mussorgsky
Posts: 44
Joined: 8/4/2011 From: Connecticut, USA Status: offline
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As I guy, I think it's half to do with showing off to other guys ("hey, look what I got! you should assume that we had sex and she's NOT my sister") and half for women. What do they think they'll get from the second bit? I'm not entirely sure, but I think it's partially to show that they're somehow successful (because having your life stable and together is totally shown by having a girl in a photo with you), that the prospect of competition will motivate her, or that she'll be compelled to act now before this wanna-be magical stud-muffin with delusions of adequacy finds another woman. All in all, the idea is pretty stupid. It's right up there with women in group shots ("guess which one's me! totally not false advertising, right?") and other stupid tricks. I don't mind the folk that put up a stock photo, like a flower or landscape, because there are plenty of reasons for people not to want to advertise their face/body on a site like this, particularly with regards to family, friends, and work. That said, while we're on the subject of profile pictures, it's a nice idea to at least put something there to show effort (just like having a profile that's more than a few sentences). Maybe that's wishful thinking for this Dom, but it's the way I see things.
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Si vis pacem, para bellum Also... Semper ubi sub ubi - because not all Latin phrases need to mean something serious
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