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What does get me jaded is the constant use of a 'hot model' pic, cuz really? If it ain't you, then don't use it. Your avatar is supposed to reflect your personality, or represent something you really enjoy/love/admire/etc. I enjoy the folks who use different avatars and swap them out, adi and her glitter and other types of 'adi' avatars, Mysteria and her cheeky butt, shotgun and his lone man in a long coat, and so on and so forth - using something that appeals to them, as it tells me a little bit about them. But guys, why use hot models flashing 10-pack abs with no shirt, and sultry hot stares into the camera lens... unless of course that's what really appeals to you. Which is fine, and happy to read it that way!



I love to use those. It's like I said in my first post (sorry, I always seem to write like 5 posts in a row...*shrugs*) this is the person I see myself as. Not that model, specificallly, but in general. I use models to put across the inner 'me'.
I'm not here to or look to get laid. I'm here as an artist and I'm not trying to make everyone think I'm that girl (although I do like to use the same model, because I think she's hot, and I like the look of her).
It even says in my profile I don't use pics of me.
just sayin'

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I'm only nervous of cartoon avatars if their arm keeps shaking...hmmm. I wonder what that's all about, lol! ;-)


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Picture ? What for ?

Dani gets to see it in the flesh , and she doesn't share well....
That's up to them. I don't really care if you have a pic or not.
I don't really care about pics, but I do not like people who don't put anything on their profile other than age, sex, and location. Give me some clue as to who I am chatting with....
Nine times out of ten, one is talking with an Elmer Fudd clone.
I don't care if they have no pictures, but if their profiles are not filled out, then I pass them by. As for pictures, the only picture I would like to see is a profile picture. I wish lush would do away with red and whites. It takes literally 2 mins to add some kind of avatar. Lush offers you a set of stock avatars, I think if a person does not choose one, lush should choose one and stick it in.
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They should take a few and add something! But hey,,, to each their own
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i trust people who have their real photos up less than people who don't.
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i trust people who have their real photos up less than people who don't.


Dammit, H. Now I can't be trusted?

No pics on profiles or no avatar? I don't really look at profiles, but red avatars...really, it only takes 45 seconds to shoot a pic with your phone, or maybe longer to figure out how to use Lush's stock avatars. I only recently added a pic to my own profile, and when I do look at a profile, I tend not to look at the picture galleries unless there's some good reason for me to do so. Or, more awfully, if the only thing on the profile is a pile of dick pics...aargh. Then I have no choice but to get out of that page as quickly as possible.
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In a perfect world, adults would be grown up about adult stuff. In the real world, some grown-ups are shockingly judgmental about adult stuff. Ergo it's perfectly natural for people to want to preserve their anonymity. Nevertheless, not uploading any kind of avatar is a bit dull.
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Dammit, H. Now I can't be trusted?

No pics on profiles or no avatar? I don't really look at profiles, but red avatars...really, it only takes 45 seconds to shoot a pic with your phone, or maybe longer to figure out how to use Lush's stock avatars. I only recently added a pic to my own profile, and when I do look at a profile, I tend not to look at the picture galleries unless there's some good reason for me to do so. Or, more awfully, if the only thing on the profile is a pile of dick pics...aargh. Then I have no choice but to get out of that page as quickly as possible.


of course i trust YOU, Jen! I guess I meant actual face photos. Someone who's comfortable with their actual face being on here is someone I can't understand! so long as an avatar resembles you or an interest of yours, it's fine by me.
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of course i trust YOU, Jen! I guess I meant actual face photos. Someone who's comfortable with their actual face being on here is someone I can't understand! so long as an avatar resembles you or an interest of yours, it's fine by me.



This, I suppose, is akin to the argument for gays to stay in the closet and not openly admit to the world who and what they are. Fear.

Some of us are fearless, and some of us have risen to positions where no one can hurt us, but the truly free person is the person who cares not one whit what others think of them, and presents themselves without disguise. Those would be the people I would truly trust.
While I have yet to use my own pictures as my avatar, my profile is as complete and comprehensive as any on Lush. I actually want Lush folks to know who I am. If someone wants to pass judgement on me based on that, well they are welcome to perform unnatural acts upon themselves.
Obviously your ID is not checked when signing up. Some of us are too shy to show ourselves or don't want to face scrutiny. Or we don't want to be identified. It doesn't matter really what it is. It's our choice to show real pics of ourselves or not.



Having a red and white avatar shouldn't be an option anymore.

There are a billion pics out there and ones supplied here.

When someone doesn't have anything it's boring AF.
Anything other than the red and whites. Even if it's not really you it does let some of your personality shine through.
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This, I suppose, is akin to the argument for gays to stay in the closet and not openly admit to the world who and what they are. Fear.

Some of us are fearless, and some of us have risen to positions where no one can hurt us, but the truly free person is the person who cares not one whit what others think of them, and presents themselves without disguise. Those would be the people I would truly trust.


fair enough. if you're comfortable with being yourself on here, i'm happy for you. i just am not comfortable with revealing personal details on a site like this. let's be honest; the internet can have crazy people on it and i have no intention of inviting them into my RL.

and i really don't see the parallels between coming out as gay and revealing your true identity on a sex stories site.
Personally, I prefer chatting with people that have their own picture for their avatar, it helps to give me a sense of who I'm chatting with. That being said, I don't mind chatting with women that use avatar's consistent with their user name, as I do understand the need for anonymity in some instances. On the other hand, as long as they're discreet with their other user information, what's the big deal? After all, the chances of actually meeting someone from this site are, for the most part, rather remote. I do dislike, and usually don't chat with people that use handsome or beautiful movie stars as their avatar's, it gives me the feeling that they are trying to hide something. I use my own picture for my avatar, some people like it, some, not so much. So be it, at least I'm being honest about who I am, and for me, establishing a true relationship begins with honesty. As for the red and white avatar's with no bio, blah!!! I hear people on here with those types of avatar's saying "I'm new here and haven't had time to post a pic or do a bio". I think that's B.S., that was the first thing I did when I joined this site and it only took a few minutes. Again, not providing a bio gives the appearance of trying to hide something.
It's their choice, but a pic of some sort does create more interest. I have to say the Ladies of Lush have some damned fine avatars on their profiles....thanks, Kee!
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I don't care if they have no pictures, but if their profiles are not filled out, then I pass them by. As for pictures, the only picture I would like to see is a profile picture. I wish lush would do away with red and whites. It takes literally 2 mins to add some kind of avatar. Lush offers you a set of stock avatars, I think if a person does not choose one, lush should choose one and stick it in.




This!
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and i really don't see the parallels between coming out as gay and revealing your true identity on a sex stories site.



Fear is the parallel. Fear of repercussions. Don't get me wrong. I have firewalls to keep the crazies out of my real life. But in 10 years of using my real photos on various sites online, nothing dire has ever come of it.
I am an alien shape-changer, so I always change to look just like my avatar. Just ask Bethany Frasier to verify this.

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Really there is no way to 100% verify that anyone is using a real pic of themselves avatar. And most people do not for reasons of discretion... career, family, business associates, friends, etc. Don't want their mom to know.

Now I do believe that is Bethany. And I might have to bite her on that cute butt of hers.
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I am an alien shape-changer, so I always change to look just like my avatar. Just ask Bethany Frasier to verify this.

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Really there is no way to 100% verify that anyone is using a real pic of themselves avatar. And most people do not for reasons of discretion... career, family, business associates, friends, etc. Don't want their mom to know.

Now I do believe that is Bethany. And I might have to bite her on that cute butt of hers.


I've watched him change, so yes, I can verify this!

The irony of my situation is that I kept my sexual orientation and my more kinky proclivities a big secret from my family until I was 26, when I was 'outed' by my sister. I was as well hidden as the rest of you until then. Since then, I have no one to hide from anymore. All my secrets are out, and it hardly matters anymore what anyone else thinks about me!
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Fear is the parallel. Fear of repercussions. Don't get me wrong. I have firewalls to keep the crazies out of my real life. But in 10 years of using my real photos on various sites online, nothing dire has ever come of it.


This is true. The more I think abut it though, the more I feel that my fear is people knowing something that I don't necessarily want them to know. I'm a writer first and foremost and only my husband has ever read anything fictional I've written. I don't want my family, his family, my co-workers, clients to know what I write/fantasise about. I'm not scared of their reaction. It's just something I'd prefer to keep private. Writing smut doesn't define who I am in the way my sexual orientation does. I simply don't want say my brother to stumble across my profile and know that I'm heavily into sex. I'm not afraid of his reaction but I simply don't think it's any of his business. I hope I'm making sense!
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...I simply don't want say my brother to stumble across my profile and know that I'm heavily into sex. I'm not afraid of his reaction but I simply don't think it's any of his business...


Oddly enough, it was my brother who brought me here. Yes, we're close, but "twenty texts per day" close, not "Lush close".

Anyway, there was some contest going on--I think the Flash Erotica comp, when the category was just being unveiled--and he thought that I might as well put that minor in English Lit to good use. Ended up not placing--I didn't know that X number of votes were required to have a piece considered by the judges, and I submitted it very late in the contest--but I was hooked after it was awarded an RR. I didn't know at the time what an RR was, but I like shiny things, so I stayed.

As far as colleagues/friends/others "finding out" that I write on Lush, it doesn't bother me. Interestingly, the few people IRL whom I've told that I write what is essentially literary porn, haven't believed me. My s/o does, obviously, but that's about it. Apparently since I attend church regularly, volunteer in the community, specifically for the Washington State Patrol and for the King County Department of Health, participate in the One Night Count, and otherwise work to serve others before myself, it's not also possible for me to write porn.
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i'm assuming that you mean pics of themselves versus other images. having been on both sides of the spectrum, i have to say that it doesn’t factor into whether or not i choose to trust someone. there are a plethora of reasons why some choose to and others choose not to. all are valid. the only thing that will make me not trust you are your actions on the site or my intuition.

as far as avatars go, the red and whites are an absolute turn off. when i encounter them in a chat room, i automatically think their sole purpose here is to cyber. which is fine. however, most people here want to establish connections and if you can't even be bothered to find an avi, how are you supposed to put effort into some sort of relationship?

Say. Her. Name.


If somone came to Lush that recognized you, wouldnt it mostly be the case that you would be able to ask them what they were doing on Lush, as they were asking you what you were doing here. This is a community, and much like I would not wear a sack over my head in public, I am not afraid to show who I am. If someone I know in 'real' life came to Lush and recognized me, I would be the first to ask them why they are here, if they questioned me.
I'm new here - I came to read some stories, but found out it's so much more. I'm not sure it's viable as a hook up site, as people are all spread out (no pun intended) and thus far, I haven't found a way to do a geographic search.

Still: anybody should be able to post a faceless full body pick (unless you have a big tattoo that says "I'm Steve Jones from 123 Main St Omaha NE). As a veteran of bisexual hookup sites, I feel people are hiding undesirable body types. Come on: put it out there - whatever your physique, there are people who will like it.