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Dick Pic Comment Just Before 1st Date

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BrokenWingsCantFly · 17/04/2026 19:34

I have been talking to this guy for nearly 2 months. He does shifts. We had a date planned a few weeks back, but he cancelled due to sickness. Tomorrow is our 1st free day to get that 1st date in. I was so looking forward to it but now I'm getting doubts.

He seems exactly what I am looking for. Good job (as do I), good looking, taller than me, seems to have the same views on many topics, we seem to have the same humour, both of us not really into nights out any more. Both close to family and want to do the same type of holidays.

I also liked that he didn't try to do sex talk. Which I have told him before I am glad about as I like to have got to know someone 1st and be actually physically involved with them before that. He sounded like he agreed. Well a few weeks on, last weekend we had both had a drink at home alone, and we got onto subject about pics. He said do I want him to send and almost nudes pic and he said not dick pics lol. He sent a photo of naked but covered his dick. I could tell it wasn't recent, but by god did he look hot and I told him so. Sent bikini snaps from holidays in exchange which are so PG they are on my Facebook.

Well anyway last night we had chats again as we have had every day, and he got a bit suggestive, we stuck to mild sex chat but nothing too explicit, then I said I need to sleep as had work in the morning. He said at the start of the night he was having a drink that night. I look at my phone in the morning and he had said goodnight, but then tried to continue the sex chat and ended with a message of its own saying he was going to send a dick pic never mind.

This has thrown me, I liked who he was to this point and he hadn't tried this sort of thing before last night. Why wait until just before we meet after all this time. He know my thoughts on nude photos, knew I was opposed. Maybe he meant it as a joke or a disappointment I cut off chat to go to sleep? I'm very black and white about this stuff, think autism contributes towards that thinking, but is this a me being too black and white or a pushing boundaries he knew about sort of thing?

After his cancellation last time, tomorrow was already down as a decision day. My worry now is nude photos are just not what I like. I know some people are into it and that is fine but they would not be suitable to me. If he sent photos to exes he had loved i could just pretend it didn't happen, but if he is sending photos to other girls he hasn't even met, then I don't want to be with someone who does this. Thinking if we got together, then many random strangers would have been having photos of my man. Yuk.

I messaged him back around lunchtime making a joke of it saying haha I don't want dick pics, then changing the chat. He hasn't read it since. But I know you can do preview of chats so maybe he thinks I'm too prude anyway

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Lizzbear · 19/04/2026 17:05

Did he ever get back to you with an explanation op?

FunMustard · 19/04/2026 16:58

I am so confused with this.

It's been a couple of months and you haven't even met? Have you ever even spoken on the phone?! You were engaging in some sexual texting, sent "almost" nudes and then he mentioned as you signed off he was thinking of sending a dick pic and now you're turned off?

previouslyknownas · 19/04/2026 16:57

BrokenWingsCantFly · 19/04/2026 12:01

It is just hard work. Also hard to see others having everything you would like and wondering if your turn will come.

I usually give up trying for a long time in between chats after feeling like I have wasted time for nothing. But not this time. Some of the posters here saying it is a numbers game has spurred me on to keep trying and forget he ever existed.

Started talking to a lovely sounding guy last night. He rights really long messages like me. Focused on career and housing like me. Good looking from the photos, close to family, loves a holiday and no kids or no want for them. Will make sure this time no dragging it out for more than 3 weeks. I like to chat for a little while 1st but will be wanting a date by weekend after next. Onwards and upwards

Anyone can put anything on a dating app

i could put a pic of someone else and say I love animals own my own business and who is going to know

wise up

meet up within a week or don’t bother
your already hyperventilating over prospect number 2

previouslyknownas · 19/04/2026 16:50

What I do know about men is that if they really like you they 100 percent make the effort to meet you

distance , work won’t get in the way for a bloke who’s really interested in someone

2 months and you haven’t met him I don’t think you ever will

your a nice free ego boost for him
sexting , chatting pictures your most probably not the only one he’s chatting to

edited to say I just saw that you haven’t even FaceTimed him or had a video call with him

how do you even know he is who he says he is
he could be anyone
80 years old and 5ft with no teeth

I seriously wonder how some people navigate life

Voneska · 19/04/2026 16:48

Waiting so long to meet up and YOU seemingly like a prude is NO COINCIDENCE. He's waiting for the GO - AHEAD Before he's going forward with a rendezvous..... You need this message to sink in. It won't go any deeper into commitment. He wants a HOOK UP. This will drag out till you end it or agree to his suggestions.

PersonalJaysus · 19/04/2026 16:40

Who do men think the are? Nobody ever wants to see a manky beef olive- they know this as well. I always think it’s an assault.

SadSaq · 19/04/2026 16:31

Good luck @BrokenWingsCantFly . I met dh online. I had to sift a few frogs before meeting my prince.

Definitely meet soon and date a few. Nothing serious until you know. That's what men do. Well the ones who are real.
You should try facetiming though. It's easy once you get used to it. Then you know it's them. But better to actually meet so you can see if there's chemistry?
Keep us posted as am hoping for a happy ending 😊

shuggles · 19/04/2026 16:28

@BrokenWingsCantFly but if he is sending photos to other girls he hasn't even met, then I don't want to be with someone who does this. Thinking if we got together, then many random strangers would have been having photos of my man. Yuk.

Except that we all know that there are very few women who actually like receiving intimate pictures of men, or "dick pics."

He only sent you those photographs after you had a chat that went down a sexual path.

Given that women generally don't have sexual conversations with random men, and are very clear that they don't enjoy receiving intimate pictures of random men, then what on earth makes you think he would send unprompted pictures of himself to random women?

TheBroonOneAndTheWhiteOne · 19/04/2026 16:15

Hey, good luck with the new one!
He sounds promising @BrokenWingsCantFly

WildLeader · 19/04/2026 16:13

BrokenWingsCantFly · 17/04/2026 20:27

Thank you. I have said before this to my friends and family, if we don't meet tomorrow then that is it. His reason did sound genuine before and we have definitely not had the time to see eachother since. But if it doesn't happen tomorrow then I had already decided I would be done.
Good point around false intimacy. It does feel like we know eachother and I do feel it is a higher level of intimacy there. I have blocked and deleted men who tried the sex chat or sent dick pics in the past. But wr hadn't had 2 months of him not being that way.

Some others here are also seeing it in the way that maybe he could be joking. He could be. I dont know. Was hoping maybe all would say I am a prude or all would say yeah he a dick pix addict who sending these out to everyone.

If he doesn't message me back after my "haha I don't want a dick pic" followed by how was your day, then I guess he will shine the light as to who he was all along

You’re still considering meeting him?

omg your bar is set SO LOW!

stop wasting your time with idiots like him. Seriously

essexmam89 · 19/04/2026 16:13

Hes married , a catfish or both

Happyjoe · 19/04/2026 16:05

Nah with it all. The sexual chat, the sending photos to each other, not even met in person yet.

Ahh, for the old fashioned dating game where went out for at least dinner first! 😂

Sorry, he doesn't want much else from you than sex. If that's what you are in to, fine but if not, chat to some new people...

BrokenWingsCantFly · 19/04/2026 12:01

MrBallensWife · 19/04/2026 08:24

Yes it's definetly a mine field out there now,I think because of the amount of Social media and dating apps it's so,so easy to just pick up a phone and scroll to find hundreds and hundreds of people to 'choose from' and men like the one you were chatting to just exploit women who are genuinely looking for love and use dating apps to just get their kicks.
I know what you mean about the family thing,I have 2 sisters who both have great partners,my younger sister married her first ever boyfriend and they've been together for 25years now,3 boys who are now young adults and her husband worships the ground she walks on.My other sister has been with her partner for 23 years and he's a great man too,works hard,treats her well,pulls his weight etc.Then there's little old me who just picks the worst men 😖.
How are you feeling this morning OP? x

It is just hard work. Also hard to see others having everything you would like and wondering if your turn will come.

I usually give up trying for a long time in between chats after feeling like I have wasted time for nothing. But not this time. Some of the posters here saying it is a numbers game has spurred me on to keep trying and forget he ever existed.

Started talking to a lovely sounding guy last night. He rights really long messages like me. Focused on career and housing like me. Good looking from the photos, close to family, loves a holiday and no kids or no want for them. Will make sure this time no dragging it out for more than 3 weeks. I like to chat for a little while 1st but will be wanting a date by weekend after next. Onwards and upwards

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Flyingintotheunknown · 19/04/2026 10:56

SignoraDeiGatti · 18/04/2026 22:17

I think those just weren't photos of him (or were photos from a long time ago and he doesn't look like that anymore) and that's why he couldn't meet you.

It happened to a male friend of mine years ago. The woman he had been talking to kept making excuses not to meet. When he did finally persuade her to meet she was not at all attractive and it turned out she had been using photos of her flatmate.

This would explain why you felt there was a connection but he won't meet up in real life.

Don't waste anymore headspace on him and good luck.

That I kind of get. But not all people who are ‘catfishes’ also want to exchange raunchy pictures or have sex chat either. He probably is years older than he claims to be but he still tried to get op to send a certain type of picture to him and he talked about sending a dick pic to her. So regardless of if he looked older now, he was purely on there for sex/ sex chat/ raunchy pictures and getting off on it without the intention of needing to meet anyone.

MrBallensWife · 19/04/2026 08:24

BrokenWingsCantFly · 18/04/2026 19:11

It really is shit. I have always took a really long time between relationships or even just dating. I find the whole experience exhausting, and struggling with mental health i need to protect myself in between to make sure I am in a good place going forward. I do think it is just luck if you find your person. For example in my family it was for a long time seen as something I was doing wrong that I hadn't found my 1 by now. Accused of going for the wrong type, when every single man has been very different. Then my SIL who had been in a relationship she thought was for life, so 1 of the ones seen as doing it right, her relationship broke down and she had now been single 15 years. Not for lack of trying. The good relationships I see in my family, the ones who have succeeded. I know if they broke down they would be struggling just as much to find that again. Of course some people do manage this, lucky them

Yes it's definetly a mine field out there now,I think because of the amount of Social media and dating apps it's so,so easy to just pick up a phone and scroll to find hundreds and hundreds of people to 'choose from' and men like the one you were chatting to just exploit women who are genuinely looking for love and use dating apps to just get their kicks.
I know what you mean about the family thing,I have 2 sisters who both have great partners,my younger sister married her first ever boyfriend and they've been together for 25years now,3 boys who are now young adults and her husband worships the ground she walks on.My other sister has been with her partner for 23 years and he's a great man too,works hard,treats her well,pulls his weight etc.Then there's little old me who just picks the worst men 😖.
How are you feeling this morning OP? x

MrsBrendaFarfetched · 18/04/2026 23:56

Who knows if he is married or in a couple but that would make you think "ahh makes sense" if he isnt then that could do more harm.. you might think what you done wrong. What's wrong with you. What signals you missed. And there you have it, analysing over someone not even in your life. So yes block and forget.
I used to chat to people for months online dating. I never had any intention of meeting. I would avoid the subject if brought up. I just wanted male conversation but wasnt ready for dating or casual relationship. Infact, I spoke to my dh for over 3 months!! I ended up really falling for him. Looking for his conversation, missing him when he was busy etc.

So who knows what this guys intention was. It could be so many things. But dont put all your eggs in one basket. Once youve met yes, I think you should but not at talking stage for months.

I do think the sex chat and bikini photo and his photo blurred the no dick pic or sex chat lines. Not saying it is right as he was trying to obv test you but I think you need to be clear. Im not saying unsolicited pics are okay. But to send pics not suitable for family or friends and then talk about sex defo blurs things. If you are against all of that or if youre not interested be firm and not engage until you want to or at least met.

Thank s

BrokenWingsCantFly · 18/04/2026 23:41

SignoraDeiGatti · 18/04/2026 23:12

Yes. But I wouldn't be too sure. This woman I was talking about sent up to date photos but of her flatmate. The photos you have seen could be photos of a friend, brother, flatmate or someone he follows on social media.

I guess what it comes down to is that until you meet someone in real life it is hard to know what is genuine and what is not. And with AI this is getting worse and worse.

As others have said don't get invested until you have met.

Also whilst you should never ever compromise you standards of wanting a good, decent man maybe look at some of your other criteria.

Depending on your age ruling out anyone who has a child might filter out quite a few men who might suit you.

I know. It is young children I want to stear away from. I have done my time at kiddie parks. After reading so many step parent dramas on here that puts me off even more. If when my child was younger I had met a man with similar age children. I would have been open to it. But I don't think I would be as a good step mum now, that wouldn't be fare on the kids so I can't look over that boundary for their sake as well as my own and my potential partner. At this age that does mean the pool is narrow i know, but as much as I don't want another child in my life I do care for them enough to only get involved if I thought I could add something positive to their lives

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BrokenWingsCantFly · 18/04/2026 23:34

MrsBrendaFarfetched · 18/04/2026 23:19

This is such a long thread for someone who didnt even send a dic pick and for someone who didnt even have decency to cancel!!
Op, seriously, stop giving this man anymore of your time. Block, who cares what his excuse is. Do you really think this is the one?? After 2 months of messages... not even a phone call. That doesnt even scream red flags???

Block, move on and dont spend too long in the messages back and forth trap.

Well obviously I do not think he is the 1 now. But I did think we had potential. The night before i had doubts if his character that sparked this post.

I have done a lot of dating over the years, but this is a 1st experience for me that the dick pic suggestion come up so latez plus the longer chst time and the cancellations. Have been very glad of the posters who have helped me navigate this and also put thoughts into my mind I have dismissed but made me look further.

This post has shown me I may be more nieve than I realised. I shot down every suggestion that he could be married / already in a relationship. But looked back though or messages afterwards this cone up over and over on here and have realised all our messages where the solo 1 or 2 through the day, and only got into a. Ack and for after 8pm no matter what the shifts. This will make me look into things more sharply in the future.

Thank you mumsnetters

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MrsBrendaFarfetched · 18/04/2026 23:19

This is such a long thread for someone who didnt even send a dic pick and for someone who didnt even have decency to cancel!!
Op, seriously, stop giving this man anymore of your time. Block, who cares what his excuse is. Do you really think this is the one?? After 2 months of messages... not even a phone call. That doesnt even scream red flags???

Block, move on and dont spend too long in the messages back and forth trap.

needtosort · 18/04/2026 23:17

Sadly I have a long term friend who does just this in never grown up. My empathy.

They totally lied and kept it hidden about getting married first time round that marriage lasted in excess a decade before they paid out to get out (divorced) and now they are set up to get married again in 6 months time to the person they were most probably having an affair with at same point whilst married, sending me disgusting pics claiming it is all down to their high libido (makes me angry) whilst being so secretive and lying. How do people do that?

I’ve fallen out with my friend before over topic this so don’t know what to suggest. A northern colleague years ago said I should get respect for myself and start playing said person at their own game and maybe find out they are hot air? But more recently their behaviour feels quite stalker-ish. How do people like this keep it from their partner?

SignoraDeiGatti · 18/04/2026 23:12

BrokenWingsCantFly · 18/04/2026 22:27

Thank you. I think the 1 photo he sent of him saying new haircut was a pic from that day. It did look different from the rest as the rest were obviously older. I still was attracted to him though and could tell from the eyes and facial features it was the same guy.
He sent that after the 1st cancelled date. I assume as a way of this is the real me. Then he probably messed his confidence in this date by sending the dated almost nude pic. Probably didn't feel confident to meet me as his now self again after that.

But anyway, no matter what his issues. He ruined my day, wasted weeks and weeks of time time, without an apology even so fuck him.

I can move on to someone else. He had a good shot with me as if he spoke to me I would have suggested ways to make it easier. I think he will just always be wasting time like this and bottling it last minute

Yes. But I wouldn't be too sure. This woman I was talking about sent up to date photos but of her flatmate. The photos you have seen could be photos of a friend, brother, flatmate or someone he follows on social media.

I guess what it comes down to is that until you meet someone in real life it is hard to know what is genuine and what is not. And with AI this is getting worse and worse.

As others have said don't get invested until you have met.

Also whilst you should never ever compromise you standards of wanting a good, decent man maybe look at some of your other criteria.

Depending on your age ruling out anyone who has a child might filter out quite a few men who might suit you.

YoohooPoo · 18/04/2026 22:56

Sensible men who want a serious relationship with you do not send dick pics before you’re even together. Don’t bother.

Krevlornswath · 18/04/2026 22:47

Surely you can see that he is full of shit OP? He's paying lip service about not needing sex or being willing to wait because this echoes what you've expressed you want, then whenever he can he's engineering towards that anyway because that actually is what he hopes he will be able to persuade you into and hopes he can continue to escalate.

There's something very pathetic about a man storing posed nude pictures from god knows when on his phone in a gallery, clearly to send to women. The whole "I was going to send a dick pick never mind" isn't a joke, it's literally just him hoping you would agree to it.. This obviously gives him a kick. He will continue hinting at it until you give in.

I'd remember that you actually don't know him at all, he's just now starting to show who he actually is past the initial charm and pretence. Be sensible and don't send pictures of yourself in any state of undress to a stranger, even less so a pathetic perv who's happy to pressure you into agreeing to see pics of his horrid knob.

TheGoldenOwl · 18/04/2026 22:35

I might be in the minority here but I wouldnt tell a man what I do and don't like too soon.

Just let him be himself and decide if you like it.

If you tell them you dont like xyz they'll just go "oh yeah yeah me too totally agree" and keep that up to get what they want. Eventually the mask slips as you have just found out.

BrokenWingsCantFly · 18/04/2026 22:27

SignoraDeiGatti · 18/04/2026 22:17

I think those just weren't photos of him (or were photos from a long time ago and he doesn't look like that anymore) and that's why he couldn't meet you.

It happened to a male friend of mine years ago. The woman he had been talking to kept making excuses not to meet. When he did finally persuade her to meet she was not at all attractive and it turned out she had been using photos of her flatmate.

This would explain why you felt there was a connection but he won't meet up in real life.

Don't waste anymore headspace on him and good luck.

Thank you. I think the 1 photo he sent of him saying new haircut was a pic from that day. It did look different from the rest as the rest were obviously older. I still was attracted to him though and could tell from the eyes and facial features it was the same guy.
He sent that after the 1st cancelled date. I assume as a way of this is the real me. Then he probably messed his confidence in this date by sending the dated almost nude pic. Probably didn't feel confident to meet me as his now self again after that.

But anyway, no matter what his issues. He ruined my day, wasted weeks and weeks of time time, without an apology even so fuck him.

I can move on to someone else. He had a good shot with me as if he spoke to me I would have suggested ways to make it easier. I think he will just always be wasting time like this and bottling it last minute

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