I have something of a strange take on this. I'd tell him to post them then. The reason being that he can post them whether you do what he wants or not, whenever he feels like it. Those pics would be held over my head forever, and eventually the price for him to not post them will be higher than just having them out there and getting it over with. When someone blackmails you they're depending on you playing along, basically. If they say "do ____ or I'll post them" and you tell them to just post them steals the leverage they think they have and kind of takes the steam out of them, and they know they have no power. Is it possible they'd get posted? Oh yeah, definitely, and I wouldn't be happy about it, but I'd rather deal with that fall out than to be under control. If I do what he wants the chance is just as good that he'll post them, so it doesn't seem to change the likelihood of them being posted, whether I give in or not.
Like I said, kind of a weird take on it, obviously not something that would work for anyone else necessarily. This is just a rabbit hole that I'm not willing to go down. I've been blackmailed before, not with pics it was a different situation, and I learned this.
I know how stressful this can be, and I'm sorry you are dealing with it now.
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