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How Long Can I Make My Profile? Longer Than A Lonely Hearts Ad?

Oh yes! Lonely hearts ads in newspapers often restrict you to a few words - that's why the abbreviations, such as GSOH and WLTM that we mentioned earlier, were invented. These can be very confusing even for people that have a great deal of experience of reading the ads.

Most online dating services allow you to write much more than in a lonely hearts ad - sometimes several hundred words, as well as fill in the standard information such as age, build and so on. You don't need to use all of the space given - just write as much as you're comfortable with! Most people find that somewhere between one hundred and fifty and two hundred and fifty words is sufficient to put themselves across in.

The area where you can write about yourself is often optional. If you don't want to fill it in you don't have to - but we would recommend that you do. It shows that you have made an effort and are taking it quite seriously, as well as making you profile much more interesting to read. While lonely hearts ads often restrict the number of words you can write about yourself online dating sites sometimes set a minimum number of words. Use the opportunity to your best advantage - don't just hold the space bar down on you keyboard for a few seconds - it will probably reduce the chances of someone wanting to get in touch with you!

Having to write a few lines about yourself may seem a bit of a pain in the neck. Think about it though - it makes the dating site look much better than a lonely hearts column because it provides much more background information on a person. It also helps other users spot the less serious people who are happy to click on a few boxes on a website but can't be bothered to think of anything to say about themselves. So think of something good to say. Keep it current, long enough to show that you're interesting but shorter than your life history.

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How Long Can I Make My Profile? Longer Than A Lonely Hearts Ad?

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