Update Your Dating Profile For Valentine's Day
Posted by Lauren Kellagher
Two of the biggest holidays of the winter have passed and up next is Valentine’s Day. If you don’t have a date and have joined the latest trend in looking for love, you may have signed up for an online dating website. If you haven’t had any luck, there are a few simple changes you can make that could help you find a mate in time for the holiday of love. Evan Marc Katz, “Your Personal Trainer For Love,” has four tips for improving your average online dating profile.
1. Tell stories instead of listing adjectives. Everyone and their mom thinks they are kind, caring, and fun-loving, so be a bit more unique when describing yourself. The dating coach suggests telling stories to illustrate personality traits. For example, you could tell that you are intelligent by saying something along the lines of, “I could answer all the science and nature questions on Trivial Pursuit." That is more specific and interesting than simply saying, “I am smart.”
2. Focus your photos on you. Outdated or misleading photos are the reason many people are skeptical about finding love online. We don’t want to meet your aunt or your cat just yet, so have a friend take a few close-ups of just you.
3. Write about what you are looking for, instead of what you are not looking for. Some love-seekers warn others to not even approach them if you are emotionally unstable, unfit, or are a certain age. Staying positive and telling people what you are looking for is more appealing and makes you more approachable.
4. Leave something to the imagination. People get bored of reading your entire life story. Give people just a taste to keep them wanting more. Katz suggests, "Appeal to as many people as possible. Add a little about family, friends, work. Put in some self-deprecating humor." It’s best to leave things to talk about on your first date.
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