i've gotta be honest... and i don't at all consider myself a superficial person.. however.. i want to know everyone's opinion on profiles with out pictures... generally if the guy doesn't have a picture i won't even think twice... is this rude.. or .. how does everyone else feel about it?

I don't talk to guys without pics either. I think it's a good call.

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i feel if they dont have a picture they either 1 dont think highly of themselfs, or just created this being bored.....either way....not my type of person....i like men who are honest about themselves and stick with things hoping for the best.

i mean i guess im wondering what the point is of even goin on a dating site if yo uaren't gonna put your picture up... i mean no matter what anyone says... attraction (not looks but attraction) is at least 50% of any relationship.. and i'd feel totally wierd meeting someone who i never even saw what they looked like

hrmm dont care either way.
Nice to know who you're talking to, but if that's all you're doing...no big deal.

plus without a picture its so much eaisier for someone to lie

i like to know who im talking to. too many fakes and scammer crap out there. i need some pics or something. doesnt mean i wouldnt say hello or answer an email...but to have long conversations or anything like that i need something to work with. plus i feel if i can go thru the trouble to post one, then...fair is fair

ipassprofiles by without picures i'm shallow and honest at least about it

i don't really look at profiles without pictures either. i don't think i'm really shallow...but i just like knowing who i'm talking to. i'm a visual learner.

and there are some people out there who dont have a scanner or a digital camera, I have neither. Something to think about.

Personly I really don't mind talking to some one in a blue box. But, for casual coversation only.

I am in agreement with TrueJedi
I do not own a camera or a scanner, so what is a person to do? If you guys know how to fix that let me in on the secret. I have nothing to hide, just do not have the means to show myself on the computer, just snail mail.
Judge not though, lest ye be judged.

It's a fifty-fifty thing to be honest. It's good to know who you're talking to, but what if the person who has the picture up isn't using their own picture? More than one would be nice to see if it's a constant.

I beg to differ about peeps with no pics...I happened to have found the most amazing sweetheart right on here without a pic...the only way I even got to know her was by talking.

Remember, people...it's only talking, not inviting them into your house for dinner or anything. Don't be afraid to listen to someone, you can always block them if you dont like them...lol.

If you talk to them, you'll never get to know them...



And by the way...she eventually sent me pics through my e-mail and she is gorgeous!

i have no problem talking to anyone... but isn't it awkward if you eventually do meet up and you've never even seen a picture?

I never reply to any woman who doesn't have a photo up. For me, it's not a question of superficial vs. deep. I've got my photo up, because I'm willing to put myself out there in the Big Bad Dating World. I'm looking for an equal partner, and any woman who isn't also putting herself out there (by posting her photo) isn't going to be an equal partner for me.

On a related note, I always reply to any woman who has a photo up and who contacts me. Even if I'm not interested in her, I appreciate anyone who's willing to take the initiative. The best way to show my appreciation is to respond to anyone who takes a chance.

Well lets be REAL! :) BOTH men AND women basically have to have the "physical chemestry" for a good long term relationship. Its just base facts. Although women do place the character and heart of a man usually before the physical looks. But "looks" are IMPORTANT to BOTH men AND women. So no, not rude at all ... unless you are just looking for friends. But I think the majority of us are looking for something long term .. so the "looks" factor applies to both sexes. :)

I know that your right. How can anyone think that someone whould want to get to know them, if that person starts out not being upfront about who they are.

i talk to all..but no pic makes me weary

What's to say that the picture that they post is even them?! Or them ten years ago?