Snapshot filtered photos are almost the same as no photo. They deceive a user as to a person's true appearance. They hide laugh lines, wrinkles and enlarge the eyes. No one looks like a snap shot photo. If I went on a date with someone using a filtered photo I would be very disappointed when I met the actual wrinkled person and would probably leave right away. A snapshot photo used as bait is the same as a lie.
It has begun well. I would give thought to a second picture of you. I agree with the first poster. Some information about what you like to do for fun perhaps. Watch sports? Play sports? Which sport? What kind of tv shows and movies do you like to watch? What things interest you?
You could also try getting a job that makes you rich. I can't help but notice truly rich men have no trouble showing up with beautiful women on their arms.
It is one of the better profiles (for your age) that I have seen. My only criticism, and it is a weak one, is why are there other people in your photos? We can safely presume everyone on CS probably has friends. It is however the profile owner we need to see pictures of. Showing us photos of other women raises the possibility of someone thinking maybe if I pretend to like you I can get next to the other woman. :)
You have no picture of yourself. I would never waste time on a profile without a picture. I am not alone in this. So, most folks never get to the profile.
I think it is a nice profile. If I were there (or reasonably close to it) I would be interested. It is understood that pretty women can be very smart ones too. :)
You look a lot like Tropical24 on POF, but she is in Arizona. Also only a few users respond to sideways photos and it helps when us users rotate them to view them side by side if it looks like the sideways woman is the same person as the up and down woman.
Okay, Hi. Actually it isn't bad. I note you are moving in the proper direction by posting on the forums. May I suggest hitting the blogs too? I note there is one there from your country a little older than you indicate, but who seems to be a smart thoughtful person (also looking) and I suspect you could do a lot worse than him (no, it would be impolite and presumptuous to mention the handle (user name), but I am sure you will figure it out).
The photo rules suggest do not post pictures of children. Why do so? Your profile says you have none, so why is there a picture of a child when the rules say it is best not to do that?
Your about me is empty. Nothing about your cooking skills, sewing skills, mechanical ability, music or singing ability, or anything that would make your 'about me' stand out.
Then you add humor when you describe what you are looking for. You write, ",..with interests and characteristics similar to mine..."
And they are?? Oh yeah sure, we like that stuff too. How about telling us what the interests and the characteristics are so the guy can tell he may be a match?
I see you work in 'marketing.' How did the omissions in 'about me' slide by?
Your about me is empty. Nothing about your cooking skills, sewing skills, mechanical ability, music or singing ability, or anything that would make your 'about me' stand out.
Then you add humor when you describe what you are looking for. You write, ",..with interests and characteristics similar to mine..."
And they are?? Oh yeah sure, we like that stuff too. How about telling us what the interests and the characteristics are so the guy can tell he may be a match?
I see you work in 'marketing.' How did the omissions in 'about me' slide by?
Why do you have so many photos of other people? Are we expected to date them too? Delete that. Just photos of you please. Better to have just 1 or 2 photos of you than many photos with other people.
Well it has been long enough. You haven't changed it. Clearly the advice is just bouncing off. You have a cell phone, take a pic (except, please not in a bathroom) of yourself with a shirt on and put it up. Sometime in the next 5 or 6 months someone will write you. :)
I look forward to the day you write us and tell us you will visiting here for a week or maybe a 2 year job. You will need a big stick to beat the men off with. :)
For someone of your age, that is a good profile. Later on as you acquire life skills you will be bringing to the table, i.e., cooking skill, sewing, knowledge of music, mechanics, etc. you can add them to the profile. But for a kid just starting out and seeking another kid, that's fine.
If you wanted ANY success, you really, really, should drop this part... "Will settle for any woman who has realised that they will not find anyone on the dating sites who meets their criteria and is willing to accept anything that has a pulse. Basically someone with low expectations and who will be happy with just about anyone they can refer to as their boyfriend."
If a woman decided she might meet that, she would also realize she just hit a new low in her life and her self-esteem and she needed to keep on looking because things are never that bad.
I think that is what was meant by loser. Other than that, seems fine.
If I lived in Durban, maybe I would write you. However, I have to tell you, sideways (and upside down) photos are, for me anyway, a complete turn off. I would remove that one and resubmit it, this time right side up. I often see that on profiles and actually, now that I think about it, have never written to a woman who has a messed up photo array. I think it conveys a total lack of attention to, or disregard for, important things, so I move on.
Ken_19 Profile Reviews (23)
RE: Handle with Care
Snapshot filtered photos are almost the same as no photo. They deceive a user as to a person's true appearance. They hide laugh lines, wrinkles and enlarge the eyes. No one looks like a snap shot photo. If I went on a date with someone using a filtered photo I would be very disappointed when I met the actual wrinkled person and would probably leave right away. A snapshot photo used as bait is the same as a lie.