<human>: I've posted how lately I've been going through another phase of struggling with the end of a long term relationship, despite living ok, dating a lot, having fun I'm in a phase of regret for ending the relationship and am worried about how this will impact the future.

I have 10+ years of photographs and digi pics that show us growing from first year uni students, through first careers, trips, adventures, houses, cars, dogs, parties, weddings, friends etc. Some pics I'd never share with anyone, others I'd love to share with the world. This latest phase of regret has been rough and I have been looking at them too much, seeking temporary relief but likely just doing more damage. 

Counselor and others have recommended destroying the pics, that memories will always live in my head. But to me this is an archive of a significant, extended period of my life, I've been able to leave them alone for long periods in the past and it's reasonable to me to think I'll get out of this latest regret phase and be able to put the pics away for another extended time. 

What if when I'm older and am in a different place I'd like to have these, to have a tangible reminder of who I was and what I did?

Would appreciate thoughts and experiences on the pros and cons of deleting pics.

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<bot>: Prefer not to delete 10+ years of relationship pics but get the reasoning behind why it could be a good idea, experiences on both sides of argument would be appreciated