his picture grabbed my attention. tall good looking
and great beard. after several emails and phone
conversations we met...he told me he was 6 foot.
my excietemt grew with each minute of waiting to
finally meet him in person only to be approached
by a man who was only 5 foot 4...the first thing
i said was you dont look like your picture. has this
happened to anyone else

There have been times that I have hoped, desperately, that I don't look like my picture, but alas, there is no getting around it, when I meet someone who has only seen my profile, they seem to know me immediately!
I can't say I have had any surprises when I have had to identify a lady at a first meeting, although you do allow for a thumbnail pic not reflecting the life size person.
riderambler.