# Sending a portrait to a girl **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 27, 2010, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-a-portrait-to-a-girl/548146 "2010-07-27T03:03:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-a-portrait-to-a-girl/548146/21 "2010-07-27T17:21:50Z")
No, I agree with **Robot Arm** - keep the portrait as a reminder to not do this again. There may be women out there who would find someone they didn’t know drawing a portrait of them romantic and endearing; I suspect most of us find it creepy as hell (I know I do). What you do is you TALK to girls - not just girls you’re interested in, but just girls in general, and treat us like human beings. That will go a lot farther than creepy portraits. Otherwise you’re going to be doing an OP in five years; “I’m a Nice Guy - why do all the women I like keep going out with jerks?” ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-a-portrait-to-a-girl/548146/22 "2010-07-27T18:03:29Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Every time you fail to muster the courage to talk to a girl, draw a portrait of her. Show your collection of portraits to prospective girlfriends. They won’t be able to resist you! Ha! Good one. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-a-portrait-to-a-girl/548146/23 "2010-07-27T18:21:33Z")
She’s out of your league, dude. Stick with the Deb’s of your world. ---
**Author:** ![Chicken\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Chicken\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicken_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-a-portrait-to-a-girl/548146/24 "2010-07-27T18:37:42Z")
When I was in high school, a guy with a crush on me gave me a portrait he’d drawn of me. I wasn’t interested, but I did think it was kind of sweet. Once you’re out of high school, though, this kind of thing does start feeling creepy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-a-portrait-to-a-girl/548146.md?page=1)