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For those who know me from Fluther what should I mention in my Match dating profile?

Asked by talljasperman (21916points) January 21st, 2015

My current profile:
I am a whimsical tall man living in Red Deer saving for courses in Red Deer college then moving back maybe to Jasper National Park in a couple of years.

I have lived in Red Deer for 2 years.

I take showers because I am too tall for the tub. I rent apartment buildings and expect hot water and power always.

I don’t drink coffee, alcohol or smoke.

I’m looking for a tall someone who has warm loving eyes adoring each other and are best friends.

I don’t like filling out these forms. Write me for more info.

I am searching for new hobbies. I used to Rapier fence for SCA society for creative anachronism.

My alternate profile:
I’m 6’5” on disability AISH (Assured Income for Severely Handicapped) I have 3 years post secondary education. I don’t smoke or drink or abuse drugs. I Fluther for 4 hours a day. I wake up at 5pm and go to sleep at 9 or 10 pm. I owe $5,000 on a student loan for liberal arts education. I am looking for a tall woman who adores me and me her

Feel free to chat and just shoot the breeze.

What changes would you make?

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15 Answers

josie's avatar

I wouldn’t change much.
But, I might leave out the thing about whimsical. Let them decide that for themselves.
I would also skip the part about not drinking coffee. Nothing says you have do it, and plenty of people would let that go. But they might think it was weird that you brought it up.

livelaughlove21's avatar

I prefer the first one, but I’d take out the shower/hot water paragraph because it’s sort of irrelevant.

talljasperman's avatar

Ok I made some changes and show both profiles at once:

I am a tall man living in Red Deer saving for courses in Red Deer college then moving back maybe to Jasper National Park in a couple of years.

I have lived in Red Deer for 2 years.

I’m looking for a tall someone who has warm loving eyes adoring each other and are best friends.

I don’t like filling out these forms. Write me for more info.

I am searching for new hobbies. I used to Rapier fence for SCA society for creative anachronism.

My alternate profile:
I’m 6’5” on disability AISH (Assured Income for Severely Handicapped) I have 3 years post secondary education. I don’t smoke or drink or abuse drugs. I Fluther for 4 hours a day. I wake up naturally. I owe $5,000 on a student loan for liberal arts education. I am looking for a tall woman who adores me and me her

Feel free to chat and just shoot the breeze.

Buttonstc's avatar

Just keep in mind that when you write “I Fluther for four hours a day” that we here know what that means but most people reading that have absolutely no idea what on earth a strange sentence like that signifies.

chyna's avatar

Put a period after eyes. The rest sounds odd.
Don’t give out your debts in your profile and take out the Fluther part.

talljasperman's avatar

Ok here is the new profile:

I don’t like filling out these forms. Write me for more info.

I am a tall man living in Red Deer saving for courses in Red Deer college then moving back maybe to Jasper National Park in a couple of years.

I have lived in Red Deer for 2 years.

I’m looking for a tall someone who has warm loving eyes adoring each other and are best friends.

I am searching for new hobbies. I used to Rapier fence for SCA society for creative anachronism.

I’m 6’5” on I have 3 years post secondary education. I don’t smoke or drink or abuse drugs. I wake up naturally. I am half way done a liberal arts education. I am looking for a tall woman who adores me and me her

Feel free to chat and just shoot the breeze.

jca's avatar

I tightened things up. I would make it say:

I am from Jasper National Park and am currently living in Red Deer. I’ve been here two years. I’m planning to take courses in Red Deer College. I have 3 years post secondary education and am halfway through a Liberal Arts degree.

I’m 6’5” and would like a tall someone with warm, loving eyes and I’d like it if we could become best friends.

I am searching for new hobbies. I used to Rapier fence for SCA Society for Creative Anachronism. I enjoy social networking and I appreciate good food.

I don’t smoke, drink or abuse drugs. Feel free to chat and shoot the breeze.

dappled_leaves's avatar

It sounds like your eyes adore each other and are best friends. End that sentence after eyes. Remove the rest of that sentence altogether.

Don’t issue rude orders, like “Write me for more info”. Say “Please write me for more info”.

No woman out there already adores you. Also, to say that you want someone to adore you is like saying you want a slave or a puppy. So don’t say “I am looking for a woman who adores me”. Instead, say “I am looking for a woman who could fall for me” or something similarly romantic.

I think you should keep the “whimsical” part. It makes you sound less threatening.

chyna's avatar

@jca‘s sounds great. I would use that.

talljasperman's avatar

Ok here is the new profile:

I am from Jasper National Park and am currently living in Red Deer. I’ve been here two years. I’m planning to take courses in Red Deer College. I have 3 years post secondary education and am halfway through a Liberal Arts degree.
I’m 6’5” and would like a tall someone with a warm personality. “I am looking for a woman who could fall for me”
I am searching for new hobbies. I used to Rapier fence for SCA Society for Creative Anachronism. I enjoy social networking and I appreciate good food.
I don’t smoke, drink or abuse drugs. Please write me for more info.

CWOTUS's avatar

I wouldn’t mention the part about not drinking smoke. That’s just weird; no one does that.

The part about “warm eyes adoring each other” makes me think of ultra-severe strabismus.

I don’t know about you, but I take showers because if I don’t I will stink. I wouldn’t put that in: it’s TMI, and if she doesn’t already realize that fact, then she’s too dumb to be dating.

You rent entire apartment “buildings”? That seems extravagant.

I would edit the hell out of that profile, man. Edit the hell out of it.

talljasperman's avatar

@CWOTUS Check my last quip above.

jca's avatar

@CWOTUS: He did edit it and chose mostly what I suggested.

Good job, @talljasperman!

CWOTUS's avatar

That’s pretty good, then. The only change I would make is to put “Society for Creative Anachronism” in parentheses, as the expanded view of “SCA”.

And good luck to you.

talljasperman's avatar

@all thank you.

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