More on profile pictures!

Let's pick up where I left off.

10. Old pictures
I want to see what you look like now, not 5, 10, 15 or even worse, 20 years ago!  As cute as childhood photos are, you have to post a recent picture too.  How you looked years ago or 50-100 pounds ago is now irrelevant.  Yes, we all want to look our best and maybe the picture from our high school graduation is our favorite, but you're setting an expectation.  The biggest complaint I have and that I've heard from friends is that people don't look at all like their profile picture when you meet them in person.  It's a huge let down and if you lied about your appearance, what else are you lying about?  Not a good way to start and chances are it will be your first and last date!  You only have one chance to make a good first impression, don't blow it.  Better to under sell and over deliver.

My moto is, honesty is the best policy.  If you can't be honest, don't waste other people's time!

11. Pictures of others!
Why would you use your cousin's picture or download one from Google Images?  Seriously?  Then you wonder why I'm royally pissed.  Yeah, great you recognize me when you show up for the date, but I have no clue who you are and wonder if you've mistaken me for someone else. 

Great excuses on this one:
- "I didn't think women would find me attractive, my cousin is better looking."  Sure and you forgot that eventually I'd be meeting you and wonder why you don't look anything like the picture?  Again, what else are you lying about? 
- "It doesn't matter, it's what's inside that counts."  Agreed, but you still lied and now I don't trust you.  Lying makes you far less attractive in my eyes, I think many would agree.

12.  Pictures with weird effects and colours
A+ for creativity, but again, I want to see what you actually look like.  As cool as it may look, when you only have one picture on your profile, seeing a rainbow of colours and a contorted image of you is not appealing.  My picture is the real deal, yours should be too.  As long as at least one of your images is of how you look now, go nuts with the other pictures you can post. 

13. Wearing a speedo and wardrobe malfunctions
Speedos should be outlawed, especially when they are white and see through.  Just as bad as the crotch shots in my books! 

Before posting a picture online, double check it for a wardrobe malfunction.  The whole online dating world doesn't need to see you're going commando.  Make sure the fly is up!  Try to maintain a certain level of decency and some mystery, don't give it all away. 

The speedo is bad enough, but it's far worse when in the picture you can blatantly see there's a big wet spot on your pants around the crotch.  I don't even want to know what it is.  How did you not see that?  Gross!

Ok, I think that's enough on pictures.  I'll pick another subject for my next post. 

Thanks for reading!

Dateless in Ottawa