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great personality can help you recover from an awkward
pickup line. But when you take your game online, having
a great profile is essential. We asked some female frequent
online daters to weigh in on how to avoid striking out
during your next cyber session.
WHEN WRITING YOUR BIO ...
LEAVE OUT THE SARCASM Most of the time we either don't
get it or you end up coming off as a smartass.
AVOID CLICHES Don't write what everybody else writes.
Avoid anything about the beach, long walks--all that
crap. Open up just enough to pique our interest, without
revealing too much of your inner freakiness.
DON'T FREE ASSOCIATE "Umm, wow, this is so hard.
Gee, how to summarize myself in this little box."
Dude. Take the time. If you can't figure out what you
want to say, we won't take the time to respond.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, SPELL-AND GRAMMAR-CHECK! No matter
how good your game, you've got no chance of sounding
intelligent when you end a message by asking us to "right
back soon."
WHEN POSTING YOUR PHOTO ...
PICK THE RIGHT SHOT One in which you're front and center--just
you and your face. That skiing shot may seem like a
good idea, but really, even if you're not Brad Pitt,
we just want to see what you look like.
KEEP IT SIMPLE No hats, sunglasses, children, pets--and
especially no other women.
60 FULL FRONTAL, No, not in the nude. Just a full-length
shot of your entire body. Everybody can look like James
Bond in one picture. Most girls need at least two to
be convinced you're worth the effort.
SCOREBOARD
We posted the exact same photo and bio on
each of the sites we profiled. Here's how our guy
did, response-wise, within his first week online.
SITE HITS
Nerve 38
craigslist 4
eHarmont 8
Match 47
Myspace 53
Hot or Not? 26
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