Internet Dating sites..Why do the majority of guys..?

Recently I have been checking out Internet Dating sites for a article.. one thing i noticed with all of them is that the majority of guys (like 90%), regardless of how they look.. all rate themselves as "above average" or "attractive"...? Ok, not all the women were beauty contest winners but they were more honest than the men!





I am aware that this is a statement and not really a question, but I just felt like throwing it out there.....!

Internet Dating sites..Why do the majority of guys..?
"Maybe the women on those sights have assumed that their problems are with their looks. While the men have assumed the problem is with the women they were dating."





That is an excellent observation! I like that.








I find that guys are in general more confident than girls. A guy friend of mine told me about his exes and one generalization he made was, all of them are extremely self aware and shameful (even though they are pretty). I have guy friends that are just average looking (not someone you would turn around for a second glance) but they actually admit that they think they are very good looking.





Maybe these men who rated themselves as "above average" or "attractive" really believed they are good looking.
Reply:Well. Those are the guys who are too desperate for a partner.


They worry and lie and say 'above average' (but in reality, they are as ugly as ____) so they can hope that a female believes him and will start to interact with him.


The guys you are talking about are the guys who do not know how to create a good (honest) profile.
Reply:Dont be a pathetic loser and join dating sites. Please. That is the most ignorent thing I have ever heard of. YOU DONT EVEN GET TO BE WITH THEM
Reply:Because guys need interest to serment the foundation of their fragile egos, and to do this must rate themselves higher then average so to gain this much needed attention. in short guys are vain and unethical. they are morons.





apart from me!! only joking
Reply:Maybe the women on those sights have assumed that their problems are with their looks. While the men have assumed the problem is with the women they were dating.
Reply:Well- opinions matter. Maybe they really believe that. Perhaps even their dating lives bare that out for them. Remember, attractinveness is a matter of taste. Just because they're not your taste doesn't mean that they're not above average.





By the same token, also remember that no matter what they say, in the end when you pick whomever you pick, they have to be right for you. Don't worry so much about what they say about themselves physically. (90%) of that's exaggeration on both sides, anyway. Instead, look at what you think the person might be like, and if that's attractive- maybe the rest won't mean so much.
Reply:hmmmm interesting. do you suppose that girls are aware of what IS more attractive than guys do? could be the reason girls are so worried about their looks more than guys are. dunno. what is beautiful or attractive really IS in the eye of the beholder?
Reply:Wonder if I joined one and described myself as brute ugly, how many replies I would get?
Reply:I rate myself on dating sites as average. I do this because I believe my looks are just that, average. Although I work out often, have an athletic build and stand 5 ft. 11 in., I am blind in an eye. Since the eye that is blind looks different from the one which has sight, I rate my looks as average. I make up for that by being very honest, hehehe!
Reply:men have bigger ego's. and don't let someone else tell you that you are pathetic if you join a dating site, not everyone joins a dating site to find a mate, some join to chat and meet new people online only.