Say that you are a man looking for a man. The join form has that choice. "I am a man in Manchester, in my forties, looking to meet a man" is a complete opening. A photo should not have to do that work on its own.
On the profile, sexuality has a choice called Homosexual. Select it if that fits, and write gay in the sentence if that is your word. You do not have to perform either word for a stranger. If you also want to meet women, bisexual dating is the other page, and Bi is the choice that says so. Bi-curious is a smaller claim. Use the one that is true.
Use a photo from this year, of your face. Leave your surname and your workplace off until you trust someone. If it has been a long time, you have not dated in years is the page for starting slowly. The first meeting is still public. Meeting someone safely is a few messages, a video call, then a place other people are using.
You do not owe a photograph you cannot take back, a move to another app, or a fee. Only Dating is free to join and free to message. We will never ask you for a fee. A man who asks for one before you have met is the pattern in the romance-scam guide.
Create a free account to message someone on Only Dating.