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 aufootballgirl
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I am pretty intelligent and can't for the life of me figure out why men ask for more pics when you have 7 posted. Unless they are trying to get you to explicit photos..is that it guys???

I can completely understand if I had none or even one..a head shot but I have various shots and try my best to be what you see is what you get.

Please explain this trend...
 Pinky127
Joined: 1/7/2012
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Why do guys ask for more pics when u have 7 pics???
Posted: 6/21/2012 9:34:38 AM

Unless they are trying to get you to explicit photos..is that it guys???


Op,im not a guy but that is the first thing *i* thought of - i mean,as you've posted 7 pics already,what else would it be????
 SpringsDiver
Joined: 7/2/2011
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Posted: 6/21/2012 9:36:40 AM
OP - I am pretty intelligent and can't for the life of me figure out why men ask for more pics when you have 7 posted. Unless they are trying to get you to explicit photos..is that it guys???


If they are someone you have been corresponding with for awhile, it may be that they want something a little more personal that is especially for them. It doesn't HAVE to be something sexy. There are of course guys who hope for something explicit, and there are women willing to send explicit photos to someone they been in contact with for some time.

It's also possible that they see it as a type of verification of who you are, if they ask for a specific type of photo. For example, if they ask you to take a photo of you by your garden. Admittedly, that is not very likely, but it is a possible reason.

A person can tell quite a bit about someone from seeing photos of someone else going about their daily routine. If you privately send photos of you with your children after having established a certain level of trust, they can give an indication of your personality. The same goes for photos of you during your travels. If you never smile, it might make someone wonder. If you make goofy faces, it gives additional insight into your personality.

So, in my estimation, the more photos I can see of you, the more I am likely to understand and appreciate you.

 eryr4
Joined: 5/26/2012
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Posted: 6/21/2012 9:40:09 AM
I think the "Santa" pose may have flumoxed them.
 petebelongs
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Posted: 6/21/2012 9:41:15 AM
OP, not being a man that has ever asked for more photos, I can only speculate. First, asking for more pics can be the preable to asking for more explicit pics. We men tend to be horny creatures that are visually stimulated! Second, there may be an underlying reason of asking for more pics which seem clearly unnecessary. That reason would be to see how easily the men can get you to comply with their stated wishes. How easy you might be to manipulate or blindly be willing to comply, no questions asked to their request/demand. Are you willing to think and stand up for yourself or be submisssive towards whatever the man wants.
Just my 2 cents. OP, terrific pics, btw, if you weren't so darned geographically inconvenient ............
 Xavier_222
Joined: 4/8/2012
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Posted: 6/21/2012 9:41:22 AM
Normally its because plenty of woman here heavily edit/crop their pictures or use older (thinner, younger) ones.
Plenty of times I've met girls on here and then later seen their facebook albums... what a difference, sometimes! seesh! Near-miss!

In your case, not sure.
Maybe just making conversation?
 _shakti_
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Posted: 6/21/2012 10:35:34 AM
Especially when they have only one themselves, hahah. I just laugh and then ignore them.
 aufootballgirl
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Posted: 6/21/2012 10:36:43 AM
Each time has been within a n email or too so it is not that that really want to get to know me better....
 aufootballgirl
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Posted: 6/21/2012 10:38:35 AM
Exactly...they will have 1 pic or none and 7 is not enough for them...I do ignore just curious as to the why?
 guignol1971
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Posted: 6/21/2012 10:48:45 AM
Probably just making conversation because there isn't
much connection happening otherwise... or they suspect
your pictures are older and you've changed... or they're
asking for a small favor to see if you do that to get
you in the habit. This is not a bad thing, just human
nature and the asking of a small favors is not necessarily
a flag.... but do be aware that some people ask for a lot
of favors in the nicest way in order to push boundries
in relationships.
 jbball50
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Why do guys ask for more pics when u have 7 pics???
Posted: 6/21/2012 10:49:08 AM
I'll ask for a pic of them doing something so I make sure they're real before I start talking to them on the phone level when we exchange numbers.
 1906AceClub
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Posted: 6/21/2012 10:54:04 AM
Guys will ask for more pics when they think/suspect the current ones are:
1) Bad pics. Meaning out-of-focus. Or zoomed in so there's no full body or near full body pic. Or zoomed out, so you can't see any details. Only having one or two pics also counts as bad pics.

2) Altered pics. Airbrushed skin, airbrushed body shape, stuff like that.

3) Old pics. Everything is from years ago. You're wearing MC Hammer parachute pants, or pics just don't look like someone in your age group.

Basically they want to confirm what you really look like.

If your photos are otherwise fine, then it means they want:
4) Explicit pics. Naked or nearly naked. Or setting the groundwork for getting said pics.
 Gorgeouscomedy
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Posted: 6/21/2012 10:54:33 AM
GREAT question!

I look forward to seeing what kind of answers you get because I've encountered this as well, and it's one of the quickest ways to scare me off/creep me out. A guy I used to date who lived abroad used to asked me to send pics, but that was because he missed me, and wanted to see photos of what I'd been up to recently. And pics of me he hadn't seen before because, well, he obviously thought I was attractive. :)

But total strangers who have plenty examples of what you look like from your profile . . . ? Go figure.
 eryr4
Joined: 5/26/2012
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Posted: 6/21/2012 10:57:14 AM
You could have a full "portfolio"..,but unless you're prepared to meet face to face ,its kinda pointless..,as in the flesh is a different proposition.
 motown_cowgirl
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Posted: 6/21/2012 11:01:18 AM
They want to see your nekkid boobage but are much too polite to ask.
And why *should* they have to ask for the obvious, anyway??
You will just get mad, and that would be unfair.
LMAO

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the santa pic ....but somehow some men make it into something dirty...

Oh come ON, who doesn't want to be (or have) a Dirty Santa?!? Come to think of it that guy looks a lil' too happy! Anyway... you could say you go to Bible school twice a week and some guy would find a way to turn that into a sexually suggestive personal invitation.
 aufootballgirl
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Posted: 6/21/2012 11:06:46 AM
I guess it is like when they KEEP asking " What are you looking for" ...it is obvious they are looking for a booty call...
 aufootballgirl
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Posted: 6/21/2012 11:08:37 AM
BTW...the santa pic was taken at a church xmas party..but somehow some men make it into something dirty...so sad...
 BrentTX87
Joined: 5/10/2012
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Why do guys ask for more pics when u have 7 pics???
Posted: 6/21/2012 11:10:20 AM
Two (non-explicit) reasons:

I. We've been talking for a while and I want a personal picture of you just for me.

II. You look/sound too good to be true, and I want to verify you are who you say you are. Everybody has a camera phone nowadays, so if those pictures are real and RECENTLY TAKEN, you should be able to produce. Sounds stupid, but I flushed out a faker or two like this.
 JoseMadre
Joined: 1/9/2012
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Posted: 6/21/2012 11:15:22 AM
Because all they care about is what you look like. If that is the focus you are better off without them.
 aufootballgirl
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Posted: 6/21/2012 11:18:42 AM
Brent...Do I look too good to be true?
 jbball50
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Posted: 6/21/2012 11:21:26 AM

I guess it is like when they KEEP asking " What are you looking for" ...it is obvious they are looking for a booty call...


So how about when a girl asks this, haha because I've had girls ask me that too....
 BrentTX87
Joined: 5/10/2012
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Posted: 6/21/2012 11:24:21 AM
Nah, but a lot of girls.....well girls my age, like to use professional/Instagram filtered photos. So it's hard to say if they're real or just really good at editing.
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