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Three Pitfalls To Avoid When Writing A Christian Personals Ad

Here's 3 pitfalls to avoid when creating your Christian online dating portfolio...

The Boredom Pitfall

Before heading to work in the morning, you spend a few minutes in front of your mirror to make yourself look as presentable and impressive as possible, right? So why wouldn't you do the same thing for your profile?

Make yourself sound as interesting as possible. Remove all drab details about yourself. If your job is something like editing journals on the etymology of words derived from ancient Aramaic, you might just want to say that you have an editing job. Details can come later.

Also, try to bear in mind that you can make anything sound interesting or boring. Work on your profile until you're sure it won't bore the reader to death. A good idea would be to hand it over to a close friend and ask for their opinion. Nobody likes a bore, so take all efforts not to sound like one.

The Vagueness Pitfall

Whatever you put down about yourself must not be confusing. Avoid statements like, "while I'm not really given to sports, nor am I an outdoor person, I have developed a passing interest in watching football, and have had my stints with Terra firma."

Huh? If anything drives people away, statements like this will. So avoid phrases like "I'm different," especially when you are talking about your appearance. Who knows what images the other person will conjure up?

More phrases you might want to avoid include, "I don't play by the rules," or "I'm game for something new." These expressions can be hopelessly misleading and sexual innuendo can be added very easily.

The Liar Liar Pitfall

While you should always take some care to conceal your identity, do not fall into the trap of telling lies.

Bluffing your way through a relationship is not only wrong in the Lord's eyes, but it's a disaster waiting to happen. You're trying to build a bond of trust here. When the truth comes out, (and it always does) that bond of trust will be shattered. Be as honest and as frank as you can, while still concealing your identity.

It's been said that a true friend is someone who knows all about you and loves you just the same. So there's no need to hide things. Of course you don't have to reveal every ghastly, gory detail about yourself, but at the same time don't be tempted to conjure up stuff that's just not true.

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