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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 3/31/2008 6:34:58 AM | | I don't think it's shallow to want to see what a person looks like before you meet them. Come on! I want to know if I'm going to be the slightest bit attracted to the person. If not, then meeting them is a waste of my time. And, I don't see why it's so difficult for someone to ADD their picture to their profile. I think it should be a requirement! | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 3/31/2008 7:39:34 AM | | I have two ladies from POF.that didnt have pics and neither occasionwas anything like i hope for.Both women were misleading and dishonest.Since hónesty is a important attribute to me,this wasnt a good way to start the evening.Most people opinións toward members without a pic is that their hiding something.Its a risk u either take or dont.Would i do it again?A very slim chance!! | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 4/1/2008 2:11:51 AM | As I said before I don't mind if someone contacts me with no pic attached ... but there is no way I would go and meet Mr Incognito. Would he go and meet Ms Mystery? I don't think so. Unless one has passion for shooting blank bullets 
Besides, to see each other pics is one thing and to interact with someone in flesh in a completely different story, IMHO. | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 4/1/2008 2:45:28 AM | Great story,
You should send it to Steven Spielgerg, he can make a movie.
Liten: THERE IS NO WAY I WILL RESPOND TO A PERSON WHO DOES NOT RESPECT THE GIFT OF GOD WHICH IS THEIR BODY.
enough said. respect your body and post a picture. | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 4/1/2008 4:49:35 AM | As I said before I don't mind if someone contacts me with no pic attached ... but there is no way I would go and meet Mr Incognito. Would he go and meet Ms Mystery
I did meet a lady with out a picture and that was over a year ago, we have become very good friends and we go out 2 or 3 times a month thier is nothing serious we just enjoy each others company and doing things together. She is a 10 in my book for the person she is but if you rate looks she might be a 5 but looks are not what you base friendship or realtionships on. | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 4/1/2008 6:00:59 AM | I certainly have! Many of them over the years, even a few from POF ~ and not ever been TRULY disappointed. From the first site I was on and met several men, all but one or two have remained online friends with me ever since ~ that was almost 8 years ago (be 8 years in August). The ones I lost touch with ~ don't know what happened to them, but I still think of them with fondness of friendship. From the next site I met 3 or 4 fellas and just as many gals, most of them I'm still in touch with as online friends. One of the gals I met has become close with me too. 2 of the ladies actually came all the way from the UK to visit!!!! Sue for 10 days... Donna for a few months (oh a long story there!) Donna has long since gone on to other adventures, but Sue and I still correspond, swap family pics, jokes, other emails, and send each others kid holiday greetings and birthday cards electronically. About 18 months ago, I joined a 3rd site ~ again, messages from lots of people, and about 1/3 of them without pictures in profile. (about 1/2 of what was left were friggin Nigerian Scammers ~ or wanna be's lol) Anyway, not many were even on the west coast of the USA... so I didn't figure I'd meet many, if any from that 3rd site. Eventually a few made remarks about driving out or flying out to meet me, that they had become fond of me, blah blah blah.... and never did any of them show up. Then, a guy sent me a message that read: "Don't be stuck up and talk to me!" This kinda twisted my panties in a knot, and I shot back a reply. We messaged for a while, perhaps a couple weeks, when he asked for my phone number. He wasn't local, not by several hours, and I had begun to enjoy our sparring in the messages on the site, so .... gave him my number. He called ~ and his voice made my insides quiver, turned my knees to jelly, and my mind to a lake of longing.... We spoke by phone many times, at least a couple times a week, and for HOURS each time. Every time, that voice messmerized me as profoundly as the first time. Then, he started talking about coming to meet me. (He's a professional rodeo bull rider, and often was more than a state or two away)
I figured he was just 'talking', like the others on that site, and as some had on the other sites. More often those who said they were coming to meet me didn't show than those who did..... anyway.... I had become cynical, and figured if guys only an hour or two away (or less) couldn't show up, how would this guy who lived in another state, and was at least 5 hours from me? I let him 'humor' me with plans for a visit, even participated in making the plan... all the while doubting it would happen, yet wishing SO HARD it could and would! Finally, his call came, he said he was coming to see me over the Memorial Day Weekend. Would be here Friday, probably around 4 pm. Well now I wasn't sure what to think or believe. I still held doubt though, yet when the day came, I made all those little 'special' preparations... made sure things were neat and tidy, kept checking my hair and clothes (must have changed at LEAST 7 times)... then 4 pm rolled around.... hmmm... 4:15.... 4:30, still no sign of him. I had a bitter feeling of triumph ~ I knew he wouldn't show ~ but that triumph was sure defeating me. 5:00 came and went... 5:15.... I knew he didn't like country music, so in retribution I put on some Country CD's and cranked up the volume, muttering to myself "what ya expect Cin? He lives so far away and probably decided ya not worth riding his motorcycle that far, over the pass, through the windy gorge... dammit" My front door was open, and when I walked into the living room from the dining room, I glanced toward the door... and there was this man... leaning on the door jamb, head slightly down, peering in at me.... black leather coat, jeans, boots, helmet in hand.... It was him! He showed up! Late, but he ACTUALLY CAME ALL THAT WAY TO MEET ME FACE TO FACE. I was duly impressed, for sure! We spent Friday and Saturday having a lot of fun with each other, going for walks, talking, talking talking, and by the time I woke up Sunday morning... I swear I actually FELT the 'thump' of falling in love reverberate through me! I didn't have the nerve to say anything about it, after all, we were just a couple friends getting better acquainted, and I didn't want this one to leave and never return. Return he did, every other weekend for a couple months, then every weekend until he had to go too far away on the PCRA circuit to get 'home' for a visit. Each event took him further and further ... another state away, another two states away.... until he ended up in New York. It's been nearly 6 months since he came home, but he's on his way! Should be home Thursday night. He's talking about retiring from bull riding ~ most who do that kind of thing retire sometime mid to late 30's.... which means he will be around a lot more!
Am I glad I gave the pictureless profile/message a chance? HELLLLL YEAHHHHH!!!
BEST THING I'VE DONE IN DECADES LOL!!!   | |
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GinnyN
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Joined: 3/13/2008
Msg: 1816 | |
| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 4/1/2008 6:11:35 AM | | I was writing/talking to someone (firefighter) who didn't have his picture up so none of the other guys at the station would see it (or so he said). I really enjoyed talking to him and was looking forward to meeting him but we hadn't planned a specific time. He called and I happened to tell him that I was having lunch at a certain restaurant and he said he was off to the gym....shortly after I was done and walking through the shopping center, my phone rang. I asked where he was and he said "turn around" and there he was. That was not how I planned to meet. And since he had the upper hand and I didn't know what HE looked like, he had all the advantage. After all, I would have worn something different, etc. I couldn't decide if that was spontaneous and fun or creepy and controlling! | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 4/1/2008 8:15:45 AM | 'anyoneouttheir' - my reason for no way ... is simply having/showing a respect for person one desires to meet. Would he be having a red/white rose or rolled up papers in his hand or wearing dark sunglasses ... ?... he could happily send his best friend for meeting his 'wannabe' for that matter, what would I know? . I think we are old enough to treat each other fairly and respectfully right from start.
And here we are pondering about the start, hmmm ...
P.S.
Glad that fortune favoured the brave. | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 4/1/2008 10:36:10 AM | As a general rule, no. I understand and agree with the principal that a picture makes a stranger online more credible. Looking back in retrospect, I recall that it seems that 99% of the guys who have contacted me who also have no profile usually just say one line in their email and don't give me an opening to spark any interest.
After months of a filled in box with no real substance from men with no pictures just saying 'hello', the creepiness factor set in. I took advantage of the POF feature that allows you to set your mail to not allow men to contact you who don't have a picture on their profile.
I am really on the fence about this though. I dont want to exclude a potential love of my life, but if their initial email was good and they actually wanted to communicate and didn't press to just "meet me right away" then I would probably take a risk and meet with them. I guess guys with no photos will have to make that initial contact on another free dating site or through the forums
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Cazimi
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Joined: 3/15/2008
Msg: 1819 | |
| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 4/1/2008 10:56:03 AM | RainyNytes
I glanced toward the door... and there was this man... leaning on the door jamb, head slightly down, peering in at me.... black leather coat, jeans, boots, helmet in hand.... It was him! He showed up! Late, but he ACTUALLY CAME ALL THAT WAY TO MEET ME FACE TO FACE
WOW !! you lucky girl , that's how I dream my guy will show up !
It's been nearly 6 months since he came home, but he's on his way! Should be home Thursday night. He's talking about retiring from bull riding ~ most who do that kind of thing retire sometime mid to late 30's.... which means he will be around a lot more!
Am I glad I gave the pictureless profile/message a chance? HELLLLL YEAHHHHH!!!
this is one of the most romantic stories ever !
gives one hope , when two people are meant to be , it will happen .
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 4/2/2008 8:14:36 PM |
Posted By: Spiderwoman on 3/28/2005 6  32 PM Subject: Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all? Message: I don't even talk to people without pictures.
i dont mean this in a bad way but that sounded extremely shallow | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 4/5/2008 9:34:30 AM | Girl you are so right! I have met people on here with pics from 20 years ago! I run like the wind! But I did agree some years back to meet someone who didn't have a pic and I was in shock. He showed up at an upper scale place here in town with overalls on and they wouldn't even button on the side because he weighed about 400 lbs. He had on the dirtiest tennis shoes and looked like a caveman!
I couldn't get away fast enough! | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 4/5/2008 1:32:48 PM | | Never again! I know don't say never, but the guy was fat, balding, and stalked me! He was nuts and told me about how he broke into his last gf's place, smashed her 60" tv, coffee table, and did who knows what all. Oh yeah, I was thrilled when he moved to Texas...sorry Texans. | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 4/5/2008 1:44:34 PM | | My sweetie never had a pic on here and we became very special friends before i ever even saw a pic and now I am moving to Ga with him......so I was lucky, but even if i had not seen his pic I would have met him sooner or later because of his heart and soul that he has shown me over and over again...... | |
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