What Are Your Biggest Online Dating Pet Peeves?

Sure, most of us looked a bit better 15 years ago. But most of us don't look like we looked 15 years ago anymore. You may love that picture of yourself from the high school prom, but if the high school prom was more than 3 or 4 years ago, don't use it in your online dating profile.

There are two things that make a first impression on people, your picture and your screen name. If your screen name makes you sound like a jerk, people will probably think you are a jerk. "MrAwesome01", "MissPerfect71", and "SexyStud" are probably not going to make the best first impression. Going along with that theme...

After someone has seen your picture and your screen name, they're most likely going to read what you have to say. You don't want the first impression you make to be a standoffish one. "Don't be a jerk. If we go out, you should know how to treat a lady/man or we won't get along" is probably not the best opening line.

Conceited is not attractive. It's great if you spend 7 hours a day at the gym and/or got lucky genetically and have a perfect body. That being said, a good face beats a good set of abs any day. Most of the time when someone is looking for a date, they're going to be more interested in your face than your ripped body. Also, why make the other person self conscious before you've even met? And a bonus...

I don't know where, why, or how this trend started, but it's not cute. Can we make it stop please? And while I'm ranting a little, what ever happened to smiling in pictures? Trying to look tough or super serious is for the cover of your hiphop album, not your dating profile.