How do you go about improving your OLD profile?

[Anonymous]

What would you do differently? TIA.

[Anonymous]

If your OLD profile is this nonspecific then I can see why you're posting...

[Anonymous]

One simple trick:

Don’t be fat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One simple trick:

Don’t be fat.

Prove this by posting photos that show your entire body.

Head shots only = she's fat.

[Anonymous]

Show some individuality, character, and humor. There are so many profiles that say nothing. People say the like traveling. Or they say they have a good sense of humor. Or start off with, "My friends would describe me as..."

Yawn.

So, be specific. Don't just say you like traveling: where have you traveled? If you think you have a good sense of humor, your profile is a good place to show, not tell.

Generally, though, show some personality.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Show some individuality, character, and humor. There are so many profiles that say nothing. People say the like traveling. Or they say they have a good sense of humor. Or start off with, "My friends would describe me as..."

Yawn.

So, be specific. Don't just say you like traveling: where have you traveled? If you think you have a good sense of humor, your profile is a good place to show, not tell.

Generally, though, show some personality.

If you're good looking and have good pics, you don't have to show that much personality...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Show some individuality, character, and humor. There are so many profiles that say nothing. People say the like traveling. Or they say they have a good sense of humor. Or start off with, "My friends would describe me as..."

Yawn.

So, be specific. Don't just say you like traveling: where have you traveled? If you think you have a good sense of humor, your profile is a good place to show, not tell.

Generally, though, show some personality.

If you're good looking and have good pics, you don't have to show that much personality...

Sure. Some people are gorgeous enough that they can say anything (or nothing) and get lots of interest. But since OP is asking about how to improve their profile, I'm going to assume they're one of the 80% of us or so who actually need to draw interest by more than just our looks.

Besides, "be hotter" isn't actually useful advice.

[Anonymous]

What’s your goal with OLD, OP? And what sites are you on?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Show some individuality, character, and humor. There are so many profiles that say nothing. People say the like traveling. Or they say they have a good sense of humor. Or start off with, "My friends would describe me as..."

Yawn.

So, be specific. Don't just say you like traveling: where have you traveled? If you think you have a good sense of humor, your profile is a good place to show, not tell.

Generally, though, show some personality.

If you're good looking and have good pics, you don't have to show that much personality...

Yeah but it’s good to give the men some grist for starting a conversation.

[Anonymous]

Whether man or woman, at least one recent full body photo. I cannot tell you how many people I have met through OLD who were clearly older than their photos and/or had put on 15-20 lbs since their photos were taken.

Nothing kills the spark in a first meeting like the feeling that the person you are meeting is not at all like the photos in the OLD site.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One simple trick:

Don’t be fat.

Prove this by posting photos that show your entire body.

Head shots only = she's fat.

This reminds me of a girl I met though match.com 15 years ago. She had a very cute face. But, I didn't really notice she didn't post any photos showing her body. On the first date I was floored. She was a good 40-50lb overweight. At the time I was a fitness guy. I ran 5-6 miles a day and lifted weights. I was in excellent shape. Went through the date as a good gentleman. But, she kept calling for a second date and I just came up with excuses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One simple trick:

Don’t be fat.

Prove this by posting photos that show your entire body.

Head shots only = she's fat.

This reminds me of a girl I met though match.com 15 years ago. She had a very cute face. But, I didn't really notice she didn't post any photos showing her body. On the first date I was floored. She was a good 40-50lb overweight. At the time I was a fitness guy. I ran 5-6 miles a day and lifted weights. I was in excellent shape. Went through the date as a good gentleman. But, she kept calling for a second date and I just came up with excuses.

I get this on some level. But it also shows you as pretty shallow.
So no overweight people should be dating?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One simple trick:

Don’t be fat.

Prove this by posting photos that show your entire body.

Head shots only = she's fat.

This reminds me of a girl I met though match.com 15 years ago. She had a very cute face. But, I didn't really notice she didn't post any photos showing her body. On the first date I was floored. She was a good 40-50lb overweight. At the time I was a fitness guy. I ran 5-6 miles a day and lifted weights. I was in excellent shape. Went through the date as a good gentleman. But, she kept calling for a second date and I just came up with excuses.

I get this on some level. But it also shows you as pretty shallow.
So no overweight people should be dating?

NP

Don’t be dense. Anyone can date, but they should be honest about their looks.
Concealing extra weight is comparable to men posting 10 year old photos back from when they had hair and no beer gut.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One simple trick:

Don’t be fat.

Prove this by posting photos that show your entire body.

Head shots only = she's fat.

This reminds me of a girl I met though match.com 15 years ago. She had a very cute face. But, I didn't really notice she didn't post any photos showing her body. On the first date I was floored. She was a good 40-50lb overweight. At the time I was a fitness guy. I ran 5-6 miles a day and lifted weights. I was in excellent shape. Went through the date as a good gentleman. But, she kept calling for a second date and I just came up with excuses.

I get this on some level. But it also shows you as pretty shallow.
So no overweight people should be dating?

I never said that. She hid that she was overweight on purpose online. I was focused on fitness and health. She was not. Why would I date her? If she wanted to date someone who really liked her for who she was she should have posted her body also. But, she didn't on purpose. Not my issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One simple trick:

Don’t be fat.

Prove this by posting photos that show your entire body.

Head shots only = she's fat.

This reminds me of a girl I met though match.com 15 years ago. She had a very cute face. But, I didn't really notice she didn't post any photos showing her body. On the first date I was floored. She was a good 40-50lb overweight. At the time I was a fitness guy. I ran 5-6 miles a day and lifted weights. I was in excellent shape. Went through the date as a good gentleman. But, she kept calling for a second date and I just came up with excuses.

I get this on some level. But it also shows you as pretty shallow.
So no overweight people should be dating?

Also, has nothing to do with being shallow. Are you looking in the mirror and you're that girl? Because frankly 99% of women choose men by very superficial standards. So, please. Grow up. Wake up.