irc333 Posted April 24, 2011 Posted April 24, 2011 Most times, I see a lot of profiles of people where it's rather standard, even a paragraph long....brief. You see "I'm looking for a man who lives life to the fullest, has goals in life, confident, not cocky. Starting off as friends, and if something romantic happens, possibly more. I like to work out, go hiking, hitting the beach, going swimming and skiing." (Note: Seems "Lives life to the fullest" has become so repetitive, kind of sick of seeing it, LOL) Something like that, but typically the ads I've come across are rather similar in nature, after a while, the ads start to look the same. I still contact these ladies anyhow, because I figured "Well, they would probably have more to say once I contact them." And you can get the rest of the information that way. So I don't necessarily get tired of the briefly put together profiles. OR Do you prefer to write practically an novel in your profile? Ladies, gents? Guys, does it make a difference to you in what they've written IN their profile, or if it's a brief write-up, do you just prefer to contact them and find out more in the correspondence? Ladies? Ditto?
Anxiety Posted April 24, 2011 Posted April 24, 2011 I can't stand those laundry list profiles. They are boring and say nothing about them. I'm sick of the "live life to the fullest", "my kids are my world" ...think of something original. Seems to me, there was one profile and every woman just copy & pasted it as their own. And the "I like to have fun"? Come on...Doesn't everyone like to have fun? Even if you don't like to have fun, not having fun would then become fun. And they wonder why guys send emails just saying "Hi". Its because the profile is filled with useless cliche's. I like ones with personally, little anecdotes. Give me something to respond too.
orangelady Posted April 24, 2011 Posted April 24, 2011 I can't stand the "I live my life to the fullest etc etc" because I can't imagine that there is a single person out there who lives each day to its fullest, each day as if it was their last; but there are plenty of people on here that claim just that. I also, as a lady, get confused when a man is on a dating site and says "I'm not looking for a relationship, just friends." Does that mean just sex? *scratches her head* One of the worst things a guy ever said on his profile was this: "I think everyone who dislike cats are evil." Another one I remember seeing was "If you listen to mainstream music, please don't contact me."
Author irc333 Posted April 24, 2011 Author Posted April 24, 2011 Yeah, then there are people who start to philosophize in their profile. I once saw a profile filled with nothing but quotes from their favorite authors, actresses, and philosophers. lol I can't stand the "I live my life to the fullest etc etc" because I can't imagine that there is a single person out there who lives each day to its fullest, each day as if it was their last; but there are plenty of people on here that claim just that. I also, as a lady, get confused when a man is on a dating site and says "I'm not looking for a relationship, just friends." Does that mean just sex? *scratches her head* One of the worst things a guy ever said on his profile was this: "I think everyone who dislike cats are evil." Another one I remember seeing was "If you listen to mainstream music, please don't contact me."
TigerCub Posted April 24, 2011 Posted April 24, 2011 (edited) You're all nuts!! You really don't like the ones that "Like to have fun" "Enjoy family and friends" "Live life to the fullest" "Work hard AND play hard" Do you mean to tell me that you don't like the profiles that say that they are not shallow and then put restrictions such as "Don't reply if you don't have a photo" ?? Well then, I don't know what to tell ya ... you're just too picky!! haha - I kid, I kid :laugh: All the above are things I hated in online dating, especially, the 'work hard, play hard one' - that just sounds so lame. But in all truth, the longa$$ novel with quotes sucks too - if its boring, I move on. Oh, and I especially hate the ones that actually say "I don't know what to say here, I'm looking for a women" - hehe, its either you're looking for a woman, or for women, make up your mind!! oyi - profiles with gramar and spelling errors are such a turn off. People should put a little bit of themselves in their profile, all that generic crap just makes them look - generic and boring. ETA: But lets face it, at the end of the day, if ya like the pic, you'd let their generic profile slide - its true Edited April 24, 2011 by TigerCub
zengirl Posted April 24, 2011 Posted April 24, 2011 My profile is highly specific, and I tend to write only people with highly specific profiles. Mine is a bit lengthy, but lengthy does not = specific. Many people write a lot and say little, and some specific profiles are not as long as mine. Generally, it takes at least a paragraph per section (I only use OKC) to be specific. I hate to see a blatant cliche, like "I live my life to the fullest" and I love to see more precise and unusual vocabulary words (like "whimsical" for instance), as diction is important to me. If I don't like what a guy has in his profile, he won't get the chance to say much else to me (unless he writes it in his initial message, though I'd prefer a longer profile --- that's up for everyone to see all the time --- rather than the info in the message, just written to me; who knows what he writes to others? It's more likely to be what he wants me to think he's like).
Anxiety Posted April 24, 2011 Posted April 24, 2011 Yeah, then there are people who start to philosophize in their profile. I once saw a profile filled with nothing but quotes from their favorite authors, actresses, and philosophers. lol Oh, I saw one one even better. Her entire profile was a copy & paste of her Astrological profile.....yeah that tells me all I need to know about her.
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