Dallas Dating

A single, 30-something woman revealing the outrageous, unique, and romantic do's and don'ts encountered while dating men in Dallas and browsing their dating profiles. (Faces and names blurred for privacy.)

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Everybody says they're a unique snowflake. Well, I'm a mother f'n unicorn!

A Dallas guy's dating profile bio on Tinder

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A guy holding a glass of wine in a garden is a nice mental break from the hunting, fishing, shooting, and gang signs I see in so many other men's dating profile photos. He's even wearing pastels and an Original Penguin shirt. Looks very respectable, if that's what you're looking for. 

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Saw this in a guy's bio: "Papa bear seeking a mama with some cubs." That's a cute way for a guy to say he has kids and is looking for a female with her own kids.

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Dorky white boy was throwing another fake gang sign in his second photo, taken oddly in his bedroom. His bed set looks too nice for a gangster.

Make your bed before posting it on the Internet.

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Now accepting applications for a date to my sister's wedding.

A Dallas guy's dating profile bio on Tinder

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I see way too many white Dallas men throwing pseudo-gang signs in their dating profile photos. This one was weird because the guy looked extra dorky and is standing in front of a helicopter, and it is almost offensive because he's standing next to an actual black guy, who is NOT throwing a gang sign.

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The boat guy's third photo also wasn't much better. He had one of the worst photo lineups I've seen in a while!

More drinking

More gang signs

More people in his photo. If they're hotter than you, it only makes me wonder if they might be single instead 

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The guy from the group boat photo's second profile photo didn't get any better!

another hot girl in bikini

excessive drinking

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So many things wrong with this guy's dating profile photo! All of the following are violations of a good dating profile pic:

Group photo, can't tell which guy is THE GUY

Lots of hot girls in bikinis

Your arms around hot girls

Gang sign, or even half of a gang sign

Leading with a photo that commits more than one offense

And I bet the girls pictured never expected to end up on this dude's dating profile.

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"But That's My Ex from Another City"

I found one Dallas guy whose bio says he just moved here, but in 4 out of 5 of his dating profile photos he is with the same girl and has his arm around her in most of them. Even if she is your ex-girlfriend in another city, you need to show new girls you've moved on not just physically, but mentally, too. Get some photos without your ex-girlfriend in them!

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This guy's profile photo stood out for it's unique composition. Only problem is it looks like he is reflected in another female's sunglasses, and any dating profile photo with another female in it makes me less interested in the guy. (face blurred for privacy)

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If I ever get a dog, I'm going to teach him how to fetch useful things like TV remotes, iPhones, and men who love red wine.

One of my single female friends in Dallas

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A profile photo like this shows you like to travel outdoors, but I can't even tell which person is the guy whose profile this belonged to.

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Finally, a guy with a dating profile photo on a boat/lake, where he doesn't look drunk, douchey, and isn't surrounded by other hot girls in bikinis. Subtle tattoo peek, too. Well done.

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In the Tinder dating app, this drinking game idea was one guy's entire bio. Not what I would recommend for a bio, but it sounds like a fun game!

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At first, this dating profile photo caught my eye because it's obvious the guy is being interviewed on TV, so I immediately tried to figure out what he is being interviewed for. I deciphered the subtitle and thought, "Oh, he's an attorney talking about school zone danger." Then I read his name and looked at his face and realized he's an attorney I met at a networking event and helped me with some business years ago! What an odd way to run into your old attorney! LOL (face and name blurred for privacy)

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Famous? Just use your Wikipedia profile as your dating bio

It's true, there is a man in Dallas that came up in my Tinder feed whose bio is a link and copy of the text from his Wikipedia bio. I know from experience with a business client that you can't create a Wikipedia page unless you are famous enough to have multiple other website sources writing about you.

It also turns out that I met this guy in person a year ago. He was a friend of a guy I was dating at that time, so I know he is indeed rich and well-known in Dallas. But still, why would you use your Wikipedia page as your dating bio? Borderline douchey.