Your dating profile: don’t assume prior knowledge

October 16th, 2007

This may seem obvious, I know from my own experience how hard it is sometimes to forget that you are writing to an audience that may not know anything about the subject you are writing about.

I’ve seen quite a lot of profiles where people seem to almost write in code. They seem to almost be writing for themselves without clatrifying potentially ambiguous points.

When you are writing about yourself, then you are writing about a subjet you know a lot about, so it’s easy to forget to fill in the details you think are pretty obvious.

While sometimes it’s OK to not over-elaborate (If you’re into house music, for example, there’s no need to spend lines upon lines explaining what type of music that is) some things may require a bit more detail to be properly understood.

Saying you are into “travel” or “dancing”, for example, would not make you stand out from the crowd and will definitely not tell your readers that much about you. Most people would say they enjoy travel but one person’s idea of the perfect holiday could be another person’s total nightmare.

Remember that what is obvious to you (’travel” meaning adventure travel to exotic places or “dancing” meaning ballroom dancing for example) may be completely misunderstood by others unless you elaborate.

Think about all the things you would like to know about your potential mate and come up with a list of questions (you can even write them down if that helps). Then answer all those questions in your own writing about yourself.

Entry Filed under: Online Dating Tips

1 Comment Add your own

  • 1. Angry Penguin  |  October 17th, 2007 at 11:09 am

    Good advice - the ‘take me as you find me’, ‘I’m just myself’, ‘I’m just a normal girl/guy’ shrugg shoulders type comment does nothing to spark any interest whatsoever.

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