All posts tagged with how to improve your dating profile

Clever dating profile or kiss of death?

I found a woman’s dating profile on okCupid today that began by intriguing me. She wrote her “About Me” summary in a way that was different and conversational. It described her interests, but did so in a manner that also suggested she had a good sense of humor. However, what started out as an interesting online dating profile ended up coming across disingenuous and self-satisfied. What I’ve provided below is  only an excerpt (along with my critique of it). However,… read more

Today’s Dating Profile Tip for Dec.18, 2013

I found an online dating profile today on okCupid from a woman with a big smile and a positive attitude. Despite this, reading her self-summary made me want to poke my eye out. I’ve posted an excerpt of her dating profile below followed by good reasons why she needs to revise it. You might be surprised when you read it because it’s a profile that doesn’t stand out as having big, bad online dating profile mistakes and yet… From the… read more

Tips for writing your dating profile. Dec.10th, 2013.

I scanned a number of online dating sites today and read quite a few dating profiles for women. I kept noticing an approach that I’ve seen before and it’s one that both men and women make the mistake of using. Below I’ve posted an excerpt of a profile that uses the approach followed by my critique. Can you spot the online dating profile writing mistake? It’s a pretty common one. From the dating profile of a 31-year old woman I’m… read more