Note to hopefuls on dating sites: When you take a profile selfie, don't make it one in which you are glaring in to your bathroom mirror with your phone in your hand. It makes you look stupid, insane, or possibly dangerous. You may be perfectly okay, but if you can't do one simple thing right, I don't have much hope that we'll connect. I am saying this because there is someone of that description who has looked at my profile 12 times, and is messaging me. I'm not a hyper critical person, but jeez...Just stand against a neutral background and reverse the camera lens. Look pleasant.
Just a random thought for a Tuesday morning.
I totally gave up on dating sites years ago. I donβt really consider this one, though I did meet you and a few other ladies on here in person. I hate taking selfies, and usually only do just because my dog Barnie is doing something cute near my head . The few I have taken, I have always been accused of looking grumpy, and I really am not. Did you find me grumpy?
No, I did not find you grumpy!
@Organist1 thank you! I think in general Iβm a pretty happy and contented guy. I just donβt selfie well!
@Barnie2years I think most people have a hard time looking casual and not posed for selfies.
Better yet, get some woman to pose alongside you.
Wouldn't that be a deterrent on a dating site? It might be better to pose with a puppy.
@Petter Most important reason, as far as I can see. My ex-husband and I were married for 30 years. He had the most warped and wonderful sense of humor of anyone I've ever met. If he hadn't been gay all along, we'd probably still be married. But I never knew until close to the end, although I suspected something was wrong.
@Organist1 Sad and it has told me women are often as shallow as men. There was one woman who stated she was 5'6" but all her previous relationships were tall men. If one is shorter than 5'10" don't bother to contact them. Looking at lots of nature videos one can see it mostly seems to be the biggest most aggressive male that gets the females. Somehow, a lot of human males and females are driven by the same 'chemistry' as is the more 'primitive' animals.
@Organist1 I have met petite women who are only attracted to large and dumb men. They feel vulnerable and want a protector who will obey them. One such woman was a scientist who did research on toxins. I witnessed her at a Sierra Club picnic with her 'friend' while they were playing volleyball. I have heard this from other women as well. Noooo thanks.
i got the best 4-year Penpal from POF that posted his pic like that.
We so enjoyed our chats, pix of him building his pet snapping turtle a pond (including video of him wearing welding gloves & launching the turtle into it), his houseboat-building progress, etc, then he passed.
iMy life would be poorer without having known him.
That's a great success story, but I'm so sorry to hear he's gone now. You never know who you're going to meet on a dating site. I met one of my best friends that way. He and I were never romantically involved, but we just "clicked" as people, and both have adult sons on the autism spectrum. He and I support each other in ways not many others understand. There are a lot of lonely people out there, and a good picture helps.