Dating-These are the Five Things Men Should Never Put In an Online Dating Profile

Creating your personal profile on a dating site is a direct reflection on you as a person. Here are 5 items that you should never put in your personal profile:

1. Too Much Information

Don't spill every little detail about yourself in your ad.

First, if you lay everything out on the table right away, you'll have a hard time finding things to talk about later.

Second, you could name one or more traits that a particular woman finds undesirable. Everyone has bad habits, but listing them out can overemphasize its severity.

Third, a little mystery in a relationship helps strengthen the interest in both parties. Take your time in finding out more about each other.

2. Lies

If you're only five-foot-six and list yourself as being over six feet tall, you're setting yourself up for failure. Likewise, exaggerating or telling blatant lies about your income, social status, and interests will catch up with you in the future. The truth will come out, and you risk hurting both the woman and yourself when this eventually happens.

3. Clichés and Other Overused Phrases

Guess what? Almost everyone enjoys "fine dining" and "long walks on a moonlit beach". You're not inviting a response when you list things like this. Using these phrases will make you seem unimaginative, if not outright boring. Put some thought into what you really enjoy doing and list things that make you stand out from the other guys.

4. Blatant Chauvinism

Even if you absolutely don't want a plus-sized woman, putting "no fat chicks" in your ad is going to repel the slender women as well. This is especially true if you're carrying a few extra pounds of your own.

Likewise, any explicit sexual references are also a bad idea. Yes, every guy dreams of dating only beautiful women with healthy sex drives, but when it comes down to it, physical beauty and sexual activities are fleeting qualities and should actually be towards the bottom of your list.

If looks are that big of a hang-up for you, just give a simple "Thank you, but I'm not interested" reply to any responses from women who don't catch your fancy

The only places this sort of talk could even be considered remotely acceptable is on swinger/sex personal sites. Even then, you should seriously consider using gentler language.

5. Loser Words and Phrases

Never, EVER, use any of the following words or phrases in your ad:

a) "I'm tired of being alone" - This paints you as desperate and can set you up for responses by manipulative people.

b) "Umm…" or "err…" - Yes, people stammer during conversation, but you've got time to think over your ad. Don't make it look like you just hammered something out quick just to get started.

c) "If you want more info, ask" - The whole response/reply process assumes this. Adding this line indicates laziness on your part to think about the content of your ad.

d) "I'm honest" - Even the most compulsive of liars won't admit to being one, so there's really no point in saying this.

e) "I'm no good at these things" - Few people consider themselves particularly gifted in writing personal ads. Like a) above, this reads like unmotivated filler text.

f) "I drink a lot" - No one wants to date an alcoholic, which is how this makes you look. If you do have a drinking problem, get help and wait to post an ad until you've taken the necessary steps to correct the problem.

g) "Guns/Knives" - These make you appear violent or at least creepy. Don't mention them.

h) "Star Trek/Comic books/Action figures" - Except in very specific situations, directly identifying your geek tendencies will literally kill your chances.

Use this a guide for writing your personal profile and you should be successful at meeting women who are interested in you.