I used to have this same sentiment until my gf got one. She always hated pictures of herself and hid from the camera every chamce she got. After looking at the photographs from a vacation it appeared like she wasn't there. After getting the selfie stick she loved taking pictures of herself. She was able to present herself in the best light possible. And us and all of our friends were able to be in the picture together instead of leaving one out to take the picture.
I used to have this same sentiment until my gf got one. She always hated pictures of herself and hid from the camera every chamce she got. After looking at the photographs from a vacation it appeared like she wasn't there. After getting the selfie stick she loved taking pictures of herself. She was able to present herself in the best light possible. And us and all of our friends were able to be in the picture together instead of leaving one out to take the picture.
Once cameras had timer ^^ But well, it's cool if it helped your gf with her image/self esteem :)
A timer is not really helpful if you don't have a platform to put the camera on.
Then you have to get creative and improvise.