Writing Your Online Dating Profile -- Tips For Women
By Kerry Graylor
So you have found the courage and joined an internet dating service. Congratulations! Now it is time to write your online dating profile ... you know ... the one that is going to attract your Mr Right and bring him straight to you. Where do you start?
A good place to begin is by looking at other women's profiles. Do not copy them of course, but see the different things that they cover. If there is a way on the site that you joined of seeing how long someone has been a member or how popular their profile is, take some notice of that. People who have been members longer, have probably worked on their profile and found out what is successful in the online dating world;.
Make notes of a few things that your profile should include. This could be anything that is important to you about yourself or about the person you are looking for. There are just two rules here: be positive, and be honest. If you have to put anything negative in there, try to give it a positive slant. For example, if you hate smoking, write that you are looking for a non-smoker.
When you are writing about yourself, be specific to be interesting. So for example, instead of saying that you love movies, write which genre of movies you like best, or the name of your favorite movie or director. Mention anything that makes you unique - your red hair, your great singing voice, the fact that you run in marathons or write poetry.
While you must be truthful, you do not have to include everything at this stage. If you are having financial problems, do not mention that in your profile or the men who see it will think you are just after their money. Similarly if you say that you have just gone through a painful divorce, men will be afraid you may be a 'divorce bore' or very depressed and needy. This is not the kind of woman that most men want to meet.
Invest in your profile by having a professional photographer take your main picture. The photo is the first thing that any man will look at, and if he likes it, he will read what you wrote. You do not have to be beautiful to attract a man but you should look your best in your online dating profile - and don't forget to smile!
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