Are you frustrated because you get few or no responses to your online personals ad? Then it's time to re-evaluate your writing and look at your ad objectively. Did you take sufficient time to fill out your profile or did you rush through the questions? Don't feel oppressed like you are writing a school essay but think about this as a way to really communicate with someone you wish to get to know in the future. It can take a good thirty to forty minutes to write out answers to the questions on some of the online sites that ask for an in-depth analysis.

First of all many sites ask you about your astrological sign. Even if you think that is goofy, a lot of people make choices by this so it's good to answer that question. Why be eliminated automatically by omitting it? Everyone likes the beach , bicycling and movies so try to differentiate yourself. Talk about the movies you've seen and books you've read. If you have pictures of recent nature outings, post them with your picture. Go into details in each area asked so someone can get a good sense of your personality.

A lot of people will narrow things down by stating things such as their date must be a democrat, should be thin, shouldn't be high maintenance etc. Each time you do this you are cutting out part of the population and this may be something to consider.

Many sites will have a computer generated percentage listing of compatibility. I don't know how helpful this is and to use this as a guide for your selection is not relying on your own intelligence, intuition and judgement. The factors for the compatibility are from the multiple choice section and you may have gone through this in a hurry . For instance if you are a male 50 years old you may have listed the range for desired date as 35-49. If a 52 year old woman write you, then the compatibility score may be very low for this factor. But if you met someone and hit it off would it matter to you if they were a few years off of that range you indicated? Take time to review your profile and expand on your answers as well as widen your preferences if you wish
to get more responses to your ad.