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In this modern world, it is often hard to make a connection with that special someone. Searching for love online can open more Possibilities for someone, and here are some helpful tips to help those Possibilities find you:
1. Post up-to date pics, and be honest about who you are!
Folks, apparently a lot of us are posting high-school-circa pictures of ourselves in our search for love or FWB, and we need to stop doing this. Also, no one said this explicitly, but I'm going to say it: be true to you! If you are cool with you as you are, someone else will be cool with you as you are. Don't hide behind pictures of a younger you. You are great!
2. Don't try so hard!
You've all seen them, and maybe taken them (I have, lol). That "model pose" some call 'Duckface'. I had just called that "looking attractive," but apparently I'm just as wrong as the rest of you, because the guys and ladies that are checking out our pictures see right through our faux-hollow cheeks and plumped-up lips and they are having none of it. Don't try to look sexy! Just be sexy.
3. Don't lie about stuff...but you can be mysterious.
Better to be straight up front and not lie. If what you are hiding is a deal breaker, it's better to break the deal from the outset. Now, having said that, I don't tell my age but most people think I am 10 years younger than I am, so I just don't tell them!
4. I can't say this enough: Let your true self shine! In your profile, use specifics about who you are and what type of relationship you're hoping for.
Please do not state that you like to 'have fun,' 'just hang out,' or 'listen to music' in your online profile. This suggests that you are in fact not human, just trying to sound like one. Write why you're on and what you want, rather than 'I like cycling, tea, wine, reading and cheese.'
If that doesn't work, a-lot of good-looking profile pics always does the trick!
5. Don' t rush it!
Chill out on the 'I love you' thing within, like, a month of dating. It kind of creeps most guys out to be jumping into that too soon. Especially in the middle of sex!
6. Sometimes, it's good to quit!
It's happened a couple of times to me where we've met and *instantly* known that we're not really interested in each other – and gone through with a couple of hours of date anyway. So you see something right at the beginning – this person is really unhappy, or dull, or just really doesn't like me – and you can usually pick this up in about 10 seconds – and you sit through it anyway. Mad. "If the convo isn't flowing, time to get going." On the other hand, what's there online may not be in person. Just help this shy person out of their shell-it can be worth it.
7. Be honest about your reasons for dating, and expect deviations from your 'Fantasy Date'!
Hang onto your expectations only so tightly. No one is exactly what you think they are when you first meet them, and no one can describe themselves perfectly.
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