question about men's pictures

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Registered: 07-21-2005
question about men's pictures
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Mon, 09-04-2006 - 6:14pm
Why do men either NOT include a picture in their profile, or post a picture that is so fuzzy that you can't see what they really look like? Or they wear a baseball cap to cover their baldness. Or they post a picture from 20 years ago, when they used to look good? And many of these guys expect a young gorgeous chick. Go figure.
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Registered: 12-10-2003
Mon, 09-04-2006 - 6:48pm
Or they wear sunglasses in their primary shots. It's just as corny as wearing sunglasses in broad daylight. Or they wear no shirts in their pictures and write almost nothing about themselves as if women are going to go nuts over their ad. Or they take a picture of an ID photo. Or they take a body shot so far off that their facial features are not clearly discernable. Or they take a picture of their motorcycle all by itself as if it's a living thing. Or they take a picture of themselves holding a camera phone to a mirror or just take various camera phone shots of themselves. Why, why, why? I don't know why!
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Mon, 09-04-2006 - 7:53pm

Funny, I think the same way of women's pictures as well...

Mark

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Registered: 07-21-2005
Mon, 09-04-2006 - 8:03pm
Well then women who do it should be ashamed of themselves as well. There is a difference between being mysterious and hiding who you really are. I personally wouldn't respond to someone who is clearly not representing what they look like by deliberately posting a blurry picture. Because chemistry is important for initial attraction.
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Mon, 09-04-2006 - 8:17pm

I view online dating as like playing a game of darts...keep throwing until I hit the target... I can speculate why the photo looks questionable but I still respond (unless it is obvious that the photo is like a high school/college/wedding picture) ...

Mark