Worst things you can say on your internet dating profile

#1 · 07-08-2021 7:57pm #1

I have (however many kids) who are my world.

Ok first off you are letting me know I will be second best in the relationship (fair enough but its hardly a turn on) and secondly it suggests to me that you are a very boring person who just hangs out with your kids all the time and have no other hobbies or interests. Also I already guessed that you would like your own kids so why announce it to the world and I have seen it on countless profiles so it also suggest you can't think for yourself and have no mind of your own so just copy what other people say.

what are your no no's on a dating profile?

crooked cockney villain · 08-08-2021 9:38am

ENFJ/ INFJ.

I do not have the time to Google what that means, thanks.

Photos featuring the bird wearing a face mask. Why would you feel such a need to broadcast that you're a bootlicking Covid bore?

marty whelan · 08-08-2021 9:46am

Strong independent woman

Underground · 08-08-2021 10:09am

Yeah the single parents who say "my kids are my number 1 priority and that will never change so jog on if that's a problem". I mean, why the aggression? Who in their right mind would ask you to prioritise them over your kids?

A new one I've noticed cropping up is "looking for someone to call me out on my BS". This instantly tells me you're a melt so I instantly swipe left. If you're self-aware enough to know you have moments of petulance, you should be mature enough to self-regulate it.

08-08-2021 10:13am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117722680#Comment_117722680

Because it would keep the Covid denying gowls like your good self away, perhaps?

runwithme · 08-08-2021 10:18am

Looking for company, yet I’m married/in a relationship and it’s complicated……..ok so let’s make it more complicated so.

This is becoming more the norm now in the last few years.

Thelonious Monk · 08-08-2021 10:21am

"I don't want kids", I seem to be alone in not wanting kids.

People who say "Not into drama!" are likely to be the most dramatic people.

Comment_below · 08-08-2021 10:21am

"Genuine and sincere"

Ignoring the fact it's quite boring, if screams to me that the person is not genuine and sincere or has inferiority issues merely by the fact they have to state it.

runwithme · 08-08-2021 10:24am

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I think this is a good message to get out on your profile. No awkward conversation down the line. I would prefer to read at first glance what a guys thoughts are on having kids,

Mister Vain · 08-08-2021 1:12pm

This sort of sh1t.

crooked cockney villain · 08-08-2021 2:35pm

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"I don't live with my mother, she lives with me!"

Is living with your parents in your mid 30's any worse than living in a dump of a house share at the same age?

Seth Brundle · 08-08-2021 2:44pm

https://youtu.be/EUK2kiIO5Iw

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pgj2015 · 08-08-2021 2:50pm

Those aggressive ones are baffling, if they cant even hold it in until you meet them, what would they be like after a few months? at least it warns people to stay away.

I saw one lately where a woman had a list of things she was interested in, gym, gigs, netflix, hiking, nights out, money, family, music, all rolled into one happy bubble.

I spotted the money and thought gold digger, like we all like money but there was something I didn't like about it being written on a dating profile. I came across the profile a week or 2 later and she had taken money out of it, left all the rest hmmmm

08-08-2021 2:55pm

"Love to be wined and dined"

08-08-2021 2:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117723347#Comment_117723347

And could you actually get more unintentionally ironic than misspelling "Intelligent" as "Intelliengent"

ffs!

chrissb8 · 08-08-2021 3:03pm

"My hobbies include Brunch and..."

IT'S A F*****G MEAL NOT A HOBBY. Cooking/Baking is a hobby, eating brunch foods is not a hobby just a favourite mealtime. I like biscuits BUT IT'S NOT A HOBBY.

Anyway, that is just a huge red flag to me. I can see all the boring nights watching love island, trash Netflix true-crime series ahead of me. A dry soul who rarely steps out of their comfort zone, let alone tries something completely left field and is quick to judge anything out of the norm. Because really, they're too pathetic and weak-minded to do anything that may make them stand out or seem "weird". And only pick up new interests when the masses have decided it's "in" or "acceptable".

The above is just one huge generalisation, and possibly very far from the truth. But it's the sense I get off certain profiles.

pgj2015 · 08-08-2021 3:07pm

Anyone who mentions they like Gin on their profile or have pictures of them drinking it on their profile. Funny how they never liked it until a couple of years ago, when everyone else started drinking it.

08-08-2021 3:09pm

I saw someone who liked making soap and watching serial killer documentaires listed among their other normal hobbies

pgj2015 · 08-08-2021 3:14pm

Straight talking is another one, a.k.a a Bitch.

Ash.J.Williams · 08-08-2021 3:31pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058202823/worst-things-you-can-say-on-your-internet-dating-profile

It’s not just the boards platform that’s gone to **** judging by this crap

B.A._Baracus · 08-08-2021 3:44pm

The one I keep hearing about is....

"if you cant handle me at my worst then you dont deserve me at my best"

What does that even mean? It sounds like code for I'm an arsehole. But guess where the quote comes from? Marylin Monroe. So no wonder people like to use it. Probably think it makes them sound awesome.

Wanna know something funny tho? It's believed Monroe never said it. Only came about years after she died and then became a meme.

22meehoovereinenschaft22 · 08-08-2021 3:50pm

looks don't matter

twiddleypop · 08-08-2021 4:22pm

I like coffee and travelling* zzz.

As a woman, the one that annoys me is a picture with a baby and the bio says "The baby isn't mine." Posting pictures of kids they met travelling/volunteering is also bad taste imo. They aren't your children and shouldn't be on a dating site /app.

When I used tinder a few years ago, the swipe left trifecta was a picture at Machu pichu*, one with with Conor Mcgregor and one with a random child.

*I've travelled loads by the way but its so over-rated especially as most people travel on a well beaten tourist track

Donald Trump · 08-08-2021 4:37pm

Plenty of people wouldn't want to bother with someone who has a kid or children. That is why they say up front that it isn't theirs.

08-08-2021 4:47pm

Hiking. Now I know where the phrase 'go take a hike' comes from.

08-08-2021 4:58pm

Dating someone with children is going to a dealbreaker for quite a few so people mention it in their profile so to avoid that awkward moment where they're getting on great and then the topic comes up and the other person has to do a Homer Simpson backing into the hedge.

It is not a deal breaker for me but I did speak to one guy before who had three children and the whole conversation was him basically interviewing me about being a suitable step mam for his kids. He kept asking 'what do you want from this?' and I only started talking two minutes!! Twice I kindly told him to slow it down. Once I tried to change the subject, asked him his favorite movie and he responded by just naming the film and then asking me some question (can't remember exactly) the equivalent of 'where do you see yourself in 5 years time?' - 'not with you anyway.' I didn't actually say that but i didn't respond to him after that.

pgj2015 · 08-08-2021 4:58pm

someone posing in front of a mirror showing off their six pack or body in tight gym gear, so vain, big turn off for me.

Thelonious Monk · 08-08-2021 5:30pm

I don't contact any women with lists of things they don't want, it's very offputting and negative. No this no that you must be this or that. Hardly attractive.

mariaalice · 08-08-2021 5:34pm

Met my husband on a dating site a long time ago no need to complicate things.

Female: only interested in a committed relationship leading to marriage

Male: only interested in meeting someone for sex

On the other hand, they are honest! which is a good thing.

mariaalice · 08-08-2021 5:38pm

I did see a woman with a profile that went along the lines of only interesting in meeting a man in his 30s who has no children never been married has a third-level education and is over 6f tall.

Again it's honest why not be honest even if it puts some individuals off.

08-08-2021 5:46pm

'just ask' ...I don't know why this annoys me..I think I feel like it brings the image that he thinks the girl is sitting there biting her nails or racing back and forth the room saying to herself 'ooh what will I ask him? Should I ask him a question? No would it be too forward? Oh I just don't know' and she's got this big dilemma going which I guarantee you..she does not.

08-08-2021 5:47pm

I've seen people write 'dont match if you're vaccinated'

08-08-2021 5:51pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117724517#Comment_117724517

WTF. Did they also have a photo with a tinfoil hat on?

Probably don't own a 5G phone either.

08-08-2021 5:57pm

Feminist.

08-08-2021 5:59pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117724530#Comment_117724530

I've seen it a few times.

I remember looking at the full profile of one and thinking jaysis he would be hard work!!

Burt Renaults · 08-08-2021 6:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117724556#Comment_117724556

I think some women mention that deliberately to weed arseholes out.

runwithme · 08-08-2021 6:03pm

Photos. They really do tell a lot. Photos with no shirts/top. Photo with other people. Photos with kids your/other people’s. Photos from 10 years ago. Photos with face masks 😳 this is the new one. Photos of you drunk or with many alcoholic drinks in your hand. Photos of you way out in the distance, unable to actually see your face. Some people then decide to put up a mixture of all above and end up with about 15 photos and I end up still not sure who is who. Baffling

overshoot · 08-08-2021 6:07pm

"what's for you won't pass you"

Really hate that phrase, everything in the world will pass you by if you don't put in some effort yourself, it just abdicates self-responsibility.

Also... The pineapple on pizza debate is old to say the least....

pgj2015 · 08-08-2021 6:23pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117724517#Comment_117724517

I have seen it as well from a woman. such a turn off, but at least she was warning people that she is crazy.

some people just put a ? as their profile. really interesting like. or why do people do things like "I love hanging out with friends??? I used to live in Australia??? I love love island????

Ficheall · 08-08-2021 6:33pm

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Why put a picture of it on their fecking profile in the first place??

Skipduke · 08-08-2021 6:45pm

i find all dating profile bios extremley cringe. instant no if the majority of pictures are you and the boys , in the pub, steaming. do you not have any hobbies or do you just spend your weeks dole in the pub ???