I can't help but think what sending dick pics were like 500 years ago, if it were as common as it is today.....
You had to hire an artist to stare at your erection for the couple hours to draw. Have it delivered through a traveling mailman on carriage, and then would be sent to your love interest a few months later with the message, "Mine lady, I understandeth thou art single now. Here's a picture of mine fiery shaft."
I'm sure it was (would've been) just as unpleasant then, as it is today.