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Picture vs. Reality
| Sun, 06-18-2006 - 8:27pm |
I just met someone from Match who doesn't look like his picture. The picture must be old and about 20 pounds ago. He also claimed to be "toned and athletic." NO WAY. I am getting frustrated with all this. Aren't there any honest people any more?????

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A picture is worth more than a one or two word description of one's body type.
I actually consider myself an average or toned body type but people who know me consider me thin. I think I need to lose 15lb to consider myself that but interesting how we and others perceive each other and self.
Mark
That's one of my biggest pet peeves - guys who do not look like their pics.
I am finding that the rule-of-thumb is that the woman is going to be older and fatter than her picture no matter what the age she is.
Stacey, you already know what *I* look like.. at least have my picture *grin*
Mark
I am glad I am not the only who has experienced this...I was not exaggerating when I said the guy looked TOTALLY different from his picture. Assuming that IS his picture, the man in it is very handsome. Unlike the person who met on Sunday....
Full body picture, close up of the face, honest reporting of height and weight, and pictures no more than a year old....what is so hard about that????
Bunny
Oh good grief no - I have almost hardly ever met a guy that DID look a lot like his picture.
We all have our preferences and frame-of-reference. Since my frame-of-reference is different from most I re-adjust my expectations of how the other weighs when they state they are "average" in weight.
BTW I never correlated "beauty" with weight in my postings or I never said I do not accept women based on their weight. I am stating my observations and preferences.
I also realize this is a very touchy subject for women so I do choose my words carefully when I speak on this topic.
Mark
Here's a way to calculate what is technically "normal," etc.
http://www.halls.md/body-mass-index/bmi.htm
Note from the same website: "It is important to point out that this simple definition of "overweight" by medical researchers, is not representative of how people regard each other, nor is it how a doctor would judge an individual patient, nor is it used by most nutritionists.
Furthermore, the BMI of 25 kg/m2 definition of overweight is a "unisex" threshold, that suits neither men or women particularly well. Nevertheless, a BMI of 25 to 29.9 is defined as "overweight" by some important institutions."
and it goes on from there.. you can read it yourself.
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