I’m starting a series of posts called Overused Online Dating Profile Phrases. If you are guilty of using one of these phrases in your online dating profile, please use the advice in the following article to clean up your act and make your profile more unique!
If you’ve gotten this post sent to you, it means your friend is nicely letting you know that you’re guilty of the heinous crime of having a boring profile with overused phrases. Take a deep breath, realize that they still love you and are only looking out for your future well-being.
OVERUSED PHRASE: ”I love to laugh” or “I want someone who loves to laugh”
- People recovering from a rib fracture
- People who have recently done too much Pilates
- People with a throat illness
You’re Saying Nothing Special
When you write a phrase like “I love to laugh,” you’re trying to say something like:
- I like watching comedy movies
- I like stand-up comedy
- I am a bit of a comedian / I hang out with people who are really funny
- I’m very lighthearted
- I can find the humor in everything in life
Notice how all of those bullets above are more descriptive and interesting than “I love to laugh.”
From Overused to Unique
How much more interesting would your profile be if you used one or more of those specifics instead?
BEFORE: “I love to laugh.”
AFTER: “I have to admit, my Friday nights while single have largely consisted of hanging out at my best friend’s house watching stand-up on Comedy Central and laughing our asses off. But I’d love to get out to an actual comedy club sometime – want to drive into the city with me?”
If you love to laugh, what do you most like to laugh about? Post a comment, even if you aren’t single!
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I agree! I love to laugh with the MST3K guys when they skewer a bad movie. Maybe a good thing to put in the profile is the thing that made you laugh the hardest recently. For me, it was watching The Office baby delivery episode.
Along similar lines, and maybe another post you could do, is about “I love all kinds of music!” Being a music geek and a musician, this is a very annoying line to see, especially if they have no examples of music they listen to!
Ooh! Ooh! Do “I luv music!!!1!11one”!
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