distant due to that confession? (Yes, I'm talking about any and all genders/orientations). If your reactions are genders/orientations dependent, explain further)
I am a heterosexual male, I have posed for or with straight females, gay men and transsexuals I still see no issues as long as everyone enters into the situation with the same mindset and understanding on how far they can go.
I personally don't masturbate to friends, and no friend ever told me that (duh, I'm still closeted)
Masturbation can be done in the privacy of your own space/home why if you were attracted wouldn’t you masturbate to a friend either in image or in your mind. That is part of the overall attraction. How many of us masturbate to a porn star we will never meet or that sweet girl(or guy) from high school that nothing would ever happen with. Masturbation is all about fantasy so I say enjoy.
As to telling someone you get off to them, things are a little more challenging today but I have used it as a pickup line at least twice and both times the girl I said it to reply with wanting to see. Loosen up, don’t rape someone but try letting someone know how you feel in not so many words and see what happens from there. I am sure you will know if you have offended them or crossed some hidden line. On the other hand you might just find out they feel the same way.
Life is too short to put up unnecessary hurdles