Crazy Magnet Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 OK, a killer profile technique. In the "things I like" or "my favorite things" section, put some outlandish "hobbies" or interests. Some I use are "taxidermy, locksmithing and refrigerator repair" because everyone has seen -those- tradeschool ads in magazines. This kind of thing creates an inside joke between you and the reader. Another thing is to talk about your exotic pets in your profile and then post a picture of a galapagos tortoise with a leash photoshopped on it, or better yet, you photoshopped riding it, or an aquarium with a single goldfish, an ant farm... you get the idea. The concept is creating a joke that exists between your pics and your profile for the women to "figure out." (not too clever though, kind of obvious) They love this and no guys do it. Women read the profiles much more carefully than men do. I also change my tagline every few days, usually to something that is funny, but without negative undertones. Using tv characters in the tagline has worked well along the lines of "Yogi seeks Booboo" (ok that is a bad, uncreative one, but illustrates the concept). A better one might be "Gomez seeks Morticia" or "Goober seeks Gomer." So many possibilities, but be careful to be original and off the wall while still being accessible. Most women wouldn't get "Carl seeks Meatwad" for example, nor is it very funny. Bwahahahaha Great tag line....hahahahhaha Yeah, one guy had something about drunk penguins in his interest box...I totally wrote that guy. Hilarious.
Crazy Magnet Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Meerkat----on traveling, my favorite is when traveling is an interest...yet the person has never been anywhere! eh?!?
meerkat stew Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Meerkat----on traveling, my favorite is when traveling is an interest...yet the person has never been anywhere! eh?!? Yep, have met some of those, I just ignore the super-travel profiles these days, they all tend to be disordered weirdos. Even did a parody in my profile once along the lines of : "So, you say you like to travel? Well the only travelin you are gonna be doing is back and forth to the fridge to fetch me a malt liquor, little lady! or are you one of those 'uppity always havin to -go- somewhere or -do- something types?' Those days are over Missy."
Rainman760 Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Another thing is to talk about your exotic pets in your profile and then post a picture of a galapagos tortoise with a leash photoshopped on it, or better yet, you photoshopped riding it, or an aquarium with a single goldfish, an ant farm... you get the idea. I had this for a bit in my profile under 'pets' "I have a border collie named Murphy and a Three Toed Sloth, his name is Flash."
meerkat stew Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 I had this for a bit in my profile under 'pets' "I have a border collie named Murphy and a Three Toed Sloth, his name is Flash." funny! Maybe take a picture of you and your dog, and crop a picture of a three toed sloth onto that picture in a very unprofessional obvious way (maybe make the sloth look ten feet tall and looming behind you and the dog), then load that as one of your profile pics.
Crazy Magnet Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Yep, have met some of those, I just ignore the super-travel profiles these days, they all tend to be disordered weirdos. Even did a parody in my profile once along the lines of : "So, you say you like to travel? Well the only travelin you are gonna be doing is back and forth to the fridge to fetch me a malt liquor, little lady! or are you one of those 'uppity always havin to -go- somewhere or -do- something types?' Those days are over Missy." While my life has been heavy on the travel front, it's always been to further a personal goals and usually involved research and living abroad for a while. I LOVE learning about new cultures, and for me, that's the point of traveling, not to see stuff (you mentioned that somewhere else in this thread). But I don't go on and on about it in my profile. I allude to the fact that I've lived cool places in my wacky fact section. (Yeah, I started making my own categories! haha) I actually have this list of quirky facts about myself. It's an oddly numbered list (never a nice tidy 5 or 10) that really reflects the true spectrum of my interest. I get a lot of people responding to that. That might work for the OP too. It would not work for people with boring ordinary lives, and the OP seems to be anything but ordinary and boring. I always enjoy his postings.
InspiredbyYou Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 I agree on the the travel stuff, totally annoying! The worst is the ones who post pictures of their "travels" with captions reading "this was me on my trip to Maui we had just visited the volcanos" and it's a picture of some dipsht sitting at what clearly appears to be a bar with a huge Budweiser poster in back of him. In fact for the most part people's travel stories do not make for good conversation unless they have some crazy anecdote to share where they were involved being lost in some remote area not knowing the language or understanding the food and amongst the locals. For the most part it's people talking about what they saw, and it never involves anything interesting to the listener. I had one goof contact me online once who told me he loved to travel I asked where he had been last and he told me he had gone to cheeseball Cancun for the second time but this time he rented a house on the beach, - ohhh the plot thickens ... - with another friend and they partied like rock stars. Class act! Ooookey dokey there captain.
meerkat stew Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Wacky Facts is a good idea for OP, maybe that your bedroom is known as tornado alley could start you off. it's a picture of some dipsht sitting at what clearly appears to be a bar with a huge Budweiser poster in back of him. This brings up one of the most hilarious oddities of online dating pictures, the "drunk" pic. This woman winked me once, she was very good looking in her single, solitary profile picture... of her in a torn up room with a blanket over the window behind her with a bunch of empty liquor bottles strewn on a table beside her. Here's the sad part, being the weak man I am, it actually took me several minutes to decide NOT to respond to her wink, a true moral dilemma. Another one of my faves is women who post pictures of themselves in tiny bikinis, french maid halloween costumes, or even lingerie, and then put phrases like "If you are just here looking for sex, pass me by, Mister!" OMG :laugh: Oh one other tip for OP, where it asks you "last thing read?" Don't put "cereal box," "newspaper," "dating profiles," "Sudoku," all been done... waaaaay done. And if the last thing you read was the current billion seller, don't put that. I call those folks "DaVinci Toads"
ordinary_girl Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Four women I have been out with from match told me that they were put off by men in their mid-30s contacting them. When I asked how much older they would go they said 3-5 years. Two others actually said 1-2 years. All of these women were early to mid 20s. You could argue personal preference but when six women all say that more than 5 years is too much, I would say there is something to learn there. yeah, you learn that they are narrow minded people. I would seriously not even bother dating anyone that made an issue out of such a small thing as age.
b52s Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Four women I have been out with from match told me that they were put off by men in their mid-30s contacting them. When I asked how much older they would go they said 3-5 years. Two others actually said 1-2 years. All of these women were early to mid 20s. You could argue personal preference but when six women all say that more than 5 years is too much, I would say there is something to learn there. Don't worry, as they get older, into their 30s and 40's, they'll be more flexible in the age range department......trust me. lol
b52s Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 I agree on the the travel stuff, totally annoying! The worst is the ones who post pictures of their "travels" with captions reading "this was me on my trip to Maui we had just visited the volcanos" and it's a picture of some dipsht sitting at what clearly appears to be a bar with a huge Budweiser poster in back of him. In fact for the most part people's travel stories do not make for good conversation unless they have some crazy anecdote to share where they were involved being lost in some remote area not knowing the language or understanding the food and amongst the locals. For the most part it's people talking about what they saw, and it never involves anything interesting to the listener. I had one goof contact me online once who told me he loved to travel I asked where he had been last and he told me he had gone to cheeseball Cancun for the second time but this time he rented a house on the beach, - ohhh the plot thickens ... - with another friend and they partied like rock stars. Class act! Ooookey dokey there captain. Um, I see nothing "cheesy" about his travels...what's wrong with posting pictures of your travels?? You jealous or something? lol Gosh man, you don't give people a leg to stand on when it comes to online dating. In all actuality, those pictures would pretty good icebreakers. "Cheeseball" Cancun.....so prey-tell, what's so "cheesy" about that particular venue? I swear, some of you guys seem to LOOK for something wrong with a profile. But, as the old addage goes, "If you LOOK for failure, you will indeed FIND IT!"
ordinary_girl Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Well with online dating it's more like we know why you two are meeting.. it's because of potential relationship.. not just friends. So in a way it's faster paced, and kind of defeats a lot of things. I understand what you mean but online dating still seems like a lot of waste of time to me. How many women do you meet in real life that look pretty enough but they are a turn off? Surely it's even worse when you have actual dates arranged with expectations only to find you wasted your time yet again? I sometimes wonder why people don't just put the same amount of effort into real life dating. Surely focusing on meeting people real life would cut out so much of the initial bollocks where you meet your online match and have zero chemistry so just sit around for a while to be polite
b52s Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 I understand what you mean but online dating still seems like a lot of waste of time to me. How many women do you meet in real life that look pretty enough but they are a turn off? Surely it's even worse when you have actual dates arranged with expectations only to find you wasted your time yet again? I sometimes wonder why people don't just put the same amount of effort into real life dating. Surely focusing on meeting people real life would cut out so much of the initial bollocks where you meet your online match and have zero chemistry so just sit around for a while to be polite Sometimes my experience with "real life" dating.....a woman says "yes" to actually going out with me, gives me her #....but then when I try to call to make arrangements, she never returns calls or blows me off. I think the reason for that is, you ask her out face to face, and she hasn't the heart to turn you down, so she leads you on thinking she's interested by giving you her number. While she's doing this, she's thinking, "Okay, here's my plan, I'll give him my #, but when he calls I'll screen it, not answer it, or if I happen to pick up, i'll come up with some excuse.....after so many times of this happening, he'll eventually stop calling and will take the hint"
Art_Critic Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 I also change my tagline every few days, usually to something that is funny, but without negative undertones. Using tv characters in the tagline has worked well along the lines of "Yogi seeks Booboo" (ok that is a bad, uncreative one, but illustrates the concept). A better one might be "Gomez seeks Morticia" or "Goober seeks Gomer." So many possibilities, but be careful to be original and off the wall while still being accessible. Most women wouldn't get "Carl seeks Meatwad" for example, nor is it very funny. That's what I mean about stealing other peoples lines.. Those lines have been used in online dating for 10 years..I've seen them myself.. They are NOT original.. if a woman has any wits about her she just looks at a tagline like that and says you don't have any imagination.. or you are not willing to put the time and effort into writing a real tagline.. If you change up someone else's ideas they still are NOT your ideas and that comes thru.. Those lines that all the guys use are all over the internet and if you change them up the girl still sees the idea as someone else's. Better to use your own head and ideas when creating your own personal profile.. that way it is you they see thru those words.. not some other guy trying to fill someone else's shoes
b52s Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 That's what I mean about stealing other peoples lines.. Those lines have been used in online dating for 10 years..I've seen them myself.. They are NOT original.. if a woman has any wits about her she just looks at a tagline like that and says you don't have any imagination.. or you are not willing to put the time and effort into writing a real tagline.. If you change up someone else's ideas they still are NOT your ideas and that comes thru.. Those lines that all the guys use are all over the internet and if you change them up the girl still sees the idea as someone else's. Better to use your own head and ideas when creating your own personal profile.. that way it is you they see thru those words.. not some other guy trying to fill someone else's shoes Yeah, life was better back in the days where you didn't have to be original. Now you have to jump through hoops like a jesture trying to make the king and queen laugh or OFF wiht your head!
ordinary_girl Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Sometimes my experience with "real life" dating.....a woman says "yes" to actually going out with me, gives me her #....but then when I try to call to make arrangements, she never returns calls or blows me off. I think the reason for that is, you ask her out face to face, and she hasn't the heart to turn you down, so she leads you on thinking she's interested by giving you her number. While she's doing this, she's thinking, "Okay, here's my plan, I'll give him my #, but when he calls I'll screen it, not answer it, or if I happen to pick up, i'll come up with some excuse.....after so many times of this happening, he'll eventually stop calling and will take the hint" so you are trying to avoid rejection through online dating? that's impossible. who cares that she doesn't pick up? you haven't invested any emotions at that point so you have only wasted 20 seconds of your life on her
ordinary_girl Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Yeah, life was better back in the days where you didn't have to be original. Now you have to jump through hoops like a jesture trying to make the king and queen laugh or OFF wiht your head! I think you'll find effort was always required for a quality relationship
b52s Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 (edited) I think you'll find effort was always required for a quality relationship Is that how you phrase it? lol Strawman fallacy there. Right, but sense people are harder to please and quite spoiled these days, some people will never be happy. (I say "people", but it's mostly women, becuase it's men doing the pursuing, but it's true even in general people are spoiled these days) Kind of like a kid who gets a new toys and gets tired of it within a week.....disposable, just like relationships. Sometimes the effort isn't worth it because the person who you're trying to impress is never satisfied. Edited December 30, 2009 by b52s
ordinary_girl Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Right, but sense people are harder to please and quite spoiled these days, some people will never be happy. (I say "people", but it's mostly women, becuase it's men doing the pursuing, but it's true even in general people are spoiled these days) QUOTE] how do you know? to be able to draw this sort of conclusion you would need to be at least 50 years old
b52s Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Right, but sense people are harder to please and quite spoiled these days, some people will never be happy. (I say "people", but it's mostly women, becuase it's men doing the pursuing, but it's true even in general people are spoiled these days) QUOTE] how do you know? to be able to draw this sort of conclusion you would need to be at least 50 years old What's with the strawman and flawed arguements? I have family members and friends that are older that I talk to that are that old. or older...and other ways of finding out. I don't have to be that age to be keen on history and events.
BackUpOrGetStung Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 I haven't read the entire thread but here's my take on what I did read. I've been doing online dating for almost 3 months now on pof.com. I think the message you send is your first impression and that carries a lot more weight than your profile. Remember a couple weeks ago, asking about the rules of online dating? That was because I was getting so many responses and meeting up with and sleeping with so many girls so quickly, that I almost felt bad about it. I have slept with two since then. I'm just having fun, but there is potential for a relationship with a couple, I think, since they text me all day long and always want to know what I'm up to. I think it's even easier to make a good impression online, you just have to be clever and let your charm come through completely with the content of what you're saying rather than relying on body language and other factors. It has worked terrifically for me, I've knocked down 6 and now I'm in the process of working on 7 and 8.
ordinary_girl Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 What's with the strawman and flawed arguements? I have family members and friends that are older that I talk to that are that old. or older...and other ways of finding out. I don't have to be that age to be keen on history and events. huh? what's a strawman? you can't rely on other people's experiences, you have to rely on your own. you can't think with somebody else's mind. they were brought up differently, lived in a different society. women had expectations in the old days are too. especially financial. I don't know how much you earn but I bet you a lot of them would not have found you suitable because she would have wanted that house with the picket fence, etc etc
b52s Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 I haven't read the entire thread but here's my take on what I did read. I've been doing online dating for almost 3 months now on pof.com. I think the message you send is your first impression and that carries a lot more weight than your profile. Remember a couple weeks ago, asking about the rules of online dating? That was because I was getting so many responses and meeting up with and sleeping with so many girls so quickly, that I almost felt bad about it. I have slept with two since then. I'm just having fun, but there is potential for a relationship with a couple, I think, since they text me all day long and always want to know what I'm up to. I think it's even easier to make a good impression online, you just have to be clever and let your charm come through completely with the content of what you're saying rather than relying on body language and other factors. It has worked terrifically for me, I've knocked down 6 and now I'm in the process of working on 7 and 8. Hm, glad it comes so easily for you....must be your locationn. I used to get 1 date every few months.
jerbear Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 Hm, glad it comes so easily for you....must be your locationn. I used to get 1 date every few months. Each location is different, I've noticed that in LA, DC, Boston, and even NYC. Some are easier to get a relationship, while others hook ups, and others easy to find an FWB/friend.
ordinary_girl Posted December 30, 2009 Posted December 30, 2009 I haven't read the entire thread but here's my take on what I did read. I've been doing online dating for almost 3 months now on pof.com. I think the message you send is your first impression and that carries a lot more weight than your profile. Remember a couple weeks ago, asking about the rules of online dating? That was because I was getting so many responses and meeting up with and sleeping with so many girls so quickly, that I almost felt bad about it. I have slept with two since then. I'm just having fun, but there is potential for a relationship with a couple, I think, since they text me all day long and always want to know what I'm up to. I think it's even easier to make a good impression online, you just have to be clever and let your charm come through completely with the content of what you're saying rather than relying on body language and other factors. It has worked terrifically for me, I've knocked down 6 and now I'm in the process of working on 7 and 8. hahaha at least you are honest you only want to get laid I think most people here are after a relationship rather than just sex. I can see why for sex online dating would be so easy yes
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