Online dating - nostril picture anyone!?!

[Balders74]

I recently joined an online dating site & my god what is wrong with the men?? The profile pictures range from 'oh dear' to 'my God man what were you thinking'. Lots of the pictures are selfies taken from below giving a wonderful view directly up their nostrils, others are slumped in a messy room looking unwashed!!

Seriously, it is so depressing that this is the selection of my age range (40-50). I tried POF a few weeks ago but had to leave due to the poor selection.

I don't really want a fat, balding, beer swigging loser. Maybe OD isn't for me & a trip to Ann Summers is needed .

I have read some stories on here of people that have successfully met someone via OD but it seems to be like search for a needle in a haystack.

Have a nose on Guardian Soul mates OP, the beer swilling losers may not look so bad after all.

My DP in real life is rather lovely looking. He chose a fucking awful photo for online dating, no chin, bad hair. But he liked it and it made him feel good, which is the important thing, much more important than what I think.

That's a bonus West, you were probably his only date.

Messy rooms are awful on the pics.
You can tell a lot from these pics, backround items lying about!
Why go to the trouble of creating a profile and then adding an awful pic?

Just why.

circle no I wasn't. I just flicked through his other photos.

I think I sounded a bit rude West I didn't mean it the way it came out.

I've been approached on guardian soulmates by a man who looks exactly like the one on the Big Bang theory who wants to take Amy to the rocks and minerals show.

I did try Guardian Soulmates & they were awful on there too. I don't think I have high expectation, I just want someone who takes pride in his appearance, has a job, isn't on the large side (sorry if this sounds fattist but I have just come out of a marriage to a man who got very fat & it massively affected his personality, energy levels & libido), just the right size so that I can go on top .

It also annoys me when someone says they are happy to chat but when you send them a message they don't respond. I'm not sending cheesy messages but nothing.

On the plus side I have not had any cock shots yet so shouldn't complain too much.

I'm sure one of them posted a picture of himself lying on his prison bed!! And yes, the few that have been any good are 250+ miles away.

There's someone for everyone I suppose. I don't use things like this but my mates have shown me some horrors.

I',m just imagining the uproar if a man posted something like this though ha

Oh I am sure there must be some equally horrific female versions and as you say hopefully there is someone for everyone.

You need to keep up with the latest dating app trends to find the decent people (at least in London). Have you tried hinge?

Or happn?

I did some OD years ago. Met some decent people. Ended up meeting dh at work though.

I do know 3 couples who are now married after meeting on POF. So there are decent ones.

Remember the naked guy who was painting his caravan?

My DP took the low angle nose pic to send me, I think they are clueless as to what looks good lol. Luckily I knew of him in person 10 years previously and we met up and he was really well kept and attractive. We get married very soon so don't give up!

I think most people look better in real life than their online photos giving them the benefit of the doubt.

Apart from the ones who have used a holiday photo from the 1980s where they think they looked their best (wham anyone?)

And what's with putting up a profile pic of you with your elderly parents and thinking that's attractive?

My boyfriend looks far better in real life. He said the same about me though. He really wasn't my type physically looking at his OLD pics but as his chat was pleasant I thought I would chance a date. I'm so glad I did as he really is very attractive.

Blokes profile pictures are hilarious! What winds me up the most though is a picture of them with a big fish or them with their car very sad!!!!

"Remember the naked guy who was painting his caravan?"
Yup

"And what's with putting up a profile pic of you with your elderly parents and thinking that's attractive?"
God knows. And why would anyone have profile pics with their children in them!? I saw plenty of those when I was OD.

I like the ones where they pose like a male catalogue model.
I also get a bit bemused when you get a pic of the guy posing next to his motor. I suppose its to make me feel impressed, well it dosnt. It makes me feel like I've blundered onto Auto Trader.

The man painting the caravan.... What does the tattoo say.. Sunday something?

OMG! I've given up on OD. Was feeling a bit lonely last night. The same god awful men are still on there. Fat looking men with awful looking photos. They just all look like my Dad. I'm really nothing to look at, but keep myself trim and put a lot of thought into my photos. Some examples. A chap with a nice photo of his elderly Mum. She was in her dressing gown. Scruffy decoration...boarders from the 80's. Pints of milk left out of the fridge. Ironing hanging up. Bathroom shots?? I could go on. I'm joining a convent or getting a dog as a campanion.

I get lots of men in their late 60s early 70s (I'm 50!). Lots of huge beer bellies. As my profile says I do a lot of running and like to keep fit I find that an odd one. But yes I feel like I'm looking at photos of my dad! I find the "meet me" bit on POF a waste of time as I'm not paying for it! Since they introduced that no one messages me but I just get lots of meet me and I can't see their profiles. Give up.