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It's been said that on the internet, nobody knows you're a dog, but this little joke may hit a little too close to home for those taking a stab at Online Dating and looking for a little truth in advertising, so to speak. iVillager ciecherella asks, "Honestly, is it too much to ask that a guy posts at least one accurate photo of himself?" Apparently it is, ciecherella, because you're not alone in this lament. With outdated pictures, you may fall for the tall, dark and handsome ... of ten years ago. And then there are those who don't bother to put up a photo at all. What's a girl to do? Have you experienced the online dating photo bait and switch? And how do you hide your surprise (or disappointment) when you finally meet your date? Or maybe you've succumbed to the temptation of using an old photo you love ... or a little photoshop magic? Go on, you can tell me ... it'll just be between us.
You know a thread is going to be good when it begins, “I just have to rant a bit.”
And rant they do – about the extremely rant-worthy topic of women “starving to be thin.” The latest epidemic of skeletal celebs has women starving themselves in imitation, and, most disturbingly, has teens and preteens hating their bodies. We’ve heard it again and again – women, and even (increasingly) little girls, feeling like they have to be Nicole Ritchie-thin (see also: the gruesome cover of this week’s In Touch), which is in no way healthy. (Sorry, Nicole.) The more celebs get crazy-skinny, the harder it will be to figure out “what normal means” – for us and for young girls.
So cl-shywon starts us off: “I have two colleagues/friends who are on this near-starvation diet at the moment, and it's really getting to me. It's really just the one "friend" because she's doing it to lose THREE pounds. THREE!!! She's admitted it's not about health, it's about the number on the scale…. I guess I'm just frustrated at all the pressure there is to be that "right" size or weight.”
