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Canon PowerShot Pro 90 IS

10/28/2003 11:29:36 AM · #1

A friend of mine's wife keeps trying to set me up with friends of hers. She means well, but she sends me photos and all I can say is that they are not my taste. So my question is... am I being too judgmental, or should I date on personality?

I've never heard of anyone having a good blind date, so I kinda insist on photos before committing to anything.

Discuss.

coolhar

10/28/2003 11:36:32 AM · #2

An average, or slightly below average, blind date may be better than no date at all. You should not go on appearance alone.

Jacko

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

10/28/2003 11:39:38 AM · #3

Send me the pictures. It's always good to get a second opinion.

pitsaman

Canon EOS-30D

10/28/2003 11:40:03 AM · #4

Good looking,articulate,able and available person does not need blind dates!
My friends friends are mine friends too :-)

10/28/2003 11:46:56 AM · #5

Originally posted by coolhar:

An average, or slightly below average, blind date may be better than no date at all. You should not go on appearance alone.

Who needs a date when I have DPC? I love you guys!

Originally posted by pitsaman:

Good looking,articulate,able and available person does not need blind dates!
My friends friends are mine friends too :-)

I agree! But it's the same with another one of my friends. Once he got a girlfriend, his girlfriend started hooking me up with her friends... but it was so that my we could double date and stuff. She didn't want me taking him to places with single chicks, withouth her.

Girls are the devil.

Message edited by author 2003-10-28 11:48:05.

carrieann

Olympus SP-550 UZ

10/28/2003 11:58:08 AM · #6

wow your cute. s/w/f here, enjoys quite evenings in front of laptop!! LOL j/k.

actually i tried setting up a friend on blind dates before, and will never do it again.

pitsaman

Canon EOS-30D

10/28/2003 12:01:34 PM · #7

Originally posted by carrieann:

wow your cute. s/w/f here, enjoys quite evenings in front of laptop!! LOL j/k.

actually i tried setting up a friend on blind dates before, and will never do it again.

See,she likes a laptop,go for it! :-)

I prefer woman over my computer on my laptop,Lol!

Message edited by author 2003-10-28 12:04:29.

10/28/2003 12:04:50 PM · #8

Ooo! I love laptop dances!

Where's my one dollar bills?

carrieann

Olympus SP-550 UZ

10/28/2003 01:22:56 PM · #9

yeah baby! and i've got big laptops too :)

Ten13

Sony DSC-F717

10/28/2003 01:33:34 PM · #10

I'm confused.

jab119

10/28/2003 01:39:53 PM · #11

I say go for it. If you don't like how the date goes, or you don't like her, let her know at the end of the date that you wont be calling her and that she was not your type.

Honesty is the best policy.

I have had many bad dates and some really nice ones, but you wont have either if you dont try....

James

glimpses

Sony DSC-F707

10/28/2003 01:41:06 PM · #12

Personally if Dr. Jones would be so kind to introduce me ANY of his models, I would not need ANY photos.

I trust him. ;)

pitsaman

Canon EOS-30D

Olympus 17.5-45mm f/3.5-5.6

10/28/2003 01:43:43 PM · #13

Ask her what kind of car she drives!
If the answer is Honda Civic,Chevy Cavalier/Pontiac Sunbird, go for it!
Jetta is ok too....
If the answer is SUV,Buick or Grand Victoria,bypassed! :-)

joanns

Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro

10/28/2003 01:51:44 PM · #14

Go for it!

I had a great blind date once. It was with this gorgeous man who was doing some contract work for my dad and my dad set it up. We went skiing and (this will date me) watched the Hot Dog ski championships and saw Wayne Wong compete and a streaker. I had a lot of fun. . . My dad told me that my date never showed up to work again. Hmmmm

Message edited by author 2003-10-28 13:52:13.

vonautsch

Nikon Coolpix B500

10/28/2003 02:07:10 PM · #15

Originally posted by joanns:

He probably hooked up with Wayne Wong and the streaker!

kinks

Olympus E-500 EVOLT

10/28/2003 02:13:00 PM · #16

If you do not like a photo, do not go!
It is allmost sure, you do not like some other things from the person too.
I have hade lot of blind dates (itmeens, I have not seen picture before) and the worst surprise is how the person look like. It is different when you know a person long time, then is personality more important.
But if you are looking for a fun and the face is good enough for that, go for it!

Message edited by author 2003-10-28 14:13:35.

10/28/2003 02:59:23 PM · #17

This one photo I was sent a long time agi was one of those Glamour Shots photos. It took all of 1 second to say, uh... NO. It took serious makeup and studio lighting and I still wasn't impressed.

It isn't so much about if I thought she was hot or not. It's more that she came off totally fake. I'd much rather see an almost candid pic, maybe of her smiling/laughing, instead of some grin that comes across as so fake and stuff. I mean, like, really. For sure.

Pidd

10/28/2003 03:21:50 PM · #18

Ooh, can I interject? This is one subject I know lots about (just call me the Blind Date Diva! LOL).

Here's the thing, in my experience, pictures don't always give a good representation one way or the other. Just like, as someone mentioned, a Glamour Shot can make a beauty out of a beast, a bad snapshot can do quite the opposite.

Before I met my current boyfriend, all I had seen of him were a few pictures and I didn't like how he looked in ANY of them. He just looked so stiff and blah. I decided to go out with him anyway (yeah, well, anything sounded better than another Saturday night of E! True Hollywood Stories and Trading Spaces), and I'll tell ya, when I opened the door and saw him, he had just the nicest smile and I was like "Is this the same guy??? He's so...cute!" He just takes really lousy pictures. Had I gone by what his picture told me, I would have missed out on more than I care to think about. Our one blind date has turned into 7 months and still counting.

I say go for it. You never know...you just never know...

glimpses

Sony DSC-F707

10/28/2003 03:48:18 PM · #19

Originally posted by bamaster:

I'd much rather see an almost candid pic, maybe of her smiling/laughing, instead of some grin that comes across as so fake and stuff. I mean, like, really. For sure.

mmm... Tony.. but if you see the photo, then it is not exactly a blind date is it? =))

Trust me, let Dr. Jones pick them randomly.

10/28/2003 04:10:15 PM · #20

Originally posted by glimpses:

mmm... Tony.. but if you see the photo, then it is not exactly a blind date is it? =))

Trust me, let Dr. Jones pick them randomly.

I think I'll take your advice. Hot chicks in latex! That can get expensive. And I'm ok with that.

JEM

Sony DSC-F707

10/28/2003 05:12:23 PM · #21

The things one learns just hanging around DPC forums.
It is hard to imagine that Tony [International Butt Star] and a bright, clever guy is actually afraid to spend an evening with a young woman he has not met before.
Come on Melendez, where is that adventurous spirit?
DO IT!! Then give us a report - with photos.

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

10/28/2003 05:22:08 PM · #22

I do beleive it was Socrates that uttered the words, "To err is human, to date the unphotogenic is dumb." Yes. Oh yes.

I suppose I could test my threshold of adventure by going out with a "friend who's reeeealy nice". Who knows? Maybe she'll be the sole heir to a fortune and finds excitement in buying her man exotic sports cars. It could happen.

loz1

Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi

10/28/2003 05:29:38 PM · #23

I went on a blind date the other day and it did turn out pretty well. They don't have to be bad.

However there is no such thing as being to fussy when it comes to relationships. I mean in reality you want to find someone that you really like, and should never have to settle for anything but what is perfect for you.

ButterflySis

Canon EOS-50D