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do you think hairpiece/wig is "deceptive" for online dating profile photo?

I would not give this a second thought except that several female friends had very strong negative comments about this. The photo with "hair" makes a night and day difference in terms of making the first contact. (don't need any artificial help after that ...) I know women like to claim that physical appearance is not the only thing (yeah, right ... both men and women want to date someone "attractive" ... men just honest about it). I don't see this as any different from dressing well, being clean and well groomed. How is this any different from a woman who colors her hair, uses makeup, wears a pushup bra or has had cosmetic surgery??? I am not claiming to have a full head of hair but I am also not going say anything about it unless it comes up ... why should I? I would assume it would be more obvious in person than an online photo ... but I still do not feel at all deceptive or sneeky. any thoughts on this? ladies ... anybody had any relevant experience?

Public Comments

1. a lot of women like bald men. I think hair pieces only fool the person wearing it. They all look horrible
2. i personally feel that if you are going bald, partial or full, its more natural to just keep it cut short, and NO comb over. I do think its wrong to have women have fake hair it, i,e, hair pieces, unless medically necessary (cancer paitents) and if they do, they should let the guy know. my mom went thru so many dates, and the comb over was the worst one!!!
3. if she wears it all the time it is not deceptive (like if she is slightly bald...or very bald and needs it to feel good about herself)...but if she wore it JUST for the picture then i would consider that kind of deceptive.
4. how would u feel if u were chatting to a gorgeus woman, whom u decided to meet in real life only to find out that her online picture isnt really her?coz you on the online picture with the hair-piece isnt really you, bcoz u dont have a full head of hair no?
5. I think it is being deceptive, but that is coming from a woman who doesn't wear makeup, lol. I think if a woman isn't attracted to you as you are then they aren't worth it to begin with. I personally don't see anything wrong with a guy with balding hair. But that's me. I think if you are going to post a pic with a service you might as well be yourself. Good luck!
6. if anything, shave your whole head it looks better,but besides that if you feel better putting a hair piece for a picture than do it. as long as you feel good about it. but do be honest with whoever you're going to meet that way she knows what to expect and also you don't look like a liar...good luck
7. please, please, PLEASE don't wear a rug in pictures. i work in a casino and all the men that i've ever seen wearing them, you could easily tell and they all looked ridiculous. be the way you are. and bald is beautiful,,,even thinning hair is better than a man with a hairpiece. of course, this is only my opinion,,,but you asked.
8. Personally I would hate to see a photo of someone and then found out it was not a true picture of them. Why pretend you look better than you do? It will only be a disappointment in the end. If they are going to like you they will anyway. Wouldn't you be disappointed if you had the same done to you? Be yourself and then you will know that they like you for who you are. no point in pretending as if the relationship gets serious they will find out in the end and it could be the end of something that was really great.
9. post two pictures...one with and one without. then let them vote. you'll at least get more hits.