I too can see the arguments for not posting a photo upfront. But that's not going to change your chances of success, b/c people on the other end don't know why you're not posting the photos upfront.


What I would do is put somewhere in your profile introduction why you're withholding photos. Reasonable people can judge for themselves what they want to do. But generally, if I post a photo, it's only fair that she do the same. After all, if I didn't post my own photo, the photoless woman may not have even contacted me.