rocketman122 Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 on saturday I was OLD and saw a woman who sent me a message saying she was on vacation but would contact me after she came if it was rellevant that she was single. she contacted me out of the blue saying she was in a new relationship but her GF was really intersted and if Id like to see a picture. I asked a few questions regarding ehr status. all good for me. she sent the picture and oof I was blown away. I spoke to her. set up a date for the evening. went and waited then saw her come around and what the hell happened? is this the same person? she gained some heft and didnt look like her picture. her GF said she badly wanted to fix her gf up with someone so she flicked through OLD picture and she stopped on mine and said yes shed like to meet. I guess because of the mood at the nice restaurant kind of blurred my perception. we met yesterday again. bam, I saw her hunchback walking and her figure in the light and my stiffy was really dead. I went through the date but had a hard time showing attraction. I found out during the conversation that the image was from 5 years ago. it was a chest up shot. she looked really good in the image. very thin but also she looked youthful. Im calling her soon to break. I thought its deceiving to send someone a picture that was taken from 5 years ago. she also gained weight and maybe from her tummy tuck surgery or stress in life looked much older. I got screwed over quite a few times with face only picture only come to meet the person whos overweight. not cool.
madjac74 Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 not exactly. maybe for you. ??? Yes I have done it. I speak from experience.
Author rocketman122 Posted August 17, 2015 Author Posted August 17, 2015 ??? Yes I have done it. I speak from experience. done what? post pictures that are out of date and dont look like you today?
PegNosePete Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 If they don't look like the pic, walk straight away. If they lied about that then what else did they lie about? Age, job, marital status, STDs, gender?? Not worth hanging around to find out. Lying = dealbreaker. Don't meet for the first time somewhere expensive or that requires reservations or tickets. Meet somewhere you can easily bail if they turn out to be a liar or crazy. 1
Author rocketman122 Posted August 17, 2015 Author Posted August 17, 2015 Feel free. I too am laughing but mostly pissed. I hate deceiving people.
Toodaloo Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 I have an one old pic. The rest are from this year. Its just a face shot and I don't have many pictures of myself. Fantastic thing is that I am still loosing weight so if someone goes onto my facebook page and bails out because they see those old pictures from when I was ill and miserable well more fool them. I don't want to date someone so shallow... Just saying!
Lois_Griffin Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 When I was online dating, some of the guys I met told me horror stories about women they'd met who looked NOTHING like their pictures. Some even admitted to basically walking away after confronting the woman and telling her she'd deceived them with pictures showing herself to be about 50-100 pounds lighter. One guy even admitted that he met a woman at a restaurant and she was about 100 pounds heavier. He excused himself and went to the men's room - and climbed out the window and left.
smackie9 Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 Here's a tip. To make sure they are who they say they are, talk to them on Skype first before committing to a date. You are right, there are a lot of people who use their old high school picture even, which is bad sign. 1
LoveRefreshed Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 I wonder how many people told you that story Lois after seeing this (basically being liars themselves) 1
Walters Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 I wonder how many people told you that story Lois after seeing this (basically being liars themselves) These video's IMO are just wrong. These guys/woman are tricked into meeting somebody that is not interested in them at all. The entire thing is fake and they are being put on the spot as if they are the issue. If this was a traditional setting they would not approach them. It may be viewed as a jerk thing to do to just leave, but really the person who lied about themselves is the real jerk. 2
LoveRefreshed Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 Oh, I'm not saying I disagree with what OP says. I am just saying these videos are exactly that situation and you can see responses. One poster's stories of what has happened to them are exactly what is said in these videos. 'going to the bathroom' Just thought it was funny and thought I'd share those. Since they are on topic.
Lois_Griffin Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 These video's IMO are just wrong. These guys/woman are tricked into meeting somebody that is not interested in them at all. The entire thing is fake and they are being put on the spot as if they are the issue. If this was a traditional setting they would not approach them. It may be viewed as a jerk thing to do to just leave, but really the person who lied about themselves is the real jerk. Don't apologize for posting those videos, LoveRefreshed. For God's sakes, everyone is so damned sensitive and offended about EVERYTHING nowadays. It's gotten so ridiculously OLD, hasn't it? I thought they were great and fun as hell to watch. So big deal, some people wasted a whopping 30 minutes hanging out with the over-sized actors and spent maybe another 30 minutes at home typing a few messages to the actor to set up the meeting. Oh horrors! One of them could have used that hour to come up with the cure for cancer or to solve world hunger - if only they hadn't wasted it! Gimme a friggen break. I'm sure they were probably told at the end that it was an experiment and most of them probably chuckled about it. I know I'd laugh my butt off if I were one of the unsuspecting ones.
Walters Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 Don't apologize for posting those videos, LoveRefreshed. For God's sakes, everyone is so damned sensitive and offended about EVERYTHING nowadays. It's gotten so ridiculously OLD, hasn't it? I thought they were great and fun as hell to watch. So big deal, some people wasted a whopping 30 minutes hanging out with the over-sized actors and spent maybe another 30 minutes at home typing a few messages to the actor to set up the meeting. Oh horrors! One of them could have used that hour to come up with the cure for cancer or to solve world hunger - if only they hadn't wasted it! Gimme a friggen break. I'm sure they were probably told at the end that it was an experiment and most of them probably chuckled about it. I know I'd laugh my butt off if I were one of the unsuspecting ones. The video and the comments on the video point to the people bailing out on the person as jerks or shallow. I was just indicating (in my opinion or IMO) that the jerks are in fact the deceptive people forcing a meet with people they would never approach in a traditional setting. this also goes along with the original post. I also indicated that its a bit wrong to lead people on. Not offended just an opinion again. Believe me I am not offended by the social experiment they are doing, however it is a bit predictable and a bit odd that the people bailing are the ones being called the jerks via comments. 1
phineas Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 When I was online dating, some of the guys I met told me horror stories about women they'd met who looked NOTHING like their pictures. Some even admitted to basically walking away after confronting the woman and telling her she'd deceived them with pictures showing herself to be about 50-100 pounds lighter. One guy even admitted that he met a woman at a restaurant and she was about 100 pounds heavier. He excused himself and went to the men's room - and climbed out the window and left. I actually use current pics. I've been told on more than one occasion "omg! you look just like your picture!" LOL!
Ruby Slippers Posted August 17, 2015 Posted August 17, 2015 That sucks. When I was online dating, I used pictures from the past 6 months and indicated the date on each of them. Also, I intentionally avoided any glamour shots, instead posting everyday shots with minimal or no makeup, to show what I actually look like. About half the guys I met were using a picture that was very outdated, when they were in better shape, looked younger, had more hair, and almost 100% lied about their age, subtracting anywhere from a few years to 10+. Such a huge waste of time, as I immediately ruled out anyone who misrepresented himself or lied.
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