New to Online Dating? Trying to find the man or woman of your dreams through the Virtual World? You need to have a Good Personal Ad or Dating Profile. Some people do not believe you, when you tell them that most problems with not enough Responses to their profile can be fixed just by writing a better Ad. But if you go to an Online Dating Site and randomly start reading out profiles, you would not believe that so many people write such terrible ads! Maybe it is this overvalued notion of spontaneity, of writing whatever comes to your mind, letting it flow, being you - which leads you to write gibberish in your ads. Say goodbye to any success in Online Dating with that. Think what would happen if NASA Engineers became spontaneous. So stop your Dating shuttle from crashing and read these examples of common Mistakes in Dating Profiles. Have a laugh, but be careful, your own profile may have bugs too! ... "I am a funny, witty person in New York ..." Funny and witty people never write that directly. Instead of saying this, add a touch of humor to your profile... "I was just bored, so wrote my profile here..." A negative attitude. Instead, say, "I am new to New York ..." ... "I am an Honest, Spontaneous, Creative, Intelligent (..other personal adjectives) ... person in Brooklyn, New York." Very few people think they are not, so this is very subjective (same as the fact that 80% people believe that they have an IQ above average!). Even if true, it is redundant information at best. Avoid using personal adjectives in your Ad or Profile. Define yourself concretely-better to say "I am a Guitar player in a Band and play at restaurants in New York City, Long Island and other cities in New York State." or "I live in New York and I write Novels." or "I am a School Teacher in Buffalo, New York" than "I am Creative and Intelligent in Buffalo, New York ... " Also please note that "I want a guy who can make me laugh ..." Comes across as negative - you sound slightly depressed, if you need someone just to make you laugh. There is plenty of stuff on the TV to make you laugh, and you are not looking for a joker, you are looking for a boyfriend, a mate, remember? "I live in New York City, and I like dark haired men. I would like to meet dark haired man from New York City, but if you are blond and good-looking in New York City, Buffalo or anywhere in New York State write me anyway, maybe you can change my mind...." Turn-off to blond men in New York City, Buffalo and all New York State. Make up your mind, what is it: New York City, Buffalo or all New York State? If you are looking for only dark haired men and only in New York City, just say that. Do not play both sides of the coin, it generally backfires. Better not to say anything if you are not sure.... "I like taking walks by the ocean, or watching TV, or going camping with my friends..." Unimportant details. Most people like these things, and these are hardly important details in finding a partner (it is unlikely you would not like going out with someone just because they do not like walking the beach or watching TV with you). Your hobbies is where you put things like "I like to play Tennis and Basketball." .... "I am a student in Brooklyn, New York ... I...