Tips for writing your singles online dating profile. This is important. Your online dating profile is the very basis for which other singles will decide whether or not to contact you. Here’s our advice on creating an online dating profile that gets the results you’re after.

• What’s in a name? Your singles online dating username is important. Beerlover69 is unlikely to impress. As is CluckyChick. Be original but honest.
• It’s all in the details. Being specific not only allows other singles to know more about you but will also stop you from receiving emails from other online dating singles that don’t interest you. Instead of saying you like the beach, say ‘reading on the beach’ or ‘surfing’ – there is quite a difference in these two beach activities.
• Singles dont like a negative Nelly. Instead of telling us what you don’t want, tell us what you are looking for when writing your online dating profile.
• Size does matter. Short is sweet. Don’t tell other singles your life story in the first email. Not only will you have nothing left to say in the next email, you could scare your potential online dating partner away or overwhelm them. Keep it light and friendly.
• Pay attention. When you contact other singles, make reference to something they have said in their online dating singles profile that attracted or interested you. Yes, that means you will actually have to read their online dating profile!
• Mass email. Don’t send the same email to numerous potential online dates. Women talk to each other, and as much as they deny it, so do men. Trust us, this will come back to bite you.

Just stop typing/talking. Whether you are messaging when online dating, talking to singles on the phone or meeting singles, there are certain things that should not be said during the first few dates. These include: “My ex was such a…”, “Can you hear my biological clock ticking, or is it just me?”, “Oh look, there’s my parents, what a coincidence”, “Wow, you’ve got a great rack!”, “Excuse me a moment, I need to call my Mum and remind her to drop off my ironing”. Meeting singles when online dating can be a numbers game so be patient and think about what the other person would want before you engage them. Good luck with your singles online dating profile!

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