It’s been a while since we’ve talked about anything datey.

I have a few friends who are distance dating, and one friend who’s met her honey. They just bought a house together. 

So, yes, distance dating is a thing. 

If you talked or “met” on a dating site before Covid, but didn’t get together, now could be the time. In spite of the pandemic, dating––at a distance––is a happening thing.

But if your profile reads like spinach, bland and boring, you’ll go unnoticed.

Add a little metaphorical balsamic vinegar, oil and Dijon mustard to the recipe. Your dating profile and your photo are meant to make readers take notice.

How? Talk about your quirks. Yes, your quirks. Tell a story, even if it’s a few lines. Let your real self out. Be specific. Keep it light. 

Write as if you’re talking to a friend. 

What are one or two of your small pleasures in life? Do you get a kick out of collecting crazy masks? Order pizza with mashed potato topping? Love texting while watching a movie? That’s a distance date, btw. 

Or do you eat the same breakfast every day? Love sci-fi romances?

Btw, update your profile from time to time. Call it a work-in-progress.

And avoid these negative profile bloopers:

•  Adjective-overload: Honest, Hardworking, Affectionate, Humorous, Attractive, Fun-loving.

• Trying to be sexy: “I love high heels.”

• Being stuck in the past: “They don’t make ‘em (movies, cars, furnaces) like they used to.”

• Trying to warm her up with: “I love to cuddle in front of the fireplace.”

• Using this old cliche: “I love my life. But it would be better with the right man.”

• Refusing to put in the work: “Write a profile? It’s hard to talk about myself.”

• Being overly demanding: “You must be tall, financially stable, and have your own hair.”

• Going on and on about your kids or your grandkids. Save that for Facebook. Or a real date.

You’ve got a dating profile for one reason only. So people will contact you. Check out 10 Original Dating Ideas During Covid for a few meet-cutes. 

Gentlemen, here’s the place to talk about test-driving that Mustang and keeping it overnight. (Don’t say how you wangled that one. Not yet.)

Get feedback from that friend you’re pretending to talk to in your profile. In fact, run your profile by a few friends. Make dinner and invite them to your Profile Party.

Seriously.

Photos. You must have one or two really good photos. No getting around that one. (Don’t do major Photoshopping.)

Thinking of using some lame excuse not to post a photo? Are you willing to meet someone with NO photo?