optimizing your online dating profile
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ONLINE DATING: YOU’RE PROBABLY DOING IT WRONG
By Pei Kuo, dating coach and author of the following books:
THE ECONOMY OF ONLINE DATING
She will receive 20+ messages a day This means she will discard your message for any
possible pretext For even the sexiest people, online dating is a
numbers game
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YUP, YOU’RE PROBABLY DOING IT WRONG All-encompassing statements
Reliance on travel and food
Insecure language
Identifiable or frightening usernames
Unflattering or eyeroll pictures
Terrible messages
Answering profile questions literally
Being a penpal
Generic-isms
Humor that needs congruent body language and tone
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A TYPICAL OKCUPID PROFILE1. My self summary: I’m a pretty laid back guy, and I love to
be active. I travel as much as I can, whether for work or pleasure, and live to cook for my daughter. I’m caring, down to earth, and really sweet.
2. My typical Friday night: Hanging out with the boys making Cocktails, staying home engaging in some Risky Business!
3. What I’m doing with my life: Back on the dating scene after a long relationship.. Curious to see what’s out there! Acting. Trying to get into directing.
4. The first thing people notice about me: My dimples and that I’m taller than you might think.
5. Most private thing I’m willing to do admit: I used to love Oprah lol.
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…BY TOM CRUISE
Generalities and a glaring lack of detail Could be anyone in LA
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“BUT I’M BORING…”
FALSE. We’re not all Tom Cruise, but… Just by living life, we all have unique traits,
mannerisms hobbies, thoughts, rituals, and passions. Pet peeve? Making eye contact too early Talent? Getting to the bus stop right when the
bus arrives
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A BETTER APPROACH DON’T try to comprehensively sum yourself up
Analysis paralysis Generalities, generic, boring Impossible
DO focus on specific traits, interests, and passions that you can SHOW through story I love travel? Tell that story about how the Russian midget assaulted you
in Belgrade. I love to rock climb? Talk about how you learned as a Boy Scout, and want
to enter free climbing competitions.
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THE SURCCHH SYSTEM
Specificity Uniqueness Relatability Confidence Calibration
Humor Hooks
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ANDREW CASE... STUDY
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Uniqueness-Relatability-Confidence-Calibration
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ANDREW CASE... STUDY1. What I’m doing with my life:
2. The first thing people notice about me:
3. The most private thing I’m willing to do admit:
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-Specificity-
Uniqueness-Relatability-Confidence-Calibration
-Humor-Hooks
MESSAGING BASICS All you’re doing here is starting the conversation as organically
as the medium will allow Focus on how something relates to you Give them a prompt to reply to JENNY: is a nurse, has a dog named Ray, likes tennis, likes
country music, is a foodie, has a picture in front of a waterfall When I was 15, I shadowed my aunt (a nurse) into a childbirth, and
knocked over a tray while almost fainting. You guys have nerves of steel. What breed is Ray – let me guess, whippet?
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PICTURES: THE GOOD…
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AND THE LESS THAN GOOD.
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