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How To...Get Better at Online Dating

Submitted by Maddison » Mon 15-Feb-2021, 20:09

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Kindly, Hoffman refrains from mocking my unassisted self-description: “I’m a loving person who likes trying new restaurants and a sweet treat before bed.” (I never realized how dirty that sounds.) She asks about my hobbies, how my coworkers would fill in the “most likely to” blank. She then revises my profile, noting that I love cooking vegetables I grow in my garden, that Dave Chappelle has my kind of humor, that “meeting new people excites me: I could spend half an hour talking to the cashiers at Trader Joe’s.”

Three-quarters of the profile should be about me, and the other quarter about what I want in a mate, says Hoffman, who tells me to be specific here, too: The goal isn’t to attract everyone, it’s to find The One. We come up with “My ideal match is someone who loves family, has an opinion on current events, and can hold his own at a cocktail party on a Friday night, then chill with me on a lazy Sa ... ay.” The final touch is a headline that sums up my approach to life, like a personal slogan. Hoffman suggests “Family. Kindness. Friends. Faith. That’s what I value most.” Hmm. I’m spiritual and go to church, but “faith” sounds heavy. I swap it for “fun.”


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By Maddison » Thu 07-Apr-2022, 12:40, My rating: ✭ ✭ ✭ ✩ ✩

I had enough experience in relationships to understand which online resource would be ideal for me, browse this site. I didn't choose for a very long time. I was looking at how much choice the site could give me. I never use face to face apps now. It is not safe. The classic dating site gives me everything I need to find new dates.

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