Shygirl15 Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 http://advice.eharmony.com/?page=articles/view&AID=2057&start=1
I am who I am Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 5 Photos that Make you Look Undateable Photo #4: You’re Dressed as a Superhero HAHA classic!
Author Shygirl15 Posted August 14, 2008 Author Posted August 14, 2008 5 Photos that Make you Look Undateable Photo #4: You’re Dressed as a Superhero HAHA classic! I know. People do crazy stuff, you wouldn't imagine they pay for the service. My biggest turn-off pictures are: 1. with sunglasses 2. he's topless but I don't see a swimming pool in sight 3. with their kids 4. plenty of pictures of his home, car etc
reservoirdog1 Posted August 14, 2008 Posted August 14, 2008 Photo #4: You’re Dressed as a Superhero Yeah, I would've thought that one was a no-brainer...
sultry33 Posted August 15, 2008 Posted August 15, 2008 depends who the super hero is.. im mean cmon BATMAN AND SPIDERMAN are super sexy right been single too long i think:sick: i dont like pics of guys with a female.. may be the current gf/wife pics with kids.. yeap weird pics with pets.. just a nice pic not too happy not too moody.. nice smile an eyes would catch my eyes any day to a dick pic or as above;)
D-Lish Posted August 15, 2008 Posted August 15, 2008 They forgot to mention the one that drives me crazy: WHen guys post photo's of themselves posing with hooter's waitresses or strippers or with their arms draped around some random girls. I don't get that one. Do men think it makes them look more desirable? I think it makes them look silly... like they are trying too hard or something. I delete those guys automatically.
Cherry Blossom 35 Posted August 15, 2008 Posted August 15, 2008 They forgot to mention the one that drives me crazy: WHen guys post photo's of themselves posing with hooter's waitresses or strippers or with their arms draped around some random girls. I don't get that one. Do men think it makes them look more desirable? I think it makes them look silly... like they are trying too hard or something. I delete those guys automatically. Yeah they want you to think that they are popular with the ladies. Turns me off, though.
jadedone Posted August 15, 2008 Posted August 15, 2008 Yeah they want you to think that they are popular with the ladies. Turns me off, though. Yeah right. Insert Bull **** cough. You want the guy with the picture of him sitting in his parents' basement surrounded by action figures and comic books. We all want what is in the other person's shopping cart. I understand your thinking, but I think it does work. I woman that kind of blew me off after a date not long ago has recently started talking to me just after another woman started leaving flirty comments on my myspace. Not quite the same situation, but the principle is the same.
ManWithQuestions Posted August 15, 2008 Posted August 15, 2008 i personally just dont like pictures of myself so, for example, on my myspace (yes i know, i sadly have one. just use it to talk to people i dont really talk to) i just have pics of my car but thats because, for some reason, i really do hate pictures of myself
Capricciosa Posted August 15, 2008 Posted August 15, 2008 WHen guys post photo's of themselves posing with hooter's waitresses or strippers or with their arms draped around some random girls. Really? What the hell site are you on? I've never seen that. But I've seen the unidentified females, the men at work, the children, the face paint, and the pets. Sort of like a Sears portrait.
xpaperxcutx Posted August 15, 2008 Posted August 15, 2008 Really? What the hell site are you on? I've never seen that. But I've seen the unidentified females, the men at work, the children, the face paint, and the pets. Sort of like a Sears portrait. :lmao: I think it's important that when a guy posts a picture they post one that shows that they're laid back and relaxed as a person. If they're posting pictures with unidentifiable females, they really make the other person looking at it question what the hell are they doing on a dating site if they already have a girl in their laps.
ABrokenWing Posted August 15, 2008 Posted August 15, 2008 the pics with the kids don't bug me. other women with their arm drapped around them....those kinda do. sunglasses don't bother me at all, cause I"m a huge sunglass freak. lol
D-Jam Posted August 15, 2008 Posted August 15, 2008 Some might think my opinion sounds shallow and cold, but I think for any online dating profile it should be a MANDATORY that the man or woman post one clear headshot and one clear body shot. No one else in the photo, nothing. Two pics to give anyone a real idea of who this person is. If the obese want to gripe how their pics will turn people away, then they need to realize either that there are people who will date the obese, or they need to lose weight, or they also need to wonder how well a RL would go if they have to trick someone into dating them. Same deal with others. You're basically trying to sell yourself when you're on a dating site. I get astounded when I see someone's profile and it's one unclear pic, or trick shot angles to make someone look amazing when they're not, or loads of pics of them with other people, and you have to guess who the person is. Pics with kids I am unresolved on. I don't think a man or woman should have to hide that they are a parent, but I know for many it's a turnoff, even if the profile says you're a parent. I guess people fear that they will be fighting to get you out on dates because all your time will go to being a parent. Like it'll be a bigger hassle to date the parent over the childless person. No one can use the excuse of "I don't have access to a camera". Go to the drug store and buy a temporary one (they even have digital ones now). Have a friend take photos of you. Dress nice, look nice, look at magazines for style tips. Put your best, but HONEST foot forward. I wouldn't just slap on a dating site any old pics, but more take the time to take great photos that really sell me. I think too many people are lazy about this, or they are insecure and think they have to trick someone out on a date. It's why when I did online dating I would never talk to someone who didn't have pics, and I wouldn't see anyone who didn't have a clear headshot and a clear body shot. If you think you have to hide who you are, then you need to get over your own issues first.
Author Shygirl15 Posted August 15, 2008 Author Posted August 15, 2008 the pics with the kids don't bug me. other women with their arm drapped around them....those kinda do. sunglasses don't bother me at all, cause I"m a huge sunglass freak. lol I guess it's because I try reading their personalities from their pictures. It just makes me wonder if someone who has 6 pictures and in all of them he's doing some activities with his kids, will have a spare time for me. There was one who kept sending me pictures of his kids with every email he wrote to me. Kind of a turn off.
ABrokenWing Posted August 16, 2008 Posted August 16, 2008 I guess it's because I try reading their personalities from their pictures. It just makes me wonder if someone who has 6 pictures and in all of them he's doing some activities with his kids, will have a spare time for me. There was one who kept sending me pictures of his kids with every email he wrote to me. Kind of a turn off. oh, yeah, that would be a turn off, but if he has 6 photos up, and 2 or 3 of them are with his kids, I think that would be alright. But they really must have at least half or more than half of them should be of just him.
Author Shygirl15 Posted August 16, 2008 Author Posted August 16, 2008 oh, yeah, that would be a turn off, but if he has 6 photos up, and 2 or 3 of them are with his kids, I think that would be alright. But they really must have at least half or more than half of them should be of just him. Ah, well, I have a child and I would never ever dream of putting his face on my online dating profile. I mean this is about me looking for a date, right? I think some guys think women will find it cute, and think perhaps he's a relationship material. Wrong!!
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