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Have you ever been shocked at how different people look from their pictures?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I don’t mean a man rather than a woman or anything daft just how they are unrecognisable from their pictures.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Once quite a few years ago yes .. But recently it's been they look so much better than the pictures .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Surprised on the odd occasion but not really shocked although we did bump into one chap who was a lot smaller than he appeared to be.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not exactly his face more the fact his legs had been chopped off at the knees on the day of the meet !!!

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By *heScotandthegirlCouple
over a year ago

London & Edinburgh

Oh yes, not from this site tho!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Surprised on the odd occasion but not really shocked although we did bump into one chap who was a lot smaller than he appeared to be. "

I once met a Lady who was about 10 stone heavier than she look in her photos

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I always assume people look different in reality x I just use online pictures as a guide/ impression of how they may look

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum

I met one guy who either had photos of his son on his profile or they were taken 20 years and 100lbs ago. Not on really.

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By *uby0000Woman
over a year ago

hertfordshire

ive been told I look better in the flesh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I get told I look like my photos but they don't do me justice.

Most I meet look better in the flesh too, met a guy a couple of weeks ago who I wasn't sure about but so glad I met him

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No,I have found people look better when they're stood in front of me smiling than they do in pics

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Only ones that were better looking in the flesh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I once saw Camilla, Prince Charles' Mrs. She ain't as ugly in The flesh. He was much shorter than I imagined

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I always assume people look different in reality x I just use online pictures as a guide/ impression of how they may look "

This

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I met a man (off another site) a few years ago and my first though was OMG he's sent his dad! It was the shortest social meet in the history of social meets

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I met one guy who either had photos of his son on his profile or they were taken 20 years and 100lbs ago. Not on really."

I get the few years across bit but you do recognise people usually but normally even with 10 year old pictures I would see the resemblance. It has me wondering how quickly people can change to make them not recognisable. Oh and 20 years lol bet you thought it was the parent.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Most we've met look better in the flesh...

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By *isscheekychopsWoman
over a year ago

The land of grey peas and bacon

People say I look the same some say I look better had one say I look worse...

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By *yrdwomanWoman
over a year ago

Putting the 'cum' in Eboracum


"I met one guy who either had photos of his son on his profile or they were taken 20 years and 100lbs ago. Not on really.

I get the few years across bit but you do recognise people usually but normally even with 10 year old pictures I would see the resemblance. It has me wondering how quickly people can change to make them not recognisable. Oh and 20 years lol bet you thought it was the parent. "

I just didn't recognise him. It was a very odd meet.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I met one guy who either had photos of his son on his profile or they were taken 20 years and 100lbs ago. Not on really.

I get the few years across bit but you do recognise people usually but normally even with 10 year old pictures I would see the resemblance. It has me wondering how quickly people can change to make them not recognisable. Oh and 20 years lol bet you thought it was the parent.

I just didn't recognise him. It was a very odd meet."

That would have freaked me a bit I haven't had a meet like that so far (touch wood) but had someone pointed out to me and bet £10 they had it wrong and I lost.

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Yes, I have been shocked, but not surprised if that makes sense?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've met a few who look better in real life too, pics are funny things, not everyone's photogenic

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I just get told that I really am a bear

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

Ryan reckons I look like my face pic.

Rotten sod.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Yes, I have been shocked, but not surprised if that makes sense? "

perfect sense

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Those i have met intimately....have always wanted to return ....so i cant be that fugly

or they need specsavers ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I just get told that I really am a bear "

Grrrr x

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By *igSuki81Man
over a year ago

Retirement Village


"No,I have found people look better when they're stood in front of me smiling than they do in pics "

Im moving back to the fens to test this theory

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I just get told that I really am a bear

Grrrr x"

Tis true

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes I get mistaken for others

Seriously I don't think Ive shocked that mant

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By *lackCherryCouple
over a year ago

Bristol


"Most we've met look better in the flesh... "

Have to agree with this

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"No,I have found people look better when they're stood in front of me smiling than they do in pics "

Yes I've thought this too

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville


"Yes, I have been shocked, but not surprised if that makes sense?

perfect sense"
I wasn't sure. Thanks.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes quite a few I've met looked a lot older than their pictures almost like they were professionally done. One was very skinny too but didn't mention he'd lost weight and others appeared just not what their pictures portrayed

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yep

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Only one man didn't look anything like his pictures. I can usually recognise that they are who I have seen in a picture.

I am recognisable still from my pictures as a five year old. I'm just fatter.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Yes quite a few I've met looked a lot older than their pictures almost like they were professionally done. One was very skinny too but didn't mention he'd lost weight and others appeared just not what their pictures portrayed"

Its made me realise the professional style ones are probably a long way off reality. It makes me realise why the red carnation thing was done yesteryear.

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By *iss_tressWoman
over a year ago

London

Let me think...the Robert Redford lookalike who in reality looked like Bruce Forsyth's older brother, the dark haired Adonis that fit under my tits with hair whiter than Father Christmas...yes I've been shocked once or twice!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Let me think...the Robert Redford lookalike who in reality looked like Bruce Forsyth's older brother, the dark haired Adonis that fit under my tits with hair whiter than Father Christmas...yes I've been shocked once or twice!"

He he Brucies brother I like it I wonder if he has a sister.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I don’t mean a man rather than a woman or anything daft just how they are unrecognisable from their pictures. "

Yeah once.

Walked into a pub once didn't even recognise said person.

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush


"Ryan reckons I look like my face pic.

Rotten sod. "

Sorry but I cannot tell a lie

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Everyone I have seen is as I expected.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I arrived at one meet to be met by a lady whose pics, though definitely her, must have been 10 very hard arduos years of pie eating earlier........ Why aren't people just honest?

I foolishly raised the topic and she got a little upset,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I met one guy who either had photos of his son on his profile or they were taken 20 years and 100lbs ago. Not on really."
lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I don’t mean a man rather than a woman or anything daft just how they are unrecognisable from their pictures. "

Hell yes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've meet a few like that why not take a new one?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I look better in my pics but I do warn people lol. Anyone I've met look the same

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Met not meet silly auto correct

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Touch wood I've never had a a bad experience. Have friends who recently met a couple that were about 10 years older and twice the size than their pics. They just walked out the pub on them which in all honesty is what I'd do.

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By *ENDAROOSCouple
over a year ago

South West London / Surrey

Most have looked better in the flesh than their photos.

One single guy looked different to what I was expecting from his pics and profile description.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Most have looked better in the flesh than their photos.

One single guy looked different to what I was expecting from his pics and profile description. "
you mean that arse looks even better than your pix,,,Dear santa, for xmas I would like a BENDAROOS

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When people from here meet me in person they usually seem quite surprised that I don’t really have a brown blob obscuring my face....

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By *extoysareusCouple
over a year ago

kinky heaven

people look different any time of the day, always too in peoples perception, you can grow fond of people too.

Photos do help us decide but they are not the be all and end all but starts with a gut instinct

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By *litterbabeWoman
over a year ago

hiding from cock pics.

They are just a guide, I always can first as I have had some crazy suprises comparing pics to the real person... Even people using their friends pics ( I know report.. Etc) pics 20 years ago, pics before life has added character to their face and body....

It is just a guide but somewhere to start the journey to a potential meet.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"people look different any time of the day, always too in peoples perception, you can grow fond of people too.

Photos do help us decide but they are not the be all and end all but starts with a gut instinct "

I look devilishly handsome all day!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I met one guy who either had photos of his son on his profile or they were taken 20 years and 100lbs ago. Not on really."

I had that happen to me, and when I went to meet him in the coffee shop I took one look and walked straight back out without saying hi. Looking back now I know that was very immature and rude but I was so mad that he had lied

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"ive been told I look better in the flesh"

Me too

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By *exxifun5Couple
over a year ago

NORWICH

I had a man look at my pics and kindly mailed me to tell me that I should really put that I was a bbw on our profile ... so I didnt waste peoples time !!!!

Still not sure if he was insulting me or trying to compliment me lol xx tabitha xxx

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs


"I met one guy who either had photos of his son on his profile or they were taken 20 years and 100lbs ago. Not on really.

I had that happen to me, and when I went to meet him in the coffee shop I took one look and walked straight back out without saying hi. Looking back now I know that was very immature and rude but I was so mad that he had lied "

Oh I don't know, if they have tried to deceive you like that all bets are off!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've had one or two when their photos do them justice but any other time its always been the other way round and I've been pleasantly surprised!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I look nothing like most of my photos!

For starters - i have a head!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I once saw Camilla, Prince Charles' Mrs. She ain't as ugly in The flesh. He was much shorter than I imagined "

Cherie Blair is quite pretty and petite in the flesh as well.I take a crap photo myself.I always look like im about to vomit,although on my security badge I look like Doris Day!

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By *ENDAROOSCouple
over a year ago

South West London / Surrey


"I look nothing like most of my photos!

For starters - i have a head! "

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By *ENDAROOSCouple
over a year ago

South West London / Surrey


"Most have looked better in the flesh than their photos.

One single guy looked different to what I was expecting from his pics and profile description. you mean that arse looks even better than your pix,,,Dear santa, for xmas I would like a BENDAROOS "

Only if you look at it from a distance...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Both G and myself have that age old problem of looking bloody awful in 998.97% of all photos taken of us!! But in the flesh its not so bad. Actually no even in the flesh we look awful hahaha! :D C x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Best way around this pic thing get them live on web cam ........ lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

i have done in the past, not lately though. mostly men who looked shorter, or older. met quite a few who looked better in real life.

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By *extoysareusCouple
over a year ago

kinky heaven

Just need to search what porn stars really look like to get the real picture.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I don’t mean a man rather than a woman or anything daft just how they are unrecognisable from their pictures. "

Yep. Clearly one guy thought a picture of him, with hair and a six pack, from around 20 years ago, would do the trick.. It did. Until we met.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Just need to search what porn stars really look like to get the real picture.

"

I've seen that before but then we all know most porn starts are plastered in make up or go for the "fake" look! Lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

God! I hate pictures of me...even i think to myself 'I swear I don't look like that - my moustache isn't that wonky!!' Lol.

....there's only so much a picture can show. For starters I have more than just lips for a face lol.

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush

I think I look different in real life compared to my pic

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By *irtydanMan
over a year ago

Blackpool

yes some are horrible

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I get told I look like my photos but they don't do me justice.

Most I meet look better in the flesh too, met a guy a couple of weeks ago who I wasn't sure about but so glad I met him "

This

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I do not take a good stand to attention photo, I don't like my photo taken..proberly best a random shot, to see the real me

Nette

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I look nothing like most of my photos!

For starters - i have a head! "

Hahaha brilliant...I was going to say something similar about my face not looking like my butt! (for those that have met me...no jokes!!!)

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By *anatee175Couple
over a year ago

Sunderland

I HATE my face picture I think the only thing that's missing are the words "police mug shot". It's me on one of my not so good days. Lol.

Like people have said it's more of a guide.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I look nothing like most of my photos!

For starters - i have a head! "

that made me laugh

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm another that hates photos (I've become rather adept at avoiding them over the years).

I guess it is just a 'guide', sometimes I look like shit and other times I look vaguely human and it all depends if you get me on a bad or not.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I think I look different in real life compared to my pic"

Delusion is a wonderful thing

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By *Ryan-Man
over a year ago

In Your Bush


"I think I look different in real life compared to my pic

Delusion is a wonderful thing "

Hey I never said in a positive way lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I think I look different in real life compared to my pic

Delusion is a wonderful thing

Hey I never said in a positive way lol"

That goes without saying

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wondering when the next dare to bare......... Your face thread will be???

Just a thought???

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By *heScotandthegirlCouple
over a year ago

London & Edinburgh

I hate having pics taken but won't meet without them having seen a current pic. I would be mortified if they walked out and so I'd rather they knew who they are meeting before hand. If they don't find me/us attractive that's of course fine but would rather know before turning up for a meet.

Have generally found people look like their pics

Ruby x

Ps I have bits that wobble but until there are 3D photos they remain implied lol

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