I write ads. I write dating profiles. I write a blog about marketing yourself online so that singles can stand out and compete on dating sites.
I’ve seen so many online dating profiles claiming, “life is short” that I’m beginning to think I just might be able to max out my credit cards and get away with it. That upside aside, do online daters have some freakishly high mortality rate that I didn’t know about?
For the record, I know about a half a dozen people in their 90’s who would disagree with life being short.
On that note, if you’ve watched even one moment of the Kardashians, you’d know that life can be really really long.
I suggest not using that claim on your online dating profile. For one, you have no idea if it’s accurate. For another it’s one of those trite lines (like Live Love and Laugh) that way too many people use.
Some people use it to explain why they’ve taken up online dating. Yet, there’s no need to explain given how mainstream online dating has become.
I’ve also seen “life is short” used to encourage potential suitors to take the risk and make contact.
My guess is that if you actually do convince someone that they have little time left to live, chances are they might do something other than contact a stranger on some dating site.
Again, don’t justify why you’re online dating and don’t use “life is short” to encourage someone to contact you. Instead, promote your greatest attributes and give them good reason to reach out.
Online dating profiles are difficult to write objectively and well. Even more difficult is writing them so that they elicit a response. My suggestion, as always, is get a professional online dating profile writer to write your dating profile, especially one trained to get replies – me!
