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Episode 180: The worst thing to say in a dating profile

Jun 25, 2022
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ADVICE

Avoid 'Serious Relationship' In Your Profile

  • Avoid saying you want a serious relationship in your initial dating profile.
  • Dr. O'Brien Terriban explains this phrase repels men and misframes first impressions.
INSIGHT

Serious Sounds Unfun And Burdensome

  • 'Serious relationship' signals effortful, joyless commitment rather than warmth and play.
  • Dr. O'Brien Terriban says it makes dating sound like a second unpaid job.
INSIGHT

It Attracts Men With No Better Options

  • Declaring you only want a wife and kids invites men who lack better options.
  • Dr. O'Brien Terriban warns you're 'just asking to be lied to' by those men.
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