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lunabeach is offline lunabeach Post #11  January 9,2011, 10:44am
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Your profile is fun and interesting and I think would be appealing just because of that. But your approach of using lists I actually think is shooting yourself in the foot. Your matches will have read 10's, 100's, or 1000's of profiles, and lists just don't make as much impact as picking one thing and going into more depth with it.

That's a truism, and I think it applies here. However. Your writing style and choice of list-items probably actually does give a flavor of your personality. I would expect you to be: intelligent, witty, well-educated, maybe a little hyper, talkative, high energy. If that's true of you, then your profile actually is conveying you well. (But see, the only specifics I recall after a quick read are -- you have an english accent, you're into yoga, and you don't like following rules.) (And I do have good reading comprehension! lol.)
This was my impression as well.

The real reason I wanted to comment (since what I would have said has already been said, but probably more coherently) is that I LOVED Never Let Me Go.
 
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I love your profile. I disagree that it is sterile. I think it shows passion and true love of, well, life! I wish I would read a profile like that! (I'm a woman, so it's not going to help much here, but I'm just saying... I wouldn't change a thing. I think based on what you're looking for, you'll want someone who can appreciate your energy and candor.

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Thanks, everyone, for your comments. I appreciate you taking the time to read and post, and I'll think it all over carefully. So far, I've met exactly the kind of people I wanted to--guys I get and who get me. I'm pretty sure we'll end up friends regardless of what else might be there, and that's great. I think I may wait a little while before changing things for that reason. Of course, it could just be fantastic luck, and I do think the fact that several of you are saying the same thing is significant. My profile looked nothing like this when I set out, but I decided I DID want to turn a lot of people off--not everyone, but a lot of people, because it saves us all time.

Some random answers: Yes I'm a vegetarian, of course, and yes I willingly barbecue a steak for my carnivorous daughter. Why I don't say what kind of instructor I am: I did initially, and a couple of correspondents said they were nervous about writing because they thought I'd be checking their grammar all the time. For the record, I'm an ex-journalist, and I teach writing and literature. I decided it was easier to be vague than to go into lengthy explanations about not needing to read academic English in an email from a friend. You don't get a US passport unless you're a US citizen.

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Sassafras54 wrote :
Your profile is fun and interesting and I think would be appealing just because of that. But your approach of using lists I actually think is shooting yourself in the foot. Your matches will have read 10's, 100's, or 1000's of profiles, and lists just don't make as much impact as picking one thing and going into more depth with it.

That's a truism, and I think it applies here. However. Your writing style and choice of list-items probably actually does give a flavor of your personality. I would expect you to be: intelligent, witty, well-educated, maybe a little hyper, talkative, high energy. If that's true of you, then your profile actually is conveying you well. (But see, the only specifics I recall after a quick read are -- you have an english accent, you're into yoga, and you don't like following rules.) (And I do have good reading comprehension! lol.)
Sassafras, yes you're an excellent reader! You summarized me brilliantly.
 
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lunabeach wrote :
This was my impression as well.

The real reason I wanted to comment (since what I would have said has already been said, but probably more coherently) is that I LOVED Never Let Me Go.
Wasn't it fabulous!
 
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