Comments on: Two more things that irk me about online dating profiles

By: afrobabe

afrobabe — Sat, 03 May 2008 06:46:07 +0000

It can’t be easy to rate oneself…I would probably write on mine….

Sexiest girl this side of the pond…..afterall you know not what pond I am talking about…I might be the only babe there….

By: sting

sting — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:25:48 +0000

LOL……… hey, they think they’re attractive now. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder abi?

By: morountodun

morountodun — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:26:13 +0000

I wonder when a positive self image becomes deception…

By: ruthie o.

ruthie o. — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:59:07 +0000

Ummm…. you wanted me to comment, so here it is… haha jk.

I completely agree with you in that sense. However, I don’t think one should have to rate his or herself. Like Oya says, it can go either way. Warped or low self esteem. The picture should speak for itself. If, hypothetically, I were to join a dating site and look at the picture, being attracted would make me want to contact him, as opposed to his self-rating. And without a picture, I do not look anyway, regardless of the self-rating, because, again, he could be warped or have low esteem.

By: Oya

Oya — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:35:14 +0000

Well, its in the eyes of the beholder but it’s nice to see what people think of themselves. If a guy that is clearly unattractive rates himself as very attractive then we know his perception of his looks is clearly warped and who knows what else he is overly confident/cocky about. But then again if a guy is clearly attractive and he rates himself as average then it could be that his self confidence is a bit on the low side or he is simply trying not to appear cocky. I think its good that people are allowed to rate themselves…Its good to see if what we think matches what they think.

By: notperfectdotcom

notperfectdotcom — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:40:40 +0000

lol, sometimes it’s just deluded confidence.
I tend to be more on the modest side that way I set realistic expectations and if when I happen to meet him, he thinks I’m a dime then all the better. Better safe than sorry.

By: Gbemi

Gbemi — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:50:29 +0000

So, people have to rate their looks? That’s not fair. Most would be biased and others too modest in their assessment.