Thread: Tell Me About Online Dating

I tried an Australian free dating website called Oasis Active. Out of a possible 1000 candidates I narrowed it down to 40ish women. Of those 40, about 10 accepted my requests to be contacted. Of those 10, 4 where interesting to talk to. Of those 4, I took one out on a date and still remain friends with to this day. There will be a lot of fake profiles, a lot of stuck up bitches, and a lot of ugly people.

Now I'm dating a girl that lives two streets away that I've known since I was 6 years old. Life is funny like that.

My criteria were:

- under 5"7
- not religious
- caucasian
- average body type or better (sorry, no fatties)
- no one with 'New Age/spiritual' beliefs
- no single mothers
- no pregnant women
- no one that listed Cars or Football as their main interest
- no1 dat tawlkd lyk they h4d a m3nt4l disabylity in der profyle
- And finally my general sense of when reading their profile or not I could glean any measure of intelligence from that person (word choice and use, turn of phrase etc)

Any girl that describes herself as bubbly is fat.
Any girl that describes herself as down to earth is off the walls batshit insane.
Any girl that describes herself as fairly good looking is probably unattractive.
If you have to say it, chances are it's not true.

The nicest girls you're likely to find are the ones that don't have a picture visible until asked for. They figure that a majority of wankers will just see that they are hot (or not) and will add them/won't add them purely based on their looks. The 10 girls I found that were worth talking to were from that category.

As for your own profile - SMILE. Holy shit I can't emphasize this enough. Wear good clothes, do your hair, maybe even make up to cover any bad spots in your skin, and get a nice photo taken of you at a party or somewhere FUN. You need to be looking like YOU are the party, that YOU are fun to be around. She needs a reason to look at you and think "I want to be a part of that life". Write your profile with a flair for life and talk about what makes you get up in the morning, what makes you passionate. Women think more with their emotions than logical reasoning when it comes to men. If you use a lot of descriptive and emotive language when describing yourself it will resonate in her. Put up 2-3 photos of you doing fun, goofy shit with your more attractive looking friends (yes, this helps) or with attractive girls (this helps even more, she doesn't have to know its your sister/cousin). Also, put up a photo and lock it as private. Even if its just another goofy photo it will add that element of "I have to friend him and talk to him if I want to see this hidden photo". Its an enticement to get her to talk to you. It adds an element of mystery to your profile.

Having said that there are always the stuck up ones that are just looking for a shag with someone with rippled abs and biceps. So your mileage may vary.