Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Choosing the right picture for your online dating profile.

I recently joined an online dating site and my experience has been nothing less than hysterical. Over the last few days I decided to look at members in my area. The thing that stood out to me the most was that most singles have not selected a good picture for the profile. I think a good profile picture is the most important part of a dating profile. Let's face it, we want to know the other person on the inside but without physical attraction there cannot be any dating. As it's said, a picture is worth thousand words, a good picture can show a member in a good light. For example, if you are a single doctor or another professional single, showing a picture at your workplace does assert your authority and shows that you have your act together.

Similarly people should choose their pictures based on their interests. For example, a cyclist should at least include a picture on the cycle. Also one should choose a picture where you are smiling or being goofy. A goofy picture actually scores good points in my book because it shows a sense of humor which is often hard to communicate via words on a dating profile. However I would also point out that having a picture of yourself with your ex is not going to help you score any brownie points on the dating profile. Also having a picture of you having body shots off the bartender's body might also not be desirable.

Based on a research, visitors to an online dating profile first look at the picture and then go for the text. Hence the picture is your first impression and it makes or breaks your dating profile. There are a lot of photographic services on the web which can touch up your picture to make you look even five years younger. I personally would not support those services because it's immoral in my book. However having a picture of yourself in your favorite outfit is definitely desirable and strongly recommend. If you're one of the many singles, who take their pride in work, having a picture of yourself in your work clothes is a good idea to. That just goes to show that you are single professional and you have a good stable career. Online dating is a crowded supermarket of singles, and your pictures can make you stand out among the crowd. Hopefully this blog would've motivated you to go back to your online dating profile and remove that picture of yours where you are having a cheeseburger and have mustard on your face.

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