If you've racked your brain for days trying to come up with what to say in your online dating profile, you're not alone. Many men, including myself, have faced this challenge. Luckily for me, I figured out what types of profiles have women checking you out and responding to your messages, and which ones make them cringe and get away fast. That benefits you as well because in this article I will give you some examples of what you want to include in your online dating profile.
Anyone can tell you that you need to stand out in your dating profile, but how exactly do you do that? Mr. Creepy, who talks about his love of bondage in great detail will clearly stand out, but he will have women searching for the block feature on their dating website, instead of being intrigued by him.
So clearly you want to stand out in a good way. If you write something that women will remember about you, you will come across as an actual human rather than just words on a screen. If you follow the steps below in a well written way you will be someone she wants to respond to, and eventually meet.
That being said, let's get into some good examples of things to include in your profile
Passions
If you care about what you're talking about it will come through in your profile and will make your response rate skyrocket. To be honest if your passions are more "mainstream" it will attract more women. If you're passionate about ant farms or Star Trek conventions I can't be so sure how that's going to work out. However I still think that would be better than a passionless collection of words.
Communicate Positive Qualities
Some of the things that you want to communicate are that you are confident and have a good sense of humor. You also want to show that you're well adjusted and have interesting things going on in your life.
I've seen many guys that just list these things in their profile, stating that they're funny, intelligent, etc Don't just tell a woman you have these qualities, show it by the way you write your profile. For instance, by not setting off any red flags by saying anything creepy in your profile, you will appear to be well adjusted and not a creep.
Write More Descriptively
Most profiles that I've seen tend to be an outline of general interests and adjectives. It makes for a very generic and boring profile to read. What's more interesting is to pick a few things and really expand on them.
Say you're a good cook, you can really get into detail about the food you make with examples and things you plan to cook in the future.
Giving a woman a picture of what you're like in her mind stands out much more than a list of qualities that may or may not be true about you. You really don't have to go too crazy here because a descriptive profile will automatically stand out among the others out there that are 95% crap.
Keep it Light
I don't mean here that you have to be Mr. Jokester through your whole profile, just nothing overly serious.
Imagine a real life meeting where a woman busts out her feelings on the state of the economy after saying hello. You may care to discuss the topic, but not in that moment.
This is that initial communication. It's that first minute or two in a bar or a grocery store. If you can effectively keep it light and playful for now, you will probably be someone she wants to get to the serious stuff with...EVENTUALLY.
Use Proper Spelling and Grammar
You may not think it's that big of deal, but more women than you would think will instantly ignore your profile if they see you making a mockery of the English language all over your profile.
Now some are definitely more anal about it than others. The women that are super uptight about it, like the ones that have a spaz attack if you don't use the apostrophe on the word "its", probably are best to avoid anyway. Yes, I did just say "spaz attack".
Still, making sure you use periods in the right places, capitalization, commas, and spell things correctly, is vitally important. Don't worry about a mistake here and there but having the basics in place is key.
Utilize these online dating profile tips and you'll be getting more dates in no time.
Anyone can tell you that you need to stand out in your dating profile, but how exactly do you do that? Mr. Creepy, who talks about his love of bondage in great detail will clearly stand out, but he will have women searching for the block feature on their dating website, instead of being intrigued by him.
So clearly you want to stand out in a good way. If you write something that women will remember about you, you will come across as an actual human rather than just words on a screen. If you follow the steps below in a well written way you will be someone she wants to respond to, and eventually meet.
That being said, let's get into some good examples of things to include in your profile
Passions
If you care about what you're talking about it will come through in your profile and will make your response rate skyrocket. To be honest if your passions are more "mainstream" it will attract more women. If you're passionate about ant farms or Star Trek conventions I can't be so sure how that's going to work out. However I still think that would be better than a passionless collection of words.
Communicate Positive Qualities
Some of the things that you want to communicate are that you are confident and have a good sense of humor. You also want to show that you're well adjusted and have interesting things going on in your life.
I've seen many guys that just list these things in their profile, stating that they're funny, intelligent, etc Don't just tell a woman you have these qualities, show it by the way you write your profile. For instance, by not setting off any red flags by saying anything creepy in your profile, you will appear to be well adjusted and not a creep.
Write More Descriptively
Most profiles that I've seen tend to be an outline of general interests and adjectives. It makes for a very generic and boring profile to read. What's more interesting is to pick a few things and really expand on them.
Say you're a good cook, you can really get into detail about the food you make with examples and things you plan to cook in the future.
Giving a woman a picture of what you're like in her mind stands out much more than a list of qualities that may or may not be true about you. You really don't have to go too crazy here because a descriptive profile will automatically stand out among the others out there that are 95% crap.
Keep it Light
I don't mean here that you have to be Mr. Jokester through your whole profile, just nothing overly serious.
Imagine a real life meeting where a woman busts out her feelings on the state of the economy after saying hello. You may care to discuss the topic, but not in that moment.
This is that initial communication. It's that first minute or two in a bar or a grocery store. If you can effectively keep it light and playful for now, you will probably be someone she wants to get to the serious stuff with...EVENTUALLY.
Use Proper Spelling and Grammar
You may not think it's that big of deal, but more women than you would think will instantly ignore your profile if they see you making a mockery of the English language all over your profile.
Now some are definitely more anal about it than others. The women that are super uptight about it, like the ones that have a spaz attack if you don't use the apostrophe on the word "its", probably are best to avoid anyway. Yes, I did just say "spaz attack".
Still, making sure you use periods in the right places, capitalization, commas, and spell things correctly, is vitally important. Don't worry about a mistake here and there but having the basics in place is key.
Utilize these online dating profile tips and you'll be getting more dates in no time.
About the Author:
You should have a good foundation now for what to write in your online dating profile, however knowing what to leave out is equally important. Be sure to read Michael Kendrick's Online Dating Profile Tips for that information and check out Get More Dates Online for more useful articles about online dating.