tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828181417818720946.post4067801894473478038..comments2009-11-10T00:58:55.651-05:00Dating Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664889745002785543noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828181417818720946.post-66266679071678741282009-11-10T00:58:55.651-05:002009-11-10T00:58:55.651-05:00oh my heavens to the 15 year old. That is creepy. <br /><br />And you are right about #2 here, guys always make sure to leave out the freaky stuff.Dating Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664889745002785543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8828181417818720946.post-21499989088826307562009-11-07T11:48:48.658-05:002009-11-07T11:48:48.658-05:00Beware of the edited, arty, or black and white pictures! Almost as bad as the massively out of date ones. My friend, aged 23 at the time had an encounter with a guy claiming to be 32. His picture was from that time, but he was now 42 with a LOT LESS HAIR and generally very aged looking. No hot daddy type. He also chose a cafe and table in view of his workmates..and was sure to wave up to them, pointing at my poor friend! Oh dear. It ended badly, enough said.<br /><br />I&#39;ve met up with one guy who had a grossly edited profile photo, in profile... i.e. not showing his lopsided glory. Sounds awfully shallow, but we have to be realistic? If you are going to approach girls that aren&#39;t mishapen, really, you should post an honest photo of yourself - as it&#39;s likely to lead to an unsuccessful date anyway. He also happened to be a bit weird in other respects, odd mannerisms, etc... And we later broke off contact when he started dating a 15 year old. Enough said.<br /><br />To be honest, I am more inclined to meet people if they seem up for friendship, and less inclined to meet them if they merely compliment my appearance, or if they compliment my appearance at all... a lot of the time. A couple of people I met &quot;as friends&quot; ended up being short term boyfriends... Which is where the next two tips come from.<br /><br />1) Beware of their pasts: one was a divorcee, who exaggerated the length of time the relationship had been &quot;dead&quot;. The guy was a coward, insisting he cared, leading me on massively, but in the end not even wanting to be friends once I&#39;d made it clear my feelings were dead (and they are... I don&#39;t go for emotionally immature men as boyfriend material, though have plenty of friends who are short-term exes).<br /><br />2) Not all their interests are listed on their profile. Most common problem - the spiritualists or conspiracy theorists. Freaky people, that don&#39;t say so on their profile.<br /><br />3) Beware when the mother loves you, and is nervously optimistic about seeing you again. She hopes you will get his life in order, and he will then stop sponging off her. If only I had read this correctly at the time...<br /><br />Good luck...Rosenoreply@blogger.com