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April 11, 2014
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How to Bring the Romance into Online Dating Messages: Poetic Tricks for the Digital Age

Hali/ Leave a Comment/ 1716474

Correct us if we’re wrong, but as far as we know, zero great literary and cinematic love stories ever began with the phrase, “wut r u up 2 2nite?”.

Alas as the age of digital love prevails further by the second, it is your job, dear daters, to find fresh ways to incorporate romance into new relationships.

Don’t stress just yet. After all, unlike to picking up someone at a bar, online dating provides loads of opportunities for written expression and correspondence between potential soul mates. To sum it up, a few tricks from poetry 101 is all it takes to turn your profile and messages into a starry-eyed love story in the making.

THE POETRY TRICK: Get descriptive.

Of course a person is more than how they look in their profile picture. But when you come across someone who’s too super-cute to resist saying something, go beyond the “great smile” or “nice eyes” comments. Instead, pull out the old thesaurus to add a unique, and personal adjective to your compliment. It’s so much sexier!

Poetry in Motion:
Before: You have nice eyes.
After: I’d like to know what’s behind those thoughtful deep gray eyes.

THE POETRY TRICK: Use analogies and metaphors.

For your own profile or when messaging someone new, analogies and metaphors are great tools for avoiding generic sounding statements and creating a more exciting, robust (and romantic) online persona.

Poetry in Motion:
Before: I love sports.
After: Sports rev me up like triple espresso after a red eye flight.

THE POETRY TRICK: Paint a picture.

Pick up your paintbrush (a virtual one, silly!). This trick entails creating a vision of the future shared between you and potential dates. Notice you both like working out? Going to concerts? Instead of simply calling out similar interests, talk about how you are hoping to enjoy them together.

Poetry in Motion:
Before: I see we both like cooking.
After: Lets have a cook-off. My spicy Latin flavors vs. your indulgent desserts.

Note: While we definitely recommend trying these tricks in your upcoming dating endeavors, we definitely do not recommend writing a full-blown poem to anyone you haven’t yet met. There’s a line between dreamy and creepy, so please don’t cross it! Unless of course you’re hoping for a trip straight to the Mismatch folder…

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Written by Hali

Contributing Editor at Mesh Labs Inc.

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