Dating is the worst. Dating as an older adult is the worst. I’m just laying that out there now. I got divorced last year and am trying to figure it out. Enter the dating app. Everything about them freaks me out. I fully admit that Brooke wrote my bio and decided which pictures I should put up there. I did some editing of the info after, but it’s all basically her work. I consult my friends Suzanne and Stephanie whenever I match with someone because I have no clue what to say. But really, the whole purpose of this blog series is the ridiculousness of what men thinks is going to attract us to them on their profiles. Suzanne, Stephanie and I have seen enough bad dating profiles that we’re thinking about starting a business to help men with their profiles. I’m pretty sure we could be bagillionaires just from what we’ve shared in the last week with each other. The fact that men think we don’t share the things we’ve seen (and the unsolicited pics of their junk that they send) well, we absolutely do. With ALL of our friends.
So, I know it’s not just me or my friends seeing these ridiculous things (including unsolicited junk pics) so I decided to start a series of blogs sharing what I’m seeing (and what Suzanne and Stephanie are sharing with me) and I welcome you to share yours as well. Just be warned that they may be shared in a future blog. I will cut out any faces or names (email to jill@b1073.com).
To start…dead animals. It’s great that these guys hunt and fish! Have a fantastic time! Include in the bio that you enjoy the outdoors. Perhaps have that conversation when you go out on a date. No woman wants to see pictures of dead animals on your profile. 95% of the profiles I’ve seen have something dead on them. Stop it. This lovely young lady even did a funny video rating the dead fish videos she was seeing in dating apps cause she was tired of seeing them. No more dead animals, please!
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Another thing that drives me crazy, even though it is probably a small thing, is spelling. With spellcheck on every computer and smartphone there really is no reason to spell anything wrong.
Moving on to the ridiculous items in profiles…this is so creepy. I don’t know if he showed his friends his profile before posting and thought he was cool, but this is just a big ol’ nope.
I had to share the tip of making sure to not post pics with another woman’s hand by your junk. That seems important…
And now this guy…Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate a sense of humor. I don’t think this is that. Even my Beavis and Butt-head brain is not going to respond to “mommy milkers.” Just…no.
I know there are some men out there with really great profiles. I have seen them. I’ve been too shy to “like” them. And then there are these guys. I have so many more examples. An entire folder on my computer, actually. That’s why this needs an entire series. I’d love to see the absolutely weird stuff you’re seeing too! Send them on over! Jill@B1073.com!