When I wrote my online dating profile, I made every effort to be honest, factual and real. It can be very uncomfortable to finally meet the man you have been trading emails with for months on line only to find that he is three inches shorter and 50 pounds heavier than he portrayed himself to be. This is also true if you are the one who has falsely represented yourself on your online dating page. Eventually your perspective date will know everything, so be honest from the start.
When filling out your online dating profile, these are the questions to ask yourself and answer honestly.
How current is your picture?
It should have been taken within the last two years. If you don't have a current photograph, ask a friend to take a few, or go to a professional photographer to have some glamorous shots taken.
Is your age accurate?
If you say you are younger on your online dating site, eventually you will have to fess up. Everybody ages, so stand up and be proud. After all, would you really want a guy that's looking to rob the cradle, or is going to be overly critical of every little wrinkle?
What about your “body type”?
What is average? If you weigh 200 lbs. you are NOT average, no matter how many other women share your weight distribution.
Do you smoke, drink or do drugs?
These are things you must be honest about on your online dating profile. A non-smoker looking for another non-smoker will be disappointed and angry if you show up for your first online date with him smelling like you just inhaled a whole carton of cigarettes. You can only hide it for so long before he catches you slinking around in the backyard with smoke seeping out of your nostrils. So be honest from the start. Find another smoker that you can share cigarettes with.
I know it isn't always appropriate to post everything on your online dating profile, but at least be honest when conversing with someone. I have been sadly disappointed more then once when I found that my online date presented himself falsely. I know on occasion I would have liked the man had he just been truthful.
I want to be able to trust my friend and lover. Start out your relationship on a platform of honesty. Be proud of who you are, and if for some reason you are ashamed of yourself, then make some personal changes.
Be appreciated for who you are. A relationship based on illusion is pretentious. The best long lasting relationships are honest and real. This is what you must strive for, even if you have to take the long way around the block. If you arrive at the wrong destination, what is the point of being there?
