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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