I’ve been online since around 1996 or 1997, I think. My first online experience was with AOL in which my roommate at the time gave me my own screen name on his computer. Forget surfing the web! I was addicted to the world of chat rooms. I soon learned that to increase your odds of meeting someone, you had to have a pic to swap. And learning the trade was a hard lesson. The first person I ever agreed to meet off line didn’t have a pic. That was a big no no I discovered when Revenge of the Nerds came knocking at the door.
Although I spend less time chatting on line these days, I’m still amazed at the number of gay men who either don’t have a pic or they try to pass off a pic like the one above as being them. Yeah, a nice bod is definitely pleasing to the eyes, but if I’ve got to put a paper bag over what’s above your shoulders, why bother? Dick pics, butt shots, and the infamous headless pics get boring fast! You’re going to have to show your face at the door anyway. And the only guy who I don’t want to know what he looks like before he comes knocking is the guy who brings the pizza. Besides, anyone with a bit of computer knowledge knows how to Google a hot pic and do some cropping. So, be honest.
This is 2008, guys! If you are still cruising chat rooms looking for Mr. Right or Mr. Right now, then being discreet should not be an issue.
On second thought, maybe a faceless pic ain’t such a bad thing.
YIKES! Forget I said that!
