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 Loneranger30

Joined: 8/26/2006
Msg: 1
Not having much luck any tips?
Posted: 9/2/2006 10:06:28 AM
I just put my profile back up on this site and am having zero luck. Every person I message just deletes it !!! grr ... so I think there might be something glaringly obvious that I am too obtuse to notice about my profile. So feel free to rip my profile apart I would definately be grateful!
 jennywhen

Joined: 8/19/2006
Msg: 2
Not having much luck any tips?
Posted: 9/2/2006 10:17:03 AM
Well honey,i looked and i cant see anything wrong with it at all,just luck of the draw i guess xx
 OpheliaBonMot

Joined: 8/12/2006
Msg: 3
Not having much luck any tips?
Posted: 9/2/2006 12:56:36 PM
Any tips? Sure! Tons of excellent advice to be found in this "Profile Writing Tips" thread:

http://forums.plentyoffish.com/datingPosts1262627.aspx

P.S. At quick glance, I would hazard a guess that most women on a dating site are looking to date, not make friends to go hang out with.
 victory1225

Joined: 7/27/2006
Msg: 4
Not having much luck any tips?
Posted: 9/2/2006 1:08:58 PM
The way your profile sounds is a bit awkward: "here goes the part about me"... obviously it's ABOUT YOU, it says so as the section heading. Instead, simply list the stuff without those what are known as "qualifications". Also, don't list, give examples or anecdotes instead: I like playing tennis, there's nothing better than a good match with a buddy. Or something like that, ya know what I mean?

Anyway, don't worry about the message thing, it seems to happen on a greater scale. So uber GOOD LUCK to you dude,

~n~
 Moondawn1

Joined: 8/17/2006
Msg: 5
I'm Not having so much luck on this site
Posted: 9/2/2006 8:34:56 PM
Hi,

I'm not having so much luck on this site it hard to find someone on here who
is real on here were all on here for a reason to find our soul mate on here to
find someone who is really nice to be with and who can accept each other as
we are for our selfs. I have been single now for seven half years now because
I was being cheated and being lied to. I really don't like going to the bar at
all because I don't drink alcohol at all. I am a very honested caring, passionate
and a very kind person I'm a very giving person I do have alot to offer to the
person whom I'm with. I just can't believe some of the woman on here just
like to play head games with other men on here it just the same way with the
men on here. I really don't like to play head games or play with someone feeling
I'm really not like that at all. I been on here almost a year now and I thought
that I had a nice profile going out there it really does hurt when other woman
like to play games with other people or just stop writing to you on here.
I do have respect for other people on here and I been looking for someone who
is willing to accept me for who I am for am for my self and the same way in
return if any body out there read this I would like your input on this. I wanted
to thank you very much for reading this and I would love to hear from you
thank you very much.
 just_a_girly_girl

Joined: 4/22/2005
Msg: 6
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Not having much luck any tips?
Posted: 9/4/2006 12:53:27 PM
Howdy to you loneranger!

Profile toooooooooooooooooooooo long!! Didn't make it past the second line, got discouraged and just dropped the whole thing. I also noticed you skipped the First date section. Oh! and the For section where you entered friends is quite I mean most girls are looking for more than just friends. Open your door a little more you might be surprised. If you're not getting any responses to your mail or if you see that they're being deleted take a closer look at what you're writing them. A one liner like " Hi I like you or similar..is just not enough!

Good luck!

just a girly girl
 HollieH

Joined: 6/26/2006
Msg: 7
Not having much luck any tips?
Posted: 9/4/2006 2:17:50 PM
I hate to say it, but you look a bit too comfortable in that girly outfit. Maybe take some sporty pictures where you look more rugged?
 northern.lights

Joined: 8/27/2006
Msg: 8
Not having much luck any tips?
Posted: 9/4/2006 2:38:31 PM
By 0 luck if you mean 0 initial e-mails then welcome to the club buddy.

Stick with the forums, have fun, you're not doing anything wrong.

I have a feeling that a lot of the girls just about anywhere are too shy (noble ? i doubt it) to be frank with you.

And a greater percentage of them probably meet a ton of guys offline as well.

Secondly, notice when a group of girls walk by you in a mall or in school? One of them whispers something and they all giggle away for a good 4 hours. Girls immediately visualize a man who e-mails them or meets them in a relationship and how those friends would giggle at her too

Finally, in our age group, women are turned off by the smallest of things. It may be different for different girls but correct me if i am wrong ladies seek perfection that reminds them of some friends' 100% perfect fiancee.

-The way your sideburns look
-How far down your nose, your glasses seem.
-How your smile looks when you're eating
-one thumb larger than the other
[u]both my thumbs are equal if you so care haha

All these things are generally not a point of contention for older, mature women who're a lot nicer having been married once or.. several times.
 OpheliaBonMot

Joined: 8/12/2006
Msg: 9
Not having much luck any tips?
Posted: 9/4/2006 5:18:20 PM
Um.

Secondly, notice when a group of girls walk by you in a mall or in school? One of them whispers something and they all giggle away for a good 4 hours. Girls immediately visualize a man who e-mails them or meets them in a relationship and how those friends would giggle at her too

That only applies if the "girls" in question are under 14. The OP is approximately 30.

correct me if i am wrong ladies seek perfection that reminds them of some friends' 100% perfect fiancee.

Okay, you're wrong. None of us has a perfect boyfriend or fiance'. People like what they like. Just because they don't necessarily like YOU doesn't mean a) all women are like that or b) all men get the same treatment.
 northern.lights

Joined: 8/27/2006
Msg: 10
Not having much luck any tips?
Posted: 9/4/2006 7:01:41 PM

That only applies if the "girls" in question are under 14. The OP is approximately 30.


Both my points went over you entirely ophelia so i'll try again.

1. When a girl looks at your profile, there's a chance that she'll think about being on a date with you, visualize how you might even look with her. And, they'll be a little concious of herself with other peoples' eyes in that situation. Will she be embarrassed, will she be happy? Some kind of fear of the unknown comes into play. I didn't say girls are ditzy and silly at all and i hope you didn't take it as such.



Okay, you're wrong. None of us has a perfect boyfriend or fiance'. People like what they like. Just because they don't necessarily like YOU doesn't mean a) all women are like that or b) all men get the same treatment.


I said, girls are likely to try to find someone that reminds them of a sister's boyfriend, or a friend's fiancee or a cousin's husband who they think is near perfect because the "two look so good together and are happy".
Whenever you think you can do better, you likely will.. is all.
 lisagayle

Joined: 8/31/2006
Msg: 11
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Not having much luck any tips?
Posted: 9/4/2006 11:46:35 PM
loneranger , there are a couple things i think you should change , wit and sarcasm,, you should say something like, i enjoy being in the company of ladies that appreciate dry wit and sarcasm, , the other one is the line about diverse, and whatever it was, you are closing yourself off to prospects by saying those are your favorite people, it shows me that if im not a crazy thinker, then you will not give me the time of day! From a older, mature woman, i can see why ladies your age would not take the time to read your profile, you come across " boyish " and whats with that pic .. loose it. Ladies your age are looking for a Mature young man , who want to be more that friends. .. hope i didnt step on your toes to much . You are a very handsome young man. Just make the profile more mature sounding. take care.....
 eSquare

Joined: 3/2/2005
Msg: 12
Not having much luck any tips?
Posted: 9/4/2006 11:53:40 PM
It honestly doesnt matter what you put. I have had a profile devoted to showing who I am as a person and who I want to become, and a profile that has nothing to do with me other than show a bity of creativity. Niether one has fetched more results than the other. And for that matter, no one really reads your profile anyways even the people you end up talking to (alot of people Ive met said they never read the profile, what good is it then?)

Maybe Im wrong or its just happening to me but thats my thoughts. So write whatever you want, put up alot of pictures and maybe you'll get some better luck but dont be discouraged Im still here and have yet to find a girl who isnt superficial and actually likes who I am or what I have to say. The fact I drive a 1990 Taurus usually drives them off haha!! Boo to them, they are missing out on a romantic Chivalrious gent who is passionate and committed.
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