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All User Thoughts The Beauty of Kindness Aug 18, 2010 My last article dealt with the various aspects of romantic love. However, value comes in many forms and so does the emotional payment, love. Acts of kindness are pleasant in many aspects and many of the world's... Love is... Jun 01, 2010 My answer is that love is... Contemplation. Many would tell you that love is something beautiful and powerful. They might tell you that it is inexplicable and entirely irrational. They would be right on some... What is it going to take to get the planet back on course? May 19, 2010 The problem really is crime, isn't it? It doesn't matter whether it's legal crime, as committed by government agents, or whether it's crimes committed by communal garden scumbags. Before we can enjoy the truly peaceful... Starving Artists - Making Money from your Creativity May 07, 2010 There are different forms of intelligence. Creativity and artistic abilities are excellent indicators of intelligence. But earning a living as an artist is difficult, especially given today's economic issues worldwide... I Yam What I Yam Apr 23, 2010 Who I am ain't nothing of what I am. Who I am, is who you see. Who you see isn't anything of what is me. I am me because I choose to be I am me Because I choose to be. I be the best of what I can be. You don't... Too Good to Be True Apr 13, 2010 For too long, our society has been tainted by this adage... this taboo of good things. Why, oh why, is this? A product of our psyche? A product of shared cultural values? Or, is it really undeniably true? We see a... Our Mother Apr 11, 2010 Our mother... the dawn of man Our mother Climb my eye upon her many breasts. Succulent are her up most tops. White mothers milk, Which gives us life, Pouring upon her belly we graze upon. Her bottom lips,... BDSM in Second Life Apr 02, 2010 When I first joined Second Life (SL), I was like most noobies and started searching different places using the search tool within the browser. I stated finding things that were more than dance clubs and places to live.... Our Most Dangerous Pandemic Mar 29, 2010 Every act of communication - or non-communication - is a choice of influence. The essayist is confronted with a peculiar difficulty: he will have time to consider how he wants to influence others - which means, how he... Sci-Fi Fantasies Mar 25, 2010 I've been a lifelong artist and these days, most of my work is inspired by roleplay characters, sci-fi or fantasy novels and films, and my love of Star Wars . My dream is to become a science fiction/fantasy illustrator.... 
All Second Life Intellectual Group Discussions The definition of integrity Sep 10, 2010 Can a person strive to be something that he doesn't understand? Take integrity: are you a person of integrity? If so, how do you know? Is integrity always associated with virtue, or is integrity amoral? Does the code of... The pursuit of happiness Sep 09, 2010 Ayn Rand said in Atlas Shrugged : "Happiness is the successful state of life, pain is an agent of death. Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one’s values. A morality that... What men are made of - 'ifs' Sep 08, 2010 Robert LeFevre is said "If men are good, you don't need government; if men are evil or ambivalent, you don't dare have one." What is it that makes a good man? What are the aspirations of a good man? Does Rudyard Kipling... Buying and selling sex Sep 07, 2010 Sex sells. Every advertiser knows this. As human beings, it's a natural desire. There is nothing inherently wrong with sex as it leads to the continuation of humanity. Sex can allow someone without other skills to earn... Government charity and welfare Sep 06, 2010 H.L. Mencken once wrote "Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under." This is an amazing story about Davy Crockett and how he learned what it means to uphold your principles. Why are charity and war... The war against boys Sep 05, 2010 Christina Hoff Sommers wrote in her book The War Against Boys: How Misguided Feminism Is Harming Our Young Men that "it's a bad time to be a boy." Certainly, government curriculums in schools is misguided and flawed.... Starving cancer with food Sep 04, 2010 Cancer. I hate this disease. My sister was diagnosed with it at about age 5. She, along with my mother, father, and I, spent the next 16 years in and out of hospitals getting treatments that, arguably, were sometimes... Big Brother is watching you Sep 03, 2010 The statist argument is always the same: "If you have nothing to hide, why do you care?" The government can attach a GPS device to your car and monitor your movements, and it's perfectly legal. And now they can x-ray... America's lights are going out Sep 02, 2010 Atlas Shrugged was not intended to be an instruction manual. Ayn Rand talked through Francisco d'Anconia about what it took to kill the motor of the world: "He stepped to the window and pointed to the skyscrapers of... Thorium - energy's silver bullet Sep 01, 2010 Nuclear energy was discovered in the context of war (specifically World War II). In the 1950s, the US Air Force tried to come up with an idea of putting a nuclear reactor on an airplane to keep it running. They...
New to online dating? Trying to find the man or woman of your dreams through the virtual world? As in any relationship, proper communication is crucial. You need to have a good personal ad or dating profile that doesn't just embellish on platitudes. Neglecting the appropriate thought and effort in anything, especially when communicating who you are, will seriously hamper the connections you make. Some people don't believe me when I tell them that most problems with not enough responses to your ad can be fixed just by writing a better ad. And then I often take them, real-time, to an online dating site. I randomly start reading out profiles, and they cannot believe that so many people write such terrible ads! Maybe it is this overvalued notion of spontaneity, of writing whatever comes to your mind, letting it flow, being you - which leads you to write gibberish in your ads. Say goodbye to any success in online dating with that, especially at Braincrave where your mind is what people are so interested in. Think what would happen if NASA engineers became spontaneous. So stop your dating shuttle from crashing and read these examples of common mistakes in dating profiles. Have a laugh, but be careful, your own profile may have bugs too! (All examples are real.) ..."I am a funny, witty person...." Funny and witty people never write that directly. Instead of saying this, add a touch of humor to your profile. ..."I was just bored, so wrote my profile here..." A negative attitude. Instead, say, "I am new to this..." ..."I am an Honest, Spontaneous, Creative, Intelligent (..other personal adjectives) ...person." Very few people think they are not, so this is very subjective (similar to 80% of people believing that they have an IQ above average!). Even if true, it is redundant information at best. Avoid using personal adjectives in your ad or profile. Define yourself concretely - better to say I am a guitar player in a band or I write novels or I am a practicing doctor than I am creative or intelligent. Also, what's with all the proper-cased words? We always suggest checking grammar rules when proof-reading your profile, such as capitalization. Of course, we also suggest checking your spelling, or at least getting a web browser or other browser add-on that highlights spelling errors. ..."I want a guy who can make me laugh..." I'm convinced that 90% of women's profiles say this. Comes across as negative - you sound slightly depressed if you need someone just to make you laugh. There's plenty of stuff on TV to make you laugh (unless you watch the news, which is always depressing), and you are not looking for a joker, you are looking for a boyfriend, a mate... remember? ..."I like dark haired men, but if you are blond and good-looking, write me anyway, maybe you can change my mind...." Turn-off to blond men. Make up your mind, if you are looking for only dark haired men, just say that. Don't play both sides of the coin; it generally backfires. Better not to say anything if you are not sure. ..."I like taking walks by the ocean, or watching TV, or going camping with my friends..." Unimportant details. Most people like these things, and these are hardly important details in finding a partner (it is unlikely you won't like going out with someone just because they don't like walking the beach or watching TV with you). Your hobbies are where you put these traits. ..."I am sexy, flirtatious,... I like kisses on my back, full body massages from my boyfriend/girlfriend..." Generally speaking, keep the sexual innuendos out. You will have plenty of time to exchange many raunchy e-mails if you are addicted to writing sexual stuff... but in the first impression, keep it out. Think about it this way - would you say this to a guy or a girl in a bar who you meet for the first time? (Wait - maybe we shouldn't ask that.) If not, then don't say it in your ad either. ..."I am looking for a REAL man/woman, with all the letters of REAL..." Unless you're into faking reality, everyone is real. Basically, it sounds like you have had some bad experiences in relationships, but that's over now. Come with a positive attitude to online dating, and just meet the people. Then when you e-mail them and meet them in person, you can decide if they are real or not. No one looks for the unreal. (Well, maybe they do in politicians, but not when it comes to lovers.) See our promotion at Ladies - Receive Tips and Upgrade Your Online Dating Profile... for Free . Got other writing tips? Forward them to articles@braincrave.com E-mail and tell them so! And also make sure to  it!Views: 106 Sanctions: 15 (based on 3 awards) Advertisement: 
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I want a guy who can make me laugh... 