
It’s deceptively simple to sign up to an online dating site, but creating a profile that attracts the right kind of person to you can be a little tricky.
Does it seem like no matter what you do, the wrong people keep contacting you?
Does it really matter what you put in all of those little interest and hobby fields?
The answer is yes - sometimes.
What you say in your headline and in the details, and how you say it, can make all the difference.
Do a person’s hobbies attract a certain type of person? Do online daters even look at the hobbies and interest sections of your profile?
I have a problem with dating online. I spend a bunch of time making my profile "ME". I let my potential daters know exactly what I am about, but I still get interested people that have nothing in common with me. I’m tired stressing that some of my hobbies are my life. They are who I am. In my case it’s playing my instruments and making records. My thoughts were that the ladies would see how much I stress those facts. I always get interest from ladies I have no interest in. This may sound crazy, but I can’t like someone that is into pop music and I like rock. How do a stress, even more, that I am my interest and I am not interested in any other type of lady?
It can be very frustrating when the wrong people keep responding to your online profile. You can use your headline to ‘qualify’ potential matches from beginning and further narrow it down in your detailed description.
A great headline should sum up who you are and what you’re looking for in one short and witty sentence.
In this example, some good headlines might be:
"Music is my life. Want to share my life?"
"Let’s make great music together"
"Wanna rock? Only serious music lovers need apply"
"Hard core rocker looking for groupie"
My grandmother always said that the devil is in the details and I’ve always found that to be true. The details of your online profile should really identify what you’re all about and what you’re looking for in a relationship…
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