There are already a decent number of photos of you on your dating profile.

Yet, a guy that you have been talking to on a dating app is asking for a photo.

Until now, the conversations with him have been fun and interesting.

There have been conversations about interests and goals.

He fits the mold of what you are attracted to.

There hasn’t been a dull moment so far and he seems to have good insights into life in general.

When he asked for a photo, you didn’t know what to think.

You took great pains to post a decent number of photos to your dating profile.

It’s not like you are all about taking photos of yourself.

Nonetheless, you knew that you had to add a reasonable number of photos on your dating profile to give people who view your dating profile a good idea of what you look like.

With all of this, why is this guy asking for a photo, when you clearly have photos of yourself on the dating app?

A guy that is asking for a photo when you already have a number of photos on your dating profile, wants a different type of photo.

Now that he has built a rapport with you through conversations he has had with you on a dating app, he wants to take it to a different level.

Yes, you guessed it.

He wants a photo that is more sexual in appearance.

He didn’t mention this when he made a request for a photo, but he is counting on reading between the lines.

He is relying on you knowing what he wants in this photo.

He has already seen the photos that you posted on your dating profile.

The photos of you in your house, at a ball game, with friends, in a restaurant, and the selfie you took in your bathroom, were enough for him to swipe right on your dating profile.

But, they aren’t enough anymore.

He wants more.

A photo that is more intimate or explicit.

A photo that is sexy or graphic.

Right now, considering that it is early, he is content to receive a sexy photo of you.

However, if you send a sexy photo, it won’t take long before he is asking for a photo that is more sexually explicit.

His mind is no longer satisfied with keeping this safe and relatively politically correct.

If he is yet to ask you out on a date, this is a red flag.

A guy that is expecting a sexy or explicit photo from you, without having taken you out on a date, isn’t concerned about courting you properly.

Not now, and likely never.

His intent is sexual stimulation, and a sexy or explicit photo from you puts him on that path.

Figure out what type of relationship you want.

Supposing that you want more of a traditional courtship, this guy isn’t interested in that.

He is already looking for sexual gratification without so much as asking you out on a first date.

Giving him what he wants, only emboldens him to demand more explicit photos from you.