The "I'm wearing a mask in all my pics" Guy

Let's face it. Wearing a mask is the new norm in this crazy ass world. What shouldn't be a norm when it comes to dating apps is guys (or girls) who have a mask on in every picture. I mean, yes, thank you, I get it, you are showing everybody you care about the pandemic and others. Bravo. But reality is masks are basically required almost everywhere and expected.

But why a mask in a pic? Maybe one pic ok. But ALL your pics? The first thing that comes to my mind when I would see that is WHAT ARE YOU HIDING? It raises sooo many questions in my head. Do you have teeth? Are your teeth all jacked up? Do you have a nose? Or are you twinning with "He Who Shall Not Be Named?" So. Many. Questions.

Maybe I'm traumatized because when I first started using dating apps two years ago, I actually encountered a guy with his four front teeth missing. It took a couple of weeks of video calls and snooping on social media to find out he had no teeth and was hiding that. Sorry. No teeth is a dealbreaker for me. And I'm gonna guess a whole lot of you.

So the mask thing in a guy's profile in ALL his pics raises a red flag FOR ME. I did some research and found some other writers / bloggers talking about this. Apparently I'm in the minority...I've seen crazy ass comments like (and I'm paraphrasing):

"The more we normalize - and even sexualize - mask-wearing, the safer we'll all ultimately be."

"Wearing a mask in your dating app profile is sexy."

"There are more important things to factor into attraction...than the bottom half of their face."

No. Just no. I"m sorry. Call me shallow. The FIRST thing you do on a damn dating app to determine if you swipe left or right is based on the person's PHYSICAL APPEARANCE. I don't know, call me crazy, I like the guy I'm with to have teeth, not saying they have to be perfect teeth (mine are crooked) but at least have teeth that are for the most part decent and taken care of. You could also be hiding something else under them mask. I don't know.

It's just like how I like to take full body pics and have them in my app profile. I'm not a skinny girl. I know this. What you see is what you get. I'm not gonna do all head shots and a guy think he's getting some Victoria's Secret model with flat abs and no cellulite. Because that's not me. And never will be.

I think it comes down to this. On dating apps, in your profile description and your pics, be honest, be real. It's that simple. Don't hide behind a mask, or filters, or a group of friends (that's another blog post...). Someone WILL like you and WILL swipe on you for who you are. Whether you are missing some teeth or have some chubs, someone will swipe on you, just be you.

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