Online dating can be stressful, time-consuming, and downright awful. Thankfully, the top dating apps allow you to streamline the process. Here are the best. On some apps like The League, your bio has a 140-character limit. That means you’ve got a couple sentences max to make a good impression, which is crucial if you want a shot at meeting her in person. Super Short Profile Example #1: You don’t have enough space to tell, so you need to show why you’re a good.
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| < Earlier Kibitzing· PAGE 3580 OF 3580 ·Later Kibitzing> | | Jul-12-21 | Luke Warm: <on a loop>
I really wonder about the efficacy and indeed the morality of repetition as an educative method. | | Jul-12-21 | cormier: <<<July 13, 2021> I want each one of you to be happy here on earth and to be with me in Heaven.> That is, dear children, the purpose of my coming here and it's my desire.> | Jul-13-21
| HeMateMe: I feel bad for England. when that VERY early goal went in, it just seemed like it was England's game. Then, when Maquire put the limeys up 2-1 in the PK phase I thought the lads had it wrapped up. The stars were aligned for England. They played the whole event at home in Wembley. No bad italian air qualtiy, bad water, bad noise, bad hookers from italia. It was ALL in England. No excuses. Italy just showed better passing and dribbling than did England throughout the match. They controlled, the ball, controlled the clock. Even the USSR has won the Euro championship more times than England. That's not good. | | Jul-13-21 | Schwartz: https://youtu.be/y9eWoBKsVJ4 Iron & Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days | Jul-13-21
| HeMateMe: MARTY! Ernest Borgnine talks about being in WWII in the navy <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQz...> I had no idea he had been in for six years, <before> WWII even began! All Americans signed up. The actor Eddie Arnold (Roman Holiday, Oklahoma, Green Acres) piloted one of the zodiac boats on D-Day, the little boats that came within German fire to deliver groups of 30 soldiers at a time to try and breach the defenses at Normandy. Not a cushy job. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-b...> President Ronald Reagan? Well, he made motivational films. I guess everyone did their part. NY Yankees great Yogi Berra lied about his age and joined the army at age 16, fought in Europe. | Jul-13-21
| WorstPlayerEver: <HeMateMe>
Taking pens while playing home is obviously more difficult than taking them while playing somewhere else. Home pressure. The Italians were smiling before the pens. Most of the experienced Brits refused to take a pen. Think that says enough. I think in the Netherlands only Kees Kist never missed a pen. But Kees did not take penalties at the Euro final. So it is still no comparison. 50% of the pens did not hit the target during the final. | | Jul-13-21 | optimal play: <Taking pens while playing home is obviously more difficult than taking them while playing somewhere else. Home pressure.> The poms just couldn't handle the pressure.
Now, this is how you handle pressure when taking penalty kicks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAZ...
The greatest penalty shoot-out of all time! | Jul-13-21
| MissScarlett: Pickford's save of Jorginho?s penalty was the highlight of the match. Just a pity that it was reduced to a footnote within a minute. | Jul-13-21
| MissScarlett: <A TV audience of the Euro 2020 final peaked at 30.95 million viewers, overnight figures show. Ratings peaked during extra time in the match between England and Italy at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, which was broadcast on both the BBC and ITV. An average of 29.85m watched the whole game, according to the figures. Broadcast on both the BBC and ITV, the combined figure makes it the highest TV audience since the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997.> Maybe Meghan Markle would like to put her popularity with the British public to the test. | Jul-13-21
| HeMateMe: the british national team seems to have to increase their play by one level to be a serious contender for the Euros and world Cup. Two levels of play for the American men's team. But, not our ladies. The American women's soccer team has been the best team in the world for twenty years. Not sure why it is that our men can't reach that point as well. | Jul-13-21
| WorstPlayerEver: <HMM>
Because in a men's football game (the one which is actually football) you never see a ball lying dead on the field for a few seconds. | | Jul-13-21 | qqdos: <Miss Scarlet> Penalty shootouts are an abomination. Any players who miss, losing a tournament etc., usually suffer unpleasant, often abusive, criticism. Southgate experienced this himself 25 years ago, but not because of his race. The 5th penalty is always the most stressful with the anticipated result clearly evident to the player and staring him in the face. Rashford is a successful penalty taker for his club and a very experienced professional well used to the spotlight. Instead of choosing him to take that 5th penalty, the crassly irresponsible choice was made (by Southgate) to place that burden onto the shoulders of an immensely talented young lad, to whom I attach no blame at all. He failed to beat the Italian goalkeeper, the match was lost and his promising career may well now be in jeopardy due to misplaced remorse. I sincerely hope not. | Jul-13-21
| MissScarlett: Maybe America has more lesbians than other countries. | Jul-13-21
| keypusher: <Two levels of play for the American men's team. But, not our ladies. The American women's soccer team has been the best team in the world for twenty years. Not sure why it is that our men can't reach that point as well.> Because the level of competition on the women's side is way lower. | | Jul-13-21 | Luke Warm: Schwartz, I know you?re an aficionado of classical music and since I like the blues a lot, I though would post you an Otis Spann album because he is one of the better musicians in that genre.https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Egf-O... | | Jul-13-21 | Luke Warm: Have a great day 2day everyone, I will talk to u 2morow or maybe 2nite. | Jul-13-21
| MissScarlett: Rest assured, after <Hazz>, yours will be the second most eagerly awaited return. | Jul-13-21
| HeMateMe: Brits were the first men to come OUT! It started with blokes going to the bar in drag. After that, you couldn't GET their boys out of knickers and stockings! Blimey!
Strange dichotomy, though. Such a tolerant country killed WWII hero Allen Turing because he was a poofy. | | Jul-13-21 | cormier: https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readi...<<<<<Alleluia> Ps 95:8>
Alleluia, alleluia.>
If today you hear his voice,
harden not your hearts.>
Alleluia, alleluia.> | | Jul-13-21 | Luke Warm: Jerry Seinfeld, The Silver Medal
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xK9rb... | | Jul-13-21 | Luke Warm: 2nd place
Better than ball boy at Wimbledon. | | Jul-13-21 | cormier: <<<July 14, 2021> Especially I call you to pray for my intentions, so that I can present you to my Son Jesus; for Him to transform and open your hearts to love.> When you will have love in the heart, peace will rule in you.> | | Jul-14-21 | optimal play: <Penalty shootouts are an abomination.> I love penalty shootouts.
They're always exciting and great fun.
<the crassly irresponsible choice was made (by Southgate)> Was the purpose of those late substitutions to set up the scenario whereby it was black players who would be shooting home the winning penalty goals and thereby be the heroes for England? Unfortunately for England it backfired and now instead of their black players being the heroes, they're the chumps and are copping all the blame. <Two levels of play for the American men's team. But, not our ladies. The American women's soccer team has been the best team in the world for twenty years. Not sure why it is that our men can't reach that point as well.> (a) <Maybe America has more lesbians than other countries.> (b) <Because the level of competition on the women's side is way lower.> I'm going with (a) | Jul-14-21
| HeMateMe: <I'm going with (a)> You're just jealous because in Australia or England lesbian athletes get ripped to shreds by the Fleet Street tabloids. The USA is a more advanced society, we have come to accept that people are different. In any case, many successful female athletes have a little more testosterone than the high school homecoming queen. That makes them more successful in contact sports. It doesn't, however, make them lesbians. | | Jul-14-21 | optimal play: <In any case, many successful female athletes have a little more testosterone than the high school homecoming queen.> It might be a *little* more testosterone at present, but just wait a couple more years when all the transgenders flood into women's sports. Quite frankly, I'd rather watch a womens soccer game contested by two teams consisting of 'high school homecoming queens' than big muscular hairy men in dresses. | | < Earlier Kibitzing· PAGE 3580 OF 3580 ·Later Kibitzing> |
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Whether you’re looking for something serious or just a bit of fun, the dating app life isn't always easy. When you’re going through a dry spell it can feel like everyone is luckier in love than you are. However, you don’t need to leave your dating success to fate. A survey has revealed Brits top online dating turn ons and turn offs and it’s bad news if you’re a fan of emojis.
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Carphone Warehouse and dating expert and coach James Preece surveyed 1,000 Brits to find out what they find attractive in someone's dating profile and what raises red flags.
One of the hardest things to figure out when you're dating online is your bio. How much do you share? There’s no fixed answers. However, the survey revealed that 51 percent of Brits said that sarcasm or jokes go down well in a dating app bio. Preece said in a statement, “don’t be afraid to laugh at yourself. Nobody is perfect after all.”
Being able to laugh with a prospective partner is important but there are a few things you might want to bear in mind. Seven out of ten of those surveyed said that smut and rude jokes are a definite turn off. And you might want to curb your usage of emojis too, as 80 percent said they don’t like it.
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Another crucial element is pictures. Ninety-three percent of people said they would straight up ignore someone on a dating app if they didn’t have pictures on their profile. Preece added: “You could have 99 amazing photos, but if there’s a red flag in number 100. It’ll put people off.”
Honesty is always the best policy and 86 percent of people said they liked to know what their potential date looked like properly, so a full-length picture is a must. When it comes to getting a mixture of shots on your profile, 80 percent of people said they liked to see snaps of their matches on holiday or travelling and 77 percent said photos with pets is a big sway in the right direction. If you're a parent, you should make that clear as one in three women said they liked to see pictures of their matches with their children.
Filters like the flower crown or dog ears are not the way to go, with 87 percent of respondents saying they wouldn’t match someone with them on their profile. Group photos can also be a tough one. While it’s nice to show that you have mates, two in three respondents said if they were presented with lots of group shots where it’s unclear who the dater is, they will just give up.
The study also highlighted the importance of sharing a similar lifestyle with your partner. Forty-three percent of people said smoking is a seriously undesirable habit, as is drinking more than the average person (38 percent.) Thirty-eight percent of daters weren’t a fan of those who go to the gym almost every day and 33 percent said they couldn't match with someone who is prudish.
It’s so important to present yourself in the best light possible but when it comes to meeting someone you’ve also got to be yourself. Once you’ve matched the next challenge arises — what to message them. Rather than opening with the slightly boring “hi, how are you?” Preece offers these expert tips for a cracking opener:
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- Ask a question about their profile to show you’ve read it.
- Ask about something interesting in their photos.
- Remember that the most beautiful word of all is their name: use that to make a deep connection.
- It’s fine to be a bit cheeky and show your sense of humour — but don’t be rude!
One downside to meeting people on apps is you can’t be sure if they are completely legit. Preece suggests that when you’re building a connection with someone there are certain things to look out for which may indicate they’re not the one. He advised that fake profiles will only have one or two pictures, so the person is difficult to identify and when you’re messaging they’ll say anything to get you onside. They may ask for money and get angry if they don’t get what they want quickly. Needless to say, block and delete.
Building a dating profile and chatting with your matches can be a fun group effort and, whether their single or taken, your friends can be your biggest source of advice and inspiration. Preece said, “ask a friend to read over your messages. They won’t be blinded by romantic thoughts and will see through any lies.” So, if you think a summer romance is on the cards perfect your dating profile, stay clear of the emojis, and make sure your matches have your friends' approval.