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Does your Profile Picture affect how People perceive You ?

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  • HellsKells
    HellsKells Posts: 671 Member
    Probably, but I never really asked. If people comment that they like it, then it's a keeper. If not, and I like it, well *kitten* those guys, it's still a keeper :laugh:
  • MaryJane_8810002
    MaryJane_8810002 Posts: 2,082 Member
    IDK and I don't care really, my cat just got tired of being exploited.
  • jasonpclement
    jasonpclement Posts: 146 Member
    my profile picture suggests that I haven't updated my pictures in a year or so... I need to update, as I have atleast 3-5 pounds of lean mass since it was taken.
  • bonsaiblossom
    bonsaiblossom Posts: 133 Member
    Yep it does.

    No reason.


    ^^yummy^^
  • jadedzen
    jadedzen Posts: 221 Member
    probably does affect what people think of me. but i picked a this picture of me dancing because dance is one of my main motivations for health. if people don't like it, i really don't care anymore.
  • relaxinglmt
    relaxinglmt Posts: 10
    Yes...definately it does... I try to post pictures where most of "me" is hidden by someone or something else!
  • ChcolateLady11
    ChcolateLady11 Posts: 359
    Im not sure....but think so :-)
  • ChcolateLady11
    ChcolateLady11 Posts: 359
    IDK and I don't care really, my cat just got tired of being exploited.

    LoL poor kitty!!
  • Kenzietea2
    Kenzietea2 Posts: 1,132 Member
    I picked it because I actually spent time straightening my curly hair, and since that is so rare I took a picture :) I really have no idea how others perceive me because of it, though I can't say I really care.
  • Babymomakell
    Babymomakell Posts: 257 Member
    I put pictures up of me that I like, and I update them when I take new ones that I like. I don't know if they show my personality per se, but they are me =)
  • Darkskinned88
    Darkskinned88 Posts: 1,177 Member
    Headshots are for "pleasure" and get a bunch of blank requests and messages...others of my progress show im about business. Today is a pleasure day lol
  • kimoRUN
    kimoRUN Posts: 325 Member
    Yeah, people tend to think I'm this happy go lucky kind of guy. But I'm really angry old grump. :angry: :grumble:
  • MelMena
    MelMena Posts: 152 Member
    :flowerforyou: No one has told me how they perceive me so I'm not sure how to answer that.
  • LoveActually
    LoveActually Posts: 177 Member
    I chose mine because it's my most recent body shot and I love the way I look in it. I keep it up for myself and could care less what people think of me because of it.
  • Cait_Sidhe
    Cait_Sidhe Posts: 3,150 Member
    I change mine pretty often. My face annoys me with it's imperfections. I leave one picture up for awhile till I just can't stand to look at it anymore then I change it to something I haven't used in awhile and am not as annoyed by. Then it happens again. I don't know why I always use pictures of my face. Narcissistic I guess.
  • nothing1994
    nothing1994 Posts: 1,936 Member
    Yes.

    As you can tell my profile picture is something almost everyone hates,so i get lots of hate for the duck lips all over the forums

    Which is what i was going for. :devil:
  • babydollash
    babydollash Posts: 15
    I choose not to have a profile pic for a few reasons.

    1. I know how I look
    2. Others need not know how I look
    3. I'd rather people on here not know who I am
    4. Because I don't look like someone who "needs" to lose weight (most of us are here for weight loss correct)

    Annnnd 5. Because I'm a mega babe and the sight of me would make everything you ever look at again ugly :-P Lol jokes.
  • pippinboy9
    pippinboy9 Posts: 73 Member
    I would imagine my pic does affect how people perceive me.....but I wouldn't know how it affects their perception.....I've never asked. I put pics up of myself that make ME feel good about myself, and change MY perception of ME!!! :)
  • giggitygoo
    giggitygoo Posts: 1,978 Member
    Probably, but I don't really care. I just liked the picture. A silly one taken with my webcam to show my new haircut.
  • highheeldiva01
    highheeldiva01 Posts: 1,206 Member
    i can tell u look very mean, old, grumpy, and scary 2 lol :laugh: ( quote]
    Yeah, people tend to think I'm this happy go lucky kind of guy. But I'm really angry old grump. :angry: :grumble:
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  • supahstar71
    supahstar71 Posts: 926 Member
    Yeah, people tend to think I'm this happy go lucky kind of guy. But I'm really angry old grump. :angry: :grumble:

    I'd say you're an adorable grump.

    I change mine up because I get bored. I'm just a fickle pickle.
  • booyainyoface
    booyainyoface Posts: 409 Member
    hahaha. i like humor... and costumes... and beer. so yes?
  • highheeldiva01
    highheeldiva01 Posts: 1,206 Member
    yep this is what i look like evey day on my way to work lol...parents and kids call mrs. at the store, my house or were ever i am, yep this is me :D
  • laurie571
    laurie571 Posts: 152 Member
    The funny thing with my profile pic is that I just found it on my cell phone that I saved a long long time ago. And, I just laugh everytime that I see it. My Pic has been blank for quite some time though

    Hopefully it makes other's laugh as well. No rotations yet
    my brother sent me this and i kept it on my phone, makes me laugh every time i see it
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    Yes.

    As you can tell my profile picture is something almost everyone hates,so i get lots of hate for the duck lips all over the forums

    Which is what i was going for. :devil:

    haha way to own it!
  • thedancingleper
    thedancingleper Posts: 158 Member
    Probably, but I don't really care. I briefly show my face in my profile pic for certain forum threads but am quick to change it back to something that is not me. I feel weird seeing my own image every time I post a reply, so I prefer anonymous images of things that interest me. If they turn people off, so be it.
  • Lyndi4
    Lyndi4 Posts: 442 Member
    I'm sure it does, but I'm okay with that. I chose this picture because it was the first 5k that I did. :smile: I do change mine from time to time, just kind of depends on my mood. Sometimes I put something up that shows my progress. Other times I put something up that shows me with my family, pets, etc. It's kind of random, depending on what's going on in my life at the moment.
  • PandaDreamerGurl
    PandaDreamerGurl Posts: 45
    Well I hope they perceive me as freakin' adorable... because I totally am. :laugh:
  • AZDizzy
    AZDizzy Posts: 434 Member
    I have no idea how people perceive me.

    I don't have any progress pics...yet. And I guess I have a face-pic up so my friends feel like they're talking to someone real.
  • zombiesama
    zombiesama Posts: 755 Member
    What does mine seem like? because my answer is maybe?? I've got no idea how they perceive me, other than strange and silly haha.

    maybe I should change it.
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