"I hope you'll give me a chance" is negative...it tells the reader that she's not that good a catch and that there may be things she's hiding. Online dating fascinates me because every word a person types can have effect. I once coached a lady not too long ago who was asking, on the dating site, for some guidance 'cuz she was tired of the crap emails she was getting from guys. I told her to lose the negative stuff like "if you don't comment on my rack I won't suggest we send a search party to find your teenie weinie". She spent 2/3 of her profile talking to the men she DIDN'T want to attract! I told her that those guys don't even read your profile so why give them your energy! I gave her a few other tips too...nice lady (She actually asked me out after that ha ha ) Anyway, make sure you've got humour in your profile Don. Everyone loves to laugh. Don't have a long list of attributes you are looking for 'cuz that scares people off. NEVER sound negative...like "smokers turn me off" (even if they do...it's in their profile stuff anyway so no need to say it).So that's what I've got for you this morning. Oh, one thing that makes me move to the next profile is when a lady writes "I'm straight forward" or "I say it like it is" 'cuz that says to me "you piss me off and my boot will be so far up your butt it'll take a week to get it out" (My drill Sergeant once said that to me...with a few more profanities thrown in lol) Anyway, have a good day!
