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I dont know why, maybe is my internal clock ticking - but im now in the mood for relationships. I signed up to one of the largest UK Dating Sites and even paid the membership fee to show im serious.
Does anyone have any tips and hints that might get people looking, or sounding nice without faking things
also
Does anyone know what the best way to take a face picture without making it look crap, like the famous myspace pose :P.
Does anyone have any tips and hints that might get people looking, or sounding nice without faking things
also
Does anyone know what the best way to take a face picture without making it look crap, like the famous myspace pose :P.
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As for photo's of yourself, it depends what you're using i.e. webcam/digital camera. If it's a webcam shot I usually lean my head slightly forward, and look into the camera with a very slight smile. If it's a digital camera you might want a top half shot so people can see your face and your build as well. Or maybe you could do a scenic shot, I like doing them as they look more natural and artistic. Or even a shot where you're out having a good time. I'll attach a couple of my pics to give you an idea - hope this helps!
just trying to get the right ones for me now!
does anyone have any tips, able to write me a exaple of a first email to the lady?
Regarding your photo, use a simple image editor - Microsoft Photo Editor for example - to change the brightness and contrast, so you look a bit striking. Clearly you want to look as you are in person lol, just a normal portrait with a bit of distance so it looks fine.
Regarding the profile, I think you have to remember there's hoardes of competitors on the site, and usually an awful guy to girl ratio. Which is why I feel you need to stand out from the crowd a bit. Have something where you come across impressive and attractive rather than the normal bloke who likes football and beer. Stating the obvious perhaps but remember there could easily be 70:30 guys:girls on places like Match, and the guys aggressively contact the girls and less vice-versa. Just like a nightclub then...
good luck!
As for photo's, one reasonably close up so they can see you properly, but then it's nice to have photo's that show you doing your hobbies...makes profiles more believable!
photo uploaded - not the best pose ever suited to me but it do for now
personal add updated - like you said made it very diffrent that all the others, and pretty funny too!
Was only online a second and got a instant chat message, so it does work - only thing is that she couldnt type and spell in english, and being english. not my kind of gal
thanks anyway, thanks for the tips
good grief any serious intentions i may have had of joining and using a dating site you've just killed off :thumb: - Beside I'm finding facebook is pretty easy, cheap and reliable way to meet people