eHarmony Profile Workshop: Question 1: "What Are You Most Passionate About?"


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Hi everyone,


I thought it would be useful to do a workshop of sorts for profiles. The idea is, share what your answer for the profile question is, and get feedback from your fellow Community Members. Also, talk about what you have reacted to POSITIVIELY in other people's answers to this question in the past (without giving out personal information about your matches, of course).


The idea here is to be helpful, not judgemental, so please make suggestions on how someone can improve, if you see areas for improvement.


So - who wants to go first?


What are you most passionate about?
 
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I'm sure a lot of people may say this. But, do not say I'm passionate about life and living it to its fullest. Its unoriginal and to me, it says there is nothing unique about you. I won't close you out for it, but i will glaze over it. Also, what I don't think you should say is "I'm passionate about my family/kids.". It is also unoriginal.


This is a VERY hard question. However, you have a chance to be unique here and if you look deep into it, you can find your answer.


I will tell you what I put in there. It may have turned some people away, but i don't knwo. I said I was passionate about independence and the freedom to make a choice for yourself and not what others want you to. I firmly believe that people should have that choice and not be afraid to make it.


The core of that is I hate when people manipulate others for their own benefit. I hate when people use others and then blame them when things go wrong. I wanted to put a positive spin on that passion.
 
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I had in mine something about financial security / attainment.


What I liked to see in a woman’s profile is career or something indicating personal achievement. Successes or goals which are unique to her and indicate an interesting, motivated individual.


Reading about pets, children, or TV programs gets a close. I’d usually close referenced to God or the bible here too. Blandsville might get a close, unless there was other good things about her profile.
 
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I am passionate about standing up for what you believe in...no matter what that may be: job, family, politics, personal views. Someone that knows what they want and is willing to go for it if they want it badly enough is very appealing to me.


I agree the 'standard' answers (life/love/day-to-day hum-drum) are an automatic turnoff. Be original. Better yet, be true to yourself instead of following the herd of cattle off the cliff.
 
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Thanks everyone for your responses.


Have you ever seen something that was not "standard" but was instead so unusual that it either drew you in or made you lose interest?
 
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this is such a great topic! I have in mine about my hobby/2ndjobwhich is sort of unique and I often wonder if that turns people away or not.


However I figure, it is indeed what I'm passionate about and any man that finds it odd or whatever is probably not the best match for me.
 
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I hate this question in the profile. I can't seem to answer it comfortably (keep changing it) and I pay little attention to what my matches have written.
 
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I am passionate about football =) I'm also passionate about doing the right thing, living by the Golden Rule, and ensuring the rights of those who have rights but are always not in the position to fight for those rights.
 
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I'm passionate about community involvement. When I moved to my town for work, I didn't know anybody aside from the people I met during my interview. It made for a difficult adjustment my first couple of years here. Couple that with the fact that this is a small town that didn't even have a movie theater when I moved here, I was rather down.





About seven years ago, I was approached to help start a new leadership program in the community. That turned out to be a rather life changing event for me. I managed to get more involved in the community and meet more people and helped me turn into a far more positive, optomistic person. Through the years of this program, I've seen it have a tremendous impact on the personal and professional lives of the members of the program and it has done great things for the community as a whole.
 
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D_Lion,613422 wrote :


I’d usually close referenced to God or the bible here too.


Ah well. Here's mine, word for word:


"I want to fulfill God's purpose for my life. God created me for good reason and as I grow in Christ, I understand a little more with each passing day what God wants me to do. I am very passionate about living for Jesus and striving to do the next right thing. When I get to the Judgement Seat of Christ and I am judged for the things I have done, I want to hear Jesus say, "Well done, my good and faithful servant! Here is a crown, wear it for eternity!" I really do want to see more souls saved and lives changed for the better. But you, my lady, God has a purpose for you, too! Love can accomplish great things! Are we meant to be together? ;-)"


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