New year….new Match.com profile:
My first profile (which I kept below) was written on Match a few months before I had gone on any Match.com dates. I'm very thankful for the ability that dates have to get to know yourself and what you want. If there's one thing I'm sure of, it's that you have to know what you're looking for before you can find it.
I realized my profile highlighted my independence and love for business as opposed to my desire to find love and start a family. I said I wasn't looking for someone to label as a boyfriend after a couple dates. What I meant was I'm looking for much more than someone to take me out to dinner on Friday evenings. That's easy for all of us to find offline.
I would love to settle down and get married in the near future. I chose to start my own business because I had thoughts of the future in mind. I wanted to make a living and be able to work from home when I start a family, which my job allows me to do.
I'm definitely not looking to "fill a role" and simply find a man who also wants to be a husband and start a family soon. Love comes first and remains as the foundation for everything else.
One more thing I learned about myself after a few Match.com dates: I was born and raised in Los Angeles, so naturally many things about my everyday life may seem "very LA"… whether it's the designers in my wardrobe, the make of my car or where I work out. It's what I was raised with but not what I'm tied down to. I would absolutely be willing to move out of Los Angeles with the right person.
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My old profile:
What got me on here? I think often times people are distracted by physical attraction and don't pay enough attention to compatibility or life stages. What intrigues me about meeting someone online is that no matter how attractive I may find someone, if we're two completely different people with different interests and/or life goals, a first date isn't even worth it.
That being said, I'm not a judgmental person. If anything, I think sometimes it's the other way around before people meet me. Just to lay everything out on the table - I started working full time before I graduated college. I come from an Ivy League family, but I didn't graduate. I'm not proud of not having a degree, but I am proud of the company I started over four years ago that I want to run for the rest of my life.
I'm not looking to label someone as my "boyfriend" after a few dates. I'd love to meet a partner. A best friend. I usually connect best with men who are at least five years older than I am (no daddy issues - I promise!!!) simply because I'm not your average 25 year old who is still trying to figure out what I want in life.
I can't think of the last time I was upset. Think of the nerdy best friend in the stereotypical chick flick who is always on the phone giving one of her friends an uplifting pep talk - that's me.
I'm a foodie. I love to travel. I find cooking therapeutic and I love to bake. I almost went to culinary school as a hobby. I take pictures of everything. I don't think there is anything cheesier than a networking event. If I had to describe myself in one word it would be "aesthetic." If I wasn't doing what I do now, I would be a venture capitalist or an interior designer. I think people who write three paragraph reviews of their Amazon purchases are insane, but I adore them for it. I'm working on letting go of being a perfectionist. I have no problem working for the things I want. I have a small family that I'm very close with. What else? I can't wait to meet you:)
