Examples of bad dating site profile pictures
Today’s blog would seem to be common sense, a no brainer as it were. I’m talking about what not to post on eHarmony, Match.com or any other online dating service. BUT a friend let me look at his dating service page and I could not believe some of the profile pictures people post on those sites. Aside from whatever info you post on your profile the only tangible idea of who you are on these sites is your picture. If you want people to reach out to you, I suggest giving this picture some thought. Basically you are marketing yourself as a potential date, what are you trying to sell?
I have used my finely honed skills as an illustrator to point out a few of what I consider to be bad dating service profile picture choices. Look out xkcd there’s a new artist in town. I’m not making these up, I saw tons of samples of these odd choices.
#1 Don’t post a picture with your ex haphazardly cropped out. What does that say? I’m on the rebound? I might be through with my ex? I’m lazy? None of this cries out pick me.
#2 Party photos, and by party photos I mean photos centered around drinking. I’m no teetotaler but these photos send a strange message to me. Ok you like to have fun, that’s cool, who doesn’t like to have fun? But unless your dream date has a substance abuse problem why advertise yourself this way?
#3 Please smile just a little. It doesn’t hurt. So maybe you’re an uber intellectual whose idea of a good time is arguing about economic turmoil in the Eastern Bloc. Still if you want a date you need to be at least a tiny bit approachable.
I could go on; put some clothes on, take a bath, turn the lights on but I think you catch my drift. Sure posting on dating websites must be awkward and scary. So scary you might tell yourself it’s just a joke and not take it seriously. But if you are serious think of it as an important interview and do your homework with your profile picture.
