I do see your point. Hmmm.... Maybe I need to remove this line but improve on the 'pickiness' of my profile somehow....

LOl you dont need to remove that its fine unless you really get hot 25 year olds contacting you. ya thats a funny letter you really got her goat, she sounds phycho. The least of your problems is posting too many conditions, I would add some more actually. Its a great sign when they start qualifying themselves first.

I like those pictures much better than the original ones, I see you have a red theme going too. You are going to do much better now,e specially with the single mother set

No this is wrong. but ok.

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Ok, I've given it some time. My profile had probably 3x as much action before, when I was the "sweet guy". My user name was even "Notoriouslysweet". Which you guys advised me was a bad deal. I had at least 3x response rate.... Not really getting any anymore. It's tough.


Here is the link to my profile...

http://www.pof.com/viewprofile.aspx?profile_id=53315032

Any advice is greatly appreciated!

You seem top have removed all the blatant problems with your profile which is good, the next step is to examine what kind of emails you are sending these woman? any examples?

After reading most of my sent messages that got little to no response I see that I go in with just a random "Hey! How's it going?" And then I ask them something about their profile. I can see where this could lead to a decreased response rate. But it seems as if most females profiles are pretty blank with just one or two pics. They don't give you much to go on. What do I do in that case?

Here is an example today...

HB: Worth a shot...
About
Non-smoker with Thin body type
City
XXXXXXX
Details
35 year old Woman, 5' 1" (155cm), Non-Religious
Ethnicity
Caucasian Leo with Blonde hair
Intent
XXXXXXXX is looking for a relationship.
Education
Some college
Personality
Adventurer
Profession
Ask

I am Seeking a Man For Long term
Needs Test Not Completed Chemistry Not Completed
Do you drink? Socially Do you want children? Undecided
Marital Status Divorced Do you do drugs? No
Pets Other Eye Color Brown
Do you have a car? Yes Do you have children? Yes
Longest Relationship Over 10 years


Interests
Kids Family Wine
Vacation Concerts Music
Camping Dancing Sunshine
Summer Singing Shopping
Holidays Friends Boating
Not much i dont like

About Me
First and foremost, I am a single mother and my child will always come first! She is my life...Looking for someone who will opt me as a priority in their life, not an option!

Physical attraction is huge but feeling important is an equal....good morning and good night txts are a favorite The small things mean the most
Sense of humor is a MUST....along with honesty, loyalty, outgoing, easy to talk to, and good with kids!!!!
Family is #1 in my life....so they have to like the one I'm with!
Its hard to find a perfect match but It is possible.....
The can't eat, cant sleep, reach for the stars, over the fence, world series kinda love.....Thats how every relationship should be!!!
I want to meet someone that can make me laugh and keep me smiling! And that I can do the same for!!! Someone I can't wait to see

If your just on here for a piece of ass, to date multiple women at same time or have a bunch of half naked pics posing and flexing....PLEASE...put some clothes on and move on. Not impressive....looks desperate....

AND DISTANCE IS A BIG DEAL!!!

First Date
Dinner and drinks!! Relaxed setting....


Here is what I messaged her...


StangMan22
11/3/2013 6:58:14 PM
What in the world is on your thumb?! lol (She only has one picture and it looks like her thumb is wrapped in gauze or something)

StangMan22
11/3/2013 9:28:37 PM
Ohhhh... An embarrassing story huh?

Neither message was replied to though she did view my profile after the first message.

Any advice as to how I could have played that better?

When you got 3x as many responses, where you new to the site? You cannot compare 'new member' experience to the experience when you have been on the site for a while; new members always get tons more traffic and action.

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It is somewhat of a myth that a great response rate is your goal. There was a whole thread on the infamous "Fix you Photo" email that got a good response rate. The problem is just getting a response doesn't equal interest. I would focus on writing a few lines, more then just one, commenting on their profile then finding some paradox or inconsistency in their profile and playfully pointing it out in a funny and playful way. Witty one like emails often get unqualified disinterested responses which are a waste of your time.

This is very true. What you want is successful dates. It is why I actually recommend NOT using pictures that are "too good" because it is more important to have less GOOD dates than more dates where the girl is disappointed you don't look like your pictures.

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I wasn't new to the site. My profile was all wussy like. I revamped it with your guys help. I do think you made a good point about responses though. I think the trouble lies within the messages I am sending them. Not my profile.

But what would you guys have sent, for example, to the profile I copied and pasted? Do you see anything I could have potentially played off? I didn't see anything. The only thing I saw was her thumb all bandaged up and I rolled with it.