Dating Odyssey

What To Put In, and What To Leave Out

Not sure how to write an Online dating profile? Are you aware of what you should write about and what is worth leaving out?

The first question that you need to ask yourself is this: What is the purpose of your Online dating profile?

Because your profile for one of these sites can be challenging, the foremost important concept is to be clear about why you are writing a dating profile in the first place.

Why?

• Are you writing a dating profile for fun and friendship?
• Are you looking for just potential dates for casual sex?
• Or are you looking for romance and marriage?

This is important because if you do not state your wants and needs, how can you expect to get what you want?

The reason why you are creating an online profile in the first place is the first detail that should determine how you write your profile.

Don’t Spill Your Guts

Next, you should hold back the need to pour your heart out into the profile.

Telling-All is a sign of low self-esteem so don’t spill your guts or reveal your emotional deformities in the profile. Telling-All in your profile will position you as a victim and will increase your chances of attracting predators. This applies to both men and women.

Captivate Them Instead

To get people to be captivated by you, you should be frank, honest and upfront. Don’t include a lot of irrelevant details, but do make a point to talk about yourself in enough detail so that like-minded people will be intrigued and want to know more.

Your Unique Selling Proposition – USP

Writing a good profile begins with taking an inventory of what makes you unique and interesting. Everyone is one of a kind, but it is hard to show people what makes you one of a kind unless you can create a profile that shows why.

Brainstorming Questions

• What makes you unique?
• What makes you tick?
• Why are you different from everyone else on the internet?
• Why are you different from everyone else in the world?

Depending on the type of Online Dating site, you could describe what you find is important, like your ambitions, your dreams, your desires and your attitudes.

You could write about your most important likes and dislikes, turn ons and turnoffs, and any other details you can think of in order to give an accurate picture of who you are and what you’re about.

Obviously, if you are writing an adult dating profile for discreet encounters or casual sex, you will have to think of a different USP, but I’m sure you get the idea.