Online Dating Examples of Good and Bad Profiles

Online Dating: Examples of Good and Bad Profiles

Your online profile is the first impression others will have of you, and just like in the off-line world, you tend to make a first impression--good or not so good--in a matter of seconds.

You can learn a lot from others. Take a look at some of these examples:

Not-So-Good:
I Still Love Life and want to do thing together

What do i say i have had my profile on this dating game for about eight mo. Have not had much luck maybe i am doing something roung I still love to have fun I still have alot of life left in me So come on girls whats the mater I love eating out going dancing going camping I still love houlding hands I do love car raceing I am divorced now I am not a fat boy I weigh around 228 to 230 I am not a world wide travled I have been around I am looking for a good fun loving woman who does not want to lay on the beach, s That do, es not need 50 or a 100.000 to have a loving relataionship I am a very truthfull man Loyal I love my family...

What Went Wrong:
This single man in his 60s had the guts to give online dating a try and was actually very honest in telling his story to us. I don't encourage that we judge people based on their ability to spell (I would come up short myself), but there are realities of online dating we must face. I'm going to guess that most of you would pass over a profile like this in your search for a possible romantic mate. He blew his chance to make a great first impression, and that may be the only chance he gets with you.

Good:
So, imagine a car carrying the "Wine Spectator" slams into a truck carrying "History of The Far Side"... I'm somewhere in the wreckage (you either end up with cows drinking Bordeaux or blue-haired ladies with bee-hive 'doos' eating cheese).

I'm a personable, eclectic guy who embraces situations to the fullest! Life is very short, except when you are waiting at the DMV, so I try to glean all the joy out of each day. I am very open-minded and non-judgmental.

I enjoy everything cultural and most outdoor activities. I will play any sport but don't really watch any. I just figure there is some terrible cosmic practical-joke being played on me if I sit there sedentary while I watch other people run around. Now I know that doesn't apply to chess, but who made it a sport anyways? (I actually think the people who control bowling pushed for chess to be a sport so they would not be at the very bottom of the physically-taxing sport list).

Things that make me teary-eyed: Dumbo's mother picking him up; Writing the check for my taxes; Drinking my last bottle of a great wine; The ending of Six Feet Under; Clair de lune. Really spicy Korean-food...

Why it's Good:
He made me smile, so I like him already! And he followed the golden rule of writing: showing, instead of telling.

More Good Stuff:
"if you can quote any lines from a range of movies from The Godfather to Caddyshack (especially the Dalai lama speech), well then, I'm in heaven. I like guys with dreams, but still some stability. He likes that I'm strong and assertive, but knows that I'm his biggest cheerleader and I still need him."

"Thoughtful men who are engaged with the world make me happy, and ultimately I'd like to settle down with one fellow, who enjoys spontaneous outings, a wry sense of humor, and maintains a positive outlook despite the insanity and inanity of our fantastic world?"

"The right woman would understand and appreciate the artist in me as well as the technician, just as I would understand and appreciate all the potentially contradictory aspects of her. She is honest and unaffected in the way she deals with the world. She treats waiters with respect. She cares about her body and takes care of herself accordingly. Her natural beauty does not require makeup, but she wears it from time to time anyway."

To learn more about how to write an effective profile, check out our Online Dating Camp.

Post some examples of good and bad profiles that you find. But please be sure to remove the identity of the person's profile. This is about learning--we don't want to hurt anyone's feelings.


By Trish McDermott

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