December 2012 - Page 2 of 2 - I Want My Kisses Back

If you are looking for a dating site that isn’t costly, okcupid is a good choice. Okcupid is a free dating site that I have personally used a few times. One thing that I really like about this dating site in particular are the questions that they use to tell you your match potential with others. The questions on this site are actually very detailed questions that would indeed give you an idea if you and someone else have the same morals and if you will be compatible or not. The only discrepency with that is, not all members take the time out to answer these questions and so it can be deemed irrelevant in some cases. Okcupid also allows you to fix your email preferences or block members so that you can filter out unwanted messages. I also feel that Okcupid has a very detailed search option. You can search for people based on education, interests, location, drinking habits and more, which allows you to narrow down your search instead of wasting your time. When I was on this site I filtered out a lot of people because there are some things that are just dealbreakers for me and I liked having that option. And ofcourse with any dating site there are always creepers that will write you continously and write you rude messages. This happened to me a few times but not often and I was able to block those members and report them as well. I felt the number of matches in my area was significant enough that I would have enough matches to choose from. While on Okcupid I met a few guys some of which were really nice, but I did not click with some. I actually met a really nice and handsome guy on there, but in the end we both were in different places in life and we agreed to just remain friends. Overall I would recommend this site to someone who does not want to pay for a dating site and who wants to be able to narrow down their search and see match capability. To check out okcupid click here www.okcupid.com

Here is my list of pros and cons:

Pros:

-Matching Questions that provide match capability

-Security Preferences

-Good search navigation that let’s you narrow down your search in categories

-Has instant messaging that you can disable if you choose

-The phone app is pretty legit

-They send you daily matches

-You can see who is available in your local area

-Lets you search based on sexual orientation

Cons:

-Creepers/Fakes

-Sometimes there are not enough matches in your area that meet your dating criteria

-Not every person answers the match questions so it may not be very accurate

-the daily matches are usually unfavorable in my opinion and seem a bit random

Have a main picture that shows you in your happiest state. People love to be around happy people, and I know the profiles that appealed to me when I tried online dating were profiles that had a guy smiling or looking very happy.
Have atleast 5 clear pictures that show you from different angles. Also put up pictures that really reflect who you are. If you wouldnt normally meet someone and stick your boobs out in hopes of attracting them don’t put up a picture that shows all your goodies. I guarantee you will attract all the wrong people.
Do not lists all the things you are not looking for. It makes you look picky and like you are looking for perfection even if that is not your true intention. Focus on the positive. I am not saying to never disclose this information I just think that while getting to know somene you will find out if they have all the qualities you want.
Be honest and not too vague
Do not write more than 3 or 4 paragraphs about yourself. It will become to wordy and like you are trying to sum up your whole life story on a page, and if you are pretty awesome it would be impossible to do so. Give others an idea of what you are into and what your personality is like but don’t give them everything. Everyone loves a little mystery. I personally won’t read a whole page once it starts turning into a novel.
Do not include pictures with you and other people. It will take away the focus of you and it is not facebook, it is a dating site.
Have a good tagline and description that is different from other profiles. Usually profiles that interested me the most were different from the norm. With that being said do not write a profile full of jokes and nothing of substance. If I think your taking this for a joke I won’t take your seriously.
Use recent pictures.
Do not say anything that will make you come off as deserperate. If I read a page that says, “I really need a girlfriend” that makes me think “RED FLAG- HIGHLY INSECURE-AND CLINGLY PERSON ON BOARD- STAY AWAY”
Stay away from TMI- do not reveal unnecessary information. It is okay to reveal some of your flaws while getting to know someone but do not make a list of them and post them on your page. That is heavy information that could scare away someone who doesn’t even know your name. Take it easy!!!