{"id":2173,"date":"2013-05-03T16:55:29","date_gmt":"2013-05-03T16:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?2173"},"modified":"2013-05-03T16:55:29","modified_gmt":"2013-05-03T16:55:29","slug":"do-you-need-to-update-your-online-dating-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/do-you-need-to-update-your-online-dating-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you need to update your online dating profile?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Putting in the effort to create an interesting and exciting online dating profile can pay off in the long run, as it may make people far more likely to contact you in search of a date.<\/p>\n<p>Glamour magazine has published a series of hints and tips for those who want to refresh their page on a dating site, noting there are several signs that can give away just how long you have been looking for love.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, if your profile still pledges support to Barack Obama in his election campaign or features photographs of you with a different colour of hair, it has probably been too long since you edited it.<\/p>\n<p>It is also important to have details such as job titles up to date, as it can sound strange if you claim to have been in work for years but your profile maintains you are still at university.<\/p>\n<p>There is nothing wrong with being on a dating site for months or even years, but there is no need to tell everybody.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801581462-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=801581462\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It can pay to refresh your online dating profile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4519,"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":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Do you need to update your online dating profile? - Forces Penpals GB<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/do-you-need-to-update-your-online-dating-profile\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Do you need to update your online dating profile? - Forces Penpals GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"It can pay to refresh your online dating profile.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/do-you-need-to-update-your-online-dating-profile\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Forces Penpals GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-05-03T16:55:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Forces Penpals\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Forces Penpals\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/do-you-need-to-update-your-online-dating-profile\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/do-you-need-to-update-your-online-dating-profile\/\",\"name\":\"Do you need to update your online dating profile? - Forces Penpals GB\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2013-05-03T16:55:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-05-03T16:55:29+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/do-you-need-to-update-your-online-dating-profile\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/do-you-need-to-update-your-online-dating-profile\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/do-you-need-to-update-your-online-dating-profile\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Do you need to update your online dating profile?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/\",\"name\":\"Forces Penpals GB\",\"description\":\"armed forces penpals, military dating and support for military personnel\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c\",\"name\":\"Forces Penpals\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Forces Penpals\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.forcespenpals.co.uk\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/author\/news\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Do you need to update your online dating profile? - Forces Penpals GB","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/do-you-need-to-update-your-online-dating-profile\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Do you need to update your online dating profile? - Forces Penpals GB","og_description":"It can pay to refresh your online dating profile.","og_url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/do-you-need-to-update-your-online-dating-profile\/","og_site_name":"Forces Penpals GB","article_published_time":"2013-05-03T16:55:29+00:00","author":"Forces Penpals","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Forces Penpals","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/do-you-need-to-update-your-online-dating-profile\/","url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/do-you-need-to-update-your-online-dating-profile\/","name":"Do you need to update your online dating profile? - Forces Penpals GB","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website"},"datePublished":"2013-05-03T16:55:29+00:00","dateModified":"2013-05-03T16:55:29+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/do-you-need-to-update-your-online-dating-profile\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/do-you-need-to-update-your-online-dating-profile\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/do-you-need-to-update-your-online-dating-profile\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Do you need to update your online dating profile?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#website","url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/","name":"Forces Penpals GB","description":"armed forces penpals, military dating and support for military personnel","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/838421ba314559f45d1a97df988b553c","name":"Forces Penpals","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/94195f264eb586a9ecca2ce040bacb9c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Forces Penpals"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.forcespenpals.co.uk"],"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/author\/news\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2131,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/are-you-embarrassed-by-friends-seeing-your-online-dating-profile\/","url_meta":{"origin":2173,"position":0},"title":"Are you embarrassed by friends seeing your online dating profile?","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"April 12, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Online daters do not like people they know finding their profile.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Armed forces dating&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Armed forces dating","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/armed-forces-dating\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2600,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/men-respond-to-worst-online-dating-profile-ever\/","url_meta":{"origin":2173,"position":1},"title":"Men respond to &#8216;worst online dating profile ever&#8217;","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"January 10, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Even a terrible profile can still attract prospective partners.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Armed forces dating&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Armed forces dating","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/armed-forces-dating\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2237,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/subjects-to-talk-about-on-your-online-dating-profile\/","url_meta":{"origin":2173,"position":2},"title":"Subjects to talk about on your online dating profile","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"June 7, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"There are certain issues that are sure to impress online daters.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Armed forces dating&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Armed forces dating","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/armed-forces-dating\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1414,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/people-should-spend-time-on-online-dating-profile\/","url_meta":{"origin":2173,"position":3},"title":"People should &#8216;spend time on online dating profile&#8217;","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"March 1, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"People looking for love should not rush their online dating profile.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Armed forces dating&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Armed forces dating","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/armed-forces-dating\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":231,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/ask-friends-for-help-with-online-dating-profile\/","url_meta":{"origin":2173,"position":4},"title":"Ask friends for help with online dating profile","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"April 12, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Setting up an online dating profile? Ask your friends for some help.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Armed forces dating&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Armed forces dating","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/armed-forces-dating\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2654,"url":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/online-dating-profile-should-be-how-you-self-identify\/","url_meta":{"origin":2173,"position":5},"title":"Online dating profile &#8216;should be how you self-identify&#8217;","author":"Forces Penpals","date":"February 11, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"People should not be afraid to share their views in an online dating profile.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Armed forces dating&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Armed forces dating","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/category\/armed-forces-dating\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"comment_count":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2173"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2173"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2173\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4519"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}