If you’re ever embarrassed about accidentally texting a dirty pic or naughty message to the wrong person, a new survey says chances are the unintended recipient has made the same mistake.
The average person has sent six NSFW messages to the wrong person, in fact, according to a new poll of 2,000 Americans that was commissioned by Avast Photo Vault.
Nearly a third of all of those surveyed copped to sending somebody a naughty photo, even though, ironically, 43% of those polled also said doing so is “taboo.”
Not surprisingly, Gen Z — history’s most connected generation — seemed the most cool with those exchanges.
Fifty-four percent of respondents say they preferred sexting on text and social media over getting nudes; that said, 53% also said they wish there was less of a stigma around adults sending dirty pics to consenting adults.
What might not come as a surprise is respondents admitted to receiving more naughty pics than they send out.
However, half of those who say they send intimate photos do so at least once a week; 29% say once a month or more.
Forty-six percent said they do it to keep the fires burning on a long-distance relationship, and nearly as many say they send naughty selfies because a partner asked them to.
Forty-four percent say they’ve sent such a pic because they were feeling attractive at the moment and 42% do it just because they felt like it.
However, there might be some regrets: Four in five surveyed say they worry their private pics could fall into the wrong hands, with 69% fearing they can be blackmailed with them.
Nearly 80% said they fear the recipient will save the photo, only to share it with others.
Survey questions, methodology and results have not been verified or endorsed by ABC News or The Walt Disney Company.