What I Hate About You...And Your Dating Profile.

I have more than fully re-entered the dating scene online and have once again been reminded of all my pet peeves when it comes to guys' filling out their dating profiles.  Below is my list of No-Nos...at least they're not going to get you a date with me.

1) Guys who don't fill out their profiles at all!  Why come to a dating site, sign up and leave the profile active with nothing more than a few far too staged photos for us to judge you on.

2) Any complaint about how much you "hate filling these things out."  If you don't like it, don't do it!  I don't need to read about how shitty it is to have to think of a few intelligent paragraphs to describe yourself.  If you can't sell me on the idea of you, who will?

3) EVERYONE likes to travel.  I have yet to find a single person who wouldn't say they enjoyed traveling.  We get it.  I might puke if I see one more profile that says that.  If traveling really is a passion for you, show it in photos or talk about the actual places you like to travel.  Nothing is more cliche than "I like to travel."

4) Sex listed anywhere on a profile.  You're a guy, we get it.  Girls are told basically from day one that guys have sex on the brain near constantly.  We don't need to read about it in your dating profile.  Nothing turns me off faster than a guy who lists Sex as something he can't live without.  Sex is great but it doesn't belong in your dating profile.  If that's what you want, put an ad on Craigslist.

5) Pictures of the following varieties

• Flipping the camera off.  We get it, you're a douche.
• You kissing or being kissed by scantily clad women.  If it's not your mom or daughter I don't want to see some woman kissing you.
• Pictures in which you are either not visible at all or are so far in the distance that it renders the picture pointless in illustrating your appearance, especially if this is your only photo.
• Pictures that have been digitally manipulated.  I don't need to see how artistic you are or how much you like the insta-Lomo feature in your photo editing software.  I just want to see you.
• No pictures at all.  I understand if you got interrupted while creating your profile but if you remain pictureless it only suggests to me that you have something to hide or are insecure with your appearance, neither of which is attractive to me.  Unfortunately we are all visual people, deal with it.

6) Comparing a dating profile to a resume.  That's the point!  You're trying to sell yourself as a suitable date/boyfriend/girlfriend/partner/husband/wife.  It's cute that you can use the same cliche as everyone else but don't waste the space on that when you could be telling me about your awesome 1st edition book collection. 

Try a little harder, make some effort.  If you can't even put for the effort to make a well-rounded, honest and fully filled out dating profile then what on earth will make me think you'll put any effort into a date or relationship?