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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 10/5/2008 7:10:41 AM | | I think I might've answered this some time ago, but I'm not going to wade through all those pages to see. I did one time, and it didn't turn out so well. Not for me thanks. It' s usually better to have a pic, so you don't get your hopes high. | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 10/5/2008 8:26:07 AM | | I would be concerned about the theft of my wonderful identity if I gave out my DL because they can find so much information with it. You can search criminal history in Iowa by name and I always do so. I'm also aware that people can give out false names, or DLs for that matter. I don't dispute that it's a good idea to get one. I really was just inquiring to see how this was working for people and perhaps change the way that I approach things. I've had pretty good success with the criteria/rules I have established, but always open to new ways to protect myself. | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 10/5/2008 9:18:13 AM | | I am corresponding right now with someone who wants to meet without me seeing his pic first. I am pretty sure I will. I can possibly report back on my experience. You only live once and I somewhat relate it back to the traditional blind date. The worst that can happen is no attraction/chemistry. But better could happen, so why not take the chance. | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 10/5/2008 2:17:42 PM | He said it is because of work reasons, which I respect. Could he be somehow being gamey with me I don't know...but I have enjoyed chatting with him so I see no harm in meeting him.
Conversely, I met someone last week and they would not accept a picture of me before meeting, even though their profile had pics. I offered several times, but he wanted my appearance to be a surprise. I found that much more strange. | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 10/9/2008 4:35:23 PM | I had a lunch Meet with someone yesterday. Normally I take more time to get to know someone, but, he was local....lives only blocks away...and, after a couple of emails he suggested we meet for lunch and gave me his phone number.
There was no love match, but I certainly have no complaints...we met at TGIF Fridays, talked about many familiar things and had a very nice two hour lunch. I'm thinking of asking this gentleman if I may fix him up with my friends...No sense wasting a good man just because there were no bells and whistles between us.
I knew there was no picture, but we were meeting nearby, in a public place, and it didn't seem to matter. He was a very nice, pleasant looking man...Sometimes it works out O.K..
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 10/9/2008 8:48:30 PM | | I usually don't date older men, but when I first started using online dating sites, I was way more open minded. I had chatted with a man, who was 44. We had common interest, and a "pleasant" conversation and he asked if we could meet for lunch. Since he was just the next town over and I was going to be in town I agreed. I had informed him that I did not usually date older men he said, "I don't look 44, my friends say I look like I'm in my late 30's". Anyway, I pulled up to our meeting place and quickly decided I would never, ever meet someone without a photo again. He definately did not look 44, he looked 64. Which is opening a whole other can of worms about men lying about their age. | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 10/10/2008 2:59:05 PM | I'm sure that's true, I just haven't met any of the women. Honestly, if I can't recognize you from the pics you've posted I'd just as soon not meet. I think it's really deceptive to post 10-20 year old pictures and not 'fess up to it. Especially if you include something in your profile about looking young for your age...not a good way to start off w/somebody. Of course, if you're just online to see how many emails you can snag I suppose it doesn't much matter whose picture you post on your profile or how old it is... | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 10/10/2008 10:27:37 PM | Glad I found this topic because I am about to meet someone in a couple of days without seeing their picture. First time, didn' t think at first it mattered, I am not into the physical attributes necessarily, what is on the inside is what counts but I must say I am feeling a bit nervous. He hasn't even mentioned a picture or his reasons for not having one. He lives very close to me so maybe that is why I haven't pressed the issue. Will find out. | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 10/10/2008 11:15:41 PM | | Some of us who do not have pics posted are not trolls and we have reasons for not posting them. I send a pic to a man if he interests me, although 99 percent of them do not interest me when talking to them on instant message since that is the first thing they ask for , so that weeds them out quickly. I have yet to meet a man who was not worth at least a short amount of time when meeting, but then I know that I am not the norm in many ways. | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 10/11/2008 12:58:37 AM | So far two of the best dates i have had from this site didn't have a picture. Both times i was pleasantly surprised. Neither one of the women were walking Barbie's but i had a great time with both of them. One of them was a government employee with some kind of high security clearance. That was the reason she was afraid to post her picture on here. The other one worked in a sheriffs office in there drug task force. If i hadn't been willing to take a chance i would have missed out on two great ladies. | |
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 10/11/2008 3:14:00 PM | In my experience, people without pics usually are hiding the fact that they are not overly attractive, generally speaking.
Of course, I usually add at least 5 yerars for most any woman over 25. I have been fooled with 10-15 year old pics before. It's the worst kind of dishonest.
Meeting someone with no pic would be preferential to meeting someone with false photos.
If I had more time to waste, I would be less adamant about a couple recent pics first. I would like not knowing on one hand, but anyone who has done much internet dating can tell ya. That's a really crappy feeling you have when someone you are hyped up about meeting walks around the corner and you are immediately turned off. But what can ya do.
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| Has anyone been brave enough to meet someone with no pic at all?
Posted: 10/11/2008 4:14:47 PM |
Of course, I usually add at least 5 yerars for most any woman over 25. I have been fooled with 10-15 year old pics before. It's the worst kind of dishonest.
Realtors do that all the time. You can often tell by the hairstyle how old the picture is, especially the 80's and 90's. | |
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