How many times do you read a glowing description, only to hit the photo album and see a person who doesn’t even come close to matching? For me, it has happened several times. Why would you put the effort into describing yourself as an Angelina Jolie look alike or Orlando Bloom twin when anyone who sees the pictures knows you are not? It may very well have the reverse effect.

Someone may be interested in you from a picture, but then read a description and know it doesn’t match. First impressions online last, so your reputation will be branded as questionable, or even lying! That’s not a way to start off a relationship.

Be truthful with your description. If you have a few extra pounds to carry around, admit it. Someone may prefer those extra pounds to having a rail thin person and vice versa. And certainly don’t lie about your hair or eye color or hair amount. If someone expects you to have a thick, luxurious mane, when you meet in person and have a shiny, bald head, they may not recognize you!

There is someone to love every body type. Take care of your ‘flaws’ since they may be an asset to someone else. Just because one person likes long hair best doesn’t mean there aren’t ten more out there who love short locks. Describe yourself accurately, and if you have a hard time doing it, ask a friend to help. They will be honest with you!

When describing yourself honestly, also describe your life in truth. State how many children you have. Say where you live (not the address, but house, mom’s house, apartment or mansion). Don’t hedge about having or not having a good job. The more open you are in describing your attributes, the better chances you have of finding a suitable and lasting match.

Finding a love match is what it’s all about, so start off on the right foot. You want someone to love you for who you are, not an imaginary you!

Next week, how to put your best foot forward!

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With everyone that’s taking advantage of online dating, you might be surprised to find an online dating site that caters to your individual needs. For example, if you’re interested in dating other Christians, you can find dozens of Christian dating sites. Interested in those of the Jewish persuasion? There are sites for that too. Have slightly kinkier interests? You can find online dating services for your fetish needs.

In short, you don’t have to hunt too hard to find exactly what you want.

So, how do you find these sites? All you really have to do is pick something that’s important to you – spiritual beliefs, common interests, for example – and then put that into a search engine with the words ‘online dating.’

And sit back and find the right site for you.

Most online dating sites will even let you wander around in them without signing up. You can see what kinds of people are there, what kinds of articles are posted, and if there are any other special things that you can take advantage of.

But since you’ve already picked out your common interests, you’ll probably get excited about online dating and want to get started on finding the right person for you.

Here are some examples of specific online dating sites (but there are plenty more too):

Jdate.com – Jewish dating

Muslima.com – Muslim dating

Christiancafe.com – Christian dating

eHarmony.com – based on personality traits

There are even location specific dating sites as well.

Know what you want (or what you don’t want?), try narrowing your choices to increase your success.

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Are you having trouble getting any good bites on your profile? There could be any number of reasons why, from your picture to your description to your dream date themselves! Following is a series of tips to USE for your profile to increase the traffic and generate interest…in YOU!

Use a current, clear, well lit photo.

There is nothing worse than reading a creative headline only to click on it and find a dark picture. What do they look like? Could it be a match…in disguise?

Take the time to find a good picture. If you don’t have one, get a friend with a digital camera, or heck, even cell phones take good pictures now, and snap one off. Check it to make sure you are in focus, can be seen clearly in the light of day and not night and there are no obstructions to your face.

Having an outdated picture or one that is too dark, unfocused or too far away may take away potential matches. They might think you aren’t sophisticated enough to master a simple picture and give up when we know it isn’t true! Take a few minutes and check out YOUR picture. Is it up to snuff? Will it bring in hoards of girls or streams of guys? It should!

Next time: If you are overly picky with what you want in a match, you will get less results than you expect.

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