Online Dating Advice
I regularly review excerpts from random dating profiles (for anonymity). Pointing out dos and don’ts from real profiles can help you improve on your own personal branding.
Dating profiles and the dumb things women do.
As one who writes a blog about men, women and dating, I admit I’ve written more than a few blogs about some of the less intellectually evolved things men do. So, to be fair, I’ll dedicate this dating blog to bashing my own beloved gender. What dumb things do women do? Well, for starters, women like to give the silent treatment, which is akin to opening a beer with your teeth while wearing lingerie. Seriously, how many men do you… read more →
Online dating profiles. The Agony Part 2.
It’s the end of the week. Time for me to share the “hurts so good” moments I’ve had over the past 7 days while scanning online dating profiles. Bear in mind that these dating profiles do not reflect the average person, and are most likely suggestive of inbreeding. BFF wrote: IS THEIR ANY GOOD GUYS LEFT?? WHY IS ALL GUYS ON HERE JUST LOOKING FOR A PIECE OF ASS???Im looking for a guy that knows how to treat a lady.… read more →
411: ur online dating profile is not a txt mssg!!
Some profiles are the written equivalent of a Mike Tyson interview. Can’t people write in full sentences anymore? Why are so many online dating profiles a few abbreviations short of comprehensible? I was on three major dating sites today: okCupid, Match.com and Plenty of Fish – all have a large base of fairly mainstream people. Yet, on every one of these online dating sites, I found dating profiles that were missing vowels, consonants and the basic principles of written… read more →
Online dating profiles, the Agony Part 1.
I once worked for someone who, for some unintelligible reason, decided that a picture of a 1950’s clown on a print ad for 20-year old adrenaline junkies would be funny. It wasn’t. It made no sense at all. The only thing funny was how bad the ad was. This same person was also pretty pleased with himself for coming up with an ad that made reference to the TV show “Twin Peaks” even though the ad was designed for people… read more →
What’s more embarrassing than online dating? Being David Hasselhoff, for starters.
The other day, my niece gave me a book that had a quote from David Hasselholf. It was, “There are many dying children out there whose last wish it is to meet me.” If I were David, I’d be so embarrassed by that quote. Then again, if you’re David Hasselhoff you’re probably protected by misguided narcissism and don’t really know you should be embarrassed, in the same way that William Shatner probably feels no shame for his tour de force… read more →
Does your online dating profile sound as though you’ve had a wee bit too much Red Bull?
No matter what online dating site I scan, I find dating profiles that list so many activities, that they sound like a commercial for Red Bull, or tampons for that matter. I run. I jog. I swim. I dance. I kickbox. I ski. I climb. Ugh. And I bet they do all that without a single cramp. Lists like that can lose the audience. They’re dull. I’d rather listen to someone with echolalia (a speech disorder where someone repeats… read more →
Could your dating profile be saying, “I’m socially inept”?
Some things…actually – many things – mystify me. For instance, what’s underneath Justin Beiber’s fringe and why hasn’t anyone told him not to do the sideways gangsta peace sign while wearing a preppy purple cardigan. Also, what casting agent was delusional enough to pair up gorgeous Julie Benz with Michael Chiklis as his wife on No Ordinary Family? While I’m at it – Kate Gosselin and Sarah Palin go camping??? Huh? Another mystery to me is profiles that say, “Want… read more →
Confessions of online dating profiles.
A few years ago, when I still believed that Facebook statuses were innocent and pure, I accepted friend request from an acquaintance with an inner Tila Tequila. My news feeds thereafter were never the same. Her statuses blared with such gems as: “After a session like that, I wish I smoked. Wink, wink. Oh wait a minute. I was smoking.” I don’t know what traumatized me more, the puns or the visuals of her having hot sex. Like some… read more →
Here it is, the most popular online dating profile ever!
Bet you didn’t know that “Happy Birthday to you” has a copyright value of $5 million US. Given that statistic, I have to figure there’s a really rich, really happy eccentric out there who’s collecting millions from the following profile. It’s high in popularity but low in distinctiveness: Looking for my soulmate, are you out there? (That headline alone must be worth millions in royalties and is second only to “life is short”). I luv life (as opposed to… read more →
Online dating and saying thank you.
You’re online dating. There are millions of choices out there yet somehow, among them, someone sees you. They send an email. It’s friendly. It’s classy. It sounds crafted to you instead of being generic. What do you do? If you’re interested, you write back. If you’re not interested, and you’re like most people, you move it to the trash. Lovely behavior. You must be so proud. Ironically, I bet you probably think there are a lot of jerks out there,… read more →
