It has been about three years since I've been in the dating scene, but working at a place with an active nightlife and a big bar, so I get to witness lots of hookups and hear a LOT of stories. Very recently I had a young woman come in and she told me a story that made me hope to not be single for a very long time...
This young woman has recently moved to DFW and decided to try online dating. I am a big supporter of online dating for 3 reasons:
1. With work and other life responsibilities, it is hard to go out and meet new people.
2. When people do go out it's usually in groups and rarely do men approach groups.
3. Lets be honest: people like options. And window shopping. But I digress...
So I asked this woman how the online dating was going, and her response floored me! She said when she would give her number out to potential suitors they would text her. This isn't a big deal considering the world we live in. But it's not that they text her, it's what they did. Dick pics. That's right...dick pics!
It's one thing to send provocative photos to a significant other, it is completely different if you haven't even met the person! Is this what the dating scene is like now? I mean, I am far from a prude, and I am a woman who loves men and the male body, but I don't think penis pictures are attractive. At all. A nice body picture with rockin' abs and great arms is a lot more effective than pulling up a text and being greeted by cock'n'balls.
I am not even going to preach that it is disrespectful to send a person you haven't met a picture of your junk, but it takes an element of surprise out of dating...and honestly, it could cost the guy a date! Not because of the respect issue, but I may not like what I see...and that's just embarrassing.
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