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I'm going to add to this question. What makes a profile terrible? What things, if they are present, destroy your chances? What things, if they are absent, destroy your chances?
I run into this problem a lot: I write an email to a girl, she views my profile, and then nothing. I clearly generate enough interest to get looked at, but something causes most women to decide not to reply. Okay, sure, online dating, even more so than trying to meet women in real life, is a numbers game. My rate of response is less than 5%, though. (Yes, I have kept track.) Even if I couldn't close very often, I'd like to think that I'd at least get a reply more frequently than one in twenty.
Hi Guys ! Thanks ZE Glass for adding to that question. And Thansk Maximus15 for your advice.
ZEGlass, you are so like me. I also keep a log of my saring successes, online and in the real world. With online dating, I had the same problems. I send out a lot of emails. I rarely get a reply.
Maximus15 raises a vital point about photos. It's a shame that girls judge us by our photos when women are supposed to be less shallow! I got decent photos. But not professional ones. May be I need to invest in some of those.
Also, what tone should I go for? Cocky and confident? I looked at the top 20 most popular men on one good dating website. Those guys' profile are so dull. They go on about the same cliches: "I love having fun, I'm witty, I love beign with my friends, I love travelling around the world" . And these guys are at the top of the league. I want to be original. That doesn't seem to work. Women want cliches. What do you think? Shall I write one of those ordinary profiles? But that's not me!
Shall I send my current profile via PM to you guys and tell me what you think?
Or, do you think it would be a better idea to send it to a female friend?
Thanks for your time. Happpy 'gaming'
Clooney