There is something about online dating that makes men feel the need to take off their shirts and pose in front of their mirror.
When I view profiles on dating sites, there are a few things (specifically when it comes to user's photos) that immediately make me click to something else in my browser. One of these things are the topless photos or the showing off my muscles in my own mirror photos.
It is truly baffling to me just how many men take these photos. Sometimes I've corresponded with a man who didn't have a photo like that on their profile, but within the conversation via text they would be sending me photos like that. I honestly never know how to respond.
It reminds me of a peacock. The male spreads his feathers and prances around to get the female's attention. Except it just makes me feel uncomfortable! What reaction are they looking for from me?
Also, as I was saying to one of my girlfriends the other day, I'm a 31 year old woman. I have seen naked men before. I can tell when you are clothed if you have a good body! So why all the posing?
One user (the first pictured below) wrote in his profile, "If a female can take a self-photo or a mirror photo, then so can a man. It's part of being confident in who you are." Are women doing this too? Should I be stripping down and posing in front of my mirror in order to find a husband? Am I non-confident and unsexy unless I do that?
Below are actual pictures from users on one of the sites where I have a profile. Faces have been blurred out to protect the shameless. Enjoy the prancing!
Wow, you hit the nail on the head dead on with this one. And to answer your question, there are girls that do this too, but its more of the self portrait pic, or of them in a swimsuit or something.
ReplyDeleteI wouldnt recommend doing it. It will attract creepers lol