{"id":1389,"date":"2012-02-17T11:59:43","date_gmt":"2012-02-17T11:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1389"},"modified":"2012-02-17T11:59:43","modified_gmt":"2012-02-17T11:59:43","slug":"username-all-important-when-online-dating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/username-all-important-when-online-dating\/","title":{"rendered":"Username ‘all important’ when online dating"},"content":{"rendered":"
People searching for love online wanting to give themselves every chance of finding a suitable match may wish to start by adopting a sensible username.<\/p>\n
Opting for a funny, quirky or overly-descriptive moniker could put people off straight away – even before they have browsed a person's profile or taken a closer look at their photograph.<\/p>\n
A simple and inoffensive username is unlikely to deter other users, while those who are after a serious relationship may be dismayed by tags suggesting people are using the service just for a bit of fun.<\/p>\n
Indeed, Andrea Bartz and Brenna Ehrlich, authors of the blog Stuff Hipsters Hate and the book Stuff Hipsters Hate: A Field Guide to the Passionate Opinions of the Indifferent, have noted choosing a silly name is one of the actions online daters would be wise to avoid, CNN reports.<\/p>\n
The pair pointed to a recent German study that suggested those with less desirable names are less likely to locate a prospective partner via the web, recommending: "Pick a simple username, write an honest profile and pray to the good god Eros for better luck next year."<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
People should refrain from using silly names when looking for love online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n