The Girl with the Parrot

Have any of you heard of Look4love.co.il? Until recently, this site was a very popular (and free) free Jewish dating site but it's no longer free. Anyway, I decided to go in and check around to see whether there were new faces and there were quite a few but what caught my eye was a girl who wrote that she liked looking at insects.

Seeing that I'm quite an insect myself, and seeing that she posted a personal ad of her with a colorful parrot perched on her shoulder, I thought I'd give it a shot. I send her a wink and she ignored me. I send her a smile but she ignored me. I send her a short message: "hi there!" and she ignored me.

I racked my brain and then thought of a great idea. Using Photoshop, I added a parrot to my picture too and then send her a note – see my new picture. She answered – lousy Photoshop work. I asked how did you know? She said, in this picture in your personal ad you forgot to cut off one of the parrot's legs. I said, OK but I did get your attention, didn't I? She replied with a smiley. So, optimistic about this – I was about to reply back when I receive a message from another girl saying – "how much do you love parrots?"

Survey Says Women Love Personals

I knew it! All women (and according to me especially the hottest and most sexiest women and girls) love to use their own personal ad to find love, dates and whatever else they want!

Canada is the country where the new research was conducted by Susan Frohlick. This lady (hot on her own account. I'm telling you all: check her out through Google Images or Yahoo Images. I did! Look at the image here – isn't she sexy?) is a professor of Anthropology at the Winnipeg based Manitoba University and according to her hot women feel stronger and more powerful when they try and use a personal ad to find love instead of the night club and bar scene. But, she says that even using personals can be disappointing because men remain the same.

Many do not want to carry the relationship further than the virtual one while others lie about their age or even worse their single status.

But still, women are more of the waiters than the ones who will ask the men to meet. They feel that this is kind of like getting the men to know they are interested, but they will not make the first move. This ratio rises when the women feel they are sexy or beautiful.

Don't Use Work ID in Personal Ad

Here is why I show you what happens to those that use their work email id as part of their personal ad.

Though this seems trivial and pretty much basic, and though this dating tip focuses on something that no one in their right mind will do, I felt I must state the obvious: when you create a personal ad, use your personal email id and not the one you use at work.

Why Not?

1. Your work will object. One of the main reasons for not doing this is that your job might (and most probably will) object. The email id you received from work has been given to you for professional and work-related purposes only. It resides on a server that belongs to the company and thus is also open to all those wish to read and scrutinize it. And if you are getting angry, remember: the work computer, email and everything you use belongs to the company and they have the right to check whether anyone is using their equipment for other purposes.


2. Privacy: When you use your work email id, not only will everyone else get to know who you are, but they will be able to locate you without any trouble. Do you really want all kinds of nasty men or women troubling you? Another thing to take into account is that your co-workers might stumble onto it and then ridicule you. Why should you even take that risk?

What will happen if I use it anyway?

If your job finds out, you will most probably get fired!

And that's exactly what happened to a young woman who used her work email in the personal ad she posted where she advertised that she was looking for someone to father a child with her. The location: the auditor's office in Thurston County. The young girl posted this personals on Craigslist and unfortunately for her, the County office found it.

What a Hot Personal Ad Can Do

How many times have you heard or read on the internet that if only you wrote a fantastic personal ad, you would get hundreds if not thousands of responses? Well. Someone did exactly that, and now not only did they get thousands of responses (though not exactly what they were looking for), but their personal ad was forwarded again and again by millions of people through their own email.

It all began when someone, (since until now – no one knows if this was fake or there really is a beautiful woman behind the ad) published a feature on Craigslist where she said that she because she was extra-ordinarily sensationally pretty and that she was only twenty-five, and that she was interested in receiving marriage proposals from only those men who earn more than half a million a year because she wishes to stay in the posh Central park West.

Then, someone who picked her post up from one of the blogs, replied back and called her request a bad investment deal. The man replied that since she was twenty-five and that since her beauty would start to falter with each year, while his ability to make money would only improve, her proposition was not sane if looked on in a business set of thinking.

Someone sent it to someone else and soon this exchange turned into a hot emailed item being sent again and again all through cyber space. What made this go around more than usual was the fact that it seemed legitimate because the man answering the girl's offer had replied using his own name: a manager from the investment house, JPMorgan Chase.

The said person denied that he was the sender but it just goes to show how you can gain popularity for your personal ad by writing an outrageous one.

Student Posts Racist Personal Ad

I have to say this upfront. I just picked this up from the web by using Google News and going to the following page:

http://feministing.com/archives/007753.html

But if it is true and this is not a fabrication, then I have to state that the personal is not only in bad taste, but also very racist. It is also odd that Feministing.com didn't see fit to mark that out as well!

But if it is true and this is not a fabrication, then I have to state that the personal is not only in bad taste, but also very racist. It is also odd that Feministing.com didn't see fit to mark that out as well!

Sure, Jessica (http://feministing.com/jessica.html) was quick to point out that the ad posted by a Harvard senior was "amazingly gross" but when I read her concluding comments, I couldn't believe it. Jesica states that the personal ad is "funny sad. But better"

Jessica, are you serious. Is that all you can come up with to say when coming across such a Racist ad? The ad is not just "fucking pathetic." What about the line right there at the end where it says, No Asian!

Or should I just not bother because you aren't into that stuff?

For those who have no idea what I am talking about here is the text of that personal ad:

My final club has a reunion this fall, and my relationship of two years ended disastrously earlier this summer. I have an invitation for myself plus one, and am willing to show you a great time. It is a private party, in an extremely classy setting. There is no real way to describe how ornate the club is, but I guarantee that it will be the most upscale experience of your life. Think back to your high school prom, take away the terrible music, and multiply the experience by ten. You must be white, 5′6″ - 5′9″, young, blonde, attractive, and intelligent. You must be in school, preferably Tufts or Wellesley but BU and BC are acceptable (definitely not MIT). You should be able to hold a conversation, know when to be quiet, and polite in all your behavior. I have seen unruly guests embarrass members before, and I hope this won't be a problem. This event is black-tie, and I am willing to procure an evening gown for you. I hate to sound so harsh, but I have expectations to live up to. No Asian, overweight, or unattractive women please. Ages 18-22 only.

How to Attract Chinese Women Using a Personal Ad

China has always been one of the main users of personal ads in order to find meaningful relationships, but the writing in them has changed through the years. Modesty is still a predominating factor but girls that read your personal ad are looking for some of these factors:

1) Do use modesty but hide certain factors that were once nonexistent in a Chinese personal ad such as wealth and education, but you have to do this tactfully. You could say something about your job without mentioning the actual salary or something about a car without actually stating it outright. You could say that one of your hobbies is going for long drives. (Get it?)

2) Mention that you have a degree but without condescending on those who do not. You could state that you began to like Jazz (for instance) when you had to listen to is as part of your Doctorate at the Indiana State University.

3) That leads to the third factor and this is sometimes very important to some Chinese girls and women: location. If you are anywhere in the United States or Europe then you have a really good chance of getting answers from the prettiest Chinese girls because most want to stretch their legs out of China.

4) State your nationality openly. Most Chinese women prefer Chinese and there is no point in keeping it secret. Even those girls who don't mind would get offended if you didn't state it out openly.

5) Honesty is another trait that is looked for in men by Chinese girls. So do write this down but please don't if you are not. If you can share something moderately intimate about yourself. Chinese girls like this.

6) Add a picture of yourself that complements you! Don't think that beauty is not important to the Chinese. It is. So find the picture where you look the best and use that only.

7) Tradition is also very important to most Chinese girls so write down a few sentences on how important tradition is to you. If you can, elaborate on what you think tradition is and why it is important to keep them.

8) Detail also your quest for self improvement and how you are faring in that subject. You do not have to be a guru, but Chinese girls like men who have a spiritual side to them.

Why Sexy Babes Use Personal Ads?

One of the main reasons that beautiful and luscious girls (such as the one in the picture) use a personal ad to find love and/or boyfriends is that even though they receive many hits and many requests from boys and men, they can delete those that do not interest them.

Beautiful women also sometimes suffer from a syndrome that makes them want to be noticed. Have you ever observed a dashing young woman walking down the street shaking her behind more than is necessary? Or have you noticed a young pretty girl swishing her hair about to catch attention? Exactly! By posting an attractive picture of themselves, they feel great when the boys go Ga Ga.

The feeling of opening their online dating account and then noticing that there are hundreds of interested men just begging for a chance, is so intoxicating that sometimes these women never really date. They go on switching snaps and pictures of and on just to entice more and more responses.

What Can You Do With Such a Personal Ad?

1. Call their bluff. Send them an email saying that you think they are ugly. Believe me when I say this: they will respond.



2. Instead of trying to get the attention of those beautiful girls that have posted enticing pictures in their personal ad, pick out the truly beautiful women that are not trying too much to get your attention.

In any case, mark the personal ad of a beautiful woman, and return off and on. You will not be disappointed.

Hot Personal Ad Profiles

You Can Find Beauitiful Personal :
It is very easy to find few of the many really hot girls that you could find all over the internet by looking at the personal ad sites. What I was amazed to find out is that the internet dating scene is no longer the abode of only those who cannot find dates regularly. (Like me!)

Attractive men (for all the girls out there – Not for ME!) and hot girls are also going online and signing up to the many different internet dating sites. Then, they create a personal ad and start browsing all the different profiles to find love.

Love!
So popular yet so difficult to find. I am sure that most of the wonderful and beautiful girls and boys that create a personal ad on any internet dating site do not really need it just to meet people. But, this allows them to hope that they can bypass the regular croons and crooks that assault them whenever they set foot out of the door. And what they really want, are seeking and also mention it in their different personal ads is love!

So, I also want to find love. Lets all pray that each one finds love (But, me first!)

Free Personal Ad Sites - Reviews

Why Should You Pay for Adding Your Personal Ad? Or, for that matter, why should you pay to look at the personal ads of others looking for love and relationships?

I understand that the dating sites need to earn money somehow, but why can't they advertize and take money that way? I'm sure that there are many sites that offer free services, and I intend to seek these out.

Return to this personal ad review site - I will sign up at each any every one of those dating sites and will review them for you.

I already have one that I am reviewing - so come back soon - I'll have that one up for you as well as how to use your personal ad to get love, dates or whatever else you wish.

Not About Personal Ad But About Personal Feelings

Today, I wanted to differ from writing about personal ads and how to use a well-writtne personal ad in order to meet the right women and men for you. Instead I want to discuss personal feelings – friendship and interaction between us all as human beings.

What is Friendship?
Friendship is like pissing your pants,
Everyone can see it, but only you feel its true warmth.

Friends (unlike someone you might meet through a personal ad) will not let you drink and subsequently take home ugly dating partners.

A Friend Praying for You
May the fleas of a thousand camels infest the crotch of the person who screws up your day and may their arms be too short to scratch!

(And especially for you women:)
A good friend is like a good bra (also like a good personal ad):
Hard to find
Supportive
Comfortable
Always lifts you up
Makes you look better
And always close to your heart.

I hope you did not mind by slight deviation from writing about the personal ad world and I promise to continue keepting to the topic of personal ads and less to other stuff, however amusing they might be.

Your personal ad friend. (Sorry, I just couldn't resist.)

Personal Ad Solution for You

Don't we all want to find a convenient site that incorporates personal ads full of colour and relevant details that will help us find dating partners?

I try and focus on the personal ad profiles of each of the many dating sites that are out there, but more than that I will try and post helpful tips and suggestions that we all can use to improve the manner our very own personal ad is perceived by those that look at it.

Why Create a Personal Ad?

Sure, you scorn at all those stories circulating out there that tell of this and that couple who met through this and that matchmaking service. Yes, I too sometimes find those hard to believe. But then, why did I create a personal ad?

• I haven't stopped going out and trying to meet women in other places, and you should do the same. Use your personal ad not as the only means of meeting singles, but as another method.
• Many men and women feel comfortable using dating services because it allows you to look at other people without they knowing. You get to find out who they are and how they look like, and this is very helpful.
• A personal ad is like a personal advertisement. If you make it sound interesting, you will get many responses. So, I like to change mine from time to time. Some times, the changes work, sometimes they suck – but its fun.
• Think of your entire online dating experience as a fun experience, and wallow in its sometimes funny twists. Do not take everything seriously, and if someone misunderstand you, just let go and try again with someone new.

I will not tell you where I have created my personal ad! This is not the point of this blog. Instead, I want to share my experiences and discoveries with you. I hope you like what you read!

Personal Ad for Gays

At Glimpse, the mission is to create an online community for people seeking new friendships and long-term relationships.

Glimpse’s most recent feature, “Your Matches,” delivers the latest gay Personal Ad and your most likely matches directly to a member’s inbox based on pre-determined preferences.

Some success stories:
“Do you believe in soul mates? I always thought that was in fairy tales, never in real life. I know I have met mine...Our romance started in the chat room. A friend of mine said I should check it out this new site,” stated Judy, one half of a recent Glimpsesuccess story. “Three days later I met a woman with the screen name of Xi219XX - we started talking about the weather. Now, I will forever remember our wedding day as the happiest day of my life.”
Plus, Glimpsehas everything members loved about gay11.com...and more: more ways to connect for dating and friendship, more control over your personal ad settings, NO annoying banners or pop-up ads, NO pornography, and no spam emails. Plus, the over 500,000 members of Glimpsestill enjoy all the same great features as before, including: easy detailed search to find exactly who you're looking for, onsite email, instant messaging, real-time chat, ‘Who’s Online’ ‘Hot Lists,’ and 24/7 LIVE, toll-free customer service.

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Personal Ad Company, MatchNet, Reports Results

MatchNet plc, one of the largest providers of personal ad worldwide, today reported results for the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2003. Revenues for third quarter 2003 were $9,274,089 compared to $8,725,666 in the second quarter 2003, an increase of 6%. The growth in revenue is attributed to a 6% increase in total personal ad subscribers, to 134,189 from 126,792 in the prior quarter. Marketing expenses decreased 20% to $3,749,805 compared to $4,670,528 in the prior quarter.

“We are pleased with our consistent track record, delivering MatchNet’s fifth consecutive quarter of revenue growth, stated Joe Shapira, MatchNet’s chairman and chief executive officer. “At the same time we’ve improved marketing efficiencies and lowered the cost of personal ad acquisition, allowing us to reduce our overall marketing expenditures.”

Operating expenses were $6,745,050, or 73% of revenues compared to 3,668,234, or 42% of revenues in the prior quarter. This increase is primarily a result of one time, non-cash charges of $1,780,331 taken during Q3 2003. Net loss for the third quarter 2003 was ($2,531,456), compared to net loss of ($611,560) in the prior quarter, primarily due to the one-time charges discussed above.

“The financial results reflect MatchNet’s strategy to invest heavily in building market share while maintaining a break-even range on a cash flow basis,” continued Shapira. For the nine months ending September 30, 2003, total revenues were $25,361,188, an increase of 124%, compared to $11,304,095 for the nine month 2002 period. Marketing expenses increased to $11,980,065 in the 2003 nine month period compared to $2,635,280 in the 2002 period, an increase of 355%. Operating expenses declined as a percentage of revenues to $13,511,788, or 53% of revenues for the 2003 nine month period, compared to $6,312,709, or 56% of revenues in the same period last year. Net loss was ($3,925,329) for the 2003 nine month period1, compared with net income of $1,390,542 in the same period last year.

Outlook: Management estimates 4th quarter 2003 revenues will grow 25-35% over Q3, to between $11.5 and $12.5 million for the quarter. We estimate revenue for fiscal year 2003 will be in the $37 to $38 million range. Net loss for the 2003 nine month period includes depreciation and amortisation charges of $1,201,033, a $590,839 one time amortization charge related to a change in accounting policy regarding the capitalisation of Bounty Costs, and other one time charges of $1,780,331 during the third quarter 2003.

MatchNet plc is one of the world’s largest providers of online personal ad services and its network includes AmericanSingles.com, FaceLink.com, MatchNet.de, MatchNet.co.uk, and MatchNet.com.au. In addition, the Company operates JDate.com & JDate.co.il, the dominant Jewish personal ad services worldwide; Glimpse.com, an online personal ad community for relationship-minded gay men and women; and CollegeLuv.com, an online destination for the college-age demographic.

Use a Personal Ad to Find Love

Are you lonely? Feeling Sad?

Now is the time to take action and get up and do something about it!

I know this can be a daunting taks and that is why I have created a blog where will be posting tips for creating an attractive personal ad to interest other singles. But I will not be stopping there because you need more than just a beautifully crafte personal ad!

Read my list of tips and features that will improve your chances of finding a date online by learning how to select out of the many endless personal ads that clutter online dating sites.

How to Find a Popular Dating Service?

To give you a tinge of what I will be posting – here are some practical tips and suggestions for finding a dating service that suits you and your needs:

1. Before even entering a site, create a list of at least ten dating services and begin from the well known ones such as Yahoo Personals, AmericanSingles.com. Match.com and a few others. Use the search engines to find some more.


2. Once you have a list, go to the search engine you used (such as Google, Yahoo or MSN) and write down the name of the dating service. (eg: write "Yahoo Personals").


3. Write down the results of all the dating services and compare them. The most popular site is the one which has the most number of pages turning up in the search. Note: Use the exact URL (like "americansingles.com" and not "American singles")

Find these tips helpful?

Come to Personal Ad and read more!

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A Personal Ad for College Singles

CollegeLuv Launches With One Of The Largest Selections Of Members, State-Of-The-Art Search, Interactive Features for Personals Ads For College Students

MatchNet, one of the largest worldwide providers of personal ads, today announced the launch of CollegeLuv.com, a dynamic and interactive new dating site designed specifically for today"s college student.

CollegeLuv"s state-of-the-art search system allows its over 500,000 members to search and find eligible singles by school name, major emphasis of study, city, zip code, or area code. Looking for a Science major from Cal Tech or MIT? How about an English major from Michigan? No problem. Just type in the details and you"re on your way to finding their personal ad.

“With nearly all students (96%) online, MatchNet has secured one of the most important segments of the personal ads market,” stated Joe Shapira, MatchNet"s Chairman and CEO. “CollegeLuv.com launches with possibly the largest selection of members; search and features specifically designed for today"s college student; and an easy and efficient user interface, making CollegeLuv.com one of the best personal ads sites for this demographic.”

42% of college students primarily use the Internet to communicate socially. As a result, CollegeLuv.com features an array of interactive tools including “Who"s Online,” chat, instant messaging, “Send To A Friend” “Teases”, “Hot Lists,” and email alerts. In addition, CollegeLuv.com launches with MatchNet"s newly-developed on site email system. CollegeLuv"s internal mail system is anonymous and secure, allowing members to keep their personal email address confidential until they"re ready to share it. CollegeLuv email helps members keep track of mail sent and received and lets them compose drafts to mail at a later time.

New members can take advantage of CollegeLuv"s special launch rate of $9.95 and begin emailing and instant messaging other singles right away. Connect with other students through their personal ads, find a study partner, a date, or possibly true love for less money than going to this weekend"s game, or out to a bar. Posting a profile and a personal ad is free. CollegeLuv.com makes it easy for members to meet all kinds of people without stepping a foot off campus. Visit Collegeluv.com for more information.

Nearly Naked Online Personal Ad

It's not unusual for Rhett Davis to wear a cowboy hat, sunglasses and cowboy boots. But when residents of this tiny town saw Davis in an ad posted on americansingles.com, they were amazed that he wasn't wearing anything else.

Davis, 45, is a lonesome cowboy. He also happens to be the police chief in this 700-person town in the Siskiyou Mountains southwest of Roseburg. No one is saying who found Davis' ad first, but within two days of its posting last week, it was all over town. Someone pinned the photo of the scantily clad chief --with the hat strategically placed on the community bulletin board at the town grocery. People handed copies of it to their neighbors and friends. Others sent it via e-mail to chains of people.

Davis, who intended only females seeking males in the 45-year-old age category to see the photo, quickly pulled it off the Web site. "That's nobody's business," he said, dressed in a dark blue patrol uniform Thursday. Besides, he said, he was wearing a swimsuit behind the cowboy hat. "I was a little self-conscious," he said of the bikini-style swimsuit. "They don't cover anything." So he used the hat for coverage.

Davis said he regrets using the photo, but it was the only one he had showing his athletic body. After all, his ad tells women not only that he's romantic and a bit of a dreamer, but, "I have a wild side, I am not shy and I can surprise you."

He just didn't expect to be the one surprised by his own photo. In Powers, Davis is the only full-time police officer and is both beloved and reviled. He gets high marks for helping start a program that pairs kids from low-income and broken homes with horses. But others complain that Davis has not done a good job of protecting Powers.

Susan Hempel admits to having e-mailed the photo around. She did it, she said, to draw attention to the town's lack of law enforcement. "We barely have coverage," she said, referring to the symbolism of the photo.

The police chief's image quickly went from the town bulletin board to Powers Mayor Jean LeCuyer, who gave it to the city manager, Davis' boss. LeCuyer said she was disappointed with his choice of photos but acknowledged that the online ad was Davis' personal business. "It was poor judgment," LeCuyer said, "but it has no effect on his job."