Top 10 Online Dating Tips

By Melanie on April 24th, 2011

The art of attraction comes into play even over the internet and when it comes to online dating, you need to get it right if you want to find your Mr. Right or Ms. Right. Here are 10 must-do tips that you need to check before put yourself out there in the world of online dating. These tips will help you give off the right vibes and attract the kind of partner you are looking for!

1. Use Your Profile Picture to Make a Terrific First Impression – Even on the internet, looks matter and to make a good impression you need to put your best picture up on your profile. This does not mean that you find an old picture of yourself before you had put on weight and upload it. No, you need to upload current pictures that show you at your best. If you do not have any, then ask a friend to take a few shots of you. Try to make these pictures interesting ones that show off your best features.

2. Never Make Yourself Too Available – Although, you want to catch the eye of a potential partner, you should make sure that you do not come across as too available. For instance, putting up a picture of yourself in a bikini as a profile picture will portray you as trying too hard. Also, when talking to someone that you are interested in and giving out information about yourself, do not whine about being lonely and needing someone – as this will paint a sign-board on your head that says easy loser.

3. Don’t Give Out Your Personal Details – When it comes to online dating you need to watch out for crazy Sheilas and those frogs who masquerade as princes. You should make sure that you never give out your personal contact information such as your place of work, address, email and telephone number in your profile information to just anyone whose pretty-faced profile catches your attention. The trick is to keep your personal information top-secret and only give out a contact number once you are very sure of the person.

4. Proof Read Your Profile and Emails – Ensure that there are no badly worded sentences and spellos in your profile information, if you do not want to get written off as “good-looking but just plain stupid.” Poor English is a big turn-off when it comes to online dating, so you need to make sure that whatever you write about yourself sounds confident and is interesting. If you have problems with spellings whenever you type, use spell check and make sure that you proof-read what you write.

5. Keep a stack of good pictures ready – Once you have met someone you think is interesting on a dating site and are communicating by email, you will end up exchanging pictures with the person. For this you need to have some really good ones to share that are not on your dating site profile or Facebook page. Have someone take some really good current shots of you in different outfits and keep them ready.

6. Chat on Webcam Before You Meet – Once you find someone interesting and exchange email and IM addresses, the next step is online chatting. This way you can see the person in real time and can ascertain whether he/she is who their profile says they are. You can also hear their voice and have a conversation to find out if you two gel well together.

7. Buy some new clothes – New clothes will not only make you look good but will also give you an extra dash of confidence and boost your self esteem. New clothes will definitely come in handy when you are taking pictures of yourself, chatting on web cam and going out on a date.

8. Become their friend on Facebook – Facebook is a great way to learn about someone. Once you have picked out someone and are talking via email to each other – exchange Facebook ids. A look at their wall will help you get an idea of that person’s personality and find out what they are really like. Remember that this works both ways, so you need to make sure that your wall and profile looks interesting too!

9. Meet in Public on a first date – When you plan a first date make sure that it is at place where there are lots of people, like a restaurant or theatre. Also, leave a message with a friend about who you are going out with and where you are going, have him or her call and checkup on you while you are on your date.

10. Know When to Back off – Since online dating involves you checking out many profiles, it is highly likely that many people will express interest in you and vice versa. However, the goal is to narrow down your search and if you find that a person whom you are interested in is giving you the slip – don’t throw yourself at them.

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