Top 10 Online Dating Profile Mistakes

By Melanie on September 25th, 2011

Top 10 Worst Online Dating Profile Mistakes

If you feel that you have hit some kind of dry spell at your dating website and are wondering what has gone wrong – the problem could lie with your online dating profile. Remember, your dating profile is all the pitch you’ve got to get a mate. Simply put, it is your resume to finding the partner of your life. If it’s a weak one, you know you are in trouble. Make sure you avoid the following mistakes when you are making your own online dating profile.

1. Not uploading a profile picture or using a bad one

When you fail to upload a picture of yourself in your profile, you are giving out an impression that you don’t want to be seen. This conveys the impression that your profile is not real or that you are too ugly to want anyone to see you. Anyone who is willing to indulge in online dating would definitely be keen on having a glimpse at the person they are interested to meet. However, if you decide to put up your picture, don’t put a bad one! Remember, first impressions are the best impressions!

2. Uploading a picture with someone else in it

Your description in your profile could be priceless, but if you end up loading a picture of you and your 19 year old sister, you will end up confusing potential partners and end up looking bad. Another no-no is loading a picture of you and a person of the opposite sex as it can be very misleading – even if he is your brother. However, do remember that it is always good to be reasonably open about yourself because genuineness goes a long way when it comes to online dating!

3. A bad user name is a big no no!

The plight of your online dating life depends largely on the user name you carry. Sometimes it plays a more important role than your picture itself. So make sure you create a user name which is sensible. Don’t have something like angelinajolie143 or Mr.Rightnow, as it gives out the wrong meaning and we all know that you are not Angelina Jolie. Also, avoid incorporating your personal details such as your telephone number or area code in your user name.

4. Do not be sexually overt

If you are looking for a committed relationship, avoid using sexual innuendos in your profile! They definitely give out the wrong impression and you will end up attracting the weird sort. Good potential partners will not give you a chance if you pepper your profile by being sexually suggestive –a s it makes you come across as desperate.

5. Avoid grammatical mistakes and awful spellings

Your ability to construct sound sentences backed by correct grammar and spellings reflects on your intelligence. No one wants to date a dud! So proofread your profile more than twice to avoid such blunders!

6. Lying about yourself in your profile

If motorcycle riding is not one of your hobbies, then don’t make it seem like it is! Be authentic as you want the person to fall for the real you and not the fake you.

7. Putting a picture of yourself that is 4 years old

If you are serious about finding someone through online dating, you eventually have to meet him or her at some point. Uploading a younger picture of yourself may be a tactic to attract more people, but it doesn’t work in the long run. When the person finds out that you look nothing like what you looked in the picture, he or she might be turned off considering that you made a fool out of them.

8. Leaving your profile generic/incomplete/boring

Never leave your profile incomplete. Complete your profile, so that the person gets a clear picture. Also, avoid being generic as people like specifics. For instance, don’t just say you love pets, instead talk about the pets you own and what you call them! Use a bit of humor

9. Avoid being condescending and negative about yourself

If you don’t believe in yourself, who else will? Self-confidence is your only way to meeting a potential partner. Don’t get all negative and disdainful about yourself in the pretext of being honest!
10. Avoid messing up your profile with a convoluted life history!

No one wants to read paragraphs and paragraphs about your romantic past! Just think of it as this way – if you just about talk about yourself and your interests in a few words and let the others know what you are looking for, may be the person who finds you interesting will have the rest of his or her life to figure you out! Also, your dating profile is not a place to gloat.

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