| What is the point of sending an old or fake picture of yourself???
Posted: 10/10/2008 11:54:19 AM | Msg1, Your qoute== some have actually sent pics that are not themselves at all. when I meet you ,do you think I will not notice??? .How can you know if you have not meet the person yet if they post is the real or fake picture of themself ?  | |
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| What is the point of sending an old or fake picture of yourself???
Posted: 10/10/2008 2:43:22 PM | Its funny but in a sad way when people post pics that are not themselves or really out of date.
Or when they post one pic then want more of you- i have the max on my profile and yes they are all of me doing what i like to do
There is one thing i cant just get is when you lie about your age -5 years most people could get away with but -10 not in this life time. It causes one of two thoughts
1- dame you look really old for your age what have you done to yourself to look that bad or
2. you lied | |
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| What is the point of sending an old or fake picture of yourself???
Posted: 10/10/2008 11:17:17 PM |
What is the point of sending an old or fake picture of yourself??? I'm guessing the people posting fake pics are not planning on meeting people. They just want attention.
As for old pics. Some people just want to look their best and use poor judgment. A couple of my pictures are weeks old, sorry. I try to make them fresh everyday.
Damn it, just realized I'm posting in another 2 year old thread. Knock Knock, OP? You still here Mr. wishuwerhere?
Oh Pish Ta | |
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| What is the point of sending an old or fake picture of yourself???
Posted: 10/11/2008 5:09:19 AM | I myself enjoy the female's 10 to 15 year old pics, the listings on their profiles that say "average", "a few extra pounds", "prefer not to say", on their body types. And when they finally do post a "recent" pic of themselves, ONLY AFTER sooooo many requests from so many guys to post the real them, it isn't even them! They don't even look like that anymore. And the "FEW" extra pounds suddenly turns into 50 or 100 extra. Gotta love it! After all, internet dating is what we make of it, right???
Love all the females pics where they have got every strange guy in the world in the pics with them; and the mixed drinks and beers in their hands, the helicopters, motorcycles, pretty boy's fancy car, landscapes, mountains,Vegas, Cabo San Lucas, France, Russia, Bahamas, South Padre Island, "ME on cruise to Hawaii", etc., etc. but we must remember, net dating is what WE ourselves can make of it.   | |
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| What is the point of sending an old or fake picture of yourself???
Posted: 10/11/2008 5:50:01 AM | People always tell me I look better in person than in my pictures. I'm not sure about that, but I let them be the judge....
But I do always try and keep current pictures as it is easy enuff to pick up the digital and snap a few. The ones I just put up are only a few days old. And all others taken withen the past year.
But what I hate is like one guy did, and posted a picture of his younger brother. (They looked nothing alike) And I had no clue who he was when he came knocking on my door.
And yet another posted one of him in college some 20 plus years ago when he was thin. Then when he showed up he weighed almost 600 lbs!!! He asked me if I would have met him otherwise. Maybe...but that was a chance he took, and lying right off, didn't make him any brownie points for sure..
Another posted a picture that was 26 years old! He was cute back then, had hair, cute smile, etc. And then he shows up for our date, no hair, grey beard, and looking like a sickly Pappa Smurf.... And he thought he still looked the same.....  | |
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| What is the point of sending an old or fake picture of yourself???
Posted: 10/11/2008 9:04:26 AM |
Maybe he/she never got any attention with their real pic so they figure they have nothing to lose. Or maybe they think they can win a person over with their personality.
I agree. Maybe some people are in denial and really think they haven't changed that much in the past 5-10 years. | |
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| What is the point of sending an old or fake picture of yourself???
Posted: 10/11/2008 2:56:07 PM |
I guess they think that if they can just get you to know them, they can wow you with their "true" self.
Thats what I think it is. They hope that by sending a old/fake pic, that they can draw IM's out for a long time, get you to fall in "love" with them, and then when the time to meet comes, you'll be so smitten with their "mind" you won't even notice!
Me personally, all my pics are from 2 summers ago to present. I haven't changed much. I've colored my hair, but not drastically. I haven't lost or gain any weight, and my facial features are all still the same. | |
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| What is the point of sending an old or fake picture of yourself???
Posted: 10/11/2008 3:58:34 PM | i once got a 25 year old pic of a guy.....not realizing, we met....
Had he just been honest, it would not have been a big deal because I liked him
Turned out not only was his pic outdated, but...
He had an artificial arm...which again would not have been a big deal till he put that cold hard mechanical thing around me,.
I am not shallow and could have handled the whole thing quite well...but god that is a shock. | |
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| What is the point of sending an old or fake picture of yourself???
Posted: 10/11/2008 5:40:18 PM | This thread is tempting me to use a baby picture of myself as the main pic in my profile! I wonder if anyone would notice a 30 yr old baby? 
Anyway back on topic, this site encourages you to treat your profile as a marketing tool and I guess some people take it too far by posting either fake or old pictures to get more attention. A woman contacted me a couple of months ago and after a few weeks of email and chat admitted that all her pictures were fake. She then went on and bragged about all the attention she was getting and even went as far as to say that she found the mens sexual advances and desperation to be amusing.
It didn't bother me much since I saw her as more of a chat buddy than a dating prospect but it illustrates how deceitful these places can be. Its so easy to reinvent yourself through a profile and i'm sure there are many people writing what they think others want to hear (or read). | |
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| What is the point of sending an old or fake picture of yourself???
Posted: 10/11/2008 6:31:07 PM | | Maybe I should use some of my pics from 3-5 years ago on my profile. Then if I met someone from here he could be a bit suprised as I have lost around 100 pounds in the last 3 years. Ahhhhhh, but then if he's one to prefer bbw he'd be disappointed because I'm still bigger than I should be, but not as big as I was. | |
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| What is the point of sending an old or fake picture of yourself???
Posted: 11/11/2008 12:41:15 AM | Reminds me...need a new pic. that was last year and I am sure I have detoriated...
Here's my story:
Met a guy online who sent me a really CUTE pic of him. The tie he had on should have given it away....but hey some people don't follow fashion.
Long story short, we met.....25 year old pic, not even close.
If you lie about your appearance that you can't hide...what else will you lie about????
Had a friend once who posted my pic on her profle...she weighs 250 lbs and has red hair. I tried to explain to her that some men like big girls, some like small girls, some don't care, but you can't present yourself as a size 6 blonde when you are not. Her theory was that if you chat long enough, the bond is enough....AHH NO!
I actually met one of her "dates" who kept staring at me...this is how I found out what she was doing. He was amused...when I asked him if we had met before he just smiled and said, "the face is vaguely familiar"...and she does not understand why she gets dumped...hmmmm
Bottom line...DONT LIE. Iam 54 and look damn good for my age...but I am STILL 54. I have had men tell me I am too scrawny, too bony, too thin. So be it, but don't say I didnt tell ya.
Lying is smarmy and makes me like ya a whole lot less. I am not into the whole "looks" thing...but just dont LIE | |
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| What is the point of sending an old or fake picture of yourself???
Posted: 11/11/2008 1:08:05 AM |
If you lie about your appearance that you can't hide...what else will you lie about????
Probably their age and/or location as well? They're not getting the responses they want with a current picture and/or their actual age. Still don't get it - Does this ever work???!!!
After barely 4 months, I've heard just about every possible "reason" but it's a turn-off, to me. | |
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| What is the point of sending an old or fake picture of yourself???
Posted: 11/11/2008 3:17:22 AM | I really don't get it.. last night I had a date I was really excited as he looked normal..
a car pulled up and this bloke got out.. I didn't even recognise him.. he was probably 3 times bigger than his photo and a lot older! But i thought well I've arranged a sitter and made the effort.. a bit of adult conversation won't hurt!.. I have never felt so disappointed. How can anyone blantantly lie about something they cant cover up??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
My photo isn't great but it was only taken at a hen party in july!! What ya see an all that!!
So now its back to the drawing board | |
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| What is the point of sending an old or fake picture of yourself???
Posted: 11/11/2008 3:26:32 AM | | The problem is also to do with the low rez imaging on here and bad photography. Also people are going to put up images that make them look good, don't you? If you ask a person when their pic was taken and if it really is them and they lie there is nothing more you can do. Some people just don't look like their photo and after the age of 40 people almost always look older in person. You have to learn not to put a heck of a lot on the image. | |
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| What is the point of sending an old or fake picture of yourself???
Posted: 11/11/2008 9:29:18 AM | | How would you know if their picture is fake ????when you have not seen them in person yet? It does not bother me if a person posted a picture ten or five years old or more,what matters to me is the realism of his personality. If you encountered pof that posted a picture of Beyonce orJenniferLopex when in fact she is Jane Doe would'nt you figure out that this person have unbalance mind ? And you have to move on... | |
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| What is the point of sending an old or fake picture of yourself???
Posted: 11/11/2008 10:01:48 AM | I met a man from here who initially had no photo. When I requested a private image he sent me one that must have been of a friend.
When we met I didn't recognize him. He weighed at least 150 pounds more than what he said.
My pictures are about a month old, but after reading all of these posts I suppose I will force my daughter to get her digital camera out and take some more. | |
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