David Vermeulen, the Founder of The Inner Circle, give his advice on how to boost your online dating confidence:

Relationships on Female First

Relationships on Female First

Put yourself out there

Don't wait for someone to contact you - if you feel they could be a good match, go ahead and make the initial contact. Take the time to read different profiles and ask about something that genuinely interests you about the other person. For example; you may have a friend in common, see an interesting sports picture or an odd travel destination, or perhaps you enjoy going to the same speak easy bar. Use these interesting snippets into their life as a conversation starter and go from there. You will be surprised at the amount or responses you will receive, which will only contribute to boosting your dating confidence.

Identify and promote your strengths

Create a list of your most attractive qualities and incorporate these into your online profile. What do your friends compliment you on? What are your passions? What makes you a fun person to date? Taking the time to go through this information can create a nice little confidence boost and incorporating it into your profile will help when selling yourself to potential suiters.

Don't let rejection dishearten you

There will be occasions when someone might turn down your offer of a date, or choose not to reply to your message. Do not let this knock your confidence. Unfortunately, you can't be everyone's type, but that's OK. It will only help when trying to find the perfect match and will prevent any timewasting

Choose fun (truthful) profile pictures

A picture speaks a thousand words, so make sure you share a nice mixture on your profile. Upload images of you and your friends having fun, or pictures from an enjoyable holiday. This gives people a good impression of who you are. The images can also create a good topic for a genuine conversation. One word of advice though - only upload pictures that show a true representation of who you are. If you upload highly photo shopped pictures, or perhaps images from a couple of years ago, this will only lead to potential dates believing you are disingenuous when they meet in real life

Ask a friend to help you

Ask a good friend to take a look over your dating profile and give it their seal of approval. You can always rely on a good friend to give you some honest feedback and recommendations. They may also suggest some other attractive qualities that you possess that you may not have thought of yourself - which is always nice to hear.

www.theinnercircle.co

The Inner Circle is London's first exclusive invitation only dating platform aimed at successful, ambitious and like-minded singletons in the capital. Like many dating websites, The Inner Circle allows members to create profiles, browse photos, direct message and "like" or "wink" at one another. Users can also post plans to go out to bars and clubs, while visitors from European cities who are visiting London can ask for advice and meet-ups.

But what sets The Inner Circle apart from other dating sites is its exclusive events and parties which are held on a monthly basis at glamorous locations around the World. These exclusive events range from after work drinks at premium bars and restaurants to polo matches and dinner parties, allowing members to meet in an offline environment where matches are real and genuine.


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