I like photos because they give me something to visualize the person. I have a feeling a lot of those visuals are pretty inaccurate, but at least they're something to focus on when you're thinking about the people here.
It's an interesting question. I've often wondered if I'd be attracted to my exact female equivalent (someone who is an exact female version of me...sure, that probably would be impossible to measure, but I can dream, can't I? )
Hugh Laurie? Interesting, because I've been told that I'm almost as much of a wiseass as his character on House is. I'm not sure about that, but our sense of humor is somewhat similar, and I think we're about the same age. I congratulate you on your good taste, Athens
Good question. This site may even have some proprietary rights with respect to things written here (though I doubt it). Copyrighting, unlike patenting, isn't something to apply for; you implicitly have the right to your written material under normal circumstances, and don't give up that right (unlike patenting) by publicly disclosing it. If someone takes your online material and claims authorship (and was able to sell it), I think you could claim plagiarism/copyright infringement, unless you gave persmission or agreed otherwise.
You might wish to check into that a bit before posting something you think may be published in the future, but I sincerely doubt anyone would take your stuff and attempt to market it (and you would almost certainly have recourse if they did).
I've done very little online interacting at singles sites until now, but I've already had three interesting experiences involving false advertising:
1) a lady who claimed to be very analytical and an avid reader, whose reading turned out to consist mostly of People's Magazine and Entertainment Weekly, and whose idea of being analytical was being good at crossword puzzles. I'm not joking.
2) A lady who claimed to be a business executive but was in fact a newspaper delivery person.
3) A lady who claimed on her profile to like classical music, but couldn't name any composers or songs she liked (except "that Beethoven guy was good, huh?")
Yeah, photos of a lady with some guy's arm around her makes me sort of wonder. Understood she has a past, but don't necessarily want to see pictures of her embracing her ex....
I've had loads of improbably "modelesque" young women write me offlist who seem suspiciously English language-challenged. I'll say one thing for them -- they certainly are affectionate with all those endearments (even if half of them are misspelled)!
You're back! I was worried you'd vanished into the ether...
I'm with you 100% as usual. I just generally hate all the cliches, but then I tend to like unusual people, so I'm biased in that way, I suppose. I like people to say things about themselves that actually sets them apart from others.
Oh: "I hate mind-games." I think the mind is a precious thing, myself, and enjoy playing with it from time to time....
I would guess there's more honesty about that from those who post regularly or semi-regularly on the forums...unless they happen to be wearing a cap, of course, which signals all kinds of devious deception
It's difficult enough to capture a person's looks or personality projection with a few photos, even if you honestly try to do that. But if you post photos of you in your younger days, you're really muddying the waters. Even posting the most flattering photos of you can be pretty misleading, imo. Of course, that's understandable, and I don't think that's real deception. I burned 6 digital photos before selecting the one shown here. In one I looked like a gargoyle. In another, I looked like a hick on crack. So which one was the real me?
People often make misleading or inaccurate statements about themselves, which can be just as deceptive, even if unintentionally so.
Very much so. What I find most annoying is how some people want to merely blame others rather than indulge in self-examination and/or taking some responsibility for what occurs in their relationships. It's almost certain that some or even most of your problems with other people stem from your own problems.
Least favorite complaint: Why oh why do people keep abusing me this way?? Simple answer: you have very poor judgment in selecting people.
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RE: Ok ladies and gents who is you CS secrete crush?
I'm not going to admit to any crushes, but I must admit I'm kind of turned on by Z's hat and that dress of yours.