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Examples of Good Male Dating Profiles. Over the past week, I have been scouring through tons of Male Plenty of Fish online profiles.

I understand that there’s a time to give and be loving and understanding. I laugh often and am very optimistic. I think my smile is contagious I have young children, ages 8 and 1. I simply love. My 1.

I have the intellect of an 1. My 8 year old is fun too but is the complete opposite of the other. I am a lifetime student and I have 2 undergrad degrees, one graduate, and I’m working on my MBA now. I tell myself I will stop after this one. I guess I just like the challenge In my free time I spend lots of time with my children (they don’t live with me, but they live very close by), play the piano and drums, exercise daily, mountain bike, ride jet skis and 4 wheelers in the summer and snowboard in the winter.

I always try to keep busy doing something. Oh and I LOVE to cook. I enjoy helping others more than anything else.

I would put everything I’m doing on hold if someone I know needed help with anything at all. I love to travel (the Caribbean being my favorite) and while my immediate family all live here, I have family on the east coast, west coast, and in Southern France. I visit them all as often as possible. I am incredibly honest and trustworthy. I would expect my match to have the same qualities. That is extremely important. I have a great, maybe sarcastic, sense of humor (some would say disturbing).

My humor is along the lines of Simpsons, Reno 9. Chevy Chase, Naked Gun, Seinfeld, stuff like that. By the way, this guy is 5’6 and had about 4. Plentyof. Fish profile. Wait, no, that was a movie! I would describe myself as stable in my career and goal- oriented. I enjoy making people laugh.

I am intelligent and can carry on meaningful conversations. I care about other people’s feelings. When I’m with someone special I like being spontaneous, adventurous, romantic, surprising them with little gestures, sensual, playful, and basically having that type of fun you see two people who just met in the movies having! Someone to laugh with, hang out with, be spontaneous with, and have fun with! I’m looking for someone who has similar qualities and desires someone who they can connect with . I feel there has to be mutual physical attraction for there to be good chemistry between two people.

So being fit and having good looks are important, as well as sensuality and affection. Having some similar interests helps–some things I enjoy are fine dining, walking at the beach at night, going dancing, watching movies including foreign films, travelling, going snowboarding, going on day trips to local attractions, having romantic nights at home, cuddling, and basically having a blast together.

Writing Effective Headlines    Apply the following rules when writing headlines. The best way to write a good headline is to keep it simple and direct. Be clever only when being clever is called for. Puns are good, but only on “punny” stories. They do not include “headlinese.” As with any good writing, good headlines are driven by good verbs.

Most headline words appear in lower- case letters. Do not capitalize every word.

Use your best judgment.). Number, please: Numbers often go against AP style in headlines.

For example, you may start a sentence with a number and, even though that number is below 1. Fill each line of the head within two units of the letter “x” in lower case. Do not have one line of a multi- line head too short. Exceptions can be made on some headlines with narrow specifications (such as one- column heds). Note: The two- “x” rule for this class and the Kansan; it is not a rule that is universally followed.

Some publications allow greater leeway; most do not, some requiring you to come even closer. Nevertheless, the two- “x” rule is a good one to follow.).

Example: Lincoln, Douglas to debateat new KU Dole Centerxxx (not acceptable — almost 3 x's short). The colon can be used, sparingly, for introducing both a direct quote and a paraphrase. The semi- colon is better for the “but.” Even better is to use the word “but.”). Examples. Lincoln offers compromise, Davis declines (awkward).

Don't use a hyphen at the end of a line. With few exceptions, any semi- colon should only be used at the end of a line in a multi- line headline. In Example #4, the use of the semicolon before “Starr” is too close to the end of the line. In Example #5, there's a bad break, but there's also just too much punctuation going on. Use as little punctuation as possible in headlines. The word “probe” in Example #6 obviously is not an appropriate choice given the nature of the story being covered. Avoid splitting verb pieces between lines and ending lines with prepositions.

It can be used, but in most cases should be avoided. If an “is” or “was” or “to be” is absolutely necessary for clarity, use it. The same is true for abbreviations. OK in narrow multi- line heads. Example (good). Lincoln- Douglasdebate todayon K.

C. If you have any doubts, ask. Everyone would know that “K. C.” is Kansas City, Mo., or the Kansas City metro area in the above example. If it were Kansas City, Kan., you. For example, “NFL” would be OK; “LCC” for Lawrence City Commission would not be. When in doubt, spell it out.

Try to stay as “normal” as possible. A good headline captures the essence of the story without pillaging — and, therefore, dulling — the writer's punch. Keep it simple and direct.

Avoid the use of the articles a, an and the unless they are needed for clarity. Street sales for the newspaper were extraordinary that day; the edition sold out in a remarkably short time. Read the head and you.

Makes Offer. To Screw Co. Stockholders. ? An old trick to see if a headline “sings” is to apply the what's called the “doo- dah” rule. Conflicts In Dating. After each line of the headline, simply say “doo- dah” to see if it “sings” (sounds good to the ear). Example: City's singers “doo- dah”in good tune “doo- dah”It's that easy — try it!