There’s something fascinating about watching people sabotage their own chances in real time. A dating profile is essentially a personal advertisement. The goal is to convince strangers that spending time with you might be enjoyable. Yet countless people approach this task by listing rules, requirements, ultimatums, and warnings that make them sound less like a potential partner and more like an unusually hostile HOA president. Take the classic profile that opens with a declaration like, “I’m bored, so unless you sweep me off my feet, I probably won’t text back.” It’s an incredible strategy if your goal is to make talking to you sound like an unpaid internship.
The funny thing is that dating apps have become one of the internet’s greatest accidental comedy generators. For every thoughtful profile, there’s another one demanding six-foot-tall soulmates with professional careers, emotional maturity, a sense of humor, excellent communication skills, and the ability to reply instantly while somehow never being on their phone.
Author: Kayitsi.com
