dating site annoyances
I was feeling a little bored and so I was browsing profiles on "Are You Interested", one of the dating applications on Facebook. I looked at quite a few, and made some observations:
1. If you're going to add yourself to a dating site and you're not going to put a picture of yourself, at least fill in the "About Me" section. Here's a little hint: if the "About Me" section is blank and there's just a picture of your new puppy, you're probably not going to get a lot of results.
2. It doesn't matter how beautiful you looked in it - that picture of you in your wedding dress is probably not the best choice for a dating site.
3. If you're going to use a picture that includes you and one or more of your girlfriends, say "I'm the one on the left" or whatever in the "About Me" section. You're all cute, but it'd still be nice to know which one is you.
4. Slight addendum to #3 - if it's a picture of a really cute girl and a far less attractive girl, we know which one is you. But even if we did fall for it, that would make things really awkward on that first date.
5. What kind of message are you trying to send when you include a picture of you and some guy that you're obviously "with"? If he's your ex and it's the only good picture of you, crop him out of it. If he's your boyfriend/husband... once again, maybe not the best picture to use on a dating site. If he's just a friend or whatever, keep in mind that we're going to assume he's your boyfriend/husband. (You're kidding yourself with that "just a friend" thing anyway - everyone can see it.)
6. When you put in your home town, sure - we all know that "City of Sin" means Lynn and "Beantown" means Boston, but beyond that, you should probably skip the town nickname. Nobody outside of your town calls it "O-town". We have no idea where you live. I can't think of any towns that even begin with an "O", which means that you're probably a pretty small town. Do you really want to limit your results to folks who know the pet name for your town? They live there; you probably already dated them.
7. Gang signs don't make you appear to be a rebellious party girl. They just make you appear to be a drunk whore. (I'm not saying that's a bad tactic on the dating sites; drunk whores likely get really good results. Just calling 'em like I see 'em.)
8. Is that a picture of you, or your teenage daughter? If that's you, damn. But I'm not gonna click on you, because I don't think the girl in that picture could possibly be a thirty-year-old. I think it's a trap.
9. Using a picture of your cute little kid is a bold move. It shows honesty that you have a kid, and we appreciate you being so up front about it right away. Some guys are fine with that. But don't think that because your kid is so cute, we're gonna click on you. More likely, we're gonna wonder what you're hiding.
10. The grainy extreme closeup you took using your cell phone isn't doing you any favors. Dawn from Wellesly, this means you.
1. If you're going to add yourself to a dating site and you're not going to put a picture of yourself, at least fill in the "About Me" section. Here's a little hint: if the "About Me" section is blank and there's just a picture of your new puppy, you're probably not going to get a lot of results.
2. It doesn't matter how beautiful you looked in it - that picture of you in your wedding dress is probably not the best choice for a dating site.
3. If you're going to use a picture that includes you and one or more of your girlfriends, say "I'm the one on the left" or whatever in the "About Me" section. You're all cute, but it'd still be nice to know which one is you.
4. Slight addendum to #3 - if it's a picture of a really cute girl and a far less attractive girl, we know which one is you. But even if we did fall for it, that would make things really awkward on that first date.
5. What kind of message are you trying to send when you include a picture of you and some guy that you're obviously "with"? If he's your ex and it's the only good picture of you, crop him out of it. If he's your boyfriend/husband... once again, maybe not the best picture to use on a dating site. If he's just a friend or whatever, keep in mind that we're going to assume he's your boyfriend/husband. (You're kidding yourself with that "just a friend" thing anyway - everyone can see it.)
6. When you put in your home town, sure - we all know that "City of Sin" means Lynn and "Beantown" means Boston, but beyond that, you should probably skip the town nickname. Nobody outside of your town calls it "O-town". We have no idea where you live. I can't think of any towns that even begin with an "O", which means that you're probably a pretty small town. Do you really want to limit your results to folks who know the pet name for your town? They live there; you probably already dated them.
7. Gang signs don't make you appear to be a rebellious party girl. They just make you appear to be a drunk whore. (I'm not saying that's a bad tactic on the dating sites; drunk whores likely get really good results. Just calling 'em like I see 'em.)
8. Is that a picture of you, or your teenage daughter? If that's you, damn. But I'm not gonna click on you, because I don't think the girl in that picture could possibly be a thirty-year-old. I think it's a trap.
9. Using a picture of your cute little kid is a bold move. It shows honesty that you have a kid, and we appreciate you being so up front about it right away. Some guys are fine with that. But don't think that because your kid is so cute, we're gonna click on you. More likely, we're gonna wonder what you're hiding.
10. The grainy extreme closeup you took using your cell phone isn't doing you any favors. Dawn from Wellesly, this means you.