Summer is the perfect time for walks in the park, strolls on the beach and catching some rays in the garden so your online dating profile should highlight that!
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It’s important to update your dating profile to keep it fresh and interesting so as the seasons change, so should your profile.
Kate Taylor, dating expert at match.com, has given us some tips on how you can update your profile for summer. Enjoy!
1. Choose the right profile picture
Get rid of that picture of you looking cute on the ice-skating rink and find a summer one instead. Not only will you look happier and healthier; it also proves that the photograph is bang up-to-date.
However, don’t be tempted to include any photos that were obviously taken on a romantic trip (pictures where you are cropped strangely closely on one side to delete a partner, or photos of you looking lovingly into the camera across a romantic restaurant table) as this implies you are only very newly single.
If you’re stuck, ask a friend to take some lovely pictures of you now, perhaps sitting by the river, walking through a summery park, or in your garden.
2. Include seasonally appropriate activities
It’s great that you ski, but it doesn’t help anyone plan a date with you next week! Make it easy for a potential partner to imagine sharing the summer with you by playing up your favourite seasonal hobbies, like visiting music festivals, outdoor concerts, surfing, lying on the beach or just taking a boat out onto the water.
3. Talk about holidays
Travel is an easy subject for people to use to break the ice with you in their initial email. Mention your favourite travel destinations and talk about trips you have coming up in the future.
It’s another way for people to imagine sharing time with you. Don’t be tempted to invent exotic travel plans (“My dream is to trek the Andes!”) just to sound more exotic. Be honest.
If your ideal holiday heaven is lying by a pool 24/7 with only the odd break to grab a cocktail, say that. There’s definitely someone out there who’d like to do the exact same thing with you.
4. Have a spring clean (even if it is the summer)
Go through your whole profile and give it a refresh. List some new bands, films or books that may have caught your eye, or if you’ve picked up any new hobbies or started a new exercise regime then why not talk about that?
This will all help to show that you are not only an active user of online dating who takes the time to make sure that your profile is up-to-date, but that you also already have a wide range of interests and activities in your personal life.
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