After viewing numerous online dating profiles, I've noticed that many people make it really hard for you to answer one simple question; am I attracted to you? I never understand why people make it so difficult nowadays when almost everything has a camera on it.
There is a really easy fix, grab a friend, take some pics! Use your camera phone if you have to.
If you want to get more out of your online dating, follow these simple guidelines for your online dating profile pictures: 1.
Have at least three photos - Have a face shot, a body shot and a one other shot for variety.
Make it really easy for someone to answer the attraction question.
2.
Have a variety of photographs - Let people see you in different situations and environments.
Don't deceive people with a nice picture of your pretty or handsome face when you know good and well that your body could use some gym time.
Let people see who you really are.
Sooner or later, the person will see what you really look like.
Don't waste yours or someone else's time.
3.
Use recent photographs - If you have changed drastically since you last took pictures, then you absolutely need to take some new ones.
If you have gained a lot of weight, you need to update your pictures.
There is nothing worst than going on a date and the person has blown up.
4.
No pictures with your ex - No one wants to look at pictures of you and your ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend.
Pictures with an ex are a big turn-off and kind of tacky.
You are making the wrong kind of first impression.
5.
No pictures with the kids - Let your potential significant others get to know you BEFORE they get to know anything about your kids.
I just think you need to side with caution and protect your children as much as possible from potential danger.
Remember that there are some creepy people online.
6.
No pictures with your friends - I don't like looking at a profile picture and I don't know which person in the picture wrote the profile.
Worst yet, what if your friends are a lot cuter than you are? You might end up with a lot of messages where strangers are asking you how they can get in contact with one of the friends in your pictures.
I know I've wanted to send messages in the past inquiring about a friend in an online dating profile picture.
7.
No dark or unclear pictures - If the pictures are so dark and unclear that no one can really see you, it is a big problem.
Again, you're wasting your time and other people's time.
Take some better pictures.
8.
Have a headshot - Get close to the camera.
People want to see your face.
Pictures where you are way across the room are no good.
Have at least one photograph where people can get a good view of your face.
Make sure your face takes up a good portion of the picture.
9.
Have a full body shot - Again, make it easy for people to really check you out.
It is so easy to show what you look like.
Don't hide the way you look.
10.
Lose the sunglasses - Sunglass pictures are generally not cool for an online dating profile.
People want to see what you really look like.
You may think you look cool, but people want to see your face.
You are not in a witness protection program.
11.
No fake pictures - I've heard of first dates where an ugly and obese sister showed up after having used her slimmer and much prettier sister's pictures.
If you really want to meet people, they will eventually find you out.
Why waste the time? People don't fall in love with just personality.
People fall in love with both the visual and the personality.
Be upfront about both.
12.
No far away pictures - If you are far away from the camera, people can't see you.
It seems like a really simple thing to figure out, but a lot of people make this mistake.
Get closer to the camera! When someone goes online to look at online dating profiles, the first thing they want to figure out is if they are attracted to you.
Trust me; this is the first thing they check out.
A lot of people don't even read your profile.
Follow the advice above and you have removed a major hurdle for someone trying to get to know you.
Good luck with your online dating adventure.
There is a really easy fix, grab a friend, take some pics! Use your camera phone if you have to.
If you want to get more out of your online dating, follow these simple guidelines for your online dating profile pictures: 1.
Have at least three photos - Have a face shot, a body shot and a one other shot for variety.
Make it really easy for someone to answer the attraction question.
2.
Have a variety of photographs - Let people see you in different situations and environments.
Don't deceive people with a nice picture of your pretty or handsome face when you know good and well that your body could use some gym time.
Let people see who you really are.
Sooner or later, the person will see what you really look like.
Don't waste yours or someone else's time.
3.
Use recent photographs - If you have changed drastically since you last took pictures, then you absolutely need to take some new ones.
If you have gained a lot of weight, you need to update your pictures.
There is nothing worst than going on a date and the person has blown up.
4.
No pictures with your ex - No one wants to look at pictures of you and your ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend.
Pictures with an ex are a big turn-off and kind of tacky.
You are making the wrong kind of first impression.
5.
No pictures with the kids - Let your potential significant others get to know you BEFORE they get to know anything about your kids.
I just think you need to side with caution and protect your children as much as possible from potential danger.
Remember that there are some creepy people online.
6.
No pictures with your friends - I don't like looking at a profile picture and I don't know which person in the picture wrote the profile.
Worst yet, what if your friends are a lot cuter than you are? You might end up with a lot of messages where strangers are asking you how they can get in contact with one of the friends in your pictures.
I know I've wanted to send messages in the past inquiring about a friend in an online dating profile picture.
7.
No dark or unclear pictures - If the pictures are so dark and unclear that no one can really see you, it is a big problem.
Again, you're wasting your time and other people's time.
Take some better pictures.
8.
Have a headshot - Get close to the camera.
People want to see your face.
Pictures where you are way across the room are no good.
Have at least one photograph where people can get a good view of your face.
Make sure your face takes up a good portion of the picture.
9.
Have a full body shot - Again, make it easy for people to really check you out.
It is so easy to show what you look like.
Don't hide the way you look.
10.
Lose the sunglasses - Sunglass pictures are generally not cool for an online dating profile.
People want to see what you really look like.
You may think you look cool, but people want to see your face.
You are not in a witness protection program.
11.
No fake pictures - I've heard of first dates where an ugly and obese sister showed up after having used her slimmer and much prettier sister's pictures.
If you really want to meet people, they will eventually find you out.
Why waste the time? People don't fall in love with just personality.
People fall in love with both the visual and the personality.
Be upfront about both.
12.
No far away pictures - If you are far away from the camera, people can't see you.
It seems like a really simple thing to figure out, but a lot of people make this mistake.
Get closer to the camera! When someone goes online to look at online dating profiles, the first thing they want to figure out is if they are attracted to you.
Trust me; this is the first thing they check out.
A lot of people don't even read your profile.
Follow the advice above and you have removed a major hurdle for someone trying to get to know you.
Good luck with your online dating adventure.
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