I think the internet has made the prevalence of the bathroom self-portrait fairly common knowledge. It’s you, alone, taking a picture using the bathroom mirror.
For guys the picture may include you being shirtless, flexing. There are a lot of varieties for the bathroom self-portraits.
These are easy pictures to make fun of. Girls I know who are on dating sites often eliminate guys if they include a single one of these check-out-these-abs pictures. I think these pictures must be doing something for some people though, because they’re still happening.
But wait.
What if the girls who respond to these guys know what the guy is REALLY trying to prove.
It’s not, “hey baby, check out these abs.” Don’t be silly! These shirtless hunks aren’t some brainless gym-rats, they’re the whole package. The picture is really saying, “hey baby, check out this clean mirror. And did you notice the sink? Impeccable. Not a single stray beard-hair or toothpaste stain. Yeah, I guess you could say I take care of my body, but more importantly, I take care of my house. Maybe … one day … our house? Think it over.”
Seen above is a picture of myself being one of these guys (but with a shirt on, I don’t like sit-ups). Because I am sporting a shirt, which makes me less of a tool, I decided to wear sunglasses and pretend to be aloof for my own self-portrait. I think that makes it equivalent to a shirtless photo.
Check out my clean bathroom counter and sink!
DumbFunnery 
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Just a few more inches to the right and u would have pulled off the elusive double-mirror shot typically only captured by the truly artistic. Too busy seeking that aloof look I bet.
Where is your toothbrush, toothpaste, floss, and anti bacterial soap?? O. M. G! You don’t care about hygiene?? Soooo checking this guy off my possible-to-date list. And if you keep it in your drawer, O.M.G. That’s just super gross and unsanitary.
That’s hilarious, I like your take on shirtless pictures. I too, roll my eyes when I see a guy with a shirtless picture in the bathroom. As my mom said, “Don’t you have friends who can take pictures of you? Why do you have to resort to bathroom shots?” This is especially true of older men.
However, next time I run across one of these I will be sure to see how polished the tap is, how clean the sink is and how organized the counter is and what kind of products are visible.
I hadn’t thought of it that way. I guess that’s a very, er, reasonable way of getting the attention of the right gals?
In an unrelated note, did you know that one can preview the article on twitter? I read half of it there before reading the rest here.