If you actually want people to contact you, or have any type of success at all with online dating, then you should put actual information about yourself in your profile. Nothing makes me click away faster than seeing someone who has an empty blurb or a blurb that says "I'll do this later", which says to me that you obviously don't take this seriously, or even worse "Just ask" with no other information provided, which says to me that you obviously aren't worth my time asking. The worst of all: Your interests? Everything. Are you kidding? You don't like everything. Not even close. Tell me something relevant. Write something worth reading. You are not going to get any bites based on your picture alone, which is most likely not even of a picture you, but of a pink sunset. Be for real about this. We will never know what makes you worthwhile talking to if you use this garbage as your personal information.

Indeed babes !!

Agreed. There are way too many "I don't know what to write here" and "Anything you want to know, you'll have to ask" and "The hardest thing in the world is to write about yourself, so I'm not going to do it" and "I'm not going to put anything here until I see if this site is worth it" profiles. Pfffft. If they can't take the time to write three coherent sentences, where's my incentive to want to know about them?

But profiles are full of vapid cliches and brainless plagiarism. I have now seen approximately sixty billion profiles of people who claim to be "unique" because "I love my friends and family" or because "I'm bipedal and I take in oxygen" or some other non-unique thing.

And a lot of them are "tired of dating loosers," too, whatever those are.

Is that a hug smiley? lol I don't do this often.

@ Lex - 10,000% agreed. Biggest profile turn off - "I've been hurt so many times..." or "So lonely for so long and it sucks...". You know what sucks? Your attitude. That's why people treat you the way they do.

Thumbs up :)

Do I sound frustrated, like I need a hug? I didn't mean to come off that way. Just a word of advice is all.

You can never have too many hugs. lol

Depends on where they're coming from!

True!

If they could also add: mid-life crisis, still infatuated with my ex even though they've moved on, 'twould help clear the murky swamps of azzholedom.

Yeah, I can already tell you're a good addition to this site and the forums. Welcome.

Those make for the most throw-away and generic profiles.

That, my dear, would clear everyone off of this dating site in a flash.

It is truly amazing how little people understand about what attracts others. Being completely plain does not make you desirable. It's almost like these people are embarrassed to express any sense of individuality.

I see you have the same 'Just ask' qualifier on your own profile.
People come on dating sites, often as a whim.
The profile writing can come as a surprise.
Some are not ready for that.

Fortunately, we do not base eligibility on
profiles.
We accept what is offered.
There is a place to seek feedback, if desired.

Otherwise, if the profile is a reflection of
you, all is good.

Or they could be waiting to see who contacts them and then try to mimmick that person's interests etc. to make them look compatible. Just a thought.

My profile is just a starting place.
I set it up with the basics, and some humor.
Cause,
If she can't laugh......she need not look any futher!!!

I really believe a lot of people just do blocks of copy-n-paste from other people's profiles. Because so many of them read almost exactly the same. "I like to go out or stay in." That pretty much runs the gamut, I'm thinking....

Ah, but she also has information in her profile. That's different than having a blank profile and telling people to just ask.