how about the ones that post one pic and then nothing in the about me section or interests and then leave all of the statistics as no answer? way to take the time and put in some effort.


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But you have the "nice guy" bit and "ask me anything" part in your profile.. which are so overdone.

Yes. Yes they have. I can't even tell you how many times I've written about this. Oh, wait, yes I can, it's 11,944. (Number made up for purposes of illustration.)



Looking for my prince, looking for my partner in crime (I think that means she's supposed to be a naughty girl, ooooooh!), blah blah blah blah blah. The word "vapid" comes to mind.



Exactly the point I've made 82,339 times in various places at various times. Isn't it AUTOMATIC that the kids come first?

But really, I sort of appreciate it when they say "I am a sinlge mother of 2 kids and THEY ARE MY WORLD (although some of them get downright hostile about it), because my spaceship doesn't GO to that world....



It's like saying "Oh, by the way, I need oxygen. If that bothers you, don't contact me."



About 97.2% of all profiles I've seen consist of the same 12-15 cliches, simply rearranged in a slightly different order: "I'm laid back and easy going" might be changed to "I'm easy going and down to earth" or something, but the intent never changes.

"I like to go out or stay in." Nice. What are your other options?

"I love my friends and family." Really? Most of us are plotting to throw ours into a volcano.

"I am comfortable in jeans or a little black dress." But not both at the same time, ever, right? Think about it.

I think there's a company out there somewhere that has created a book called "Boilerplate Dating Profiles For Dummies." And they've sold billions of copies. Because most profiles are slightly less interesting, slightly less informative than the line that says "Close Cover Before Striking" on the back of the matchbook.

You want an original profile? Then you better write one, because you're going to be waiting a LONG time to see one from somebody else!

I'm exaggerating -- there are some really good profiles here on this site. There ARE people who actually take the time to say something about themselves, to say who they are, what they want, what they don't want --

But those people are in the distinct minority.

i'll get right on that, right now.


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Other than that, it's not bad at all.

I see what you mean, though.

I'm looking for the one that has excess baggage and a boatload of drama.

Ooo... I've got the perfect woman for you then, Mitch!

Yeah? Who is this dream goddess?

My evil step sister.

I thought you were an only child!

I hate hate hate the ones who have no pic

You know they are scared insecure no self esteem

They are fat ugly pockmarked


They are hiding something!!!!

ok, i've made some changes that shouldn't include any profile cliche's.

btw, i kept the old stuff so that the editing will be easier later.


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Hopefully not all of them.

I think whats really cliche is when people complain about other peoples profiles.


If you resent other peoples kids, do them a favor, move on.


You should be so lucky as to have someone who has the ability to love another openly, outside themselves. Some people look at this as a quality, I certainly do, and love more than anything to see someone include their kids in their profiles.


I wouldnt want a stuffy guy with no undertsnading of children in my life, so I suppose this confirms, the i love my kids statements work.

The fact of someone discussing their kids disturbing someone so much shows that O YES U DO need to know this.


And my child IS STILL above everyone else... moving on....

i don't have a problem with a woman putting her children first. that's the way it should be and to me, it should go without saying. which means that i don't need to be told that and any decent man would not need to be told that either. it seems as though you misunderstood what i was saying.




and i just came across one of the "partner in crime" cliches.


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I'm a knight in shining armor looking for my princess.

Give me a breat.

The point is, most women who have children are assumed to not be willing to throw their kids in front of the freight train. It isn't necessary to point out that they are important. We get that. It ain't rocket surgery.

That's where the "step" sister part comes in.

Have you ever seen the ones who get actively militant about it? "I'm a single mother of two kids, and THEY ARE MY WORLD, and if you can't handle that, YOU SHOULD GO JUMP OFF A BRIDGE, A REALLY REALLY HIGH BRIDGE, INTO A CONCRETE PIT FULL OF HUNGRY ALLIGATORS BECAUSE YOU ARE NO GOOD!"

See, you're only allowed to have PREFERENCES if YOURS are the same as THEIRS. Otherwise, you're just a terrible, terrible person.

My favorite is "I like to go hiking and for moonlit walks by the never" not a one of them actually hikes anywhere and the moonlit walk thing... yea, whatever.