The OKCupid Profile/Photo Improvement Thread

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Those three points are great and being lonely does hurt but some people do want more-as a guy I would like companionship and try an intimate relationship-when your sex life consists if seeing if your right or left hand is busy gets pretty old. We are all human and have many of the same wants and desires as other humans especially the humans that have these sort of things that we want-I had a profile up with a decent picture and it was very frustrating to say the least-if there was a response it was from the west coast or very far away-I am on the east coast and when I try to make the first contact I would get the "well good luck in your search-don't give up" even when the profile match was pretty good and I was in the age range they were looking for-so there must be something that was making them not interested in even wanting to chat a bit-they looked at the picture and yes we can get in shape and work out but I disagree with going through major plastic surgery to change my looks I was born with-and I was rejected not because of my size but because of as I was told to me "my looks and personality" what else is left. Many people that know me and even my therapist tell me me that I am a nice person and caring and generous and a good person but no one ever gets to know that because of superficiality.

If it helps prove a point, You can use my profile as an example on how profiles can be improved Wolf.

[url=http://www.okcupid.com/profile/Daíthí_Irish]Daithi's Profile[/url]

I only use it as am nosy and like to see and compair people. I start my new bar job either this or next week so am sorted for meeting women again. Still if this'll help others post their profiles here.

Edit; In case it's not clear I mean, Use mine as an example of what has been done wrong. Don't copy any traits of mine it's horrible heh.

Ok. Improve me:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/ ... M_2211.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/ ... o-0013.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/ ... G0208A.jpg

Yeah, I know it sucks, but those are the only barely decent photos I have. Except for the first one, they were all taken using a cell phone. And the last two are about 3 years old.
By the way, here are some shirtless shots that I wisely never use:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/ ... o-0063.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/ ... M_0884.jpg

For reference, this is my most recent photo (taken last Sunday; ignore the beard and the "weak against sunlight" eyes):

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/ ... M_2344.jpg

And this is my all time favorite:

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c341/ ... yLucas.jpg


Anyway, I already know what I have to do to improve my photos:

1. A nosejob (DO NOT WANT!);
2. working out;
3. hiding the obvious fact that I have no friends and only get out of my house to work.

Last edited by Magnus_Rex on 04 Sep 2012, 6:53 pm, edited 1 time in total.

This thread makes me weep, but knock yourself out.
[img][img]http://i1246.photobucket.com/albums/gg615/CrystalStars1/60153843.jpg[/img][/img]

Well, I'm happy to give you advice on how to improve it to attract someone like me, but there's a huge disclaimer attached to that: I'm very atypical!! ! My advice may not increase your hit rate, because there aren't that many women like me, from my experience anyway.

Keeping in mind what I just said in the previous post, here's some tips from a female:

- take the shot with a proper camera (it looks too webcammy)
- smile if you can (or make sure you are smiling in at least one of your pics)
- a self portrait shot is okay but try to also include a shot taken by someone else, e.g. a shot of you doing something you enjoy.

NO. your pictures rock.

actually the last picture meets one of the criteria that OKTrends set out, based on statistical data. but you'd have to take Boo's advice to meet another one of their criteria. take your shirt off, basically. and do something interesting and engrossing....
http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-4 ... -pictures/

there is more advice here, but basically you'd need to shorten the depth of field in your pix. it gives people a dreamy quality. you need a decent camera for it though.

http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/dont- ... -accident/

You don't need a nose job! You don't need to work out more, I think you look great. It depends on who you are trying to attract of course, but I agree you are wise not to post the topless ones. They are a bit confronting!
I like the second photo best.

I forgot about this. It all makes sense now. Ignore my advice, youngsters!!

This looks like a good thread
Im not currently in any dating site but I want to encourage others to try to post their pictures to receive some sort of feedback so heres the last picture I used at a dating site



Several years old but I hear a lot of mixed reviews of it so Id be interested to hear any opinion you may have if you can explain your opinion.

It's an original funny pic, I give you that.

You would only attract very specific type of girls tho, but your pic is certainly not mainstream.

Because he feels the need to since people are having trouble, I guess. *Shrug*

The chart is an average male. Medium to slim Mediterranean breeds can keep a six pack till 50 with little effort. My Scottish mate always had a roll of fat no matter how fit he was. I'm more the chunky type now but I had a good six pack till 45 just surfing

Last edited by Surfman on 05 Sep 2012, 10:01 am, edited 1 time in total.

Just PMed. I'm very atypical as well.
I'm not aiming to increase hit rate really, but rather to attract certain kind of men.
I've explained it in my PM.
Thank you very much!

I'm in the same situation as you and don't usually judge men's pictures but you should come where I live (Canada). I can confidently say with 100% certainty girls will stick to you like glue here and you would have NO trouble finding a date just by going to the nearest campus! If you think you need a nosejob you don't even want to look at my picture and you are in better shape than 95% of men around here plus as a foreigner everyone would accept why you didn't have any friends.

Okay, here comes the advice.