What I find totally funny is someone who has no pic posted in their profile yet states that profile viewers MUST have photo posted to contact them. No photo, no response.
Hmmm...Why would it be wrong for a police to post pics here Im just wondering what might happen if they just left their occupation blank and posted a pic of them NOT wearing a uniform...what are the chances of someone finding out
navygirl1: Well I can tell you from being an ex-military policewoman, you like to keep a low profile. Sometimes as a cop you have to go undercover so not posting your photo makes sense. Also, cops can be targeted by undesirables. I have also found some firefighters are uncomfortable with putting thier pictures on the sites too.
Whether they have a picture or not doesn't always determine whether I'll respond - its more about their initial message and profile content or lack thereof.
lovely4u7da: I would almost rather be drawn to them by their words than how they look and most that dont have a picture if the profile is ok I will give a chance
I learned this via trial and error. At first I completely ignored people without a profile pic then I started to change and open up to everyone and I have made some really nice friends that never had profile pics. In fact I have recently meet a person in real life that was introduced to me by someone I meet via CS that had no profile pic. Hence, ignoring those without profile pics to me is decreasing your chances or limiting yourself from meeting some very good people and possible friends.
So, even if you don't have a sparking connection with someone, you may meet someone else through them or their inner circle of friends. Of course it helps if your only looking at it from the friendship level.
rubendario: I learned this via trial and error. At first I completely ignored people without a profile pic then I started to change and open up to everyone and I have made some really nice friends that never had profile pics. In fact I have recently meet a person in real life that was introduced to me by someone I meet via CS that had no profile pic. Hence, ignoring those without profile pics to me is decreasing your chances or limiting yourself from meeting some very good people and possible friends.
So, even if you don't have a sparking connection with someone, you may meet someone else through them or their inner circle of friends. Of course it helps if your only looking at it from the friendship level.
Yes I agree with u. For me I 'll give them a chance. They might have their own reason.
navygirl1: It would depend on why the person hasn't got a photo on site. I know many policemen who don't want their photos on a dating site but once they know you they will send it privately which has happened to me.
This is me. And its really irritating. If you actually bother to read my profile it says right there, just ask and i'll give you as many photos as you want, but i cannot take the chance of putting my photo in a place where it can be recognised. So there.
I always give a chance to the faceless ones, but guess it may be different for the girls,I don't limit myself to a visual profile when many people who are genuine have valid reasons for not showing their face on a dating site, many with a picture are false so whats the problem?
It depends on the letter and the profile. If there’s something that attracts s me I’d answer even if there’s not photo. But as rule is, profiles without photos also are dull, exceptions are few and very far between.
As to “false” photos... well, actually it feels that something isn’t right when you reading a profile with a false picture. Once I’ve come across one profile that stated “dark hair” and “bald/shaved” while the picture showed an obviously blond man with rather long hair. (And from the letter you could understand at once that it was a scammer.) But when it’s not that obvious, anyway after a short exchange of letters you will understand that something there isn’t right. Somehow there’s some connection between the cover and the contents.
Goddess4uThe Capital, Greater London, England UK3,131 posts
If I get an IM without a pic I ask politely if they will post one and then I will chat with them. Its only fair as they can see what I look like so it should be vice versa.
remember60Adelaide, South Australia Australia69 Posts
remember60Adelaide, South Australia Australia69 posts
I have people sending me emails who are not who they claim to be and 3 women have given me an email address to answer them at, and all 3 are using the same email address gylchitay@yahoo.com, so photos everyone wants but after seeing what some people are doing i do not trust anyone photo or no photo.
MerriweatherAdelaide, South Australia Australia11,403 posts
remember60: I have people sending me emails who are not who they claim to be and 3 women have given me an email address to answer them at, and all 3 are using the same email address gylchitay@yahoo.com, so photos everyone wants but after seeing what some people are doing i do not trust anyone photo or no photo.
dont be disallusioned... use skype... you get to see the person and their surroundings... makes for safer communication.
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