I picked my 5 closest girlfriends and sent them my draft profile for their review. It got an overwhelming thumbs up! They said it was funny and totally me. One of my girlfriends said, "If I was a guy, I'd totally want to date you." A couple of my girlfriends had also used online dating and they said my profile was very different (in a good way! Lol) compared to other profiles they had seen or used.
Ok the girls approved, now I needed the male perspective. I sent it to a few of my close male friends for their feedback. Once again, they were impressed and said it was refreshing and fun to read. At first sight, they said it looked a bit long, but it got their attention and they enjoyed reading it.
To stand out and be different, I decided to go with a top ten list format. At the risk of revealing my identity, this was the final product:
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Top 10 Reasons Why I'd be the Best Girlfriend ever:
1. Being a brunette, I’ll always remember what we
did the day before. I may have the occasional blond moment, but that
would simply give you reasons to make fun of me and laugh.
2. My friends say I’m a great cook, so you’ll never
go hungry. By the way, don’t expect me to cook you dinner until at least
date #4!
3. I don’t suffer from recurring headaches, I hope
you don’t either!
4. IF we go shopping together, I won’t ask you to hold my purse, but if you just take it without being asked while I go into the fitting room and carry all the bags you’ll earn major brownie points.
5. I’m not big into sporting events other than the
occasional play-off games, but I will cook for your buddies and make sure there
are enough drinks in the fridge when they come over to watch the game with you.
6. You’ll be proud to be out in public with me on
your arm and I promise it won’t take me 2 hours to get ready.
7. Instead of giving you subtle hints or the silent
treatment, I’ll just be straight forward and tell you what’s on my mind.
8. Be prepared for unexpected and random displays
of affection. Without passion what’s left?
9. We all need to pursue our interests or hang out
with our friends and not necessarily together. We’re not conjoined twins,
so sign up for an activity, go play pool or golf or hang out with friends you
don’t get to see often. I’ll do the same all the while missing you and
looking forward to cuddling when you get home.
10. If the seat is up, I’ll put it
down!
You would be: rather tall (otherwise I can't wear
my heels!), honest, faithful, like kids (this one isn't negotiable), have a
good sense of humour, be affectionate and hopefully not have two left
feet! Chivalry will score you major brownie points and perhaps a batch of
brownies too! If you're great at repairs that's a bonus, I've got the
cooking covered.
Getting to know someone in person is better than
reading something that's suppose to make you sound unique and more interesting
than the next profile. If there's anything else you want to know, just ask
because if I put everything in here there'd be no mystery or intrigue. I
appreciate a good communicator so bonus points for being creative. Tell
me a joke or your favourite movie; anything is better than "Hey" or
"Hi".
Best of luck with your search!
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Creating a username was a challenge. After dozens of attempts I finally found one that worked! It wasn't quite what I wanted, but it would have to do. My profile was posted. Now all I had to do was wait patiently for emails to arrive.
Feel free to send me comments. I'm not currently using online dating, but who knows I may eventually break down and go back on. Being able to use the same profile would be nice, although I'd probably want to tweak it slightly. Any suggestions on how to improve it would be welcome and greatly appreciated.
If nothing else, I hope I managed to make you smile. Have a great night!
Dateless in Ottawa
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