| 6/13/2007 11:46:00 PM | How To Write A Great Dating Profile | |
freeonthree
Red Bluff, CA
age: 55
| Victoria, I appreciate what you said, but I like to think that most people are honest with their profile info, I sure don't have anything to hide. This would be the worse possible place for someone to lie, and it could really backfire. Besides, if your here looking for love as I am, truth and honesty will really speed up the process of finding companionship.
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| 6/15/2007 9:38:44 PM | How To Write A Great Dating Profile | |
izy
Shawano, WI
age: 53
| Well, I am new here. I imagine that for all this to work honesty is good. Pictures are a must. Try to put into words your personality, and wants. I personally have a difficult time trying to put across how I really am.
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| 6/17/2007 8:44:18 AM | How To Write A Great Dating Profile | |
noodler
Greeley, CO
age: 30
| New here, but I've got to be honest..
Spelling, grammar, and incorporating a creative spin in your use of language are important to me. I do pass on profiles that people didn't take the time to at least give a quick once over to. Obviously, we're all gonna make quite a few mistakes in this department due to clumsy knuckle disease, but when someone obviously decided to bang out a paragraph with their nose in record time, it just makes for an easy decision to hit the back arrow.
Photos are GrrrrrREAT! Just try and exclude the ones where you're about 10 miles away from the camera. There's always going to be someone better looking than you are, and in my case, a whole gaggle of folks, but don't let this discourage you from using some photos people can actually make some sense of.
Stay away from font that attacks the eyes of the reader like a nuclear weapon. This site is really kewl, in that you have the option to really personalize and juice up your profile page. In the last 24 hours, I've came across a number of profiles, however, that have a background color that wants to burn out my retnas. As much as I'd like to stick around and see what the person has to offer, I dont want to sustain a serious injury while surfing the web.. especially while not using my webcam.
hope this helps someone,
noodler
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| 6/17/2007 9:09:10 AM | How To Write A Great Dating Profile | |
angelfacecute
Glens Falls, NY
age: 37
| People from experience just in talking to people. You might think you have a great profile but if you aren't there type they wont contact you.
Or even if you think they have a good profile. They can still lie to you Nomatter what.
Your best is to try and be yourself and just use your
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| 6/24/2007 12:47:03 PM | How To Write A Great Dating Profile | |
jon432
Missoula, MT
age: 52
| I just wanted to weigh in here a bit. I don't read every profile that pops up. If there is no picture, I will likely pass it by. I should also say that a GOOD picture is important, and if possible, there should be more than one. I like to see a persons face and I like to see a persons full body. We take clues from the way a person holds themselves, the way they smile, the light in their eyes and the way they take care of themselves. Written descriptions are vague. What, after all, is "average"? The average person consumes some 20 pounds of sugar a year (or some such number) and eats at McDonalds twice a week. I'm not passing personal judgement, but I think it's fair to say that who you are and what you look like will eventually come out. Those people who say that they don't want to be judged by their looks are fooling themselves. Before the internet, everyone met in real space first (with the exception arranged marriages). And the bottom line is that if someone is going to be shallow enough to completely judge you by a picture, don't you want to know that up front?
Write an essay of some sort. It doesn't have to be Tolstoy, but it should reflect your personality to some extent. Every woman out there wants many of the same things. I do also, but I need to know more than "enjoys cuddling on the couch with a good movie" and "wants honesty and integrity". I've never seen a profile that says "wants to party till I puke every night" and "wants a scheming, abusive, cheater for a satisfying relationship". Leading off with all the things you DON'T want is not as effective as saying who you are and what you are looking for.
On a little more circumspect note: leading off with the phrase " I have two children who are my life" leaves me with the feeling that there would be no room for me. I understand where that might come from, but the impression is there non the less.
Response?
Jonathan
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| 6/25/2007 1:28:17 PM | How To Write A Great Dating Profile | |
mas1958
San Diego, CA
age: 50
| Anyone want to give me their thoughts on my profile etc?
Your input would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
M
[Edited 6/25/2007 4:06:03 PM]
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| 6/29/2007 6:41:27 PM | How To Write A Great Dating Profile | |
happyrunnr1
Mechanicsburg, PA
age: 27
| can anyone give me there opinion on my profile thanks.
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| 6/30/2007 1:50:31 PM | How To Write A Great Dating Profile | |
pickyeater
Bloomfield, KY
age: 52
| Hey. This thread is an insightful perspective in what people really think when viewing profiles. For a newcomer like myself this topic is very interesting. To write a 'great dating profile' I suspect the majority of us may have to embellish the presentation. I admit my profile could use some enhancement, it is generating no excitment. However, this does not mean I am not a good person.
Folks who dont mind a little bad grammar give us bad grammar folks a little hope.
And for all the grammartarions I say, good job! I enjoy reading your eloquent essays.
When you boil it all away, whats left is the simple truth, and that never changes.
I encourage 'correct writing'; hey, I encourage any writing at all! (wink wink)
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| 7/21/2007 11:48:44 AM | How To Write A Great Dating Profile | |
tulsabunny
Tulsa, OK
age: 57
| Well -- you want feedback, so...
The first picture on your profile needs a little work -- either your nose is too long or that is a picture of a four-legged human -- or ...
I almost did not go any further into your profile for, although I really love animals, this was simply not interesting to me, but of course I did go further into your profile and think the rest of it okay.
Good luck with your search.
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| 8/9/2007 6:21:31 AM | How To Write A Great Dating Profile | |
elkcityok
Elk City, OK
age: 36
| i agree no one says "i love you babe,but we are going to have to remember to use carriage returns and capitalize thoze I's." People are putting too much into the grammer or grammar thing what are we are F.B.I profilers or something can you tell i spill the cornflakes and squeeze the toothpaste tube from the middle by the way i type and spell?
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| 8/9/2007 6:23:05 AM | How To Write A Great Dating Profile | |
elkcityok
Elk City, OK
age: 36
| krazz - multiple personalities ha every one or maybe just the lucky one's (me included) are fortuante enough to have been given multiple personalities
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| 8/12/2007 3:22:41 PM | How To Write A Great Dating Profile | |
texassunshine
Canton, TX
age: 55
| Way to put it Copter....plain and simple!! LOL!! Lots of good points and I agree on the current pic for the "main" pic. Other pics can show other times in your life etc...
:o)
Debby
[Edited 8/12/2007 3:23:24 PM]
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| 8/16/2007 8:10:10 PM | How To Write A Great Dating Profile | |
1954liz
South Bend, IN
age: 54
| I agree about not using abbreviations and word short cuts. I just received a message and he said "we'll have to go get those margs". I have no idea what he meant by "margs" and if "we" means him and I or if it just a term, like "go gets those Cubs." Be sure you write out what you are trying to say so there are not any misunderstanding.
Also, this software lets you know when you misspell a word, so take the hint and look it up.
Thanks!
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| 8/28/2007 11:58:07 PM | How To Write A Great Dating Profile | |
wastedlife
Dade City, FL
age: 41
| It helps to be absolutly gorgeous also.
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| 8/29/2007 9:39:04 AM | How To Write A Great Dating Profile | |
plenty2handle
East Alton, IL
age: 60
| Good morning,
I am not a teacher, but when I read profiles, I gloss over the obvious spelling errors, such as my own (nto, liek and adn). Those errors I don't put much stock in.. I do not judge anyone for their writing skills or common spelling mistakes. I know that if someone that can does not know the difference between bare (bear) or hear (here) then maybe I should look elsewhere.. But there are so many people that just did not have the opportunities that I was afforded, or had the parenting that was stressed to me to read and learn.. Its very important in life. Punctuation is not important in these venues. We are all in hurry to get one more form filled out.. It does seem as if we get so many offers in our email to try out this site etc...so in a hurry to meet the perfect person we hurry through filling out these forms.. Who has time to go to word and write out your profile? so it is punctuation and spell (mistakes ) free. I want someone, and he needs to have normal education, not really looking for a scholar..but I allow for mistakes .. We are of the human species and unless I am mistaken, none of us are perfect.
Enough... I have been successful with my writing and business letters.. so I do know how to spell, punctuate, and construct real sentences.
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