A dating website called me up the other day to tell me that they were now linking up their online dating profiles with Last.FM and Netflix settings – that way, when checking out a potential partner, you can see what music and movies they were into.
At first I was like…why? And then I realized it was the best idea ever.
Everyone has those early date bonding “tools” – whether it’s shared love of food, or museums, or whatever – but shared taste in music and movies can be a biggie. Or at least a great conversation starter!
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Several months ago I read an article that included the 5 most common mistakes that are made in online dating profiles. I kept the breakdown of that poll to reference and thought this would be a great place to share it.
The top five most common mistakes seen in profiles that are known to cause would be dates to click on by are, in order of offensiveness:
51% Not checking spelling and grammar
23% Writing about exes
13% Including other people in the photo
10% Trying to cut other people out of the photo
3% Choosing the wrong gender preference
What about you? …read more