Studies show the written section of your bio is the most important part of your dating profile. These facts show women read your self-summary with a fine-toothed comb. All you need to do is introduce yourself, pick some of your passions, interests, hobbies, goals, and write a few sentences about each.
Don't just write a list; "I travel, am active, and enjoy cooking. The key is depth. Whatever topics you include, add some details. If you like traveling, share why you like traveling and maybe include a funny story about your traveling adventures.
If you enjoy painting, write about what you like about it. Share a few sentences about why you do it. Make sense? Women judge everything while reading your bio. Even a small spelling mistake can cripple your results. It's important you check your bio for grammar mistakes. You can use Microsoft Word to check spelling as well as free online grammar tools.
I recommend using Grammarly. It's free and works well. It takes seconds to check your profile and fix grammar mistakes. Give your profile a once over; it may be the difference if a woman contacts you or not.
OkCupid has personality questions that are beneath your self-summary. The app offers you several questions such as, "A perfect day," "I value," and "My golden rule," for example. You don't need to answer all the personality questions. It's a good idea to choose 3 or 4 to show your personality further.
Similar to your bio, the key to these is answering them with depth. Don't just write, "Ozark" for the "Last show I binged" question. Instead, write something like this: "I don't often binge-watch shows but recently watched Bosch on Amazon Prime and was hooked. Love the actors, the storylines, and the main actor. He's a smart aleck but also a consummate pro. Take your time when choosing and answering personality questions on OkCupid. These questions have a huge impact on your results, so don't underestimate their importance.
Insert humor and depth into your personality questions on OkCupid. A critical section of your profile on OkCupid is your profile traits. A lot of men gloss over them, failing to realize their importance.
Answer each question honestly and accurately. Women look at this section to ensure you're a good match. OkCupid also uses your profile traits to match you with women as well, so it's a good idea to go through them and answer them all. OkCupid rewards people who update their bio often. The app says, "It's our little reward for your taking the time to show off who you are right now. Add pictures of a recent trip or weekend adventure.
Maybe you saw a concert recently or are binge-watching a show on Netflix; include these in your bio. Updates to your profile may capture the attention of a woman who bypassed you in the past.
Adding new pictures and updating your self-summary acts as an added hook for potential matches. This profile tip comes straight from OkCupid. Take pictures in the late afternoon because they get more likes. I have no idea why this works, but OkCupid's analysis shows it helps. Take it for what it's worth; add a picture or two of yourself outdoors in the late afternoon. A photo tip for OkCupid is taking pictures in the late afternoon.
This frees up users to get inventive; names now include "profession, interests, personal attributes and attitudes, and what the user is seeking or promising," according to Herring. A lot of OKCupid users are totally unimaginative, and just stick with using their real names. A whopping 42 percent of the usernames surveyed by Herring included users' real names, be it first names, last names, or initials.
Dudes still use speak -- women stick with more conventional grammar. This includes subbing in "1"s for "i"s, but also riffs on the AOL chatroom trope of suffixing a username with "4u". Although 53 percent of usernames in Herring's survey included a number, very few of the numbers seemed to have personal meaning. Age, after all, is just a number -- a number that's listed prominently on OKC user pages, so displaying it in a username is a little redundant.
Only five percent of usernames surveyed included geographic information, and zero percent included pop culture references such as band names. Fourteen percent of users surveyed by Herring included gender identifiers in their avatars. Among men, "son," "mrman," and "hulk" were used; among women, "girl," "queen," "gal," "goddess," and "woman" were popular. In the survey, women were more likely to identify with their genders, and men were more likely to use humorous or random names or words to represent themselves.
Herring's findings are especially enlightening when compared with data on the other means of making a first impression online; the wording of the nerve-wracking first message. An analysis done on Rudder's blog surveyed , first contacts, and revealed that netspeak as well as physical compliments are big turn-offs, whereas specificity and literacy are valued.
So, using usernames are an opportunity to succinctly present who you are among an endless scroll of options.
Some, according to Herring's survey, seem to use the chance to indicate how squarely they fall into traditionally valued gender roles. But most, perhaps hoping to make the experience of online dating more personal, start it off by telling you their name. News U. Politics Joe Biden Congress Extremism. Special Projects Highline. HuffPost Personal Video Horoscopes. Follow Us. Terms Privacy Policy. Part of HuffPost Entertainment.
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