Also cigarette in the cover photo eww

No. Men looking sad in a dating profile (words and photos) seem to be seeking someone outside their self to make them happy. I would only be interested in someone already happy with their self and life choices, so together we would be doubly happy.

If someone looks to be wanting to drain my happiness for their own needs, well, been there done that. Not interested.

Then there are the ones that have 73 photos all with the same, forced, corpselike grimace.
But that is usually women.

No. Anyone with shades or a mask it covering their face is out. If they are trying to hide the face in a profile pic, what else are they hiding?

I dislike overly smiley people. To me it comes of as shallow or dishonest. Mabey to many years in customer service, or just a serious personality. I'm always going to respect a serious face unless someone is addressing someone directly or just heard a joke. Beer cans, fancy cars or kids bother me, don't actually mind the fish.

Nope. Hi I'm Bob a doctor, rich too pretty to be straight, drive a Rolls and a Ferrari, need you to be complete, please send money to my account in Nigeria. LMAO total Bullshit

I know this was meant for women, but I wanted to chime in a bit on that. Yes, Iv'e noticed that too. And worse, many guys post pics, like you said "with a beer in front of their faces.

I never quite got that.I would figure at the very least they would try to give a pic that was at least somewhat flattering. Or at least show in some way something that would make themselves "appealing" for lack of a better word. But I can't even count how many pic's Iv'e seen of guys in front of their 4x4, beer in hand, and think. Yeah, this will bring on the ladies.
Or maybe I'm missing something.

Beyond this one, which I don't even really count, I don't do dating sites. My guess is that they want to appear cool? Or maybe "edgy?" Beats me. Living in a very small rural community in the Bible Belt, being an over 60 atheist, I figure the margin of men who are not crazy or annoying is so narrow that I don't even bother trying to sift through what's left anymore. Being single can be nice.

Sad and a beer? That's sad...

Although the not smiling doesn't bother me in the slightest I do wonder why some don't use some basic editing to center their photo, and mabey retake the selfie a few times so the angle and expression looks attractive weather it be a smile or not...
I'm a very a un-photogenic person. I've never published a selfie I haven't taken at least 10-15 times and edited.

Or, it could be that women (from the time they're little girls) learn that if they want something, all they have to do is smile.While males typically only smile when they are laughing at, or with someone. Also, some people have over-bites, and are incapable of 'toothy' smiles.

After reading these comments, I'm apparently screwed. In the only one where I'm NOT smiling, I'm with my cat, and my primary profile pic has sunglasses!!! I am not photogenic and seriously dislike most pics of myself. And, I DO smile alot, so maybe I'm just nuts.

Wots wrong wiv ma profile pic!!??

I don't get the shades, I mean why hide your face? Beer, seems immature but I will be 53 next month so maybe that's my age showing.

Maybe my autism makes me a bit weird, because I read the words someone writes before I check any photos. Still relatively new here, and have decided to follow both men and women who write with clarity and thoughtfulness (and use the shift key).

I've done the meat-market-meetup sites, to no avail. Ageism is rampant, and the guy's fantasies seem to always get in the way.

I like this site--the intelligence and generalized acceptance is profoundly refreshing.

That’s just what you’re looking for.
There’s someone for everyone.
I don’t smile well so I don’t do it.

Maybe another thing to add on to the poll would be men that look proud or powerful. Like the stereo typical picture of a policeman or someone in uniform.

My straight toothed smile (time to change pics) I have a Santa but probably should shop something for the interim (Turkey, pilgrim?)

They must be! The girls certainly don't seem to go for the nerdy, musician type...

I agree with your concerns. I try to smile and give a good impression. No kids, fish, sunglasses. If there are others, it’s obvious who is me

I think this goes both ways. I’ve noticed a lot women don’t have a photo with them smiling. Some have a smiling photo, but with a filter. Some look like they are making faces. Maybe it is all selfies, but I wonder if they are afraid to post nice photo.

That would be 10,000 x NO.

I'm a guy and I might look sad in photos but if you are around me and we talk you will see that is not true.

I've bin drinkin' again,
And thnkin' of when,
You left me
But that was so long ago.

I've been havin' a few,
And whishin' that you,
Were here right by my side,
Oh yeah, oh yeah - I'm drinkin' again.

Don't forget the ones holding dead fish with their beer bellies hanging out. Yum.