Writing A Good Over 70 Dating Profile
Remember the personal ads in the back of the Sunday paper? You paid by the word, so you squeezed your whole life into a few lines and hoped for the best. Thankfully, times have changed. An online profile lets you say as much or as little as you like, in your own time, with a cup of coffee at your elbow.
Lots of us freeze when asked to write about ourselves. The trick is to stop trying to impress and simply share a few stories, the kind you would tell on the porch on a summer evening.
Where did you grow up, and where has life taken you since? Are you a die hard baseball fan, a weekend golfer or the pickleball champion of your community? Do you grow prize tomatoes, quilt, or make a chili that has won the church cookoff three years running? Kids, grandkids, a dog that runs the house? A short, funny story about your pets or your travels says far more than a list of adjectives.
A couple of topics are best saved for later. Long stories about past marriages can make a reader wonder whether you are ready to move on, so keep it brief. Politics is another one. A dating profile is no place to start a debate that could outlast an election season.
Still stuck? Write about what you would love to do with someone special. A road trip along Route 66, a winter in Florida or Arizona, Sunday brunch at your favorite spot, or simply watching the sunset from the porch swing. Using "we" and "us" now and then helps a reader picture themselves right there beside you.
Above all, be honest, be cheerful and be yourself. The right person will like you just the way you are.
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