Grayfox
US Veteran
The scam/spam thread about on-line dating got me to thinking. This thread is for real and I want to address a pet peeve of mine regarding On-line Dating.
I'm a 67 year old widower. I don't drink alcohol, so bars are out. Not a big socializing type. Don't really get out much. So basically, on-line dating is my only option for meeting women.
Human beings are visually oriented animals. Our first impressions are primarily based on what we see. This is why dating sights rely heavily on pictures. And that is where the problem lies.
I've seen profiles that have a 10-20 photos and none of them tell me much of anything. A woman may have a dozen pictures of her face. Ok, fine. You're have a nice face. But what about the rest of you? Frankly, I've been unpleasantly surprised more than once. Overall appearance does make a difference. But I never knew until we met.
Bear in mind that you're trying to generate interest for an initial contact. At this point, the seeker isn't at all interested in your kids, grand kids, parents, brothers, sisters, friends, pets, hobbies, vacations or anything else. We're only interested in you.
Therefore, all a good dating profile needs is two pictures. One nice portrait of your face and one good head to toe shot. If you want to throw the other stuff in, that's fine. But these two pics are absolutely necessary.
I'm posting this here because this site is huge! Thousands upon thousands of members. If you'll help spread the word to all your dating friends, internet dating would be a whole lot better.
Thanks.
I'm a 67 year old widower. I don't drink alcohol, so bars are out. Not a big socializing type. Don't really get out much. So basically, on-line dating is my only option for meeting women.
Human beings are visually oriented animals. Our first impressions are primarily based on what we see. This is why dating sights rely heavily on pictures. And that is where the problem lies.
I've seen profiles that have a 10-20 photos and none of them tell me much of anything. A woman may have a dozen pictures of her face. Ok, fine. You're have a nice face. But what about the rest of you? Frankly, I've been unpleasantly surprised more than once. Overall appearance does make a difference. But I never knew until we met.
Bear in mind that you're trying to generate interest for an initial contact. At this point, the seeker isn't at all interested in your kids, grand kids, parents, brothers, sisters, friends, pets, hobbies, vacations or anything else. We're only interested in you.
Therefore, all a good dating profile needs is two pictures. One nice portrait of your face and one good head to toe shot. If you want to throw the other stuff in, that's fine. But these two pics are absolutely necessary.
I'm posting this here because this site is huge! Thousands upon thousands of members. If you'll help spread the word to all your dating friends, internet dating would be a whole lot better.
Thanks.
...Ben
