Why do some guys....

I see what you mean and all Rain. It's just...Hmmm jeez I really am old spirited. Back in my day...People would put profiles and statuses that were about them. A profile picture had meaning, statuses had meaning. Then all of sudden I come across alot of misunderstandings... Them liking a certain character is pretty understandable; i'm surprised I never thought of that >~< That said...Uhm... Somehow I get the feeling that that is not really why they did it. Waifu's these days are pretty flat in my opinion... Smile, blush and cry ALOT; hyper active... Vibrantly colored.. I MEAN. Thats just how I see it...To each their own. Long story short... Guys who put females as their profile pic are creepy to me. That is all. Aha...

Hahaha, creepy, huh? I guess it does kinda feel like they're wearing masks if they have no real pics of themselves and don't really give a lot of details about themselves, but I think on some level, it does kinda show a little courage. Like they're letting down their guard and putting their moe blob waifus on display. Which is great in an anime convention setting, but this is a social site. I mean I personally wouldn't go the "wear a cute girl disguise" if my goal is to find a cute girl and enter a relationship. I would liken myself to the shoujo manga bishonen they fawn over, and don my quest-worthy regalia and try to present myself as an adventurous bishonen... Crap. Actually, more than anything, I think it has to do with signaling "I like this anime, and if you like this anime too, we good." but like Enki said, I get a lot of friendship requests from girls here who have male anime character avatars, and when that's all their pics are composed of, it kinda leaves me scratching my head like "Um... Okay? Probs an 14 year old yaoi fan-weeb girl." So whether or not I add them (Really depends on how descriptive their profiles are, and whether they are actually trying to convey that they are a real person or not), I kinda write them off as friend-zoned until I have reason to assume they aren't 14 year old yaoi fan-weeb girls.

Oh I can answer that question easy! It's because A. People like to play women for the visual aesthetic.(For instance my 30 year old, sexually frustrated brother. Constantly says how he prefers to stare at a woman's ass than a mans) B. They like the armor.(As some games do change the armors for their games, Looking at you demon souls.) C. They prefer more feminine or they just enjoy making female heroes instead of males, Just because. For the second part, Because A. Look to the first A http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/612/868/fa8.gif B. They just like the picture, or again, they feel more relation to feminine qualities. Personally, I hate the stuff. But I can see why other's do it. In games I usually try to make a guy that looks the closet to myself, or a story character in my book. While with profile pics, I go back and forth between real and anime style pics for this place, because, well why not. While places like facebook I'm always using a real pic, thanks to family on it. Depends on what the forums for. Either way, it's always a guy. It's all about who or how they relate or enjoy the character they are making or playing through. On the internet it's always best to assume it's a guy. Until you've asked them, and even then it's not always a sure fire shot. Just the inconveniences of the internet in the end.

I use anime men as profile pics at times cuz it's a favorite character or i saw a fanart i really liked. There shouldn't be a problem with that. It's showing a part of what they like. Even on here when people are trying to know other people. Favorite characters or art shows a piece of their tastes in things. Now to the other side of the coin that was mentioned a few times already. If they do it to fool others than that i would see as a problem. You shouldn't mess with somebody like that no matter what relationship they are looking for. To deceive means as a person you can't trust who they may come off to be. Now for the irl pics. I get people are curious but to peg someone as suspicious just cuz they don't want to publically post pics of themselves isn't really giving them the benefit of the doubt if you don't try to understand the reason. Even if it is the usual i don't want to be judged based on looks that could truly be why. I will not post full body pics of myself on here to the public cuz of the same reason. People still have a tendency to judge by looks and the ones who do might not be so nice in their approach if they like or dislike how you look. Only two people on here knows how i look only after i talked to them For several weeks. I mean several to the point where i can feel comfortable and secure enough to do so. I admit i get curious about other people and their looks too but i won't get suspicious if they don't wanna share cuz that is their own privacy with their own reasons. I'm not ruling out that some would be a concern depending on their behaviour as an individual, but there are some like me who are very private and has a reason that is legit to them even if it doesn't feel legit to another person.

I mean, let's be honest. What could be more badass than a house wife? https://media.giphy.com/media/oJyyV0tc76WgU/source.gif

I get pretty triggered that one of my friends chara is always female we started a star wars dnd campaign and he's a girl so i roasted him in session for that shit

I don't know about other people, but I generally put up female avas because I absolutely DETEST men, due to past backgrounds. Basically: I hate men, fear women. However, the one compromise I make, is if the woman I like is soothing and caring enough, I am willing to put aside my fears to move forward in life. Besides, I like a woman with great style. I don't necessarily hide, because despite fearing the gender and sex concept known as the "woman", I actually don't fear people as a whole and quite frankly look down on them for anything requiring a bit of intellect, but look up in regards to maintaining appearances. I know I have a bit of an unkempt appearance, but quite frankly I like my facial hair, because quite frankly it compensates for my lack of distinctive attractiveness. I happen to find myself to be absolutely ugly on the outside, and the one thing I don't find ugly is my facial hair. So when I find out that women don't like facial hair, I use a female ava to show a bit of my personality and a bit of my taste. Not like I'll get lucky on a site for fellow hobbyists. After all, I know facial hair is supposedly a cute woman repellent. So how about when women stop giving men crap for an aspect that make them feel masculine, and are more honest with me and don't rudely call me a f***ing homo without knowing my backstory and why that would not be possible, then perhaps I would be fine with showing my face. But as it stands, my negative views on women via my own mother only continues to sour as I see women in not only Hollywood and the News, but also the rank hypocrisy in women not willing to give a man a f***ing chance when there's plenty of potential just because of appearances. Men use female avas either because they secretly have dysphoria with their own warped view of masculinity, have seen women laugh and mock their appearance, and use verbally abusive terms for them, have some form of insecurity with their appearances, or have an issue with contrasts between their appearances and personality. I look like an average, albeit a bit older than I actually am, generic masculine metalhead. Yet I am inherently not into sex, as the concept terrifies me, and I know I would make a terrible father. I love romance and idealize it, because I feel the more intimate aspects feel more completing than mindless physical and worthless sex. Which is apparently very effeminate. I also happen to like cute things, mostly in particular, females. I detest things like fast cars or anything related to that aspect. I like many forms of anime, some masculine, some downright feminine. The only ones I won't go with are mecha and BL. I happen to really like things like GL, which I consider the purest form of romance, and things with things like emotional development and exploring psychological content. I'm sick and tired of having to conform to an appearance, when my own personality is unable to be defined to the ideals of a woman. I think too differently from all of you, and as a result, I feel alienated when I hear the most GENERIC AF female desire. Yes, I get that appearances matter. I totally get that, because I know how much it matters. There's no point in someone who doesn't have an aspect you like. The problem, is that a woman doesn't want to invest if something she initially finds repulsive, without understanding the value. I'm a person who admires self-sacrifice in a person. Sue me.