{"id":232,"date":"2010-04-13T13:48:41","date_gmt":"2010-04-13T13:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?232"},"modified":"2010-04-13T13:48:41","modified_gmt":"2010-04-13T13:48:41","slug":"online-dating-photos-a-critical-part-of-the-profile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/online-dating-photos-a-critical-part-of-the-profile\/","title":{"rendered":"Online dating photos &#8216;a critical part of the profile&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Single soldiers who are thinking about updating their online dating profile should make sure they choose the right display picture, as one expert has described this decision as &quot;critical&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Sree Sreenivasan, writing for DNAinfo.com, says: &quot;Never before has so much been determined by a photo the size of your thumbnail.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>He states that the picture you select can have a massive impact on a potential partner&rsquo;s perceptions and go so far as to influence how they engage with you.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;You have to give people a reason not to ignore you. And having a goofy or unclear or confusing profile photo is a way to guarantee you&rsquo;ll be ignored,&quot; Mr Sreenivasan adds.<\/p>\n<p>He advises no wigs, sunglasses or hats and no digital enhancing of photographs. <\/p>\n<p>Dr Terri Orburch, also known as the Love Doctor, recently advised that single soldiers would be wise to take into account that first impressions definitely do matter.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Simon Williams<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-19717777-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=19717777\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Single soldiers &ndash; make sure you get your profile picture right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6460,"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 - 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