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    Why do you post selfies?

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      Ever have your pics used by a catfish ? I have kinda of a bit of a nightmare
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      idk1970 wrote: »
      Ever have your pics used by a catfish ? I have kinda of a bit of a nightmare

      Not near young enough or thin enough for that. I'm safe
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      pudgy1977 wrote: »
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      Not near young enough or thin enough for that. I'm safe

      ^^ ha. Me too.
    • Posts: 2,312 Member
      idk1970 wrote: »
      Ever have your pics used by a catfish ? I have kinda of a bit of a nightmare

      The key to not having that happen is to not have an attractive face. Trust me, it works.

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    • Posts: 4,984 Member
      idk1970 wrote: »
      Ever have your pics used by a catfish ? I have kinda of a bit of a nightmare

      I'm not thin enough for that. Unless they are trying to catfish a chubby chaser...
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      Is this a real thread.....sigh
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      djeffreys10 wrote: »
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      The key to not having that happen is to not have an attractive face. Trust me, it works.

      I've found this trick works for me, too.
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      STLBADGIRL wrote: »
      Is this a real thread.....sigh

      Of course it is it's a discussion
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      GnothiSeauton23 wrote: »
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      Nope...it's on the internet.

      My real life friends don't ever question my motives when I show up in public.

      You have real life friends?? Huh
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      I post selfies on FB cause they're fun!
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      tjiddy wrote: »
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      Winner! I love it! I should attach a selfie to it too

      Let's ALL selfie!
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      Most of our selfies are just wind up ones cause it's causes a bit of a stir..just messing round and trying to have a laugh. Also just naturally people like compliments or like to show off their progress cause they are proud of themselves
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      Bandit1996 wrote: »
      I post selfies on FB cause they're fun!

      Hell yeah I get way more attention on fb with my selfies then on here



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      tjiddy wrote: »
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      Winner! I love it! I should attach a selfie to it too

      How does one get validated from multiple threads I usually try to think of something that will get a convo going but sometimes. Not many interested so I'll think of another that's all
    • Posts: 1,263 Member
      Ultimately for me, since I don't know anyone in real life, I like seeing everyone's selfies and progress pictures. Helps you to feel attached to people and get to know them in a small way. It's pretty shallow as far as relationships between people go, but that's not to say that solid friendships can't be formed from these initial shallow friendships.
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      I think MFP is different by nature, but on other platforms I do think it's because people need to feel good about themselves. I read an article encouraging people to post selfies because it shows love of yourself but I completely disagree. When I think of the people on my friends list the people who post selfies the most are known to have low self esteem, they use filters and extreme angles to make themselves look better and I don't understand those flower crowns. Of course, people post pictures of pretty much anything to get likes and approval, like they want to show people the cool activity they are in to or how active they are.
    • Posts: 4,664 Member
      Dreamcrusher16 wrote: »
      Ultimately for me, since I don't know anyone in real life, I like seeing everyone's selfies and progress pictures. Helps you to feel attached to people and get to know them in a small way. It's pretty shallow as far as relationships between people go, but that's not to say that solid friendships can't be formed from these initial shallow friendships.

      I like this... and wanted to say so with more than an anonymous click.
    • Posts: 1,011 Member
      I've never done it and I do not understand the allure either.
      Not even shots for workout progress.

      If I cannot see the difference visually over time then clearly I am doing something wrong.
      I don't need a picture to prove it.
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