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The Value of Original Thought
You're unique, are you not? When asked to describe yourself, you come up with a series of adjectives, beliefs and, if pressed, desires that, like your fingerprint, define you and you alone.
Or maybe not.
According to a February 2008 article in The Wall Street Journal entitled "The Cut-and-Paste Personality," some lazy online daters have resorted to stealing other people's profiles. Up against millions of younger, hotter, wittier singles, they choose to stand out...by cloning the self-descriptions and even personal opinions of total strangers.
The Journal quotes a survey of more than 400 online daters commissioned by Engage.com, in which 9% of respondents said they copied from another person's profile. Another 15% said they suspected their own words had been stolen. Sure, many of us have gone back and tweaked our profiles to make them a little better, or even a little closer to the profile of someone we plan to contact. But please, let's draw the line at outright plagiarism.If you're literally at wit's end, here are some clever and original lines to inspire and, if you really can't resist, to sprinkle into your own profile. Some originated here, others are adapted — not outright stolen! — from great lines found during extensive research.
Religion: "You can't go wrong with the Golden Rule." "I'm a karma-trusting atheist."
Views on Nature: "I like trees but rarely feel the need to hug them."
Television: "I miss Steve Irwin's understated dignity." "Care to share the Stewart-Colbert hour with me?" "I'm cooler than anything you'll find on late night TV (unless you have VH1 Classics; I can't compete with that)."
About Me: "Children and dogs like me and they're known for their discernment." "If you're looking for someone only slightly romantic, or only mildly adventuresome, I'm too much for you." "...stop me before I get to walks on the beach, watching a sunset or sharing a great glass of cabernet."
About You: "...sorry, I was temporarily possessed by Barry Manilow and a Hallmark writer." "All I ask is that you have no vivid memories of being probed by alien visitors." "I'd love to have a psychic girlfriend — the last one left me before we met."
The Past: "All my baggage fits under the seat in front of me."
Fill in the blank: _____ is sexy; _____ is sexier: "In the right context anything is sexy; the unexpected out of context is sexier." "Openness; absolutely nothing" "Sex is sexy; more sex is sexier. (What do you want from me?)"
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