Nowadays thanks to all the social platforms we all have unlimited photos of ourselves. It is well known that having a photo on your profile can dramatically increase interest and first impressions really do mean everything with online dating, so choosing the right photo is make or break.
We asked some online daters for their top cliche pictures of men:
- "The unashamed mirror selfie you took before you went out the other night, pouting, hair gelled to perfection yet not a hint of happiness in your eyes."
- "Look at me touching this tiger in Vietnam during my gap year; yes I climbed the Great Wall of China, or how about a photo of me sat in a plastic garden chair about to bungee off an Australian cliff. I’m well-travelled you know."
- "Gym/flexing muscles selfie. I, along with other women who may or may not admit it secretly love a topless shot, but lifting up your top to show us your ab-tastic stomach and cutting out your face; major cringe"
- "Lying in bed, hinting that you are naked, arm draped effortlessly, yet strategically over your head and giving a subtle seductive smile. Slightly creepy"
- "You holding a (really, really cute) child and then writing on your about me ‘the child is a family friend’. I don’t even know why this one annoys me"
- "Standing in a group photo where we can’t tell which one you are or worse, having a better looking in friend the photo with you. Who is he, is he single, may I speak with him instead?"
Most seem in agreement that being well-groomed, travelled, fit, child-friendly is welcomed, but as a first impression - a recent shot of a genuine and comfortable smile is all that is required.
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