What To Put On A Dating Site Profile And What To Leave Out

Your dating site profile is the most important tool you have to find love online-and fast. It's the identity that you put forward to other online daters, it's what people see when they're looking for people like you and it's all you've got to make a first impression and pull in the proposals.

It's not an exaggeration to say that all that lies between you and the end of your single days is the skill with which you complete your profile.

The kind of information that you'll be asked to reveal about yourself will vary from service to service. Dating sites put a huge amount of effort into coming up with the right questions to make matching easy without putting off new members. Some sites for example, will ask you to tick just a handful of boxes and write one short paragraph. Others will have section after section that grill you about your personality, your interests, your hopes and your history.

In general, it's a good idea to complete all the sections of a dating site profile however many they may be. You don't have to do it all in one sitting and you can certainly come back to fill in the gaps later, but as long as you have spaces in your profile that remain unfilled you can give the impression of looking evasive and less than completely serious.

The good news is that the bulk of the profile won't take long to complete. Even the most demanding sites don't ask you to write more than three or four mini-compositions about yourself and your ideal date, and the majority of just about any dating site profile is always a series of checkboxes about your likes and dislikes.

Fill these sections in as accurately and as quickly as you can and move on. For the most part, cyberdaters skip right past these parts of the profile. They look too much like shopping lists. Mostly they help the site's matching engine far more than the dater looking for a match. The fact that someone likes jazz more than rock, or comedies more than documentaries, doesn't really tell you whether they're going to like you-or whether you're going to like them.

A few checkboxes though are important. When you come to tell the world the age range of the person you're looking for, it's important to be realistic. Many men in particular like to think that because there are so many women on the Internet, they can use it as a way to meet women half their age. That's not impossible but at best it's going to need a long wait and at worst, it's going to be a compete waste of time.

Internet dating can bring all sorts of people together. It can certainly match people up who are looking for something very specific-and even a little unusual. But when you begin looking for someone online, you want your profile to be as inclusive as possible. Once the emails come in, you can then start to focus on the most attractive responses. If you'd like to meet someone in their early twenties for example but would also be happy with someone in their mid-thirties then it's best to choose a wide age range that casts a big net than focus on one particular group and change when you feel you're not having any luck.

When it comes to describing your own age range though, honesty is always the best policy. There's always a temptation for cyberdaters in their early-somethings to shave a few years off and slip back into an earlier decade. It happens a lot (and it's a good reason to be suspicious of people who claim to be aged 29 or 38 etc.) But it's just not worth it. At some point you will have to spill the beans and spilling them in front of someone you really want to impress is far worse than being honest to someone you haven't met and might never meet. If the passing single really doesn't want to date someone your age, it's best not to meet them at all than date them and get the rejection face-to-face.

Merav Knafo

Merav Knafo is the co-founder of LookBetterOnline.com. LookBetterOnline offers an easy and economical solution to the problem of sub-standard online dating photos. Available in over 6000 cities in the US and Canada, all the photographers they employ are pre-screened, are specially trained and will make you look your best! You get 12 great images that are the perfect size and resolution for your profile - and for no additional charge, their staff will recommend the best photos to use!

Do your photos do you justice? If they aren't working for you, they may be working against you.

For more information and to schedule a photo session that may change your life, visit http://lookbetteronline.com

In The News:


pen paper and inkwell


cat break through


Overcoming Your Nervousness About Talking to Women

Standing at the magazine rack thumbing through Cosmo, she has... Read More

Are Parents Still Stopping You from Having a Girlfriend?

There are a lot of young men who find it... Read More

Meeting Other Singles By Doing Something You Love

Meet Other Singles by Doing Something You LoveHere's one the... Read More

How to Get More Responses at Online Dating Sites

So, you've decided to join a dating website. You're hoping... Read More

The Best First Date

First dates cause anxiety and thoughts of disastrous and embarrassing... Read More

Online Dating -- Facts About Your Online Profile

Times are changing and online dating is becoming a more... Read More

Dating Tips: Creating The Perfect Atmosphere

Had you ever been in the situation where your heart... Read More

Dating After Fifty

Dating at an older age is not too hard. And... Read More

Dating Sites Are Bringing Millions Of Singles Together For Quality Online Relationships

It's amazing how dating sites are helping over a million... Read More

Is Online Dating For You After A Divorce?

Until Death Do You Part?That certainly was a lie. Your... Read More

1 Step You Should Take to Alleviate Anxiety When Meeting Women

Has a similar scenario like this one ever happened to... Read More

Dumb Dating Mistakes Men Make with Women

Do you strike out with single women in the romance... Read More

Hot Women And Eye Contact

For a while now I've been wondering why some women... Read More

Body Language

Next to your internal mindset (which should be relaxed, confident,... Read More

The Key to Reaching the Next Level in Dating Success

Back in the days when I was a teenager, I... Read More

Life isnt Sex and the City

A couple of weeks ago, I watched a Sex and... Read More

Are You Dating a Potential Cheater?

Most single woman seeking a committed relationship would rather avoid... Read More

Online Dating - Is Music the Food of Love?

"If music be the food of love, play on". So... Read More

Dating a Non Christian

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what... Read More

Love Could Be An Errand Away

You have signed up on several large dating sites and... Read More

Relationship Room

Just recently, I felt ready to experience change in a... Read More

The First Impression is a Lasting Impression

The first date is the most apprehensive, nerve wreaking event... Read More

Got a Blind Date Right Around the Corner?

Got a case of the blind date? Oh yes we... Read More

Online Dating - 5 Essential Safety Tips

So, you've decided to take the plunge and follow in... Read More

Black Professional, Educated, And Self-Reliant Woman - Why Am I Still Single?

Today there are many single women over the age of... Read More

Hooking Up vs. Lasting Love: Its Your Choice

"hooking Up" - "friends with benefits" - "booty call"These terms... Read More

Internet Dating - Introduction

So you're single. And you don't want to be single... Read More

Top 10 reasons to Find a Date Online

I'm often surprised by the number of people who are... Read More

10 Reasons to Use Online Dating Sites

There are many more reasons than just ten that I... Read More

Should You Consider an Internet Romance?

Carly's quest in finding a suitable partner for marriage seemed... Read More

Dating Online in Safety

Dating online can be great fun, stimulating and exciting. So... Read More

Donald Trump and the Apprentice Rules Applied to Dating

I was reading an article about the Apprentice and some... Read More

The Traditional Jewish Dating

In as much as they want to preserve the moral... Read More