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Dating Advice: Three
Mistakes To Avoid When Writing An Online Dating Service Profile
By: Chris Fox
After four years of reading more than 10,000 profiles of men and women
looking for a partner through online dating services, I’ve laughed at
my fair share of poorly written introductions. Of those 10,000 online
dating service profiles, no more than a dozen captured my attention
enough to make the first move. I’m sure that you want to get lots of
responses to your online dating service advertisement, or else why
would you bother joining a site, and paying a small fee to meet new
people? If that is the case, then make sure you avoid the following
three mistakes at all costs:
Dating Advice Point 1. I’m the One Your Mother Warned You About
This is, from my research anyway, the most overused sentence in an
opening line for online dating service profiles. True, it’s the
generic choice of some of the larger sites (such as Lavalife or True)
– if your profile is awaiting approval, this tag line may show up
while waiting for the a-okay. To avoid this, come up with something a
bit more original and unique. Bu what if you aren’t sure what that may
be? Well, it’s not hard to take a look at your competition in the
online dating service field, so why not do a quick search and see what
everyone else is doing? Reading other people’s description of
themselves may just get your creative juices flowing. At the very
least, it’ll show you what everyone else is saying about themselves –
and what key phrases and words you should therefore avoid in turn.
Dating Advice Point 2. I Might Be the One you’re Looking For
This may be the case. However, by using this combination of words
anywhere in your online dating service profile, you aren’t telling me,
or any other potential suitor, anything new. What this line does say
to someone checking you out is that the online dating service profiler
didn’t do a lot of thinking about how they wanted to present
themselves. Tell people what gets your eyes twinkling or what REALLY
gets you up in the morning – and don’t say it’s your alarm clock,
either. Now is the time to let your passions really shine through.
Dating Advice Point 3. Glaring Spelling or Grammatical Mistakes
This tip may seem childish, or trite – but it’s of the utmost
importance. While chatting with someone online, you may have some fast
typing or spelling mistakes that a potential suitor may find annoying.
But until you get to that stage with someone, NO ONE should know that
you’ve got dyslexia, or just can’t spell worth beans.
It shows a lot to a potential suitor while they peruse the online
dating services that someone has taken the time to spell check their
document. Hell, get a friend to read over it for you if need be in
case you’ve missed something important. But if you cannot take the
time to write something legible, most people perusing the online
dating service websites will assume you won’t have time to bother
doing other, more important small tasks. And when you only have a
couple of seconds to make that first impression before someone clicks
on another person – every single details counts.
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