How to write a fantastic personal profile for an online dating
UK website.
Writing A Perfect Personal Profile For An UK Online Dating
Web Site
The personal profile that you post onto an online dating site is
the key to attracting and meeting the right person.
However writing about yourself can be a daunting task,
especially when faced with a blank computer screen. You want to
appear confident but not arrogant, independent but caring,
adventurous but sensitive and above all someone who on paper
represents the true you. It can be very difficult.
A good way to start your profile writing is to take a few
minutes out to scribble down some thoughts about yourself on a
piece of paper.
For example answer the following questions about yourself:
What am I like physically? How old am I, how tall am I,
what colour hair and eyes do I have?
What is my current personal situation? Where do I live,
what is my marital status, do I have kids, am I working?
What do I like? Do I like being at home or down the pub,
am I a sports nut or do I prefer other interests, what food do I
like and when was the last time that I had a really good night
out?
What am I looking for? Am I searching for someone to
marry, to have kids with or simply to meet up with now and again
for drinks and something to eat.
What makes me special? What can I offer someone else,
what do my friends and family like about me, what have I
achieved in life or what am I aiming for?
What are my little querks? Do I like Brown sauce with
everything, am I addicted to Eastenders, does politics make my
blood boil, do I like red or white wine?
What do I love in life?Is it cuddles on a cold night, the
Sunday Papers in Bed, football on Saturday with the lads,
walking the dog?
All of these things make up the bits and pieces that ensure that
you are special, individual and a one-off. And these will be the
tit-bits of information that attract a like minded soul to your
profile and hopefully into your life.
Once you have complied your list and given it some thought sit
yourself down and write your first draft remembering the
following five golden rules:
Be Honest! Imagine turning up to meet a six foot two
professional polo player and instead meeting a five foot one dog
trainer. The key to all relationships is honesty and if you are
dishonest to start with you are on a hiding to nothing. Be
yourself and be proud of who you are, not who you may wish to be
or feel that you have to be.
A Picture Paints A Thousand Words! If you want more
responses, add a great picture to your profile. Try to find one
that accurately represents the way you look in normal life.
Think about how you present yourself and your dress. Stuffing
your rugby socks down your Speedos and posing semi-nude to show
off your once a fortnight gym muscles and tattoos saying "I Love
My Mum" may at the time be a good idea but they are unlikely to
attract anyone who your mum would actually approve off.
Similarly showing off your well washed and slightly off-white
Marks and Spencers Bra, G-string and Stocking Combo set will
attract a certain sort on interest in your profile. Interest
that may be unwelcome. Think carefully about how you want to
portray yourself and dress accordingly.
Read All About It! Think of a snappy headline.