Do guys only want pics on dating apps?

Question

It seems like guys only want pics of you but that's about it? Does this seem true is most cases? guys just want free pics of a girl and that's where it ends?

TheSpaceGnome · Accepted Answer

What I looked for on a woman's profile when I used a dating site to try to find a wife.

Is she also a scientifically minded atheist?
Is she also a virgin?
Has she also never drank alcohol, smoked, or done any other drugs?
What does she look like?
What kinds of stuff does she collect?
What video games does she play?
Does she like cats, reptiles, dinosaurs (including birds), bugs, and arachnids?
Is she lewd enough?
Does she do cosplay?
Does she make art?
Does she like anime/cartoons, science, sci-fi and fantasy?
Does she also enjoy arcades, zoos, aquariums, natural history museums, and libraries?
Does she also not want any kids?

Now you could showcase most of that using profile pictures of you in your room and other relevant locations, but with how those sites/apps work, if you were to leave any of the profile things blank (say for example, if instead of saying whether or not you wanted kids, you just left it empty), then a serious guy who either wants, or doesn't want kids, will have a filter set for either, and so for both of them your profile won't ever appear when swiping or searching or getting matched, because they made giving a specific answer a requirement.

I say this because I cannot count the number of women who do not fill out their profile completely, leaving this or that criteria blank, or making an "about me" section short and non descript, or having profile pictures that are edited or don't show you doing anything.

The only guys who don't put in strict filters, are guys who want to bang you and 100 other women, and ditch every last one of you after.

Something else to note, even us nice guys looking for a compatible wife, want a preview.
I'd need to see what a woman looks like to know if I'm interested in her sexually, even if I'm already interested in her mentally, and I may get pics and then decide she isn't my cup of tea and just end it there, but it doesn't mean all I want are pics, it just means that this particular woman wasn't attractive enough to me to warrant proceeding any further.

ohsheeT · Accepted Answer

I wouldn't think that is the case, but I can only say Rap for me.

I think dating. App.. I Guess it would depend on which one you go to. But I would say maybe 6 out of 10 just there to pick up on girls flirt with them online..

I've never used a dating app
And probably never will

But I would say if that is what is happening. Yes they just get a picture and then they're gone
They're not there to find Anyone there just there to play

So in one way I could see where piss you off and In another way , it's a blessing because they're just showing you what Kind of person that they are anyway So it's kind of like a blessing in disguise

lilBigPotato · Accepted Answer

Some do but in the end you're in control.

My rules:

1. I have plenty of photos on my profile, if you want to see more of me let's go on a date.

2. I chat for at most 1-2 days, if he doesn't want to meetup after that, it's a waste of time and I'll move on.

Nikki1989 · Accepted Answer

Most men only want pics and sex chat on dating apps, on here or anywhere else. Try to discuss something else, and most have nothing to say. Every time I think I have met a decent man on here, they always turn to sex talk. Never fails.

MrOracle · Answer

No one is on dating apps looking for a relationship, because that's a total waste of time.

Guys who are attractive enough to get easy casual sex will use dating apps to get that, and the other guys on there, few of whom live within 500 miles of you, know that pics or vids are the best they can hope for.

I know you are addicted to the dopamine hit you get from sitting on your couch scrolling for guys, but if you want more than casual sex or an "online only" relationship, you are going to have to go outside and meet people in person. Dating apps aren't the answer, even if there are occasional exceptions.

Summeroflove · Answer

Most people looking for anything serious don’t tend to stay on dating apps. Most people are there because either they can’t get someone in real life, to find easy hook ups, to feed their narcissistic supply, or for shits and giggles.

Just get off the apps and meet people in real life. It’s not worth it

OlderAndWiser · Answer

You are asking if guys only want contributors of naked pictures when they surf dating sites?

Zack-Bann · Answer

Ignore anyone making generalizations about dating apps based on their tiny exposure to them

You can find anything and everything on dating apps
Same as real life “chance meetings”

Some guys want pics some want to talk to no end
Some want dates, hookups, relationships, someone to go to a festival with, a threesome, a “domy mommy”, anything you can think of (and plenty of you couldn’t even think of)
It can all be found on dating apps.

Pick what you want and screen guys accordingly

Lliam · Answer

In the late '90s, I joined a pre-internet dating service called Great Expectations.
When you joined, you went in for a photo shoot. You could bring a couple changes of clothes. They took several photos and you picked the one you wanted to be put on your page. The photos were not old or Photoshopped.

They had shelves of ring binders - blue for guys and pink for girls - organized alphabetically by first name. People went in and browsed the books.

Each person had one page. On one side of the page was your 8"x10" photo. On the flip side was your bio.

I would flip through the pages looking at photos. If I thought a girl was pretty, I looked at her bio. For me, her photo and the bio were equally important, but I wouldn't bother looking at the bio unless I thought she was pretty.

Crazyced · Answer

I'd say in at least 1/3rd or more of the women profiles I've seen, pics is the only thing they bothered putting. If there is a bio, it's often 'I don't know what to put here' or 'just ask : ) '. Basically a good chunk of women on dating apps feel content with having their looks do the heavy lifting.

I'm not even sure how to answer your question, because on one hand pics are important yes. But on the other I've seen profiles with just stars or flowers as pictures and I know those get matches too. Heck back in the day I've seem a profile as basic as they get with no pictures get matches and messages. Some men will interact with anything. But if you want a proverbial 'high quality man' then yes, you will need good pictures to put the odds in your favour.

RingOfFire · Answer

I've only been involved in one relationship online over the past couple of years. It started out without my even knowing what she looked like, I just enjoyed talking to her. She eventually sent me pictures and I found her attractive, but it wasn't necessary for me to receive them before I became interested in her. I will say that if I didn't find her picture attractive I probably would have viewed her more as a friend than a potential partner, but I can feel attraction for someone just talking to them without even knowing what they look like.

Johnkramer98 · Answer

i think that since the first element guys need in order to even want to attract and engage a girl is physical beauty, yes pics are vital.

we have to stop being hypocrits and understand that

1) beauty

2) good manners etc

and that is because, when you search for a woman to get in a relationship with, you first seach for appearance. if she is in your taste, you move on to find good manners in her. if she has you keep her, if not you withdraw.

So in conclusion, a beautiful girl will get to the second stage which is the search for good manners, but a girl out of your taste will never get to that stage.

Benjiman19 · Answer

I have been on two dating sites for almost 4 years now.

Tinder

Hily

Each time I get a match, I try to connect with the female a little bit and then ask her out on a date. Each time however, I've always been unmatched or blocked in the middle of setting up the date.. kinda sucks. Never once have I asked for pictures of her in an inappropriate way or even just regular pictures.. mostly because I have everything I need to know from her profile.

Anonymous · Answer

Nope. I try to read every profile. I only stop if her bio is negative in nature from the get go.

You have to UNDERSTAND. That most women on dating apps are very negative. A guy can ONLY read so many of them before he has to take a break from dating apps. Most women do not understand how they drive many of the good men away.

alice55 · Answer

It's true that''s all they want and they also want sexting. It's just a lost of time.

NicholasRedone · Answer

Isn't that what profiles are, just photos and people's bio's? Now of course apps the legit dating apps thankfully are very strict and so should they be on anything rude.

OneViewpoint · Answer

I'm gonna take it up a notch. I don't want dating apps. Period. Get out there and meet people face to face.

MemeSupreme · Answer

guys that aren't serious lol kinda makes it harder tho if they have nothing to work from if you put nothing

Lokiion · Answer

you're on a dating app full of horny men. I don't know what you expected It's pretty rare that you find someone on a dating app that actually wants to create a relationship, at least one that isn't based on sex.

Babygirl_S · Answer

Yes I believe so. As a woman I don’t simp just because he looks good. I show him the other side of the moon. Normally, guys simp ENDLESSLY for girls they find physically attractive. Gentlemen are rare. Most are simps or bad boy wannabes

Ariesman81 · Answer

I'll ask for a specific pic to rule out a scammer before giving out number. If test passed, then a VC. Most of the women I match with are an hour away or so, so testing for compliance saves me a lot of time and money.

trumpetplayerforlife · Answer

Most yes but not all I meet my husband on tinder and we have been together 5 years now

andreasderjuengere · Answer

Likewise, next to no one had ever been reading what I typed into the profile. We live in a pictures world.

coolbreeze · Answer

It seems like people want pics and videos on dating apps nowadays.

Joshydavid25 · Answer

No, I'm sure plenty of guy want to actually meet up.. I never got the picture thing.. I'd rather see the real person..

LiamS95 · Answer

I've never been on a dating app but I'm directly I'd want some pics but only to see what she looks like and reach a decision as to if and when I want to met her tobtakevthings a bit further.

Uglygaypoorcoward94 · Answer

The guys you're thirsting over just want easy sex and you're making yourself available

aquamarine321 · Answer

Guys that usually wants pics very early on relationships don’t usually work

SmileyLady · Answer

Some do. Others want sex, or to cheat on their wives. A small percentage of these men are dangerous.

Jay-_- · Answer

Real opinion here should be get off the dating apps.

Anonymous · Answer

Not just pictures of you but the real you since there are so many fakes on there but they want to meet you so don’t prolong it because it will seem suspicious to guys and they will move on

blackeagle007 · Answer

Dating apps, sites all blow. Bunch of time wasters

Anonymous · Answer

Guys or only looking for a specific type of pictures from women on the internet.

ChicoFromThe305 · Answer

What do you expect from dating apps

Drumlin2001 · Answer

Nah  Try to read bios too.

Anonymous · Answer

Sadly that’s what I’ve heard

nawtee_me · Answer

I don’t use dating apps so I am not sure…

nicfire171 · Answer

Pretty much yes

Sakamotosan · Answer

So sometimes we like to see.

shortster · Answer

I only want dates.

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