WHAT IS A GOOD WRITTEN PROFILE?

i've had long profiles and I've had short ones. My current one is short (for me). Rather boring. Updated recently in a fit of despair.

What is a well written profile? In my opinion--long, indepth ones that give me a bit of insight into the person, whether that's their sense of humor (the best kind!!) or just who they are. Then again, I really like to read the good ones. I do realize most don't.

I like to know someone is a person first! and claims of supposed sexual prowess in my opinion are just that. Those claiming to "love going down on a woman", "could lick pussy for hours", and "stay hard forever, good repeater" don't hear back from me for some reason despite being true to their claims of being good with repeating (even though it's only boring mails).

What I don't get is the people who takes profiles so damn seriously and have no sense of humor whatsoever. Most of what I write is tongue in cheek....FFS--my name is Erotic Goddess...If I REALLY thought I was a goddess.............

Well, I have just got a message. It got me thinking so much. This person basically was telling me that his profile was nothing like him. That he wrote that profile while being "turn on" lol and therefore, profiles meant nothing on the site.

Honestly? Am I the only one who thinks, profiles do tell us a lot about someone? Could it be possible many people just fall under this category and they think it is not worthy and so they do not put thought into them. Should I engage into a dialogue with someone when his profile is exactly the opposite of what I want? I think we are all thinking the same but just to be clear...I don't think so.img src="imagesadultemoticons024.gif"

Analysis of traces of Neanderthal DNA found in many (not all) male site members has shown that few are likely to have the mental capacity to read, let alone understand the written word.

let's not generalize; as I could say the same,but I would be wrong........what is hilarious is both guys and girls who are on here and really just wasting their time and other's time......why?

A father's advice to his son: to thine own self be true. That would applies to profiles too. You can't make someone read a profile but it is pointless to post a profile that doesn't reflect you. I like profiles that are individual and tell me something about the person. If the profile is too long though, I may lose the will to continue to the end. Having said that, I'm sure mine is too long and I do have a mini rant at one point but I'm not changing it so there. Well, not today anyway :)

Very informative and really funny ending. Thanks for a genuine laugh.

I've found it difficult to create a good profile myself. I mean, it is an adult related site so users, for the most part, are here for the obvious. But for me with my profile I'm trying to get across that I'm not "sleazy", and that as a personal I'm respectful, honest, trust worthy, but also have sexual desires I wish to explore.

Now if my profile reads like that is a different matter. I've not had a great deal of success on here over the years, but I have remained registered as a user because AH has a good crowd in general.

And yes I would agree a profile is important. If someone projects that their profile was "nothing like him", then that would make me pause for thought.

The natural of the site is intimate, so you should really have no doubts when meeting up with someone.

Great discussion. Thanks.

In my naivety, I decided at the outset that I would simply state the facts, and give an overview of my aims and desires - I'm "old fashioned" that way :-) I know that a number of activities are not for me, so I included those too in order to save people the time and trouble of asking me whether (for example) I wanted to go dogging with them in a layby off the A65 :-) The result was quite a treatise, which takes a bit of wading through, and as has been stated above, only a certain proportion of members are prepared to read - and understand - more than about 10 lines. Subsequently I began to realize that my profile was probably way too wordy, so my logic was that if I offset that with a cornucopia of pretty pictures, that would help to maintain attention and alleviate boredom.

I have since returned to my profile a number of times with the aim of editing it and making it more concise, but each time I read through it, I've concluded that it states everything relevant, and therefore I've let it stand. Now and again, I'll get an unsolicited PM from someone who says they've enjoyed reading it, but most of them seem to be librarians :-) I think the only way I'd change my profile now would be to delete myself totally and come back incognito as someone else. It might be fun to pretend to be a dom or something - just out of academic interest to see if it actually makes a difference :-) (When I added a pic of pink rope to my media a year or two back, I suddenly got a rash of mails from women calling me "sir"..... :-)

I think I've already answered your last two questions, FFP. As for the first, in an ideal world I'd like to think that all profiles were at least properly filled out with regard to personal stats and had at least a couple of clear photos (not necessarily facial, but I don't find the Eye of Sauron particularly appealing :-)). That seems to be about as much as I dare hope for. The avatar system is neither use nor ornament, and it's amazing how many women think that an avatar, a long list of "rather not says" and two lines of meaningless text are likely to make them stand out from the vast battalions of almost identical profiles.

Ladies: In general, I would like to think that we are all nosey :) I am not browsing profiles all the time but I am usually interested in doing it when I think something or someone makes me curious here or in the chatrooms. Yes, I am the kind that reads every single word, no matter how long. I do have to agree the funny ones, make me want to stay.

Now, I have to admit that there are words that make me think....WOW!!! No thanks! However, I have to add, it is not my aim or goal making anyone change their goals when they write their profiles. Profiles are just there to be read and give you an impression of a person and information about that they want if specific things.

I wrote in another blog I am not the best example of specifics, I am always curious about people and I love surprises and being prove wrong. :P

Skibbie: You always make me laugh. I am now thinking. Pictures, pictures. We have had so many blogs about them. They do make a difference in profile and it is a fact we can't deny. I like what you wrote about "balance". However, now I am pondering "male pictures" vs "female pictures". Different standards?

BTW, I did read your profile entirely and enjoyed all of it. Do you think it means I am a librarian in the making? Gee! I feel I shud wear glasses right now and a pencil skirt....Silence plz! lol

Deb: I think the way to address a DOM is by MASTER? (just saying!) lol

Provocative hints of underlying pleasures to be explored please; there's plenty of free porn for the gynaecological anatomy and with far better image quality and even moving parts if so desired!

Girls: I used pink rope for two reasons:

1. It is widely available here in Japan and seems to feature prominently in domestic porn videos (for some reason).
2. I thought it would be "symbolic" of my amateur status as a "dom" in view of my limp-wristed arty attributes :-) Basically I love exploding myths; fundamentally I'm straight, but I think one can be straight without having to come over as some sort of mysterious Svengali with dark stubble and shades :-) Pink rope rocks, and I like to think it represents the acceptable and more accessible face of "dom-ism" (muffled sniggering).

Skibbie: Thanks for the explanation. Good boy. img src="imagesadultemoticons012.gif" lol

Before i start with some meandering and senseless rubbish, just like to say...i love pencil skirts, dunno what it is about them but they just look stunning with a pair of heels.
Perhaps i need to hang around the library a bit more.

As for a good profile, i know what one is meant to be like but do you think i can write a decent one for myself... Nope, not a snowballs hope in hell i can.
Tried to make it funny whilst trying to explain that i am a little eccentric, ended up like i was describing Hanibul Lecter....probably wasn't wise that i included the details "i enjoy chianti whilst eating liver with a side of fava beans....."
So after a few attempts to modify it, i have now given up...
Really, i am past caring what anyone thinks of me. I find it far easier to express myself in the blogs, as long as it isn't asterisked to death of deleted...

I do have a pet hate, others have already mentioned, the "I will tell you later" ones....
You won't tell me later, cos if i was looking with an interest, i definitely wouldn't be taking the chance that the blind date i am about to meet isn't a female aged forty two, which was the only detail gleaned from said profile but infact a sixty two year old fishmonger from Billingsgate called Eric and the only part of his profile that was filled in was the cockbreast size which said large (and that doesn't refer to the size of his todger)!!!!

Not that that has happened to me, nor would i admit to it either and his name wasn't Eric.....

Rant over...

The perfect profile is maybe a couple of paragraphs long (well my brain power won't extend beyond that duration and i struggle using the keyboard for too long, what with the hard skin on my knuckles where they constantly drag along the floor).
Punchy and to the point is good but ultimately for me its gotta have no "tell yer later", especially the drinking, smoking or drugs...those ones are simple yes or no answer.
I don't want to kiss a dirty ashtray (no offence to any smokers), fund an alcoholic for a night out who chunders over my shoes and passes out in the middle of the street and gets arrested for drunk and disorderly or get tied up by a dominatrix crack addict who robs me blind to feed their habit and leaves me to be found by the hotel maid the next morning.

Not that any of that will happen, as my profile says...only here for chat...
Think its safer that way.

Welcum: You make a good point in that for some people the blogs provide a much better insight into someone's character than thumbnail sketches created for profiles. As in relationships, it takes time for people to really get to know each other. You can't draw conclusions based on a CV alone :-)

Welcum: Only chatting is for sure safe. Do you really want to be safe though? img src="imagesadultemoticons012.gif" lol

Open: I wish I had the magical answer to your questions and concerns. I have changed my profile so many times based on what I have learned from here and the changes I have been going through. I can't say one specific profile works better than others. However, I always write from the heart. I truly think there is no point in pretending to be someone I am not.

Now, if someone is willing to know my specific interests and what I want. I am an open book but just with the right people :P...No need for the world to know.

Now not all is bad, I have truly found gems here, guys who really are looking for the same thing "connection" first and then "amazing mind blowing time" img src="imagesadultemoticons022.gif" Anyway, you just need to find one. :)

Skebbie: I have to say I feel that I know you all....:P....Meaning all the bloggers of course. However, my visions are more subdued than Mrs Valiant lol...

Ps. Mrs Valiant. Great new profile pics. :)

If someone " gets " my profile I know we are on the same wavelength,humour-wise. Should a person take my remarks seriously or give any credence to them it is very doubtful we would hit it off. I suppose I could have put " looking for an odd-ball " but that could also invite unwanted attention .

I know what you mean Fetch.
Luv2's profile says it all, yet tells you nothing ... if that makes sense.

Fetch, probably safer not to put "looking for an odd ball",
You would end up with me a your perfect match!

OIC, It wasn't Chlorice, it was a mistress Claire...
I didn't know whether to fuck her or fight her....either way i was destined to loose!!!img src="imagesadultemoticons012.gif"

Lose not loose....
Damn that predicted text and damn this daft bloody engleesh language...
Knew i should have stuck with French, its has none of the daft nuances!

They say a picture can say a thousand words...
It can also say a lot less...

Miss V, yours is saying "Hello Boys!"

Welcum: I'll swear predictive text doesn't save any time. By the time you've finished correcting its mistakes, you could have written something with the bloody thing turned off. I never use it :-)

MsV: Wonderful photo yet again (gulp ! :-) You are the master (or perhaps mistress) of the selfie.

Skebbie: Again showing your dom(ish) or sub(ish)? tendencies??? img src="imagesadultemoticons024.gif" LOL

**** LMAO...if u want to know what I wrote in my previous...then you have to wait until the asterisks disappear (suspense!)....I swear I did not type asterisks....img src="imagesadultemoticons021.gif"

Blimey. I have not read mine for a while so it was interesting re-visiting it. I does drone on for a bit I must say. Might get out the riggerpruners and snip a few yards off the bugger.....

Rigger: Just be careful with the scissors and with that you cut...:P We do not want any nasty accidents for sure img src="imagesadultemoticons021.gif"

Worry not Freefor - they are special riggerpruners and I as long as I keep the sharp pointy bits pointing away from me I should be ok.....

Phew ...

After all, as every schoolboy knows, Magellan circumcised the globe with an 80-foot clipper, so it's advisable to exercise caution.

Skebbie. Would that be Solly Magellan now living quietly in Golders Green ? Oy Vey ! I knew he'd put a few miles on the Volvo, but not that many !img src="imagesadultemoticons026.gif"

I always write a profile from the heart and say exactly what I mean and am looking for. No sense in pretending as I'll not fool anyone in the long run. Not that it helps me make connections but that's ok. I'd prefer to wait for a real connection than to deal with loads of people saying only what they think I want to hear. I know I've been quite for a while in the blogs but I'm still around and reading and once I've got a few things sorted,will be back with my thoughts and insights for anyone interested. :)

And I forgot to add, I always read people's full profile, how else do I decide if I want to try to connect with them other than through what their profile says.

i sexy im shy as well img src="imagesadultemoticons026.gif"

Well, as I said "honesty" is the best policy but I wonder how many profiles are actually based on this principle?

Terry: I know you are LOL
Choco: U always make me laugh :)

Hahahahaha, Open, tell your hubby that he is indeed kind and a flirt lol....U r a lucky lady ;)

Lillith, Thanks. :)

My profile is open, honest, has face pics and some (okay lots) of rude ones too. Honestly, less than 10% of people who engage me in conversation on this site have even looked at the pictures lt alone read the profile... :(

The truth about profiles is both the author and the viewer (if they even read it properly) have their own agenda, beliefs and thoughts.

Don't think about who you are trying to appeal to. Just think about yourself and write about that, if youre lucky then the 1 in 10 who reads it may actually be right for you as well.... :)

Those are just my thoughts though.

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FFP: Stand by to repel boarders ?? :-)

I feel ones profile is everything when it comes to my first impression, and the lack of information is a lack of imagination and thought. And no information is a good sign of a guy who is looking for a quick wank (pardon my french).
I hope my profile reads well, and gives a good idea of my wants and needs.

A decent profile should be like a red wine - something at the beginning to interest you, things to think about in the middle and it should leave you with a pleasant aftertaste urging you to go back for more.

I felt I had to write the following:

If you recall and if you have been following this post. I wrote in one of my comments about someone who wrote to me telling me he was not just the way he portrayed himself in his profile but more.

I dared him to prove me wrong. Gosh!! I was completely proved wrong. One of the most awful profiles on the site and he turns out to be such an amazing person. Therefore, what is the message of this story? There is no message actually. I still think profiles are a way to let other people know what u want but there is more to a person that just some lines. Therefore, yes, profiles are a good way to start finding what you want but only actions show the real you.

Yes, I am smiling like crazy. Obviously I have been surprised like I always wanted. img src="imagesadultemoticons001.gif"

Im yours be gentle img src="imagesadultemoticons012.gif"