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Topic: Photos
Cheryline22 Joined Tue 12/04/12 Posts: 98	Sun 02/17/13 05:26 PM
The most common reason is that they aren't confident in, or are outright ashamed of their appearance for one reason or another. Others, especially women, have had creeper/stalker issues or feel they get too much superficial attention if they have a photo up, and/or would just prefer to interact with people based on their personality without any influence of how attractive they are or aren't. That probably covers about 95% of them, and I can't think of much more that wouldn't fall under some variation of the above, besides fake profiles and/or someone posing to be the opposite sex for whatever reason. can i suggest another reason? when i first started this site i didnt upload photo until recently,it was because i didnt know how to upload..

MetalShadow6 Joined Thu 02/14/13 Posts: 924	Sun 02/17/13 06:17 PM
Why when people sign up for a dating site or a social networking site they don't upload a photo of themselves? I've seen people I know on some dating sites and don't want them to know I'm on the sites. People love to gossip around here and distort things.

JulieMP Joined Sat 03/01/08 Posts: 1249	Sun 02/17/13 07:03 PM
you already know the answer.

whattheheywastaken Joined Wed 11/30/11 Posts: 1058	Mon 02/18/13 09:43 AM
I just don't take pictures of myself. It's not low self esteem, it's just something I don't do. (I don't have a cameraphone) Here's a pic of me at a tournament. I'm in the brown jacket & hat.

MetalShadow6 Joined Thu 02/14/13 Posts: 924	Mon 02/18/13 12:36 PM
Looks like a store I would go shopping at.

Navymom16 Joined Sat 02/16/13 Posts: 1	Mon 02/18/13 01:08 PM
I can't get my picture to load. Any suggestions? It is on my computer. I clicked Browse and chose the picture but when I click on Upload the box goes blank.

Traumer Joined Sun 01/06/13 Posts: 723	Mon 02/18/13 03:10 PM
Why when people sign up for a dating site or a social networking site they don't upload a photo of themselves? I've seen people I know on some dating sites and don't want them to know I'm on the sites. People love to gossip around here and distort things. Alleluia and Amen brother!

collated Joined Tue 09/13/11 Posts: 12	Mon 02/18/13 03:41 PM
One reason is because they aren't sure what the date site is going to do with their photos, or what the scammers on their sites are going to do with their photos. You have to have some trust in a site to trust them with a photo of yourself, and from what I have heard, the vast majority of date sites are just scam sites.

collated Joined Tue 09/13/11 Posts: 12	Mon 02/18/13 03:42 PM Edited by collated on Mon 02/18/13 03:44 PM
Yeah, sometimes people feel more comfortable with a generic pic of themselves just doing something, like the one you show.

galendgirl Joined Sun 07/06/08 Posts: 24728	Mon 02/18/13 03:57 PM
Why when people sign up for a dating site or a social networking site they don't upload a photo of themselves? Or post OLD photos of themselves...that's pretty dishonest. If a pic is over a year old and it's your primary photo, it's probably not quite representative.

Torgo70 Joined Fri 06/27/08 Posts: 27387	Mon 02/18/13 04:00 PM
Looks like a store I would go shopping at. Same here!

navygirl Joined Sat 06/02/07 Posts: 8118	Mon 02/18/13 08:52 PM
Why when people sign up for a dating site or a social networking site they don't upload a photo of themselves? Some people are private. I know of school teachers and cops for example that would not post their pics on here. I respect their privacy.

Jorgearturo Joined Fri 09/21/12 Posts: 108	Sat 02/23/13 03:25 AM
I can't get my picture to load. Any suggestions? It is on my computer. I clicked Browse and chose the picture but when I click on Upload the box goes blank. when you click on the picture you want to upload does it show the numbers or something that is ready to get uploaded? Sometimes you have to click on it more than one time until really it grab it then you can click the upload button another thing is that after all that it might be that the picture is too big to upload

cuddlebunny00 Joined Sat 04/07/12 Posts: 550	Sat 02/23/13 10:16 AM
The most common reason is that they aren't confident in, or are outright ashamed of their appearance for one reason or another. Others, especially women, have had creeper/stalker issues or feel they get too much superficial attention if they have a photo up, and/or would just prefer to interact with people based on their personality without any influence of how attractive they are or aren't. That probably covers about 95% of them, and I can't think of much more that wouldn't fall under some variation of the above, besides fake profiles and/or someone posing to be the opposite sex for whatever reason. Thats true. BTW Your handsome Cute!!

cuddlebunny00 Joined Sat 04/07/12 Posts: 550	Sat 02/23/13 10:20 AM
Why when people sign up for a dating site or a social networking site they don't upload a photo of themselves? Or post OLD photos of themselves...that's pretty dishonest. If a pic is over a year old and it's your primary photo, it's probably not quite representative. My pic is almost a year old, my hair is now straight..how much can you change in one year? lol

cuddlebunny00 Joined Sat 04/07/12 Posts: 550	Sat 02/23/13 10:26 AM
One reason is because they aren't sure what the date site is going to do with their photos, or what the scammers on their sites are going to do with their photos. You have to have some trust in a site to trust them with a photo of yourself, and from what I have heard, the vast majority of date sites are just scam sites. Oops! someone might use my pics for dart practice ;)

MrPelayo Joined Thu 02/21/13 Posts: 1	Sat 02/23/13 10:35 AM
I'm hesitant to post a pic on here cause I have a very stocky/muscular build. Most people form opinions on first looks, without even knowing they do so. People think I'm either intimidating or just plain dumb as a rock due to my build. On the contrary I'm a soft spoken gentleman, good features with average looks, who graduated college with a 3.74 GPA and would like someone to get to know me on a personal level first.

krupa Joined Thu 07/03/08 Posts: 18651	Sat 02/23/13 10:44 AM
Allow me to point out the obvious.... Most people don't post a pic cause they think that they are ugly and it will frighten off potential mates....as well as buzzards and hyenas....they ain't all wrong. Some people are just butt ugly...c'est la vie.

earlpaul Joined Sat 02/23/13 Posts: 2	Sat 02/23/13 02:23 PM
Well thay have some thing to hide

MetalShadow6 Joined Thu 02/14/13 Posts: 924	Mon 02/25/13 10:03 AM
We are focusing on those that don’t post a pic as if they can’t be trusted, but how can trust those with pics on their account to be truly the person we are talking with. It doesn’t take much to grab a bunch of pics from Google, Facebook or even old sites like Myspace and use them instead of your own. Just because there is a pic on their profile doesn’t mean they are any less at wanting something to hide.