Six Mistakes Single Women Make in Their Online Dating Profile

This time we'll address it just for the ladies. It's your turn, gals. Here, straight from several surveys of hundreds of men, are the top things in your personals website page that turns men off.

#1. Complaining about your past relationships.

'My last ex was a jerk!' 'Are all men alike?' 'One last time before I just give up and become a nun!' The problem is that you think you're warning men what mistakes not to make with you, but what men see when they read this is, 'She's angry because of something some guy I don't even know did to her, and now she wants to take it out on me!' Presumably, we've all had some relationships that didn't work out. That's why we're all here, isn't it?

#2. Bad picture.

In case you haven't noticed, men tend to pay attention to how you look. We know it's shocking news, but just keep an open mind for a minute. Even if you're not a '10' - or even a '5'! - a clear, well-lit, well-framed picture of you matters. Photos that are blurry, dark, or only catch a piece of you going by are actually worse than no picture at all. Oh, and by the way, smile.

#3. Writing like a romance novel.

'Passionate temptress seeks knight in shining armor. Capture me, captivate me, sweep me off my feet! Come, Sir Galahad, surround my fortress, swim in my moat, and I'll raise my drawbridge and together we shall rule our fiefdom.' The guys say, 'Great, I just lost my lunch.' The problem with this isn't that men can't be passionate or poetic, but that it says that you get everything you know about men out of a fantasy universe where winged unicorns fly over rainbows. You know how you can tell when a man knows nothing about women beyond what he picked up from porno mags? this is the female equivalent of that.

#4. The 'Need List'.

You need somebody who likes eggs but not omelets, can dance but only the Watusi, eats Japanese food but doesn't use chopsticks because that would be too pretentious, will call you exactly four times per day, likes dogs but only Pomeranians and Dachshunds, must be earning over $300K/year... you don't want a man. You want a robot you can program.

#5. Sounding like you have no mind of your own.

'Well, I'm a natural girl who likes to have fun.' Really? You do? You didn't just copy that from another profile, did you? Because if you hadn't told us, we honestly would have thought that you'd rather run through a plate glass window and dive into a pool full of sulfuric acid while being chased by a swarm of hornets rather than have a moment's fun. That was the problem with our last date: we asked her 'Why don't we do something fun?' and she made an awful face and said, 'Fun? Yuck! I hate that!' How about being smart and funny with a personality?

#6. Being insecure.

We really, really love honesty, but you have to be careful in being so humble that you start sounding like a doormat. Spare the beating yourself up, thinking you need to be validated for being beautiful, attractive, etc. Men read this and think, 'Needy, clingy sponge with no ego of her own!'