Not Being Willing to Share, and Taking "No" for an Answer

You’re not alone at all. You do you and word will get around quickly that you are not going to share (the pervs gossip like hens). I will recommend making sure you have some thick skin though. It can be a tough place sometimes. But it’s fun and there are amazing people here. 😁

hope you enjoy it here - tell the jerks to take a hike and use your block button liberally

I giggle at people when I see them taking selfies. I can't help myself.

You don't have to share photos with anyone.

To an extent, yes. But this site has a problem with catfish and alt accounts, especially with the NEW accounts. We can only trust someone after we verify who they are, and that means eventually seeing you. It isn't vain or narcissistic to flash up a safe pic occasionally, but for the moment, everyone is a stranger, and you are a stranger to us. As a new member, you should take your time, interact with those who post things you like, and engage in conversations with other members until you feel safe. Block the pervs. There are no merit badges for tolerating creeps and pervs, only blocks. They aren't permanent unless you want them to be. Just do what feels right and make friends.

I don't mind people asking me, but when I say no, and they get offended by it, then it becomes a problem. Just don't get pissed at me if I decline your request, and make the request politely. No one here has a right to see my pictures.

Also, for the selfie lovers:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S074756321930370X

Hello Cassie, I suppose I need a welcome back having joined SW when EP went to read only and then in a desire to connect when this platform was so new the attention went to the app that was most interactive at the time. Glad to see from responses to this post the SW community is vibrant and has good people worth sharing ideas, time and energy with.
Photos are a personal choice to share or not and judgment of any kind indicates an agenda on someone's part. Unsolicited photos can be cringe-worthy so those are neither provided nor invited. It took my a long time to get to doing selfies but for sharing with good friends on non-anonymous social media they can provide an element of sharing and being present missed when actually getting together is not possible, like long time friends moved away or relations overseas. They are time and place events though I see some people who lack control especially with what they want to be seen with (turning their back on something that should never be given opportunity to attack for instance).
I am hoping to again find good people to connect with on many levels as the surface conversations and topics leave little effect and hold little of interest, thanks for reading this far and hope your connections and friends are those worth having 🙂

Careful sending photos. Never know where they might end up.

Welcome Cassie. You have no need to share photos, and I'm surprised that some have had the nerve to ask you. Most of us here, while possibly a little kinky, are otherwise regular people. (Isn't everyone a little kinky in one way or another?)
But Pinkstarburst is correct; it pays to develop a bit of a thick skin.

We are similar, on Similar Worlds

It's better to be careful

I fully support your privacy concerns; you don't owe anybody here anything.

As a possible item of interest, there is another user on this site with a name like 'Not Cassie' and when I first saw your name it occurred to me that you might be an alt account for her. I'm not accusing you of anything or insinuating anything, just saying that other folks might also associate you with that other Not Cassie. BTW, she seems like a fine person who's had trouble in her past and is working thru it; I'm not trying to build a case against anyone here; just stating a possible confusion.

Hi @Cassie2083, welcome to SW. There's something for everyone..... 😆😅😂

PS - you are not part of a dying breed in this age 🙂

I've never taken a selfie either. And I would block complete strangers who are asking for pics. They want one thing only.

As you your last paragraph, nah, you're not alone lol.... It's the F after your name... Instant hit upon lol

Welcome to SW, and enjoy , you don't have to entertain those ridiculous advances! Do only what interests you 💜💖

Understandable. I've done a few selfies, but yeah people get pushy, alas.

If this is your first perception, you’ll do well here. You’ve nailed the basic issue that confronts many women. Don’t let it bother you. Look past it and just enjoy the many wonderful men and women on the site.

Have fun!

You are not unusual at all.

There is a group here who will approach every new woman with this request, hoping for at least a small percentage of positive results.

It’s your profile and you have the right to decide how little or much you share here. You’re smart to be cautious.

I don't take selfies either, and I come here to be anonymous.
I have shared pics in private messages, but they don't show my face.

Rarely is my picture taken, even less often by me. Occasional self video to both analysis and enjoy activities I partake in

I rarely take selfies either, last time to share here! I dont take them otherwise

Be yourself and if some people don’t like it then so what.

Be you... be how you want.... nothing wrong with that....

Welcome to the party, Cassie! 🎊🎉🥳

Kudos to you!!

You tell em.

Name them

Absolutely 💯 % 👍

Yes

The anonymity of this site brings out the best in people and the worst in people. And there's a lot of bad lurking around. And then there's the people who are irrationally afraid of catfish accounts.

Feel free to ignore all of those people and engage in the way you wish to engage. The creeps can be blocked and the paranoid people will come around if you are posting in good faith for long enough. And if they don't, then it's their loss for but lightening up.

A lot of people forget that part of the draw of this site as opposed to all of that other social media is that this place still let's you be somewhat anonymous on the internet. It seems quaint these days, but back when I was first starting online out really was important to protect your privacy online.

You’re not alone at all, and you don’t owe anyone any photos. Some people even have on their profiles "not here to exchange pics—please don’t ask." If they have a problem with that, block ‘em.