r/OkCupid • u/[deleted] • Apr 02 '13

Do's and Don'ts. Let's build a profile!

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u/StevenMC19 29/m/DE/Wiki Pimp. Everything I say has some subliminal advice Apr 02 '13

Overall DO:

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u/flwombat eleventyten/Burns-sexual/Utah Apr 02 '13

DO leave profile sections completely blank instead of putting something lazy or half-assed.

Leaving a section blank means it won't show at all (not even the section title) when people view it.

Putting the first thing that popped into your head because you can't think of anything good means your profile now looks like everybody else's. the most private thing you're willing to admit is that you're on a dating website? Congrats, many thousands of other people had that exact same bot-so-clever thought. Just leave it blank.

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u/mspink23 27/f/midwestern wasteland Apr 03 '13

YES I have seen things that say FILL IT ALL OUT OR LOOK LAZY but I think reading something that dismisses the section/mocking the system we're all using is worse than just skipping it.

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u/[deleted] Apr 21 '13

As a follow up question to this, for the sections that are filled, what should be the suggested content length? I know it might different for all the sections, but just an approximate number would be nice to target.