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Posted: 12/19/2006 11:13:44 AM | | Why would you tell people how to make the charade more plausible, fake is fake mate, doesnt matter if they have got a pic of jennifer anniston or their cousins second aunty third removed on there dads side.. fake is fake, simple as that. if you purport to be anything your not, pic or profile wise, then its just fake. People who do it just dont have any confidence in themselves, if they did, they would just show the real them on profile and not pretend to be a bungee jumping, sky diving airline pilot when theyre working in macdonalds on the happy meal counter ;-) | |
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Posted: 12/19/2006 11:24:54 AM | | speaking of fake pics...some a-hole name jack_stone stoled my pics off another site...then the dude has the nerve to say "why are people afraid to post pics" well dip shyte maybe because of people like you who steal pics and try to front like its them...what a loser!!!!the god is out.... | |
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Posted: 12/19/2006 12:15:25 PM | I have come across alot of people with fake pics especially on the top 500 list.
I just feel sorry for those people who think they have found the hottest person ever. A good way to tell is when they don't have any more pics to show besides the one's they have posted.
For those people who dump others because they are always looking for the next best thing, it serves them right!  | |
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Posted: 12/22/2006 9:44:00 PM | | I think its a self esteem issue, its no secret that there are a lot of people on POF, male and female that judge a person on looks. Some people won't even take the time to read a profile if they don't find the person attractive and I think a fake pic is a way of getting more attention from the opposite sex. Unfortunately the fact is that the sexier people have it easy on a site like this and the ones that are considered "below average" on looks need to work harder for dates and contacts. Compare profiles of average and goodlooking and you will mostly find that the more attractive the person, the more shallow and pathetic the profile........(I did say "mostly", sorry to the attractive people that have meaningful profiles and good personality). I can understand why fake pics are used, but personally I think its inner beauty that is most important......in time looks fade, but inner beauty lasts forever. | |
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Posted: 12/22/2006 11:24:25 PM | A friend of a friend of mine was ready to meet someone she met on line, at the airport in Zurich. She had had a few phone conversations and seen some of his pictures prior to that day.
He described what he would be wearing so that he could be recognized at his arrival.
At the airport, she shyly waited for the passengers to come out and upon seeing him at a distance, she was shocked to see that he did not look anything like the pictures, largely overweight in contrast to his body builder pictures and his face did not look much like the pictures she had seen.
Totally disappointed, she actually hid behind a post and took off! The poor guy had travelled from a place around Chicago to Zurich to get dumped.
He took his chances but posting pictures that were not his, made him a liar. Very expensive lie.
People are responsible with their low self esteem. They always blame their screwed up childhood as a scapegoat. Well , we all had screwed up childhoods in some ways but some of us are fighters and refuse to go down. People need to learn mental toughness and quit wining about their troubles. Deal with it.
I had a profile in some other sites and I received emails from women that never actually read my profile. How do you think I felt about that? One of them, was a russian scammer (or a scammer ring) with a beautiful faked picture asking for money for a visa.lol.
I am not putting my picture anymore because I have decided to look for someone face to face - there are too many players around online dating sites, despite the fact that they say they are not. I need to feel her energy and look at her straight in the eyes to know who she is. The only way for me. | |
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Posted: 12/23/2006 8:21:31 PM | | I SWEAR!! I only used the Matthew McConahoweveryouspellit picture ONCE to see the ratio of women that would respond to my six packed abs, chiseled chin, blonde hair and dimples verses the STUNNING inside beauty that is MOI!!!.....I swear.....ONCE.....Keanu Reeves was just SO 'yesterday's news' to even try...... | |
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Posted: 12/24/2006 2:57:29 PM | I agree, but it doesn't just stop at fake pics. There's a lot of fake persona's on here as well. Some of the men I've met on this site are anything BUT what they portray themselves to be in their profile. The last one I met listed himself as a "loveable teddy bear." Uh-huh, until I didn't see eye to eye with him and requested that he refrain from his verbal crudeness and sexual comments....and then the self-professed "loveable teddy bear" turned into a raving psycho! And this is just one of several examples I could list.
I tell ya, it's enough to delete my profile and rely on fate to find what I'm looking for. Anyone else feel that way sometimes?
~Irish~ | |
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Posted: 12/24/2006 3:05:09 PM | I tell ya, it's enough to delete my profile and rely on fate to find what I'm looking for. Anyone else feel that way sometimes?
i have removed my profile because of that.
I'll rely on my fate and meet someone face to face by fate.
Guess what? On the other hand, I am really a "loveable teddy bear" :) but I prefer a woman to sense it, better than I mention it. | |
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Posted: 12/24/2006 3:21:03 PM | "Guess what? On the other hand, I am really a "loveable teddy bear" :) but I prefer a woman to sense it, better than I mention it."
Yep, I think that's the best way to go. And when she does "sense" it, she'll love ya for it! :)
Good luck, Live..
~Irish~ | |
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Posted: 12/24/2006 10:14:37 PM | Hehe Here is a funny (but true) story. Met a woman off this site early this year and she had nice pictures, too nice. She had a very pretty face, big breasts and a slim figure. Like someone you'd see out of a magazine (good first clue)...well I know her pictures were not out of a magazine. She didn't have the whites of her eyes "bleached" BUT her pictures were of her in a dark bedroom using a webcam. So I used Photoshop and increase the brightness and contrast of her pictures and I could then see her furniture dimly lit in the back and it became VERY apparent that she made some personal alterations. She "blacked out" her waist and butt, giving the impression of a slim but stacked young woman in the normal picture. That shows malicious intent to deceive.
We're not talking an inch or two, she clearly shaved off about 4-5 inches on each side by blacking out the dark area around her. (just a note, if you do increase the brightness and contrast, you will see that the areas darkened are not pixelated as the other dimly lit areas are).
I met her regardless just to see if she did indeed lie about her appearance and sure enough, this woman was more than a little on the heavy side and nothing like the photoshopped version of herself. When I asked her about photoshopping her picture, she said she didn't want anyone to see that her room was a mess. I then pulled out the print outs I made clearly showing what she had done and told her that what she was doing was paramount to lying to everyone who views her profile. Then she had the nerve to say, "Well...that's what I want to look like and you shouldn't be so shallow" to which I responded with, "It's not shallow. We all have purely subjective ideas of attraction. If you didn't find me attractive, that's your call. I don't get all butthurt about it. I can't say that you have to find me attractive!
I've also had some women say I didn't look like my photos and my photos are very recent and untouched. Other women have said I look worse, better or "just like" my pictures. It happens. No biggie. But when the pictures are clearly altered, that's a lie. Why would I be friends with, much less date, anyone who lies to me even before they meet me?!" To end my story, I simply wished her luck and left, curiosity satisfied.
Everyone has pictures that likely takes into account their best side, or doesn't show their problems areas, etc. I have a hat on in many of my pictures and some women have asked if I even have hair! Fair question, I didn't wear a hat purposely, but I could see why it would be an issue. But then again, if you have a beer belly, big butt, fat thighs, a missing limb, etc then show a picture of it. It's called full disclosure.
Just keep in perspective. All the pictures that people post here are representative, at best, of everyone on this site. Even a webcam won't show you exactly what they look like in person. So take the pictures with a grain of salt and the comfort that it gives you "an idea" of what that person SHOULD look like. If they don't look like the picture, then you have a great anecdote to share on the forums. :)
Merry Christmas All!! | |
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Posted: 12/25/2006 2:35:58 PM | | Men are just as guilty, I wrote to one guy, seemed quite nice. He was in his 50's and seemed reasonably intelligent in his writings. He had quite a few pictures supposedly of himself. Imagine my shock when he turned out to be the opposite of what he portrayed, his picture showed caucasian, he was black, his picture a little overweight,he was flabby, his language on the E-mail was good, in real life scary. I am curious as to whether he has changed his image to something else or should I say somebody else. | |
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Posted: 12/25/2006 4:04:19 PM | | i agree paddy..... you may have a nice rod, but if i want to see it ill ask. and about the body shots = more favs too funny so true | |
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Posted: 12/25/2006 4:08:34 PM | | well i know a girl at work who has a female friend looking for a guy.... my friend from work has her husband looking through match.com and emailing guys for her friend..... crazy huh. When and if there is ever a match made it aint gonna work because face it... men and women talk diff and if a man is corresponding and acting like a female.... this sounds like disaster to me. | |
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Posted: 12/25/2006 5:33:58 PM | Yea the fake pic thing kills me...I was fooled before this girl man..talked to her for a while sent me some beautiful pics..the day she came over I seen her get out the car.. OH MY GOD! she was like 5'2 not 5'8 and about 280lbs easy ...needless to say I didn't open the door... is that bad
I went once on a short notice date - a very beautiful woman, however probably over 300lbs (really!) - something she never mentionned and I should have asked beforehand... When she approached my car, I had second thoughts but I did not want to hurt her feelings so I took her to a place to eat (she could hardly walk and then told her I had other things to do and thanked her for keeping me company. And that was the end of it all.
i agree paddy..... you may have a nice rod, but if i want to see it ill ask.
what's a rod? | |
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Posted: 12/25/2006 5:45:10 PM | the internet thrives because even slobs and compulsive liars can finally socialize without being judged.... behind a photo of a hot chick or guy, all the while drinkinga pabstin front of the computer at home, oh crap thats me. | |
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Posted: 12/27/2006 1:06:19 PM | I posted real pictures and some women said they were slutty. She should see the ones i did not post...
No use in false advertising. | |
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Posted: 12/27/2006 2:19:13 PM | ok Mom im waiting in line....wait wheres the line  | |
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Posted: 1/11/2007 3:29:57 PM | I think that was cool !
So you should, why do people pretend they ae something they are not ? it all comes out in the end anyway doesn't it ? | |
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Posted: 1/11/2007 6:06:52 PM | Just to let all of u out there know that God has nothing to do with people doing dumb a** things to other people. People fu** with people just to be a**holes not because God told them to or put them up to it. God loves us so much that he lets us make our own decisions. If he didnt then why is there so much murder? Remember thou shalt not kill. I just had to get my point across. and to arawak812 if u really do study the bible u should know that. cause i dont study it and i know it.  | |
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Posted: 1/11/2007 8:25:32 PM | Regarding the mentally challenged people, who want to mentally challenge us, and use this site to play their games. As adults, we should understand that games need to be left on the playground. This is a serious dating site and should be given the respect it deserves. To suggest fake pictures are part of a game being played and we should just discern the difference is sad. We need an on-line site to send these individuals too so they can challenge each other all they want. How about reporting all the fakes and have this agency group them all together to play their games.
It is sad to suggest the responsibility falls on our shoulders, thus the burden of proof is not to get toasted. I have a funny story you will enjoy. You dialog with a nice gal and spend time developing an on line relationship. You both decide to meet and it turns out the gal is ten years older then she indicated on her profile and picture. You look at her and say, “Hey, nice game, boy you really got me.” Man, am I red in the face, good one for fooling me.” Then you go back to your computer, put some suntan lotion on, and play dating on-line again. You chuckle to yourself, “Oh those challenged people, they crack me up.”
I don't believe you are justifying their behavior, but to state the obvious regarding these fakes without any remorse or an antidote is childish and unacceptable. | |
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Posted: 1/11/2007 8:49:20 PM | sounds like a stunt they do on myspace | |
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Posted: 1/11/2007 9:10:09 PM | | Because to some people online its easier to be someone else than be themself...I guess they don't want a "REAL" relationship but would rather just hide out and never find true love....sad is what I say.... | |
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Posted: 1/25/2007 9:15:15 AM | WHY WOULD YOU DI THAT.....I WOULD NEVER....SMILE ,ENJOY, YOU WILL FIND OUT FAST,AND MAYBE BE IN LOVE,INSIDE THEN OUT..WHO KNOWS...IM LEAVING ONE FUNNY MAN UP TODAY...BUT NO WORRIES, K  | |
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Posted: 1/25/2007 10:42:14 AM | | I could've put up a fake pic.? GREAT! NOW you tell me. | |
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Posted: 1/25/2007 6:48:34 PM | | HI LIFE YOU CAN TELL WHO IS DOING IT.....ENJOY .PLAY BACK HAVE FUN ........DISSIMULATE IM HAVING FUN DOING THAT..FOR ONE DAY I PROMISED SOMEONE.......HAVE A NICE NITE | |
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