Contributed by: Jet on Sunday, June 20 2010 @ 10:00 am
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Here's the thing: you're a great catch. You know you are, your friends and family all say you are, and well, you haven't really had much problem attracting members of the opposite sex in the past. However, due to circumstances today – the job where all your coworkers are sexagenarians, the small town that might as well be a retirement community and a daycare center rolled into one – you're just having trouble meeting eligible people, period.
Thus, you turn to the wonderful world of online dating. And what a promising world it is! With just a click of a button you can find all the eligible people within a given age range in your tri-county area – or even beyond! However, there's one problem: you know you're a great catch, but how do you get the message across to everyone else? How do you set yourself apart from every other single person like you?
This is a common problem for people new to online dating – especially if they've actually had success at dating in the past. Making yourself stand out through an online dating profile is literally a learned skill, and not everyone has it; it can be jarring for someone who's never had to try very hard before.
In trying to capture their own “essence,” the Great Catch often floods their profile with information. Not only do we learn about their job and their hobbies; we learn about their life philosophies, their thoughts on dog fighting, their theories on why other relationships hadn't worked out (and why it wasn't their fault). They don't know which facet of their wonderful personality will catch your eye – so they lay it all out there.
A good online dating profile is like the back of a paperback. You want the reader to want to learn more, but you don't want to give away the whole plot! Try to keep your profile short and sweet. Sure, you may well be a great catch – but if you don't go to great lengths to prove it, your modesty and mystery will be all the more intriguing.