Most people, when confronted with the blank text box of their new online dating profile, suffer a little writer’s block. How do you even start? Do you launch into a description of your personality, your life, your past? Do you describe your perfect match? Do you sprinkle some random facts and anecdotes, and leave most [...]
Think about the people you love. Chances are, some of the first things that come to mind are their delightful idiosyncrasies. Does he strike up conversations with dogs in the street? Does she sing 80’s rock ballads while she gardens? These little quirks are such a big part of what make us unique [...]
Match.com is by far the largest online dating site in the US. This alone may be enough to recommend it. Unless you have fairly fringe tastes, it’s likely that you’ll find at least some of what you’re looking for on this site. In fact, although I count myself as having less-mainstream tastes, I’ve still made [...]
OkCupid is a personal favorite; I’ve met some amazing people there. It has attracted an artier, edgier crowd than most of the big sites, and has a number of really interesting innovations. However the site isn’t for everyone. The demographic is younger on average than, say, Match.com, and some of its users are less interested [...]
At some point in your profile you’re going to need to talk about yourself. Most people find this difficult, and that’s understandable. How do you talk about all your great qualities without seeming to arrogant? How do you list your accomplishments without writing a CV? You absolutely do want to communicate some of your [...]
A great sense of humor is a very attractive quality. It’s also one of the few qualities that is difficult to fake online. For this reason, if you can successfully communicate your sense of humor–if you can be genuinely funny–then we guarantee you will generate some serious interest. Your reader may wonder if your photo is [...]
In many online dating sites your tagline will be a major factor in getting people to make that first, fateful click. Take a dozen pages full of photos. Yours might be in the best 20-30%, because you read Still, that’s a lot of profiles to click through. Unless your photos are amazing most people will also [...]
How to Write Your Profile
You’ve found your opening lines and the voice of your profile. Now you need to write the first couple (or several) paragraphs. This is the “About Me” or “In My Own Words” or “Self-Summary” section, and it’s your best chance to communicate your personality.
In this section you’ll want to write a [...]
OK, someone just clicked on your photo or tagline, and read the first couple of lines of the main section of your profile. This may be as far as they get. Like it or not, we all suffer from a little ADD these days – especially when we’re online. Unless the first lines intrigue and [...]