Last night I was looking at my matches and I started listing
the things that elicit automatic no's from me, or as Liz Lemon would call it, a
Dealbreaker. Enjoy!
Jen's Automatic Shut it Downs:
-Repeated grammatical mistakes (i.e. "Your"
instead of "You're"). I'm not expecting perfect grammar and I realize
we all have the occasional typo, but I can only overlook so much. I'm not
perfect. Or if you list your profession as a surgeon, but misspell the word
surgeon. Ugh.
-Blurry photo - and that's the only photo. In this age of
digital technology, how hard is it to take another photo?
-Mentioning a Proverbs 31 woman. This one ticks me off. It
feels like a cop out. Instead of listing what you are actually looking for in a
woman, you just point to a chapter that paints the picture of a perfect woman.
I get anxious when I read Proverbs 31. When I see a guy list that, I feel as
though he's looking for a woman to do everything for him. And I get tired.
-Picture with a girl obviously cropped out of the photo.
Just choose another photo. Are you trying to tell me that you're desirable?
Instead, you look like a player.
-Makes fun of Harry Potter. Ridikulous! I heart Harry
Potter, and while it's not a requirement for the guy I date to appreciate it, I
don't like it when you look down on the book/movie.
-Writing in all caps. STOP SHOUTING AT ME!
-Wearing a cowboy hat in profile picture: This one’s
specific to me. I just don’t dig that
culture.
-I’m an open book.
And then the guy writes two vague sentences in his description. Sorry, no, you’re not at “open book”. That term means you actually communicate
something about yourself. What's you're doing is called "phoning it in."
So, what makes you want to Shut it Down?
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