I haven’t read the other reviews of this because I don’t want it to interfere with my own interpretation of your photo, so if some of the points have already been made… well, sorry.
Arms crossed, black shirt with large pink and white design, pentagram, and a big goofy grin: ah, mixed messages. Couple this with the the blurriness of your photo, and it just screams “I pretend not to give a fuck.” But really you’re a teddy bear (courtesy goofy grin). You were probably a bit gothy, back in the day, but you won’t admit to listening to, say, Black Tape for a Blue Girl over the standard KMFDM (here, I’m guessing and going by T-shirt art alone). Your necklace is out, which means it’s more than an accessory, and you consciously wanted it in the picture as a symbol to your potential mate. Stop and think about this for a second. What’s the appropriate time to discuss politics? When do you mention how many kids you want? Do you want to be telling your first date that you’re Pagan, or were, or are cool with it, or generally don’t give a fuck? If you do, full steam ahead. I mean, I know that the pentagram goes hand-in-hand with the gothy stuff (been there, done that), but when you’re… erm, your age…, people aren’t as generally accepting of each other; they need more tedious explanation about mundane, commonplace things. This being one of them.
Moving on…
You’re wearing a wristwatch, which indicates one of three things: 1. You know how to accessorize, or 2. You don’t carry a cell phone, or 3. There is some emotional significance to the watch. I move that it’s option #3 because if you knew how to accessorize, you would have shown off the watch more in the photo and updated your glasses frames to be a bit more modern; it is unlikely that you don’t carry a cell phone because everybody does it (on the other hand, you don’t give a fuck, so maybe you don’t); hence, the watch probably has some meaning to you.
The photo is taken… what, at a college dorm, where you prey on young girls? This together with your choice of, ah, wardrobe suggests you don’t have a ton of money. You probably have a room mate; if you’re out of school you’re in computers, you have an IT graveyard shift job, but either way, you don’t see the sun much (and sport a fancy LCD tan). Judging by the size of your ears, you’re between 25 and 33 (ears never stop growing, and yours are pretty small), which is too old to be hanging on by a thread to the carefree college days. Update your image. Keep the black, but shine the boots. You know?
Anyway, what I would do:
- Get a new glasses prescription. Update the frames. Maybe go rimless. You will look older and wiser, in a good way. If you look like money, girls will think you have it.
- Consider what your accessories are saying about you.
- Think about posture. Crossed arms may mean “I’m a hard guy to get to know,” but women love a challenge. It really works for you.
Overall, I love this picture. I love the goofy grin, I love the posture, I love the beard. I don’t love the t-shirt and the setting, but these are the easiest things to fix.
Good luck!
