First Impressions

Online dating profiles may begin as jokes or time wasters at work or good deeds on behalf of single lonely friends whose digital picture you happen to have in your hard drive.  But for the serious online dater the personal profile- the page alloted to each client on dating sites - quickly assumes a pivotal importance.  Whether visible or hidden (meaning people can see it only if you contact them first), profiles are as intrinsic to online dating as cards are to poker.  The profile does the legwork, it never sleeps, it keeps vigil day and night, dutifully holding your place in the line of potential romantic prospects from all over the world, whose criteria you happen to meet.

Dating profiles are works in progress continually edited and tweaked, fortified with newer more flattering pictures.  If they physical documents, they would have the velvety, dogeared texture of beloved children's books.  May times they are made in collaboration with friends, or at least by someone of the same sex as their target audience.  Many online daters have more than one profile, sometimes of the same dating site.
As I understand it, there have been limits placed on this practice.

Online daters often refer to their profile as an ad.  Most online daters are honest, but not always, it is written that most online daters have had at least one cranky tale of meeting a date who was shorter or fatter or balder or generally less comely than advertised.  Small lies may be alright, but outright lying about who you are is generally regarded as uncool and self-defeating.  Think about it: if all goes well, the person will ultimately agree to meet you, at which point they will discover that you are not an Olympic athlete who speaks several languages and has a successful sporting franchise.

Online dating profiles are an act of faith.  Like throwing coins in a fountain, there is an earnestness in doing it.  Some online daters post the profile, get responses, and don't act on them, for various reasons, but knowing someone is interested is  a comforting feeling.

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