I keep many pics of me. I use everything from current event type things to just cute sayings to my own pic. Whatever I feel like. And yes, though self explanatory usually, they should always ask lots of questions if they have them.

Actually, most dating sites do insist you have photos of yourself or no photos at all. I think it has something to do with copyright laws. Mingle2 is pretty unique in allowing pics that the user stole fro someplace else.

I have thought about this whole profile pic thing a lot.

Tx has a point in wondering how a icon would be more advantageous than a personal portrait. Personally if they reflect an interest I think they can be ok but I would not us it as a lead. I am a baseball fan and a holiday junky usually speaking but the only way I would use Sweetest's cute icon would be one if it was a one day holiday change out or I wanted to suggest in a subtle way that I was "off the market". Something I am bad about doing with an out of date photo.

I don't know what works for other's but when I am serious about giving my dateing life a serious boost I make a point of putting up current and seriously flattering pictures.

I have kind of charted the responses I have gotten and one thing that seems to attract scammers are ones that show that you are family oriented. They figure you are a soft touch for their snow jobs. Invariably when I get a scammer he has some sob story about being the single parent of a daughter. Do I think that has anything to do with the fact that I have photos of only rowdy boys? Eeeeh maybe. One thing about con artists they usually build on something you tell them.

Add on I am not so sure this works or actually backfires but putting up even a slightly seductive picture is a good way to get what I consider a disporportionate number of guys who's last date was with "Rosey Palm". I have repeatedly edited photos from on line because I just don't want to wasted my time with the whole "how big are they" convo's.

I can see posting a photo of something that a person feels represents some aspect of their personality in some way. But, using a photo of a different person?

The logic escapes me.

I totally agree.

I can see adding additional pictures of things that might represent you, but as a main picture on a dating site? I've always thought that was weird. And I never understood using a picture of a different person.

I don't think it's a strange question.

I change my photo fairly frequently. Sometimes it is me and sometimes it's just a picture I like. It's more of a mood thing or me. My photo matches my mood.

Wishing that they looked like the photo?

Don't seem fair to the real person in the photo though that others are using their pix to get attention.

I just keep hoping the flames will jump and all of the other pictures will catch fire too.

I am not trying to hide or be anonymous. I am just decorating for the season. There are photos of me on my profile for anyone interested. They might even take time to read my profile. Or, maybe not.