How To Make a Profile on Dating Apps

Dating at 60 or any age can be challenging to say the least. How do you go about meeting someone? I like listening to live music but I don’t hang out in bars. There’s nothing wrong with that. It’s just not me. However, the idea of going somewhere that everyone knows your name like Cheers sounds wonderful! But I digress.

Online dating apps is a common way people meet these days. Like it or not that is a reality. So, if you are single and want to meet someone, creating a profile and joining the online dating craze might be the thing to do!

First, choose which dating app is for you. You might want to join more than one. There’s many to choose from. Whether you are young, old or in between there’s something for everyone. Some of the popular ones are Match.com, Tinder, Bumble, eHarmony, Silver Singles, Farmer’s Only, and Plenty of Fish to name just a few.

A good profile will help you stand out in the crowd.

Pictures are worth a thousand words they say and good ones are important to a great profile! Choose an attractive picture of you smiling for your main photo. Remember this is the first thing people will be looking at to decide if they want to stop and read your profile and look at your other photos. Make this picture a good head shot with only you in the picture. I’ve looked at a profile where there were four men in the picture. I was left wondering who the creator of the profile was. Don’t be like that guy!

Next, add more pictures. It’s better to have more than one picture. Don’t use all selfies if you can help it. If you don’t have many pictures of yourself, ask a friend when you are together to snap a few. People want to see you in your element. Pictures of you on vacation and with your pets are great. Don’t use pictures without you in them such as a picture of your boat, house or dog. While those might be impressive, it’s a dating profile to see pictures of you! If you have pictures in front of your car or house, please use those!

Add at least one full body picture. Viewers want to see what you look like below the shoulders! Don’t use filters. And please leave out those pictures with puckered lips and your tongue sticking out.

It’s time to write your profile summary about yourself! I can almost hear your excitement. You might be tempted to skip this part or just say, “I’ll tell you later”. But don’t! You are on a dating site and that is a huge part of it. The summary can be short and sweet. It shouldn’t be a book. Readers may get bored and not read it if it’s too long. Be genuine. Don’t be fake or put what you think people want to hear. They want to learn something about you, so make it real.

Humor can make your bio stand out! Many dating apps suggest using humor when writing your summary. If you get writer’s block, ask some friends what they think about you and write that!

Don’t use negative statements like, “no smokers need to apply” or “no hookups”. Focus on the positive instead.

Start in the beginning and write where you grew up and how many siblings you have. Do you have children or pets? Those are good things to talk about and people find interesting to know about you.

List your hobbies and what you like to do on the weekends and in your free time.

Readers often like to know what you do for a living and a little detail about that.

List some of your favorite movies, TV shows, songs, and artists.

Now, that you have your profile complete be proactive! Whether you are an old fashion woman or not, you are on a dating app. The way it works is you look at individuals’ profile and either swipe left (no) or right and send a like! Try sending a message too.

Be patient. Your perfect mate probably won’t find you as soon as you publish your profile. There might be emotional ups and downs too. You might really get your hopes up about someone to just have the communication stop or find out they are not what you are looking for after all.

Don’t get discouraged. Trust the process. Keep your head up high and your profile on! The next “like” might end up leading to a wonderful, lasting relationship!

Let me know about your dating app experiences! I’d love to hear them.