Profile Writing Advice

I received a comment from an anonymous reader asking for profile writing advice, which I would like to take the opportunity to provide to you all if you're ever going to try this online dating thing. Don't let my bad experiences scare you away!

Personally, I try to include a number of interests. For instance I have used football, friends, and movies. Then I provide some general detail about them if possible. It's hard to expound upon hanging out with friends, but you can put your favorite movie genres.

It's also best to be honest. When someone states that they like dive bars, I like that. Because so do I. However, I'm tired of just about every guy saying that he's just not into the bar scene anymore. Well, what part? Trying to meet someone there or in general you don't like drinking in public? Because if you are not going to have fun on a night out at a bar from time to time, you're not the guy for me.

Unfortunately, I have found most eHarmony profiles to be very generic with no real description of who someone really is or what they like. And I find profile information very necessary with eHarmony since all those questions are annoying and not very useful.

One of my favorite profiles that a guy wrote was very creative. He took advantage of the fact that he is a writer to come up with some funny, fictional reviews. I found that very entertaining and he definitely received a wink on Match.com from me.

My best advice would be to use the following guidelines:
1. Be honest about who you really are. If someone doesn't like it, good! You saved yourself a shitty date.

2. Provide information about your likes and dislikes so others can decide if they are like you or not. But don't add so much detail as to not have anything to talk about when someone messages you.

3. Take a look at a number of Match.com profiles for examples to see what's out there, and then differentiate yourself from the rest of the group. People get tired of seeing the same thing over and over. It seems disingenuous.