I don't like the way people respond to me when they know what I look like--and I'm not ugly. I prefer to be treated like a person, on the basis of the thoughts I share--rather than as a cute, slender, youthful-looking female. Sue me.

I mention this because I maintain awareness that anyone else might have any kind of reason for not advertising their appearance, and I'm okay with it. I'm not here to date, but even if I were, I'm not sure my attitude would change much.

Will this do?

Preach!! ?

One more comment. Even 'tho I like to discuss the reasons for being agnostic. I still want to share a relationship with a compassionate woman. Why not? At my age I still want to enjoy what's left.
Amazing, that the word passion is part of the word, compassionate. Must be a reason. ??

yes--put those pics out there please. It's not a beuaty contest. You can tell a lot about a person by his/her picture. If someone is so hung up on physical looks you don't want to date them anyway

I'm taken (23 years) so I have full confidence in my scary profile pic

Well said!

One other suggestion:current pics-If I'm meeting you after flying for7 hours I want to be able to recognize you at baggage claim. Been there done that. Oh and no hats please. Love and collect hats myself.

My pic could only hurt. But I am pretty good at faking sincerity.

100%.

Yes, I should have specified that I meant those looking for a partner or a date. And yes, a person could put up a picture of someone other than themselves, however, if you present yourself as George Clooney, prepared to get an unfavorable reaction if a meetup ever occurs. When I say it's not so much about looks, I mean that as opposed to appearance. You can have absolutely gorgeous bone structure and an Adonis-like physique, however if I can see that you have a beard to your knees with spiders in it and a penchant for wearing a traffic cone for a hat, I would like to be warned before I accept your invitation to go for coffee. Odds are good that I won't be reponding to your message.

If it were only Ken dolls, those standard avatars are without any personallity. But Deb75, you can always look into the profile. Sometimes you are lucky and can you find there what you are looking for.

I may interact in the postings with non-photos, but wouldn't do much with messaging.

I covered up the pecs, but you said nothing about the guns.

All kidding aside, great message.

I would like 2 note that this does not go for all women. I myself couldn't care less if u have a pic. Sometimes tho, if u have a cute doggo or something funny it may catch my eye, but a picture of u only really starts 2 matter 2 me when we have talked a while and I want 2 put a face 2 the personality I've grown 2 enjoy. I have a pic of a sketch I did. Honestly I think I only have maybe 3 or 4 pic of me anyhow, and they're all at least 3 years old. But I can understand how some people, women and men, would find that more important than I do. Not knocking it, just not my thing

You saw that chest pic guy's avatar too? Lol. Ew.

Very good!

You have precisely summed me up . I use my own photo and name ... I don't need anonymity simply because I don't care who knows what I look like and who I am . It does of course lead to problems on occasion ... The path to my door is getting rather worn by the women beating their way here , but someone's got to do it !

I had one of those generic photos for a long time. THen just some photos. There are a lot of different reasons why someone may not post a photo.Just go for the ones you can see

I love this.

I agree.

I tend to think that anyopne without a profile pic, or at least a shot of themselves somewhere on their profile page must be truly ugly, truly shy or truly scared of having their non-belief found out. If you do not fall into one of those categories, then you post a photo. P.S. The same applies to women, trans types, mono sexuals, hetero sexuals, homosexuals, etc.

There ya go