Meh. Call it what you will. I could make a list as long as my arm of names of people I have met from this site, as well as another one. Any one of them can tell you I am exactly as my photos portray. In fact, at least three of the photos I have posted were from times that I have met people, including the one you see here. Sure, I switch up my photos from time to time, but I promise you, they're all me. As far as profile content goes, I think the effort put into it is directly proportional to what you're planning to get out of it. As an example, mine is very sparse because I'm not looking for anything. I don't view this site with a narrow mindset of it being "JUST for dating", but a social site, a community. I'm here for friends and forums (and somebody told me there was gonna be food, but I haven't seen it yet).

Of course, there are plenty of folks who have nothing in their profiles most likely due to a severe lack of imagination, but that's Lex's area of expertise to address (and he does it quite well).

Everybody needs a purpose in life.

Why do people take the time to sign up for a singles website to meet people yet they will not post at least 1 picture of themselves?

People have all kinds of reasons for not posting a picture....I do agree they are hiding something...it may be their looks(heavy people tend to give only upper body shots)
or they may say its their career as they don't want somebody they know to see them on a dating site(who cares)....or they may come up with the stalker(though anyone can view a profile so really how could they be stalking) idea....or maybe they believe that they want to be known for who they are as a person first(as if they are wonderful and every one must not be as wonderful)....i find it funny that people want to be known for who they are and not how they look....wonder if they will wear a bag over their head when they date?.....personally I don't get why someone who wants to date doesn't post pics of themselves....And I agree, I don't bother with someone that doesn't post a pic of themselves, I just hit the Delete key....

Oh, I LOVE this one, Jayson! If somebody is afraid to post a pic because of their career and somebody else they work with might see it (oooooooooh!), that only proves that THEY THEMSELVES are here, too! Who GIVES a sh!t!?

(*EDIT* I've met J up there in person already, too)

I think all should have one pic......and if they are arrogant enough to think people will use them.....pfftttttt please. I think also that caming before meeting is a must.

I was on another site and had pics also and talked to many on the phone and still was accused of being fake and also having 14 profiles....so go figure you can't win for loosing imo.

it's nothing to do with being arrogant, at least not for my reasoning. there's a lot of creeps out there. that's the reason why i don't ever post pictures of my children.

didn't we just have one here on the site, a week or so ago, copying everyone's photos and creating profiles using their pictures? who's to say that same person (or another similar one) isn't taking those photos and posting them on all sorts of other sites?

We did and it is a chance you take.....But I think people if they are on here need to have a pic. I won't let people not have a pic and play the matchmaking game and ok even if they show me pic...now yea it can also be a fake but it puts me at ease. But again the whole profile could be a fake so again can't win for loosing really. Your damned if you do and damned if you don't.

I agree.....a good friend had her profile show up on another site.....being arrogant is NOT the same as being smart!!!
granted, not all people would have to worry about it......
but everyone should be safe all the same.

very true.....and have to determine which is more important finding that one....who might not because of no pic...or not having a picture that "someone" might take or might not.....so ya again comes down to can't win for loosing...

I've met a few people from dating
sites.....and 95% of them really don't
look ANYTHING like their pictures ....
so ,,, i think we are all fishing in the
dark,,,I don't have my pic posted for
several reasons, but will always share
it with whomever i talk to if we can
carry on an intelligent conversation...

Looks play a part in finding a mate. Friendship, that's something completely different.

It's pretty hard to do the Mutual Match with a picture of a butterfly or cartoon character.

I agree with the other poster who mentioned they have something to hide. Either that or they are not confident in how they look.

There was a post earlier this week about looks vs. inner beauty. One woman said that the only thing that matters is the inside. I challenged her to get hot and bothered by the Elephant Man.

There has to be some sort of physical attraction. However, personality, demeanor and chemistry play a huge role in whether you pursue the relationship or not.