Ready to finish up your online dating profile essay? Great. Then let's get to the actual writing of it.
From the coffee shop scenario in step one (or whichever locale you chose that is specifically suited to your personality and interests), write a very short story for the person reading your profile, so they can feel like they've actually met you already. A paragraph or two is more than enough.
While writing this "Fly On the Wall" dating profile essay, try integrating the items you circled in the first step of this process. Maybe your coffee shop stint ends quickly because you have to rush off to a soccer game or to pick up the kids from school. Perhaps other patrons would overhear you belting out an impromptu song in preparation for an upcoming gig or see you playing a video game on your laptop. Or maybe few people would notice you sitting in the darkened corner as you scribble furiously on a pad of paper, with earphones blaring your favorite songstress' newest album. In the end, it doesn't really matter as long as you make the story your own.
Next, invite the person reading the profile to contact you, so they can join you in doing something you've just intimated you are interested in or passionate about. Folks new to town can easily ask for tour guides to show them around, and people more familiar with the area can suggest a date activity. Bolder singles with confidence in their writing abilities can even go so far as to write their Mr. or Mrs. Right (or Right Now) into their short story, detailing what they'd like in a partner or date through their own fictitious observations.
Finally, read over your finished work, and make sure to spell check it. If you like you can even email your dating profile essay to a friend for review before posting it to your chosen dating site.
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