How far should I go with a picture-less dating profile?

[Yes]

A girl on a dating website contacted me, but she has no picture. Everything she writes on her profile sounds great, but I admit that I have to be at least a little attracted to a girl to date her. She has herself described as an average body type and curly blonde hair, which would be fine to me if that's true. I wouldn't mind someone up to about 30 lbs overweight, but I just wonder if she's not telling the truth. She asked me if I have a Facebook, but I'm not really comfortable revealing my full name to someone who I know nothing about. But what do I have to lose if I do tell her my full name? If she friends me on Facebook at least I would hopefully get to know more about her. But if she looks hideous, I wouldn't know what to do without being a total a--h01e. This sounds really shallow, doesn't it. But I'm not looking for a model, I just want someone who isn't fat and can keep up with my active lifestyle.

[Nancy]

A few years ago i was on a dating website and there was one guy who stood out but did not have a picture. I emailed him back and forth for about two months and I also met some guys and dated them but my thougths always came back to how much I liked the guy with no picture. And we did talk on the phone. Finally I decided I didn't care what he looked like or even how it worked out. I wanted to get to know him because we just clicked so well. Finally his niece took a picture of him and emailed it to me. He was OK looking. Not gorgeous but I liked him, so I didn't care.
We dated for two years.
My advice is start emailing each other more or trade phone numbers. Get to know her a bit more. Have you asked why she doesn't have a picture up? She may not be who she says she is. I've heard horror stories of people actually not being the sex they portray, being older, not even being who they say. You gotta be careful about these things. And no, don't give your full name to her either. Forget Facebook and getting to know someone that way. That's just stupid. Anyone can make up a FB page. My cat could. Talk to each other. If she doesn't want to call you then something weird is going on and I would drop her before you get yourself in too deep.
In the world of on line dating, people have to meet you at least half way, and that includes a photo. A RECENT photo.

[DUH MINHISTER]

go outside for a girl.

[Kittysue]

Don't get attached to anyone online. Don't add a person to Facebook that you have never even met. You don't want her knowing all about your life, your friends, etc. It's none of her business yet. You ony share that with someone you actually know and want to have access to that.

Just meet her soon for a coffee at Starbucks. If she is fat or ugly then you only wasted 30 minutes having coffee and don't have to ever see her again. It's better than emailing back and forth or talking on the phone for weeks only to later discover you aren't attracted to her after you had wasted weeks or months

Online dating works best as an introduction only. Try to meet face to face as soon as you can - either there is chemistry or physical attraction or there isn't. If there isn't then you only wasted less than an hour to find this out. Why spend days or weeks chatting online then find out later that all that time you could have been chatting to someone else?