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January 14, 2010

How to complete the “Description” essay question in an online profile

How to complete the “Description” essay question in an online profile.

Many people are absolutely flummoxed when it comes time to complete the “Description” essay question about yourself.

They write things like taking walks on a beach, what they like to do on holiday (like anyone gets a real holiday these days and not a “staycation”) and other such dribble.

Not interesting at all, not a single word of it. And moreover, these types of answers come off as complete dribble bordering on lies, completely uninteresting and unattractive.

Go ahead, read some “Descriptions” in the dating service of your choice, just search for a person like you and do some reading, I’ll wait.

What you saw and read was garbage, tripe and unattractive strings of words that didn’t take you anywhere, right?

The real idea behind this “Description” (some sites may call it “Info” or something close) is for you to reveal parts of your life that you enjoy on a regular basis. If you’re unsure, or think your life not worth writing about that way, take a moment and follow what I say next:
Write down on a piece of paper two days of your weekly life. One day might be about the work you do, how you get there, and what you do after work, what your usual things are that you do after work, your home chores, whatever you do on that day.

The second day should be maybe a weekend day, or another day off from work, and what you do on that day. Sleeping in, chores, shopping, hanging out with friends, whatever.

The goal here is to personalize as much as possible the regularness of your life, so you are seen as a real person in your online dating profile.

Remember, you’re not being judged, you’re being “introduced”.

You now have the skills to complete your profile better and more confidently write about yourself when asked by your choice of dating service to talk about yourself.

Best of luck!

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