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Do you swipe right on anyone who has a photo of their children on their OLD profile?

10 replies

Chazlone · 20/04/2022 22:07

I don't understand why men do it. I find it terribly misguided when I see men plaster their profiles with photos of their kids. On an online dating app, publicly seen by anyone.. It really reflects lack of boundaries to me.

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lookforthesun · 20/04/2022 22:08

Yes I would. Definitely no desire to date anyone with children.

NippyWoowoo · 20/04/2022 22:10

It’s a great way to weed out anyone who isn’t interested in dating someone with children

Chazlone · 20/04/2022 22:11

I mean all you have to do is pop it in the description box.. I have kids but I don't need to put photos of them on my OLD profile.

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ThistlesAndUnicorns · 20/04/2022 22:57

I was with someone I met online for almost a decade who had one of his photos with his children. I personally would never do it and I was a wee bit 'hmmm' at the time but he just wanted to put across his children were a huge part of his life.

Was a long time ago though with limited dating sites. But as a mother I must admit I would go quite mad if my children's photos were put on a dating app.

Valhalla17 · 20/04/2022 23:01

Feels like you could attract people for the wrong reasons, iyswim. Definitely not a good idea to include photos of the kids.

AHungryCaterpillar · 20/04/2022 23:02

I’m sure women do it as well tbh 🤷‍♀️

BookkeeperBobby · 20/04/2022 23:05

Naff and inappropriate imo. You can tell people you have children without displaying them presumably absent their consent.

Milomonster · 21/04/2022 09:59

Depends on the entire profile, how well it was written, how balanced and interesting the person comes across. I don’t like multiple pics of kids, but I wouldn’t rule a decent profile out if he had one (e.g., I recently saw a really nice profile - guy had a pic of him walking with his two kids shot from behind).

DustyMaiden · 21/04/2022 11:10

I’ve never done online dating but I think it is something a man doesn’t see as a risk. He wants to attract a women who will be interested in his Kids.
A woman does not want to advertise to men that are interested in kids.

randomx · 21/04/2022 13:31

Don't worry , plenty of women do it to.
Back in the day l was OL a short stint, could not believe how many women had photos up with their kids.
l dunno why anyone does it , very stupid move if you ask me.
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