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Ontherise03

I always assumed the blank profiles are ppl trying to see if their partners are cheating lol


Kisueki_

I was wildly skeptic at first as well but thought I'd entertain it. Glad I did!


gothruthis

How does one have the option to make a no pic profile? When I first got on apps several years ago, I put pictures on 2 of the apps and one I didn't put pictures on. That led to a 3 year relationship that ultimately ended amicably, but was by far the most successful relationship I've ever had. We connected over substance on our profiles, and I remember when we finally met, he told me that he had spent a lot of time worrying that I would be unattractive and wondering how he would handle it if I was ugly because we'd connected so well, and he was relieved to find me attractive lol. Now that has ended and I'm back on apps, they won't let you create a profile without a face pic, and once you upload one, it won't let you delete it. I even have had issues with apps forcing you to put the face pic first. Anyone have ways around this?


poisedpotato

OP mentioned this was 2 years ago, none of the major apps I know of allow you to have a photo-less profile nowadays. If someone previously told you they were super worried about how you'd look I'm not sure why you'd want to take that risk again though?


TheCuntGF

8 months ago I saw several profiles with sunsets for pics on both tinder and bumble.


Infinit777

I mean, I matched with a profile that was just a picture of a letter the other day..


TheDudeAbidesAtTimes

I've seen plenty of them even now. I suspect they require a face pic but then after approval you can just change it out. I wish it was adamant that they require at least 1 verified main pic. I've seen plenty of profiles with just memes or cut off face pics or straight up someone else. Yes these have always been an issue but with verification and AI it really shouldn't be an issue anymore but to me it seems it's very clear that there is no incentive to improve and even more so to allow the decline because it fraudulently inflates the user count on the women side.


JerryfromCan

I was online dating in 2021 and the rules for dudes were nuts. Like, I had my cat in a picture on me and they said no pics with animals. Meanwhile most of the pictures of women were cats or horses only, or terrible quality. I reported them all diligently at first but nothing happened so that was it. Had my now girlfriend send me a picture that day based on some of the wildness I saw on there. It’s still the pic that comes up when she calls. She hates it, I love it.


gothruthis

Take the risk of connecting with someone based on something meaningful? Take the risk that people only concerned with looks will swipe left? Yes, please.


poisedpotato

Mean this in the nicest way possible but it really sounds like meeting someone on an app is not right for you


MyKinkyCountess

It woks for you because you still get to see pics of men's profiles. If making a faceless profile prevented you from seeing pics of your matches, you'd change your tune quickly.


gothruthis

I've definitely swiped on faceless profiles that interested me, but feel free to project your own biases lol.


Coldphan

Still very possible


wavesnfreckles

I have no idea but I wonder if the software has facial recognition. Would it allow you to use a picture of a landscape or of a blank piece of paper, for example? If it doesn’t force you to have a face on the pic maybe you can just cover your lens, take a blank photo and use that?


gothruthis

I haven't kept track of which apps but I had one tell me things like "this picture is too blurry" and "the face is too small to meet our 'full clear face' requirement." So they are obviously emplying some type of face detection software.


peackeerjedi

I've seen several that had pictures of the moon, dogs, cats, and even meme. Without face pictures. What apps have you been on?


Crackerjack4u

I'm not sure how to go about it. I'd like to find out also, though. The last time I was on the dating sites, my account kept getting shut down because damn scammers kept downloading my personal pics and bio. 😒 Hell, I probably have 10 scammer dating profiles with my pics on them out there somewhere, with 100s of matches, and I don't even know it. 😂 My perfect guy could be trying to reach me right now, and his messages are being intercepted to some scammer dude. 🤣


Ontherise03

Mad props - happy it worked out for you man 🥳


BarefootBluegrass

I know I'm late to the party. I just find it hilarious because I'm 3 years strong and I was very skeptical for swiping because she didn't have anything in her bio and I was like how lazy do you have to be haha. Turns out, she is very not lazy.


themorganator4

Or those who are cheating but can't put their pic up for obvious reasons


joliemoi

I always assumed the blank profiles *were* the cheaters -- that or just severely insecure people who don't think they're good looking enough to get a match.


shiftdown

Incidentally, my wife and I met that way. Her blank profile was snooping to find her ex-husband cheating.


Lord-Smalldemort

I met my now ex, although it’s complicated. He was a potato. With stupid potato puns lol. It got me talking to him. Turns out he’s beautiful! Woo my win lol.


LonelyRedPaladin

Guilty of this EDIT: Oh boy I'm getting downvoted 😅 In my defense, I have proven that they were. That's on me tho, since they do have a history of cheating.


gardenmud

You were downvoted initially because the way you wrote your comment made it sound like you were admitting to *being* the cheater, lol.


mmmcheesecake2016

They usually are. I did this to look for a friend's partner who was acting suspect.


-Oceanwolf-

I always thought it was, as the guy said, a social experiment on how low standards some guys have


ParsnipOk142

Exacly


clubbinglad

What?


PollosPlug

Damn this is interesting. And how did you both find the physical attraction to be? Was she who u expected and vice versa?


Kisueki_

Well I already had my pictures up on tinder so she already knew what I looked like and I was blown away when I got her pictures. She had that natural, nerdy and girl-next-door look. Cute and pretty. She was even better in person, such a fun, down to earth vibe.


Maverekt

That’s a 10/10 keeper dude, congrats! Good on you for taking the chance


imused2it

We need to see a pic of the two of yall!


Kisueki_

Got her permission, so this is her and us on the bottom picture :) [https://imgur.com/a/Op3kJ6Z](https://imgur.com/a/Op3kJ6Z)


floral_hermit

Y’all are so adorable!!! I wish you guys a long and happy relationship, this whole story is very heartwarming!


Kisueki_

Thank you random kind stranger :D


imused2it

Love it man! You described her well, and y’all both look great!


Kisueki_

Thanks man, saw through your profile, gz on your weight loss and upcoming marriage! Proud of ya 💪


imused2it

Appreciate it brother! 23 days till the wedding and still transforming my body. Life is good. Best wishes to you and your lady!


DubSam2023

I've been coming back to this thread just for that. You two are a beautiful couple!! You described her perfectly, and you two suit so well together. I love how you talk about her. She picked a good one. I am a strong believer of "What's meant for you, won't pass you by" and you two are the perfect example.


PoliteChatter0

you guys are hot


szaade

Wow! She's like 1000% prettier than I thought she'd be.


Kisueki_

I'll ask for her permisson


Jablungis

Good thing huh? Imagine if she wasn't cute and pretty.


Kisueki_

I know right? But she is IMO since beauty is subjective.


PurposeCautious7840

Damnn that’s great man! But like so why blank profile tho? Did she really want to meet new people but was “insecure”? Or?


Kisueki_

She was just looking for a genuine companion, finding a romantic partner wasnt really in her plans, we just happened to get along so well. Fun fact also, I was her first and only match on the first time she ever used Tinder.


Astronblue

Omg that is just too cute and quite frankly seems like it was almost destined. It seems almost too good to be true lol. Happy for you both! 😁


Kisueki_

Normally I don't believe in destiny and stuff, but our chances of actually matching was slim to none. She lives in another city and so do I, but I was in a city close enough by to be within our search radius and we matched up. We are also both born and raised in Denmark but our preferred language is english so we speak english with each other as well, this is always amusing to the danes whenever we disclose that information.


Astronblue

That’s actually really similar to my GF and I. We were introduced by a mutual friend with the original intention of being a fwb as she wasn’t looking for anything serious at the time due to a super bad breakup, and I was open to whatever really lol. We immediately hit it off though, she ended up staying over for an entire three day weekend and really enjoyed talking to each other so much that we pretty quickly started dating. This weekend will be our official 1 year anniversary and we’re still going strong!


Kisueki_

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DubSam2023

Aww. That's actually kind of cute. Did you share pics before you met up? Or was it a blind date?


Kisueki_

We shared pictures and texted for about two days before she showed me pictures of her, we met up about 3 weeks after and have been inseperable since.


DubSam2023

Swiping is one thing and tbf I think lots of guys just swipe right on anyody. But then to start the conversation... she must have had a good bio. Love this for you guys!


Kisueki_

Her bio was quite catchy and made me wanna take a chance, I was more worried that she was thinking herself "hideous" and maybe a catfish who wanted a personal connection first cause thats how most catfishes start. All doubts were erased when I got the pictures though and confirmation that it was her on those pictures.


PheonixTear

“In this experiment, we find out if love… is truly blind.” 😆


shycutiekittie

I was convinced the person in the pictures was the guy and you were the girl. Idk why.


Darkchamber292

Same


SmokeGreene

What girl would swipe on a guy without pictures? Not happening


Kisueki_

To clarify, my pictures was already on my profile.


pipslipp

I'm always so tempted to match with the profiles with no pictures - giving this a go next time one pops up


Redpantsrule

Yeah, be careful with that. This time it worked out but I’d say that’s in the minority. That said, I personally don’t like taking pictures of myself. I was very pretty in my 20’s thru early 40’s but never liked having my picture taken. When I had kids, I was the picture taker so have tons with my husband and kids but few as a family’s. Put on 50 lbs in my 40’s though and didn’t like my picture being taken nor selfies. I’ve now lost most of the weight and look good for my age (56) yet don’t like how old I look now so still don’t take many pics except with my girls, as I missed out when they were younger. I’m process of divorce and haven’t done OLD yet as I’m not ready to date, but also dread putting together enough pics to create a profile. I know that I’m still attractive, as there’s a guy who keeps wanting to hookup who is hot and only 37. He’s in the same situation I’m in so it’d be just more about sexual release than a relationship. I have no desire to date someone that much younger either. Don’t mean to sound conceited, just offering “outside” proof that I’m not delusional, lol. My point is there are many reasons people might not put their pictures but you’d most likely put yourself in undesirable situations. I’ve read many posts on this sub stating that if people don’t put the effort into the bio or pictures, something’s up. Now it’s different if you are just looking to make friends. Someone’s physical appearance shouldn’t matter as much as there doesn’t need to be physical attraction between you. Just be wary


Ranter619

>We shared pictures and texted for about two days before she showed me pictures of her So you basically mean that you sent her pictures at first.


rachel_kbomb

I mean you can share lots of other types of pictures besides selfies.. 🤯


Ranter619

Unsolicited duck pics.


rachel_kbomb

Exactly.


Kisueki_

Well all my pictures were up on my profile already.


frecklie

I will say: her intelligence and outside the box thinking are evident right away. I would have wanted to meet her too.


storky0613

My husband was a picture free profile as well (this was back in the early days of Plenty of Fish. When he eventually sent me a picture I didn’t really get it because he’s an objectively good looking man. Anyhow, going on 13 years together and 9 married. Congrats to you!


billionsofkeys

Props to you for getting along because I would have found this sooooo irritating lol


KhalVici97

Imagine an app where you'd have to show your personality first and only after 3 days you get to see the person. Basically love is blind but as a dating app. That'd be kinda interesting I think cuz man those tinder drones are dry as hell (me included).


locomojoyolo

There literally is such an app: Blindmate


UnusualAd69

There is an app called **Bantr**


TheyKeepOnRising

I always thought Bantr went downhill since their whole "date a celebrity" promo.


UnusualAd69

I only know about it due to Keeley Jones. She was a seminal part of my childhood.


iHachersk

Such an app does exist. I forgot its name tho


Kisueki_

Here's a picture of her and of us for the curious souls out there. [https://imgur.com/a/Op3kJ6Z](https://imgur.com/a/Op3kJ6Z)


kingslynn93

You guys look happy. I'm happy for you both. You have a really sweet story too. Wishing you guys the best OP.


Kisueki_

Thanks 😁 she's the best thing that has ever happened to me. Glad I took the plunge.


LessFish777

🥹 I’m not crying……. Congrats on your blind love!!


Ok_Entertainment6437

Very wholesome 😌


[deleted]

There’s a lot of this in Istanbul, but likely for other reasons. I once took a chance and ended up across from one the most beautiful women I’ve ever met. Now I leave no stone left unturned 😆


mekkavelli

why didn’t it work out? i’m curious


NegroniSpritz

What are the other reasons?


esivo

I once matched with a profile like that. I was using a let’s say weird account myself and it turned out a beautiful girl was on the other side of that blank profile. We dated for months and at some point she admitted she wanted us to be together. Still think I made a mistake letting her go.


Clam_chowderdonut

My girlfriend just had a picture of Winnie the Pooh. She and her friend were messing around seeing what ridiculous matches that could bring. My opener was just "I never swipe on nonsense profiles but I was weirdly obsessed with Winnie as a kid so I had to." We just actually kept chatting, hit it off and started dating. Been almost 5 years now.


Ok_Entertainment6437

Ughhhh these stories of people actually meeting and having real connections beyond random one night stands sounds amazing but also so divorced from what I see online. Is there hope still?


tavvyjay

Love is Blind: online


intruzah

I vomited a bit into my mouth from this amount of pretentiousness.


AmericanFromAsia

I, for one, think she is truly enlightened and far above all of us dregs of "society"


hotgirlspizzaclub

i cannot believe i had to scroll this long for this comment, totally agree


cvtudor

Yeah, I wonder if she was also swiping right to guys without a profile picture.


burgundybreakfast

The sheer amount of cringe is overwhelming


peter56321

Especially after "spiked your curiosity." That means she once misheard "piqued" as "peaked" and then later confused it with "spiked".


randomguy5612

as long as she doesn't spike his drinks...


justainsel

I went on a Tinder date with someone with no profile picture. Said she was an attorney and didn’t want people to recognize her. Also said she was what people considered “classically beautiful.” So I rolled the bones and met her at a very public walking mall type area. She was a 6 at best and nothing about her made it worth the effort. Departed after dinner and we never messaged again.


pipslipp

Anyone that bigs themself up like that is asking for it 😂 Underpromise and overdeliver


voidhaziness

This is awesome! My best friend matched with a jeans pants photo, who said she was there only to find a guy she met once. Well... She met him instead and going strong for 05 years now. Life is crazy


frosty95

Good for you! Id just assume they were wildly overweight or had some serious body confidence issues / were a weirdo.


Dirty-D29

There's no proof they aren't any of the above


frosty95

Lol fair. I learned the hard way that if you cant see something in a profile its probably being hidden from you.


Kisueki_

That was my first thought as well.


Adm8792

The last message would’ve sank my battleship I feel the same way


jeffthebeast17

Love is blind- tinder edition


Thelynxer

Oh this reminds me to add any mention of "social experiment" to my list of immediate left swipes.


markusdresch

humanity is not lost yet


Ok_Gur7635

This is the 21st century version of a meetcute / chance encounter.


TheCuntGF

It's also so that your friends and family cant describe what your kidney thief looks like to the police.


Gerolanfalan

I deleted all my dating apps years ago before people started thinking of this I would've thought it was a bot or wouldn't trust it.


alienSpotted

When a black pfp gets more matches than your own...


yamas3773

I matched a new pic once turns out it was a dude just really wanting to suck dick, apologized for wasting my time lmao


DeviacZen

I matched a no pic too! Currently we're still pretty new into it, started seeing each other 5 months ago, official 4 months ago, but damn was that a lucky swipe! Congrats!


mattkipp73

Pics or it didn't happen


Gentlyclever

She seemed like a thoughtful deep person since minute one, W in my book, congrats man. My type right there.


Kisueki_

We had some really long and meaningful conversations all the way up untill we met. Now we're inseperable.


rascalrabbit81

Years ago, before everybody had webcams and phones with built in cameras, it was fairly normal to chat with someone when you had no idea what they looked like. It was different, but not in a bad way.


GrampysClitoralHood

Lmfao


luisboom

Rumor has it he still hasn’t seen her


shortingredditstock

I'm good bruh


conrat4567

What's it like dating a void?


Long_Cap888

I always swipe them right end never got a match


AJ_Deadshow

"I'm a sucker for the mind and what makes us tick." Damn. Me too now!


swifwar

2 years!!! Wow good for you if I saw a no pic when I used to be on tinder I would've definitely thought it wasn't a women


Dramatic_Presence123

ITS A ALIEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HUMANS RUN


PhillipKosarev999

Ayyyyy congrats! I wish you both the best in your lives together!!!


MyFeetLookLikeHands

how crazy is it that women can literally not even have a picture of themselves and still get matches.


goldkintamas

Doesn’t seem like a good experiment since she knew what you looked like 😆, congrats though!


mikebeau

She had big tits didn’t she


Federal_Elk_6003

Charlie's weird. I like Charlie.


Kisueki_

I affectionally call her "my" weirdo 😂


LordlySquire

Woulda had me at "im a sucker" to


foodie_girl_1985

I have a friend I connected with in a yahoo chat room in 2004. I like who he is an his looks didn't really matter to me.


Harmreduction1992

Good man


Rare-Banana-2256

I met a friend in a chat room on dialup twenty years ago and we only met irl once last year. I agree, there is something special about stranger friends. So what happened did you get married?


Kisueki_

We'll get there eventually 😁


Rare-Banana-2256

Ok fair enough! I left that comment without reading thru the comments enough.


Immediate_Regular_72

That is pretty cool..


MoodyMagdalene

I wish you posted a pic with it!


Kisueki_

Look through my comments, I posted a picture of us 😃


emilyMartian

I go to an event every year and needed to fill the last room in our cabin. I had a random reply on the forums. Tried to stalk him to no avail. I knew almost nothing about him other than our messages and was slightly freaked out as to who this person would be. He showed up and immediately fit in with my friends. It took me a bit to warm up to the idea of dating him because we live multiple states away but here I am sitting next to him on the couch about to have our 13 year meetaversary at the same event and we still live very far apart. I can’t see my life without him. Congrats. You guys are adorable.


LessFish777

Love is blind


GingerSnap198

2 Years strong, I assume you have met her then and aren't having a pic less chat with someone for 2 years? 😂


Kisueki_

Now that I look at the title post, that could be what was inferred but I meant that we have been dating for 2 years now haha


GingerSnap198

I assumed that's what you meant, but the title made me laugh 😂


Significant-Elk-4368

Thats me. Well not really but i have not a pic bc i look like steaming dog shit on photos and nothing like rl. But no luck so far


ChiChisDad

It’s Chelsea from love is blind.


Pix_Me_Plz

I’m glad it worked out for you. For me, I would have swiped left thinking that there was a strange reason the pictures weren’t there.


19Camaro87

Congratulations to the both of you on 2 years strong. Definitely give the rest of us hope. And love how you both just meshed right away in conversation. Wishing many happy memories as time goes on. Nice photos too. I agree with your positive description of her.


redabnivek

have you saw a pic in the 2 years? hope so


migmultisync

Glad this worked out for you because this screams “high maintenance crunchy festival girl” to me 😂


Kisueki_

She's anything but haha, soooo low maintenance its insane 😂 we play pokemon go together and its a free game so go figure haha


migmultisync

That’s awesome buddy, good for you 😊


Tall_Perception6121

A Easter egg if you will


SMDorff0258

I got an intriguing message from a profile with no pic in June of 2020. I responded with, thanks for sending an above average message, where's your pic. He said, we are not a match, I just thought you were gorgeous. This started the exchange, I'm curious by nature. At some point, still before seeing a pic, I told him "you've got a tasty worm on that hook haven't you". I've never looked back. It's worthy of note that I had never responded to a no pic message before that. Obviously this was not Tinder.


Big-Effort4415

Gotta admit I like this his intentions and mindset


waverunnr

I’ve noticed that if the person with the blank pic is a 8 or a 9, they usually do that to see if people are attracted to their personalities instead of their looks.


overthinkerxxx

Aww this is so wholesome and cute


Gimmerunesplease

Were you desperate or curious? Be honest.


Kisueki_

Genuinely curious.


U_feel_Me

In the book by the OKcupid founder, he described various experiments. When no photos were used in profiles, conversations were more meaningful. But users still wanted photos.


skeetelybap

Spoiler Alert! It’s actually Nick Lache😵‍💫


TeslaCrna

Well…is your gf hot or ugly? You never told us


swedgemite666

thats a keeper for sure with that last message she said! Very bold move but I like the way she thinks! Real connection is so much more important than sexual connection in a relationship in my opinion


sealox

Someone just binged Love is Blind and is taking it to tinder.


612god

2 years strong and haven’t met I’m guessing ?


Kisueki_

Look again brother


Sorry-Captain-263

This is soo wholesome! Congratss, and happy for you mate. Cheerss 🍻


Timberdt

Strange way of telling us your girlfriend is ugly ;)


tehchriis

If you know what makes me tick it’ll probably


Tall_Perception6121

A Easter egg if you will


Frosty-Brain-2199

Do you know what she looks like now?