So I admit that I don’t have a lot of time but I do try to hit CNN so at least I have some idea what is going on from time to time. Of course the dating related articles always catch my interest and the  other day I saw this article by Leonora Epstein writing for the Frisky ( www.frisky.com) which I thought was really great and broken down her research on what were some of the automatic online dating deal breakers that she has come across over the years and in interviewing woman especially. Of course the first thing that came up was dating Photos.

Here is Leonora Epstein’s take on what is an automatic turn off fro women when they look at a guys photo,

Pictures:

•When his pic is a glamour shot

• Making weird faces with a caption “two hours of sleep!” Either he’s seeking sympathy, or showing how he parties too hard.

• When there is no photo. Moving on.

• Shirtless poses. Can you spell cocky?

• Clown masks, or equally freaky and elaborate Halloween costumes. Scary! Not funny!

• More than one of the pictures is with his “bros” out in a bar getting sloppy.

• When he poses with girls. First, do you have a girlfriend? Huh? Second, pretty sure that girl doesn’t know you’re using her photo, and doubly sure she wouldn’t be too happy about it. The Frisky: No-nos for online dating photos

OK so that about sums it up when we try and explain the simple ways that guys can improve their profiles, fix the photo first and follow some of these simple rules …its not us that is telling you this its the women that you want to date! Besides, don’t you think that the online dating companies should be teaching you this stuff rather than burying it in some obscure ” How-to” section on their websites ??

It really drives me crazy when people could be so much more successful if they would only follow a few simple rules.

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