Why is it that so many people have hang ups that people must have a face pic on their profile? I'm a closet CDer as are most of us, why would I want to put a full face pic on my profile for the world to see? I'll post body dressed pics with obscured face to give an idea of presentation, surely that would be enough to get people's attention.
If I find someone chatty enough that I think I'd perhaps like to meet I'd certainly consider sending a face pic in a private message, not everyone wants to take the risk of outing themselves, I do go outdoors dressed though not where I live, there are a select few that know I dress and I want to keep it that way, what's everyone else's view on this fascination with face pics?

Its all down to personal preferance. for me I felt more complete when people could see my face but that's just me. If your not happy showing your face Leanne then thats fine, that is up to you I respect that after all there are no hard and fast rules about it so don't let anyone tell you any different.

No to comfortable about face shots one make up is crap and 2 know one knows about this side of me . I have been out dressed that why there's face pics up some one done the make up for me but if your uncomfortable showing your face don't that's it x

its all about doing what you are comfortable with, however I like to see who I'm talking to, subsequently people without face pictures won't get my attention.

Ideally, I like to see who I'm looking to but do make some exceptions.

Cant stand people hiding, should make it compulsory to have a face pic up as its not fair when so many are open then you get the hidden ones that i just bet are thoroughly enjoying to be looking and very probably judging other peoples looks on this site.

To be honest, i do like a face picture, a real one at that. Let's be honest you won't walk round town with just your arse on show - But then again if you have a V3 stamped across your butt, then why not! x
This post was edited by Elizabeth (Liz) Arlington-Lee at March 8, 2015 4:41 PM GMT

ho ho ho

Henry Viii's wives I call them. Headless photos - why?

If you want to chat on line and meet others - either on line of in real life - then why not show a real face pic? All the excuses...like my family could see me, or my work mates, or my friends.....are sort of rubbish, as in if they look on here - why are they here?

And would they even recognize you en femme?

P xxx
This post was edited by Pauline Smith at March 8, 2015 5:11 PM GMT

I understand what you're saying Pauline but not all members appear en femme on this site. I, as you know, have posted many face pics which are instantly recognisable to any of my friends or family (that's why I decided to add the beard). I can empathise with those who don't wish to post face pics. xxx
This post was edited by Mal Ware at March 8, 2015 11:12 PM GMT

Yes, with respect Pauline, the worries of friends or family seeing ones make up clad face on a trans web page is not a rubbish worry,,, what I do is private, if I wanted the world to know I'd just get my glad rags on paint my face and head down town, I work in an industry with many many people from all over the country, yes it may be strange for them to be browsing a site like this but all it would take to effectively ruin my life is to be outed, I live in a small town where CDing would not go down well

just out of interest how would being 'outed' effectively ruin your life and how do you know cross dressing would not go down well where you live? I really cannot understand what the problem is its not like you are kiddy fiddling or planning to run off with some secret ISIS pals. There is absolutely nothing wrong with crossdressing so I dont understand the problem
This post was edited by Mia Wallace at March 9, 2015 10:46 AM GMT

nice disguise Mal!

Thanks Gemma!

Gemma, I wasn't implying that all society is against CDing, more so the close nit community I live in is a bit backward, I live in the very far north of Scotland where a CDer may as well carry a banner saying yes I'm a man in a dress, feel free to take the p**s, being outed in such a place would totally ostracise you from everyone else, ok maybe a bit dramatic the way I put it across but I'm sure you see where I'm coming from, certainly the cities are far more liberal when it comes to expressing yourself, that's why I love my visits to them, I do dress and venture out and absolutely love it.
I envy people who basically don't care who knows and who doesn't, personally I want to remain annonimous to prying eyes, what everyone else does is entirely up to them

I've lived in the highlands and I'm sorry but the people that reside are the best people on the planet, decent fun and loyal, yes some friendships might change but generally the true friends will still be around , and if it was hell on earth you just move till you find a acceptable environment

Lol well I'm a true Highlander and have lived here all my life Madam Sin, yes the people are indeed the best you could hope for and I wouldn't wish to live anywhere else, I still wouldn't want the locals knowing my business lol

Leanne,

Here is a true story about me. I was out a couple of years ago with another Tgirl going to Gay Pride and we were walking along the street past a bus stop in the centre of Manchester.

My cousin and his girlfiend, who I had last seen at a family party about 6 weeks before, got off the bus about 5 metres in front of us and walked right past me.
Neither of them recognised me.

People see what they want to see....and yes I was worried that he would recognize me.

Having said that I understand your reluctance to show your face in a small rural community; I do know how there is little privacy in small communities, as I lived for several years in a village in Limburg - where I was 3 times a foreigner - not Dutch, not a Limburger and not from the village.

And yes Mal I understand why men here won't show their faces, but then they can hardly expect to have any kind of on line chat...and by the way I love the Bluto beard.

hugs

Pauline xxxx

I like to see who I am chatting to. I am a closet CDer, yet I choose to take the risk and show my face on my photos. To me, I feel that if I am going to take the risk, so should others IF they want to communicate with me. But that is just my opinion.

Sonja x

Maybe once I get my face done by a make up artist I'll chance it, until then it'll be a body shot I'm afraid
This post was edited by Leanne Jacobs at March 22, 2015 1:51 PM GMT

To some measure, I understand the reluctance.
Personally, I take the view that if the intention behind cross dressing is "realism", then you wouldn't go out dressed or put photos online until you are comfortable with them looking realistically femme and unlike " Bob".
If you are looking to meet, then very few decent people are going to be comfortable dating mysteryman.
I once did that, and inadvertently picked up a nice friendly guy on the prom at Morecambe who was in the right place, and smiled at me ! Might not have been such a happy ending though.

It makes no difference to me if someone has a face picture on here but I do understand that some of the girls on here may be worried that they are recognized but like Pauline I can tell you that I was in the company of a guy (amongst other of my friends) who I had met as admirer when I was dressed and he didn't have a clue how I was!! so that gave me quite a lot of confidence that people wouldn't quess my identity

Personally if don't wont to show your face that's your choice. However, if someone tries to out you after seeing your picture on this site then I would have to ask what are they hiding? Even so if someone did try to' out' me, I'd ask them what their problem is cus I haven't got a problem crossdressing .