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Just wait, the dating pool for men and women flip later in life. Quality men pair off with significant stability early on, and the remaining single men have sig

Just wait, the dating pool for men and women flip later in life. Quality men pair off with significant stability early on, and the remaining single men have significantly larger viable age range than women can generally expect. Also: the biggest trick for being successful online is to keep your profile as brief as possible. Everything you say about yourself someone will find off-putting. You need just enough to show you're likely a real profile and give the people you contact something to ask you about if they decide to respond.

jbooth 10y ago
Counterpoint: A friend of mine had an okcupid profile where he dedicated 500 words to denying that he ever had sex with a bowl of macaroni and cheese. It was hilarious, and he's the one person I've met in my entire life who reversed the equation presented in the article. That said, unless you've got some comic gold up your sleeve, you're probably right.
- bobdole1234 10y ago
  I suspect none of those 500 words were about him directly, so the respondents had something to ask about, and no information about him specifically to dislike. Sounds like he found the butter zone with that.
- pmoriarty 10y ago
  Different things work for different people. I once had quite a few positive replies to a personal ad where all I did was list things I hated. The real key is to distinguish yourself from the ocean of generic ads and profiles.
taneq 10y ago
Even without pairing off, simple age dynamics skews it in favour of women first and then men. Young women statistically want to date older men (even if only by a few years) since older men are more capable, confident, and have far more resources. Men want to date younger women (usually again by only a few years).The end result is that men have a much tougher time competing up until mid-20s, and then roles suddenly reverse and women in their late 20s and beyond are left wondering 'where all the men went'.

jbooth 10y ago

Counterpoint: A friend of mine had an okcupid profile where he dedicated 500 words to denying that he ever had sex with a bowl of macaroni and cheese. It was hilarious, and he's the one person I've met in my entire life who reversed the equation presented in the article. That said, unless you've got some comic gold up your sleeve, you're probably right.

bobdole1234 10y ago
I suspect none of those 500 words were about him directly, so the respondents had something to ask about, and no information about him specifically to dislike. Sounds like he found the butter zone with that.
pmoriarty 10y ago
Different things work for different people. I once had quite a few positive replies to a personal ad where all I did was list things I hated. The real key is to distinguish yourself from the ocean of generic ads and profiles.

taneq 10y ago

Even without pairing off, simple age dynamics skews it in favour of women first and then men. Young women statistically want to date older men (even if only by a few years) since older men are more capable, confident, and have far more resources. Men want to date younger women (usually again by only a few years).The end result is that men have a much tougher time competing up until mid-20s, and then roles suddenly reverse and women in their late 20s and beyond are left wondering 'where all the men went'.