| | Is my profile okay?Page 1 of 1 | Hi. I was wondering if I can get some opinions of my profile. I know the pics aren't that good, but I'll be posting some new ones soon. I've been here for a month so far and have gotten quite a few msgs but don't seem to get much replys when I msg someone else first. Do you think I come off as being too weird? lol that how I am in real life. Any tips would be nice. lol please don't be too mean  | |
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Posted: 3/9/2010 6:20:15 AM | Ok, first you need more smiling pics that are close ups, the ones you have are ok, but you'd be surprised how many more replies you'll get with a pretty smile(hint: I know you have one ). You'll need atleast 10-12 interests because these help you get matched. For the love of God, take off the restrictions, I know YOU don't have a car, but what if the person that you want to meet does and is 19 or 28 and lives 76 miles away? Wouldn't that be ironic, I think so!
Ok, now for your profile.
In my spare time I love to be out in the woods hiking or hunting squirrels. ( yeah I clean em and eat em ) :P In the summer its fun to get some friends together and go down to the swimming holes. When I'm stuck in the house I like to sew, play xbox, and do alittle origami on the side. I also love reading. As of right now I got 6 books stacked next to my bed :P I currently don't have a car (hey its a life choice) but plan on getting my motorcycle license this summer.
Explain why you like hunting and if you hunt anything other than squirrels. I wouldn't talk about friends, trust me all men don't care about your friends(atleast not right now), so it's best to leave them out, plus it's a huge cliche. What kind of "swimming holes" do you go to, or where are they more or less? What do you sew, what games do you play(men LOVE video games, so this makes you super sexy already) the gorier the better, and what do you make when you do origami? What types of books do you like to read, and what are you reading right now? I completely understand you not having a car, it is a life choice and one I've made as well, but most others don't understand, so try explaining why you like it, read my profiles first paragraph for an example(hint: I don't know about other men, but a girl with a motorcycle is sexy, think you want to move to Florida?)
I guess I'm a pretty average person. I'm naturally quiet and polite to everyone so don't worry about me acting like a jerk :) I'm just looking to make some friends and hang out sometime. If things turn into something more then that would be fine by me.
I'm just looking to make some friends and hang out sometime. If things turn into something more then that would be fine by me.
Don't sell yourself short( no pun intended), you are unique like everyone else, so talk about your personality, men love knowing what you are like in your own words. Don't mention being a jerk, it's a negative and doesn't sound great, plus everyone is an a**hole(or b**ch) at one time or another, so this could be considered a lie, ok? You contradict yourself by saying that you only want friends. Look at it like this, why else would you fill out the FIRST DATE section in your profile. Think subliminal messaging here, think about changing your profile to dating, ok?
Ok, so I think you get the idea, talk about your personlity, what you like in a guy(this will insure that you make good friends), what kind of music you like(helps you get along even better), and some of your interests. Do this and you should be good to go, if you need an example look at my profile, or if you want personal advice feel free to message me.
Hope this helps, Ron
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Posted: 3/9/2010 7:48:12 AM | yeah I see what you mean about including more details. hmm I always thought guys were too lazy to read long profiles  wtf? guys actually like girls that play video games and ride motorcycles?? dang...wish I had known that sooner. haha sorry but I don't plan on moving to florida any time soon, too damn hot down there.  | |
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Posted: 3/9/2010 7:56:08 AM | | Well, I prefer a girl with a motorcycle and that plays videogames. Something about living on the edge and the competitiveness. You don't have to move here, I hate it here myself, maybe I'll come up there, lol . Oh, and obviously, I'm not like most men, but I'll agree a good share of men are lazy, I just hate being a statistic. | |
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Posted: 3/9/2010 8:32:53 AM | That's what he said!!
Seriously, Why do you have a pic of you in a prom dress if prom was at least 2 years ago?????????? YOur pics should be no more than 6-12 months old. | |
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Posted: 3/9/2010 11:20:06 AM |
hmm I always thought guys were too lazy to read long profiles
This completely depends. We are only that lazy if it is boring. If you talk about things the guy likes to do, such as say.. video games... they'll hang on your every word.
wtf? guys actually like girls that play video games and ride motorcycles??
Far more men would be into motorcycles and video games if it wasn't for women. It is almost socially unacceptable to be a gamer as a guy. I personally stopped playing most video games because I couldn't find a woman who was interested in sharing it with me. Motorcycles are typically seen as dangerous, and non-family friendly.
Now, I'd add a couple pictures, take out the prom one if it is too old, can't really get much from the picture anyways.
Add a couple more interests if you can.
With your age, I don't think no job and no car is a huge issue, and the blurb about looking for work as... thats good. Shows you have some direction.
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Posted: 3/9/2010 11:25:47 PM | I'll Make You Smile is right about the smile. You are really cute so show off that smile in a close up pic of your face for a main shot. I would get more pictures if possible, break up the wall of text, get more interests listed 12-15 is good, and change your body type to either athletic or average. I'm not sure which you would consider yourself to be.
You are by no means heavy so please don't take this wrong...you're a healthy weight. I just think you would get more responses if your body type is accurately listed because guys will search by body type. Good luck and happy fishing! :) | |
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Posted: 3/10/2010 7:27:26 AM | | Thanks for all the tips everyone. I worked on my profile over night and changed around alot of stuff. I'll try to take some more pics . lol acutelyaware all my clothes are too big hand me downs. I look skinner in clothes that actually fit. | |
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Posted: 3/10/2010 10:27:17 AM | From what I see, it looks fine. Wordy maybe, but a number of things will immediately catch a guy's eye.
video games
hunting
motorcycles
From there most guys should be interested in reading more about you to see if you're the real deal. The pics you have up now are fine. Yes the clothes are loose, but that has an allure of its own. It's rather refreshing to see down to earth pictures (as opposed to dressed up night on the town pics).
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Posted: 3/10/2010 10:53:28 AM | Hi Mountaingirl….your profile comes across as genuine and tomboyish, probably just like you. I missed the prom dress, but that’s probably good. However….
1) Guys who like tomboys also like to know that you can dress up and look girly.
2) So post a photo of you dolled up for a night on the town. 1 is plenty.
3) Big smiles would help your photos a lot. You get 8 photos…use them all and take 1 without your glasses, too.
4) You’re a very pretty woman, gorgeous hair. Use it and smile when you do the new photos.
5) Nix that you don’t drive….guys will think that’s mega weird especially since you’re on a farm. Most farm kids are driving tractors when they’re old enuf to reach the clutch.
6) Nix the unemployed and put “medical transcriptionist” and nix that you’re out of a job. Most guys don’t like dating unemployed. You can share that info later….or hopefully you’ll have found a job.
7) Keep messaging the guys….after you’ve got the new photos posted and the changes made to your profile.
8) Keep the message SHORT…3 to 5 lines should do it and always mention something from his profile.
9) Maybe offer to give him a tour of the dairy farm on the 2nd date (put that in your 1st date section)….how cool is that! Many guys have never been on a real farm, and would probably find that intriguing!
Hope that gives you some ideas. DenverSky5280  | |
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Posted: 3/10/2010 3:36:44 PM | The hunting and eating squirrels kind of limits the guys that'll be interested. Then again ,it may turn some on.
The rest was pretty apropriate for your age range.
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Posted: 3/10/2010 4:35:02 PM | I'm a city boy that loves tomboys that sometimes can dress up and look girly. So post a photo of you in some gay rags for a night on the town. You're actually really cute and love that hair, bet it's a **** to dry.
Don't like you being unemployed, although I bet your workin with the girls on the farm. Oh, and milk right out of the cow is like warm ice cream without the sugar. I find it odd you don't know how to drive as my uncle had me driving his tractor around.
All in all I like the style of your profile, you didn't tell me with a list that your honest, love to laugh, you seemed to show me the real you. While shooting squirrels doesn't bother me as much as Bambi, I assume your looking for someone that does like sitting in a tree covered with deer piss, but the only hunting I'll ever do is for the best price at the local supermarket, so take that with a grain of salt.
Good Luck Babe
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Posted: 3/10/2010 6:21:20 PM | I dunno, maybe it's because I grew up in the sticks... but the fact that she shoots and eats squirrel brings a tear of joy to my eye...
Squirrel is definitely on my list of meats to try. | |
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Posted: 3/10/2010 7:03:43 PM | Looks like you've improved it a bunch already. Looks very good! I especially like that you are upbeat and cheerful. You don't come off as stuck up, or as desperate, or as an injured femm, waiting to assassinate the next guy who comes by, as SOME profiles do.
I'd keep the squirrel bit myself, since it's true, because what I assume you WANT, is a guy who will get to know you and stay around a while. If you pretended to be anyone you aren't, you might get more initial interest, but it would all be from guys looking for someone OTHER than you. If I were in your age range and local to you, I would certainly be interested.
What you might need help on instead, at this point, IF you are still having trouble, is your "guy choosing" parameters. I can't suggest anything, since I have no idea what you have been looking for, but I've known a number of women who's only problem was (just like us guys) trying to meet guys who LOOK great in their pix, and appeal to their fantasy about the Prince or Princess they always expected to land, but have next to nothing in common with them in their daily lives. Keep trying different "versions" of the kind of guy who appeals to you, and you'll likely learn what to do. Oh, and when you do write to them, write in the same light and lively style you do in your profile. Don't get stiff and formal and fearful. | |
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Posted: 3/11/2010 5:16:14 PM | I am a city girl and I have eaten squirrel....you just have to be sure to pick out all of their grill ;)
I like your profile, but agree with those who said 'unemployed' isn't desirable or exactly accurate. you work on your farm and are also looking for work in your field. so put either one of those down.
and I wanna 3rd or 4th the pics...I can tell you smile, so do it. and put some up with your air different, the glasses off, and looking very feminine....it's not like you should be something your not, just show all sides of yourself. | |
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Posted: 3/11/2010 5:50:11 PM | I would really suggest removing your closing paragraph where you say you are a little rusty, and ask if men still pay for dinner. Focus on what you KNOW, not what you DON'T know. You've got to be positive and this is not doing you any favors. You will come across as weak and will attract the type of men who will prey on that.
Just try to come up with a closing phrase that sounds more upbeat and leave it at that.
And as a former backwoods girl myself, I salute anyone who will shoot and eat a squirrel!
Best of luck!
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(former medical transcriptionist and now medical editor) | |
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