| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 7/7/2007 12:10:01 AM | Yep, even flew to another country for a blind date...did not work out as I was not attracted, but did have a fun weekend anyways.
Wish you all the best since seems to have worked for you....you should meet again for coffee and maybe even breakfast...in bed....lol. | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 7/15/2007 11:28:24 AM | weird thing is on this other dating site i had signed up and just put the basic data. I forgot about it and i never put my photo on. I got a lot more messages on there when i logged in that i have ever done here or on gdff. So guess my opinion on this subject  | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 7/15/2007 3:09:45 PM | | Regardless of what your personal preferences are picture/no pic, the fact is that the pic is not a sure bet. Might not even be them. So don't feel overly confident when you see a picture. Ultimately you have to meet in person! But I do like looking at pics AND I do pass a lot of good looking men by if I don't feel somekind of interest in the profile and/or pic. | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 7/18/2007 9:02:35 AM | Let me jump in on the less popular side of this discussion.
Last year I started talking to a guy who had no posted picture. His reason was that he did not take a good picture.
After a number of e-mails, he sounded honest and straightforward and we met. He was an average looking toward borderline handsome gentleman originally from Scotland.
After several dates, he didn't show any chemistry toward me, for whatever reason, and we both moved on with no hard feelings. The outcome wouldn't have been any different with a picture.
My point is, there are some normal people out there with no pictures. I hope this does not give ammo to the duplicitous people , or ‘people in law enforcement – undercover’, or people who are planning to run for political office’, or any other dog and pony show reason..
I ask a lot of questions, look for red flags, trust my gut instincts and say NO when I deem necessary. | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 8/3/2007 7:47:40 AM | | HI: Yes ,a couple of times and they did not work out,every thing they put on their profile was not even close,different things they had said was to draw a guy to them,see honesty is not hard,just wished people would do more of that instead of puting false info into their profile,so for know no pics,no response. | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 8/3/2007 8:28:47 AM | I did... once. What a mistake.
She had listed herself as 'average' in weight, but it turned out she probably outweighed me by 50 pounds. Sorry, but 200 + is not average. She was a nice woman, and we talked a bit here and there after that, but that's something I couldn't get past (personal preference on the weight, and the misrepresentation of the truth).
Never again. No excuse in this 'digital age' to say you can't get a picture. I don't own a digital camera, but I know lots of people I could borrow one from. Pictures can be posted to POF but kept private, and only sent via emails. | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 8/7/2007 3:03:55 AM | | If I may respond with a true story, hopefully this will give you my honest answer. Maybe 8 or 9 yrs ago I had chatted online for many months with a lady and we seemed to click in many areas. We did the proverbial photo exchange and she had just 1 picture which I assumed was current or semi-current. Eventually we agreed to meet so I offered to buy her a plane ticket to visit me for a few days and here is when it gets very "interesting". I arrived early at the airport anxious to meet my lady friend and when the plane landed, I watched n watched until all the passengers had de-planed. Immediately I thought perhaps she missed her flight so there I was standing like a statue when I feel this tap on my shoulder. I said may I help you, and she said "hi Bill I am xxxyyy". It was at that point when a picture of my expression would be "priceless" because here was a completely different woman then from the photo sent via messenger. I will say as a conservative guess that photo had to have been at least 15 yrs old and more then 75 lbs lighter then the person looking me right in the eye! Needless to say I was speechless, began to sweat profusely, tried to think of something slightly intelligent to say, but ended up sounding like Mel Tillis at his best. To sum up the story I did manage to be very diplomatic about the situation and stated my opinions rather tactfully. The moral of this story is to this DAY, when I am chatting online or a POF member, my main rule is I will NEVER, EVER, respond to anyone without a current photo--period! Call me superficial or whatever but I never want to be put thru that wonderful experience AGAIN..haha As a sidebar to this, I have graduated to where I can definitely tell a 15 yr old Polaroid from a Digital picture. haha | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 8/7/2007 4:37:15 AM | I've only met one person from this site and neither of us had a photo. I had an image of him in my mind but the reality blew me away. He said he wasn't disappointed, either.
I did have his phone number, however. I'd never meet anyone without that, at least. | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 8/7/2007 10:01:47 AM | Big big mistake for me. I couldn't wait to get out of there, but stayed and was "nice" for the duration.
I can look at 500 women and I might find one that will turn my head (maybe!). So I don't know why I thought it wouldn't be the same without seeing her pic. I did meet someone who had a great pic, but happened to be a *goregeous woman in person. Made everyone disapear. Wow. | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 8/8/2007 6:54:42 AM | I say to myself NEVER AGAIN and then I get chatting with and agree to meet AND THEN I SAY NEVER AGAIN AGAIN!!! Wouldn't it be simpler if everyone posted a RECENT picture not taken by a professional, nor touched up, nor air brushed? | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 8/18/2007 2:05:18 PM | | yes i have i met a load of freinds and what i do i get to know them on pof then give them my msn then i ask for a photo to see who im talking too and if there not my type least i still have them as freinds but ive had no luck yet | |
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reneuk
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Joined: 7/25/2007
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 8/22/2007 9:00:03 AM | yes, a few times, two were complete disasters and they were lovely people but not my type at all!!
never felt threatened by anybody, and a pic wouldn't make any different anyway, you don't know anybody until you get to know them!
then there was a gorgeous guy who tipped my world upside down, but he was married, took a lot of guts to stay away and let him get on with his life, I miss him but life goes on, so my advice is to go for it, even if they are not your type, you can still have a great evening | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 8/22/2007 12:00:02 PM | | This is sooooooo stressful for me. I mean meeting anyone the first time is stressful BUT not knowing their physicality is EXTREMELY stressful for me. I know, I know, I'm laying the stress on me myself BUT I sure do prefer a picture! But I do meet without a pic BUT I don't like it. Obviously I have not met anyone who I connected with as I wouldn't be here otherwise. Its not about good looking, etc. .. its just about physicality. Some people I know right away and others I don't feel anything for REGARDLESS of their looks. | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 8/31/2007 4:54:17 PM | I'd be very skeptical about meeting someone without knowing what they "Currently" look like first. Technology today makes it very easy and cheap to do so. You figure someone WITH a computer would have the means to post or send a picture somehow.
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