This is a genuine, curiosity-driven question. I’ve noticed that some dating profiles primarily feature face photos without including full-body pictures, and others highlight pets or food more prominently than photos of the person themselves.
If you’ve made any of these choices on your profile, I’d love to understand what went into that decision. Is it about comfort, privacy, showcasing your lifestyle or interests, or something else entirely?
I’ve always found it helpful to see a range of photos to get a fuller sense of someone, but I realize everyone approaches this differently. I’m curious to hear how you personally think about these choices when putting together a profile.
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Not really the answer to your question, but I make a conscious effort to have variety in mine because I often feel catfished by the profiles that do this. Like a guy only had tight lipped smiles in every one of his pictures and it was because his teeth weren’t the best. My teeth aren’t straight or perfect either but they are part of me and so I make sure to include photos that fully show them.
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I put my cat so it’s clear I have a pet, if you’re allergic you can swipe left.
Face pics are also a thing for men. I think ppl du face only either because they aren’t satisfied with their body, or don’t know how to use a cell phone with a timer for a selfie, or, are too shy to ask someone for taking a pic.
I’m curious also about food pics. I often see this on men’s profiles and I assume they want to show they cook but often the pics are terrible and it ends up being a turn off lol
I’m not dating, but I’d imagine people who have pets include them because it’s possibly a dealbreaker for possible partners. Allergies, fear of certain animals, etc.
Also gives the other person something to comment on in their opening other than “hi”
A lot of face photos means you either want to hide your body or you simply don’t have a lot of full body pictures. Maybe they don’t have any friends or family that take pics of them.
As for pets or food… I’m assuming you aren’t much to look at because why else wouldnt you post pics of yourself on a dating website? One or two pics with your pets, great. But a bunch of pics of just your pets? Bit weird
When I did date (years ago), I avoided a lot of body pictures mainly because I was bigger chested, and unfortunately that drew the attention of a lot of creeps who would completely ignore my profile. So, the occasional full body picture was specifically in clothing that minimized bust.