Lepidoptera
Posts: 161
Joined: 4/14/2005 Status: offline
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Here are my hard fast rules when I was actually looking for someone: 1. Grammar and spelling are all important to me. Poor spelling or grammar says two things. A, you're stupid, or B, you simply don't care enough to put the effort in. Both are a complete turn off. If you spell "you" "u", make many spelling errors, or can't seem to compose a complete sentence, then your message gets deleted. This may not be true for everyone, but it couldn't hurt, could it? 2. A picture. No, not having a picture will not get you automatically deleted. In fact, the guy I'm dating from here did not have a picture up. But that's because he had other things going for him. In general, it's a good idea to have one up. We're going to see what you look like eventually, unless you're only on here for online kicks. 3. Comment on something specific in the profile. No one wants to feel like they got a form letter. If you take the time and the effort to explain what exactly caught your eye, then you'll get more respect. In addition, it helps if what you comment on is not sexual. We've heard "u r so hot" a billion times- we're more interested if you say something like, "I see you like running- I'm an avid runner. In fact, right now I'm training for a 5k. Do you race at all?" 4. That brings me to the last one. If you just say you like us, it's hard to reply. Ask a question- any question. This makes it easy to reply. Messaging people shouldn't be a chore. If we don't respond to a direct question, then it's hopeless. If we give you a one word answer, well, at least you got a reply. If we ask you another question or give you a detailed reply, you're golden.
< Message edited by Lepidoptera -- 11/26/2005 11:31:49 AM >
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