The importance of usernames in online dating
Picking the wrong username on a dating website can be more detrimental to finding a partner than using a dodgy photo, it has been claimed.A survey of online daters found that a bad username is the greatest turn-off when it come to picking a potential partner.
It was found that people with adjectives in their username were significantly less likely to be chosen for a date, as were people who used overly descriptive language.
Examples of the bad dating usernames quoted in the study included; Sad&Lonely1, Big’n’bubbly, Sweet&Shy, XXXratedguy and Cuddle Monster.
In other odd news (which might be particularly useful to Ashley Cole), using words like 'millionaire' or 'PremFootballer' in your username didn't tend to hinder people from getting selected.
"Choosing a username is the first step to creating an online dating profile," says Lexi Proud (yes really), founder of ArrangeMeADate.com which conducted the study.
"It might be tempting to give this a personal touch, but without potential suitors seeing this in the context of your personality it can come across as weird.
"Adjectives such as shy, sexy, wild and lonely can typecast people rather than draw in admirers. While putting words like wacky, zany and quirky in front of your name does little more than make you seem odd.
LINKS
ArrangeMeADate.com
"It might be tempting to give this a personal touch, but without potential suitors seeing this in the context of your personality it can come across as weird.
"Adjectives such as shy, sexy, wild and lonely can typecast people rather than draw in admirers. While putting words like wacky, zany and quirky in front of your name does little more than make you seem odd.
LINKS
ArrangeMeADate.com
