| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 5/14/2007 10:40:35 PM | | pics are fairly important. i like to know who i'm chatting with. i know there's fake accounts out there that are actually guys posing as women. my friend almost pulled that on me so i know what tricks people play. even if there is a pic who's to say it's theirs? had that happen once too. i definitely wouldn't meet anyone without knowing what they look like first. been there done that and won't repeat that mistake. | |
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| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 5/14/2007 11:32:15 PM | No picture in your profile probably means you are butt ugly or have something to hide like a second head growing on the side of your nose.
Yes a picture is important. | |
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| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 5/15/2007 9:13:41 PM | Won't even look at the profile if it doesn't have a pic.
Hek, I hated blind dates even before "dating sites" came along, and these days there's truly no good reason to not have a pic - if there isn't one, that sounds alarm bells to me that something's wrong. | |
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| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 5/16/2007 12:21:08 AM | I dont know, how important is it to see the dress you are going to buy?
To me it shows that there may be an insecurity issue. I know that I am not the best looking man on the planet, but Im not bad. It is hard to be happy with someone who is not happy with ones self. | |
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| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 5/16/2007 12:31:42 AM | I can tell you from my personal experience when I had my profile up without a picture I got zero emails; after posting my pictures I had many. A picture is important but so is the content of the profile. Statements such as "I don't take no crap from no man" and things of that nature (yes there is a profile that says something to that effect) are a complete turn off. Also, use a dictionary and a grammar book to form a complete sentence; at least act like you have a High School education.
I will talk to a woman who has no picture on her profile but thir profile had better be well written and have good content. Short profiles that have no substance get passed over, especially if they have no picture posted. | |
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g54cs
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Joined: 4/12/2007
Msg: 106 | |
| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 5/16/2007 3:37:43 PM | I think it shows instant disrespect especially when people ask
for a photo to be sent with a message. Would you want to
be with him or her? i wouldn't. | |
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| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 5/16/2007 4:03:13 PM | | A pic isn't important.....If you want a pen pal......... Sorry, I want to see what you look like..... You can be the best conversationalist in the world, but if there's no attraction........ That's not shallow.......just realistic..... | |
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| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 5/16/2007 4:48:01 PM | Unless I physically fancy someone visually it is simply not going to go anywhere.
It definitely wont last long.
For me there has to be physical and mental attraction. | |
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g54cs
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Joined: 4/12/2007
Msg: 109 | |
| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 5/16/2007 6:09:41 PM | no offence, rcuhlir, but i would be more nervous of the profile
with No pic and living Closer to home . being a woman, i don't
even open non-pic messages and it's auto-boot should you decide
to add me to your fav list: delete on sight is my motto . | |
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| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 5/17/2007 2:55:30 PM | not very important ,unless you are everyones' version of wonderful.
I like to read the profile and then look at any pics that are there later.
Between the blurry,far away pics and the huge amount of utterly unattractive people on here I would rather just read the profile. I have had many great conversations with ladies on this site who I would otherwise never see or talk to probably,nothing wrong with them ,jus not my idea of wonderful.Plus its a lot easier to get a sense of someones personality from chatting ,before you categorize their "look".
jus my opinion | |
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| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 5/17/2007 6:37:38 PM | | It's not important to me at all because I'm just looking for friends. Besides, some people actually look better then their picture. If after a few emails someone doesn't want to share email addresses or even let you know what town they're from I regard that as a lack of trust and how can you possibly be friends with someone that doesn't trust you? I have one epal from here from a couple years ago but although I've sent family pictures and pictures of myself I haven't gotten the same back. Not exactly what I call a good friend... | |
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| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 5/21/2007 8:16:19 PM | | Unless they have internet access in the seminary, monestary, uh..... they can look at a screen........... Ya want friends? maybe......... You want any attention? Well........post a friggen pic!!!!! Being a nice person is wonderful........ do I want to take yer wonderful butt to dinner? We'll see...... Otherwise I'd be happy to just type to you...........IF your emails are interesting, lol....... | |
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| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 5/22/2007 2:25:11 AM | hmmmm....
about 1/4 of my sent messages were to people that had no pics, but had AWESOME profiles. IMO, you're better off with no pic than a bad pic (depending on what you consider bad: in my opinion that's showing your collection of tats, not having any pics with smiles in them and doing too much posing for the camera...the "pucker pose" is a real turn off to me).
D. | |
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| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 5/22/2007 7:15:00 PM | | I wont talk without pic, because I get the feeling they are hiding someting. And I have never had a good experience come from chatting to someone with no pic! | |
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| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 5/22/2007 7:45:01 PM | I wont post a pic
It just repeatedly proves how shallow folks are.
All it takes is a simple accident, to change how a person looks forever.
Does that change who they are inside?
I can tell you it doesnt.
When I was 12, I watched my dear friend Joey be set on fire by his father. He sustained burns to 80% of his body. Looking at a picture of him scares most......because to this day he is horribly scarred. His amazing personality hasnt changed one bit. He is a fighter, he faught to stay alive.....they didnt expect him to survive being torched.
My buddy Blake was an amazing football player, he was offered CFL contracts and all.
One night he was tired, out with buddies, so he fell asleep in the back seat of the car on the ride home. A drunk hit them........Blake is now a quadraplegic. His bright smile is gone, his face was shattered. His brain was injured, he isnt nearly as clever as before. But Blake is still blake, I remember him before the accident, and appreciate him for who he is now.
What happens if tonight while your laying in bed, which is highly combustible your home catches fire and your changed forever........Physically. Does that mean people have the right to ignore you because you are different?
Grow up folks...... Learn who a person is on the inside.
I rather grow old with a good person, than grow old with a good looking person.
Looks fade/change......... being a good person stays. | |
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| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 5/22/2007 8:55:13 PM |
I wont talk without pic, because I get the feeling they are hiding someting. And I have never had a good experience come from chatting to someone with no pic!
What a shame...you could possibly miss out on the love of your life. That is your choice and your loss. | |
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| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 5/23/2007 12:39:43 PM | | Most people make choices based on BS and lose out....... Do they smoke? YER OUT!!! Do they drink? YER OUT!!!! How much they make? Car? how much hair? weight?........ I could go on and on........ If yer lonely and wanna know why...step in front of the mirror and ask the moron......... Yup........It's YOU............ sorry................. | |
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| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 5/30/2007 10:43:01 AM | | Extremely important at least for someone who think taking care of themselve is important. You are triing to sell your self on thes thing. If you are triing to sell your car would you rather have it nice and clean or would it be better if you had french fries and sweet and sour sauce all over the place. Visual is very important. Some one could sit down and take an hour to write the perfect profile. One that they think willl sell the most cars, but taking care of your self is something that you cannot fake. And if they put up a fake pic, will then drop them as soon as you find out. | |
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| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 5/30/2007 1:51:30 PM | I completely agree with you ron9. Although looks are only a part of the package it is nice to see who you are conversing with. Why be on a site to be on a dating site if you don't want to be seen by a potential mate? I've heard all the excuses..
"Oh I don't have a camera"
"I don't have the cable to hook my camera to my PC"
"I don't need to show you a pic, I like the mystery and I'm hot and you'll like me" WTF????
"I don't know where to find my pics on my pc"
"I don't want my ex to see me"
blah, blah, blah... I don't care if you are a supermodel or an evil with with a face like a toad, grow a spine. If a person is not interested in what you look like then so be it. But ditch the excuses...
However, I've met some beautiful women (physically, that is) and became so unattracted to them when they opened their mouths...
Kind of a Catch-22 in a way.. Or is it? | |
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| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 5/30/2007 2:08:05 PM | | late in the evening it's important. lol. mornings or afternoons i like reading and a good profile can give some idea about looks. | |
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| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 5/30/2007 3:05:50 PM | @thread in general
IMO
It's not important it's essential.
If there is no pic then it comes across to me as they are trying to hide something. perhaps they are butt ugly I don't know.. how can I without a pic? looks matter to me. I see nothing wrong with having standards.
I hear people rationalizing not having a pic on the forums by saying "He/she will like me for my personality or not at all" Well, consider without a pic not many people are going to look at your profile anyway. So, while you think your weeding out "jerks" your just being silly. Put up a pic.
Then maybe mr/mrs right will even bother coming to your profile to read your "description/interests" | |
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| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 10/22/2007 1:36:45 AM | | There is nothing more exciting than scheduling a date with someone who does not have a picture. It could be anyone showing up to see you. There is something awkward about it that reminds me of making love in grandmas closet while she is sleeping, while you wonder if she leaves her hearing aid on. And for that matter? Does she take her teeth out every night? HMMM. So for everyone that has no picture in their profile myself included. You must wonder? Do they look like the outcast spawn of satan or can they just not afford a camera. Odds are you wont get alot of people interested with out a pic. However most of the pics that i have seen are none too alluring. | |
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| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 10/22/2007 3:34:16 AM | | It's important. I will talk to a woman without a picture, but all the times I've met someone without a pic, it's turned out they haven't had one because they were trying to hide something, so I would want to see a picture early on. | |
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| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 10/22/2007 8:10:23 PM | Very.
I ain't no Brad Pitt or Johnny Depp, but I'm more than willing to put up my picture, simply because I figure honesty is the best policy. If someone thinks they might want to meet me, they might as well know what I look like ahead of time. Some people will say that looks don't mean anything. Those people are either
A: Lying
or
B: Part of the 0.001% of the population that actually is that way.
Humans are just wired to be visual animals.
However, the reverse side of that is that what might be a turn off for some can be a turn on for others. Sometimes that quality might be in the minority, but invariably, someone will be attracted to it.
On that note: Any women on here turned on by blond-haired, blue-eyed guys that have the body-build of a brick shithouse?  | |
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htarw
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Joined: 6/29/2007
Msg: 125 | |
| How important is a pic for the profile?
Posted: 10/23/2007 7:27:05 AM | | its VERY important. As a matter of fact....there needs to be more than one pic. I think many people are getting very suspicious of people and profile with just one pic, since in this day in age, there are digital cams and cellphone cams all over the place. There is just no reason for having just one pic. So as far as no pic at all...that's just ridiculous. Would you talk to someone on the street with a bag covering their whole face and body? | |
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