Profle Critique (female EHa newbie)

The one thing Dana is most passionate about: My passion is life-long learning, whether it be learning more about myself to be a better person or about the world around me through study or experience. Ignorance is my kryptonite. I am truly a Sagittarius and we love philosophical living.

I think I'd pick a more fun passion maybe. This sounds ... bland. And a lot of people choose something like this, so you won't stand out from the rest of the planet of average Janes who want to "live life to the fullest" and "be the best they can be" etc.


The most important thing Dana is looking for in a person is: Reciprocity. I live by the golden rule: I show the love, give the respect, and bestow the fidelity that I want to receive from a person. I strive to be the person I would want to date. I know that love is not always 50/50, but for the most part both partners should be working hard to make sure the other knows that they are a priority in each others lives. I want to be someone's priority, not just an option.

A bit attitudish maybe. I would just say you strive to be the kind of person you'd want to date, showing the love, respect and fidelity you want to receive in return. The rest makes it sound too preachy.


Basic Information

Occupation: University Administrator Age: 27 Height: 5' 3" Wants Kids: Maybe Kids at Home: No
Ethnicity: African-American Religion: Christian Drinks: A few times a year Smokes: Never
The most influential person in Dana's life has been:

My undergraduate adviser always would end every meeting, email, or conversation with "See you at the top!" It may seem weird or mundane to some, but those five words really spoke to me. He exuded the excellence he expected from every student he mentored, and it has been my goal to make him just as proud of me as my parents are of my accomplishments.
Don't apologize the weird or mundane line needs to go. Just say Those five words really spoke to me. I would be careful of seeming too career-oriented because to many men what that says is she won't have time for me and won't make me a priority.

The three things which Dana is most thankful for:

• The opportunities I have had in my life.
• Every relationship because they helped me to learn and grow into the strong, wise, and knowledgeable woman I am today.
• My health. It's awesome and i want to keep it that way, so I have been working on life long changes to keep my body whole and awesome.

I would strike everything after I want to keep it that way in the health line. Changes makes it sound that you might be overweight or have some other issues.

Three of Dana's best life-skills are:

• Being a good friend and companion
• Using humor to make friends laugh
• Communicating my innermost thoughts and feelings

seems fine

The one thing Dana wishes MORE people would notice about her is:

I don't have an answer to this because I am who I am at all times. I know that the first impression is the lasting one so pretty much what you see is what you get when we meet.

Unacceptable. Rewrite the question if you have to ... think of it as one attractive cool memorable thing about you that people will not notice right away. For mine, I put that a science geek is hiding underneath that curl head of hair and goofy grin.
The things Dana can't live without are:

• God-He made me strong, wise, and resilient
• Gum-I am addicted to trident. I buy it in bulk.
• Car-I need to break free sometimes
• Carmex -kissable lips are a must
• Target -Who doesn't love Target?!

seems fine

The first thing people notice about Dana is:

The way I speak. From reactions I have had, I assume people don't expect me to be as articulate, or maybe it's because I am a southerner without the accent ;-)
This makes me think you have a little chip on your shoulder or something. Like why wouldn't people expect you to be articulate? I don't go into any conversation not expecting someone to be articulate. If you assume I didn't expect you to be articulate, that would be your issue, not mine. So let's pick something that doesn't raise a red flag. This question should be thought of as one cool attractive thing people notice about you immediately.

Some additional information Dana wanted you to know is:

I am in transition. I currently live in S. Florida and I hope to be moving on to a new location by the end of the year. I am in the midst of transitioning in my career and moving up professionally. I am also in a state of self improvement. You only get one body and it's important to nurture it. So I've done an overhaul to my diet and getting back on my regular workout schedule. I can accept my imperfections, but I cannot accept complacency. I am looking for someone who wants to truly experience life, not just live it. Someone who is willing to go above and beyond for love like me. LIVE extraordinary, LAUGH loud, LOVE hard.

This makes me wonder if I will ever get to relax around you. No time for complacency here! I think I would just pare this down to I want someone who wants to truly experience life, who is willing to go above and beyond for love like me. Live, laugh love life out loud. And then leave it at that. The rest just seems tiring to me and no one can go 90 to nothing all the time.

Dana typically spends her leisure time:

I LOVE COOKING! I love making up new recipes or just trying some that I have found online. I really have an affinity for baking as well (so you need to have a sweet tooth like me). I also enjoy spending time at home watching trashy TV...Ok...ok don't get me wrong. I can totally enjoy watching the History channel, Discovery channel, A&E, and PBS BUT there is something about watching "reality" TV that helps me to laugh and unwind (YYEEAA BOOII!!). I love traveling. Can you handle a road trip or to jet setting to a sandy beach for a weekend? I also enjoy reading, napping, and being crafty (please pass the glitter).
This seems OK. Why do they have to have a sweet tooth though? Surely you wouldn't force them to eat a cookie if they didn't want to ... esp considering all that harping we did earlier in the profile about being fit and healthy and making changes to our habits.


The last book Dana read and enjoyed:

I read a book called "A Reliable Wife." It's about a wealthy man who submitted a personal ad in a paper for a wife during the late 19th century. Someone answers the ad with intentions of swindling him out of his money, but ended up falling in love with him. All along he knew what she was doing. I just found the story very bizarre, but interesting. I liked the unexpected plot twist the most - she was actually a prostitute who had been hired by his estranged son to kill him for his fortune, but in the end the son was killed by the father (crazy huh?!).

this seems ok
According to my friends:

Dana's friends describe her as:

• Dependable
• Perceptive
• Thoughtful
• Spontaneous

The one thing Dana is most passionate about: My passion is life-long learning, whether it be learning more about myself to be a better person or about the world around me through study or experience. Ignorance is my kryptonite. I am truly a Sagittarius and we love philosophical living.

The most important thing Dana is looking for in a person is: Reciprocity. I live by the golden rule: I show the love, give the respect, and bestow the fidelity that I want to receive from a person. I strive to be the person I would want to date. I know that love is not always 50/50, but for the most part both partners should be working hard to make sure the other knows that they are a priority in each others lives. I want to be someone's priority, not just an option.

Some additional information Dana wanted you to know is:

I am in transition. I currently live in S. Florida and I hope to be moving on to a new location by the end of the year. I am in the midst of transitioning in my career and moving up professionally. I am also in a state of self improvement. You only get one body and it's important to nurture it. So I've done an overhaul to my diet and getting back on my regular workout schedule. I can accept my imperfections, but I cannot accept complacency. I am looking for someone who wants to truly experience life, not just live it. Someone who is willing to go above and beyond for love like me. LIVE extraordinary, LAUGH loud, LOVE hard.