What's your biggest turn-on when it comes to dating profile pictures?

[alice@lgbtqia.space]

@jef so hot!

[nuclearoatmeal@beige.party]

@alice

No bacon. Swipe whichever direction is no. Left?

And I'm guessing left from a song in Hazbin Hotel Sorry babe, but I'm not swiping right

[aprazeth@mstdn.social]

@alice

There I was, just scrolling my feed enjoying all the silent Sunday toots, minding my own business.

And out pops this toot, causing me to do a double take and have a hearty chuckle.

Thank you 🩵

[eedly@mindly.social]

@alice I remember two pictures from my now-spouse's OkCupid dating profile.

One was a sexy beach pic. Specifically, it was a windswept, overcast, PNW beach and she was wearing foul weather gear and looking at a collection of seal bones.

The other was a fuck pic. Or rather, a clothed picture of her grinning and extending her middle finger, saying "fuck you!" She told me later this was in the event one of her exes found her profile.

[unlofl@mstdn.social]

@alice You said "wrong answers only," we're just following directions!

edit: I think results weren't federated to me yet, I don't know why people are voting for pets, I'd say thats a good/neutral pic to have not a bad one!

[mikal@sfba.social]

@alice

What gets me really hot when looking at dating profile pics is a variation of your "Just dog/cat". I really like the ones where the woman is hiding behind her panting dog while reaching forward taking a selfie down its throat with its sloppy drooling tongue hanging out.

I'm assuming this is a metaphor. Instant right swipe, of course.

(lol people not spotting parody in this post)

[mikal@sfba.social]

@jef @alice

Photos like this are common on straight middle-aged women's profiles. I think it's hilarious that most people think of this as a guy thing and women complain about it all the time, but ‍️

[ibwatson@mstdn.party]

@alice oh. My tired brain didn’t see the “wrong answers only part” ‍️

[nshr@hhsocial.de]

@alice MAGA caps are my biggest turn-on (not)

[aprazeth@mstdn.social]

@alice

Honestly, excluding the possibility you meant this ironically and I am missing the entire point I would have to say none of those turn me on.

Most also wouldn't turn me off either, depending the situations.

Except for the slop generated avatar, flaunting of wealth (like waving wads of cash)

The rest, ehh... There might be story behind why they posted it. That fish photo might be a trip they made with close friends, the dog/cat their pet, Smiley's on faces protecting others privacy.

[alice@lgbtqia.space]

@ibwatson it seemed by the answers that most folx missed the sarcasm, so I made it explicit

[flipper@mastodonapp.uk]

@alice i voted "all cleavage", but just to be clear I mean the "no belt, fixing a sink drain cleavage"

[alice@lgbtqia.space]

@Aprazeth you certainly missed the irony, but apparently so did like half the people answering.

[osteopenia_powers@newsie.social]

@alice
This list is so well thought out and nearly complete that I am surprised it is lacking "in a bar howling, holding a drink and dressed head to foot in licensed fan-wear for some pro-sports team"

[randomgeek@masto.hackers.town]

@alice dogs and cats is both the perfect wrong answer and the perfect right answer. It tells me nothing and everything about the person.

Besides I see “cat” I’m gonna click. Don’t care if the scientific method burns down as a result.

[aprazeth@mstdn.social]

@alice

Ah, well it is not the first time I missed the irony on something.

You could call me... (Yes I am going to make that pun!)

Irony-deficient

[alice@lgbtqia.space]

When this is done, I should commission an artist¹ to make this scientifically accurate, world's hottest profile pic, using AI.

¹ Like a real one, not a "prompt engineer".

[shnooflebear@curly.cat]

@alice What do you mean 'hate'?

[faraiwe@mstdn.social]

@jef @alice ...what's the sturgeon's name??

[alice@lgbtqia.space]

@Osteopenia_Powers sadly, I only had so many option slots, so several things didn't make the list.