Online dating is a difficult thing to tackle, if you don't believe me, how 'bout you try it? So what happens? I'll tell you...you’re faced with the challenge of putting all of your personal details into a predesigned format (profile) for others to pursue, judge and decide whether they wish to talk to you based on that one page of information. One page, did you hear that? How can anyone possibly form an opinion on someone based on one page? That's ludicrous. So, what should you do to ensure that your online dating profile gets a lot of hits,...and how will you find someone you are compatible with?
The first thing you want to do is choose a photograph of yourself. Some online dating sites allow only one photo while others let you have a few images. Either way the main picture you put on the site should be a head shot. You want potential dates to be able to see your face first and foremost. If you are allowed to add other photos a fully clothed full body shot that isn’t from 100 feet away is a good choice, as well as a candid image of you laughing or otherwise caught off guard. Your pictures should have been taken within the past 6 months or sooner if you’ve drastically changed your look in the past 6 months. Pleaseeeeeee, no photos that are 20 years old ok? Make it recent. Don't waste someones time with white lies, in the end the truth does surface. Do you really think that they won't notice extra weight or a difference in your appearance?
Your ‘Likes and Dislikes’ list should include the things that are absolute deal breakers for you when it comes to dating. For example: Likes- Honesty, Humor, Health Conscious, Vegetarian. Dislikes- Smoking, Obesity, Eating Meat, Liars. Keeping these areas balanced and even allows you to make the point on certain unwavering areas at a glance.
When the questionnaire asks what you are looking for don’t go on and on about your dream wedding, how many children you want, where your first fate should be, and where you want to live for the next 50 years... Try answering the question as it pertains to the near future. You want someone that you have things in common with to talk to, go out with and get to know better. What happens down the road will be something you can find out together. Your online dating profile is similar to blind date chit chat. Keep it simple, and see where you want to go from there.
Your online dating profile is truly your first impression on the potential dates that are out there looking for the same thing you are. Taking the time to be honest! Be yourself, what's not to love? Still not sure what the 'rules' are? Allow me to inform you;
Online Dating Rules
The first thing you want to do is choose a photograph of yourself. Some online dating sites allow only one photo while others let you have a few images. Either way the main picture you put on the site should be a head shot. You want potential dates to be able to see your face first and foremost. If you are allowed to add other photos a fully clothed full body shot that isn’t from 100 feet away is a good choice, as well as a candid image of you laughing or otherwise caught off guard. Your pictures should have been taken within the past 6 months or sooner if you’ve drastically changed your look in the past 6 months. Pleaseeeeeee, no photos that are 20 years old ok? Make it recent. Don't waste someones time with white lies, in the end the truth does surface. Do you really think that they won't notice extra weight or a difference in your appearance?
Your ‘Likes and Dislikes’ list should include the things that are absolute deal breakers for you when it comes to dating. For example: Likes- Honesty, Humor, Health Conscious, Vegetarian. Dislikes- Smoking, Obesity, Eating Meat, Liars. Keeping these areas balanced and even allows you to make the point on certain unwavering areas at a glance.
When the questionnaire asks what you are looking for don’t go on and on about your dream wedding, how many children you want, where your first fate should be, and where you want to live for the next 50 years... Try answering the question as it pertains to the near future. You want someone that you have things in common with to talk to, go out with and get to know better. What happens down the road will be something you can find out together. Your online dating profile is similar to blind date chit chat. Keep it simple, and see where you want to go from there.
Your online dating profile is truly your first impression on the potential dates that are out there looking for the same thing you are. Taking the time to be honest! Be yourself, what's not to love? Still not sure what the 'rules' are? Allow me to inform you;
Online Dating Rules
- Always let them come to you, don't chase them via email.
- Block anyone who annoys you instantly. You do not have to tolerate whack jobs.
- Post the best photo you can find, and a recent one.
- Don't reply to instant messages with clever opening lines.
- Remain aloof and let yourself be chased.
- Always reply to emails at least 3 days after receipt.
- BIG NO-NO…Never provide your real email or phone details.
- Always date safely and protect yourself at every turn.
- Make sure your login name is stunning and sexy, as well as enigmatic.
- Do not login for hours on end. Short, rapid visits are best.
- Do not assume the person you are talking to is destitute or sad.
- Never ever reply to emails on weekends. Wait until a weekday.
- Never state how good your sexual performance is in your profile.
- If you don't want to date married men, spell it out in your profile, but even then there are those men who will still lie, or bend the truth.
- A man who doesn't reply to your email within 3 days should be ignored.
- Make sure your humor levels come across in text.
- Do not chat to hundreds of men at once. The delay in replying is a dead giveaway and your Mr. Right will be off.
- Don't even think about misrepresenting your size or description. They will find out.
- You can only come across so cool and sophisticated, my suggestion, for best results, but more importantly… just be yourself.
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