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Top 5 Tips To Writing Your First Online Message

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You’ve set up your online profile, you added some hot pictures and now you’re stuck trying to figure out what to say to all these hot strangers. Have know worries I’m about to help you write the best first message. Below I’ve listed some great tips, to get you on the right track and help you to make the best first impression. You may not have realized it but what you say and how you say it makes a huge difference.

Tip #1

Grammer – Now is not the time to use wild abbreviations or nettalk. This is a perfect time, to put the spellcheck feature to use. Believe it or not receiving a message full of misspellings can be a major turn off.

Tip #2

Avoid Physical Compliments – Calling a women beautiful, gorgeous, sexy etc when you don’t know her is an automatic turn off. It comes across as a cheesy pick up line and should be avoided at all costs.

Tip #3

Use Unusual Greetings – Stay away from the one word Hello, Hi and Hey’s. It’s better to use more detailed starters like How’s it going, How are you doing etc. It’s important to have a casual tone and not get all creepy with the compliments (tip #2).

Tip #4

Interests – Talk about specific interests that you have or common interests you may have with the person you are messaging. Review their profile closely so you have some insight into who they are and what they like.

Tip #5

Using words like awkward, sorry, apologize, kinda, and probably have been proven to work to a man’s advantage. Just be careful with how and when you use them. It’s unsure why these words are favored. Maybe it has to do with making the man seem less cocky. Women like men who are confident but not cocky!

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5 Tips for Better Online Dating Profile Pics

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OkCupid compiled a report based on what they found where better online dating profile pics. They published the results on their website. The statistical data was based on more than 7,000 photographs that were analyzed. So, what did they find? Well, there were many things, but here we outline 5 tips for better online dating profile pics based on what the OK Cupid study found.

Tip 1: Always look directly into the camera, so that your photo makes eye-contact with the person that is viewing it online. The only difference between the sexes was direct eye-contact + smiling was more effective for women, while with guys no smile was better.

Tip 2: Believe it or not, self-shot pics did better overall than those taken by others. So, combine the direct eye-contact + the self-shot pic, and you are well on your way.

Tip 3: Show some skin. The study found that women who show cleavage had significantly more online interactions from men. The same went for men with athletic bodies. So, to recap, direct eye-contact + self-shot + skin.

Tip 4: Your face doesn’t actually matter. Yes, contrary to what we were previously told, the study found that all things equal, an adventurous pic with part of your body or a profile (side angle with a head turned) was showed no big difference between those with the points mentioned above.

Tip 5: If you want “legitimate conversation,” in other words, people that are interested in serious dating, the best profile pics included the person doing some interesting hobby, a pet picture, or a travel photo.

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LoveIsTheBug Online Dating Stats: Lovers and Affairs

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The data from this survey is growing continually and here is a snapshot over the last 6 months. There are more polls on the way but they have not collected enough statistics yet for publishing.

The source of the data is free illicit dating site

How Many Affairs Have You Had? (Total 1314 polls)

I’m Looking For My First: 56.77%
1-3: 26.56%
3-6: 6.54%
I’ve Lost Count: 5.02%
I’m here for other reasons: 1.98%

Why Are You Looking For An Affair? (Total 776 polls)

I’m Bored But Don’t Want To Upset What I’ve Got: 39.30%
I Have A Sexless Relationship But I’m Still Active: 31.57%
I Like The Excitement Of What An Affair Offers: 24.48%
I Have An Open Relationship: 4.64%

What are you looking for in a lover? (Total 776 polls)

It’s The Whole Package That Interests Me: 51.48%
I’m Only Interested In Sex: 30.54%
Personality Is More Important: 12.07%
Must Have Great Looks & Body: 5.91%

What age on average is your lover? (Total 218 polls)

Age Is Unimportant: 44.04%
1 – 5 Years Younger: 18.35%
5 – 10 Years Younger: 11.47%
1 – 5 Years Older: 11.47%
5 – 10 Years Older: 7.34%
10 – 15 Years Younger: 7.34%
Older: 2.76%

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