Wouldn't you call this misleading? I was reading an article (link below) about whether or not you should include a picture of your kids in your online dating profile and came across this part that kind of bothered me:
In fact, when Moore started dating again, “I didn’t mention that I was a single mom anywhere in my profile, nor did I post photos of them or of my family,” she says. “There was a drop-down bar on one site that asked if I had kids, and I chose ‘Prefer Not to Say.’”
Moore adds, however, that whenever she started emailing or chatting with someone she was definitely interested in, that’s when she would mention that she had kids. “I love being a mom and I’m proud of this, but it’s not all of who I am,” she explains.
I don't know about anyone else, but if I were a CF man (or a man that wants kids but doesn't want to date a single mom) I would be pissed off if this woman showed an interest in me and made contact with me only to have her say "I have kids." I can understand that she doesn't want to make her dating profile be all about her status as a mom, but she should consider that there could be men checking out her profile that aren't going to like that she saves the "single mom" reveal until contact is made. Thoughts?
(Link to article here: http://yahoo.match.com/y/article.aspx?articleid=12902)
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Wouldn't you call this misleading?
I was reading an article (link below) about whether or not you should include a picture of your kids in your online dating profile and came across this part that kind of bothered me:
In fact, when Moore started dating again, “I didn’t mention that I was a single mom anywhere in my profile, nor did I post photos of them or of my family,” she says. “There was a drop-down bar on one site that asked if I had kids, and I chose ‘Prefer Not to Say.’”
Moore adds, however, that whenever she started emailing or chatting with someone she was definitely interested in, that’s when she would mention that she had kids. “I love being a mom and I’m proud of this, but it’s not all of who I am,” she explains.
I don't know about anyone else, but if I were a CF man (or a man that wants kids but doesn't want to date a single mom) I would be pissed off if this woman showed an interest in me and made contact with me only to have her say "I have kids." I can understand that she doesn't want to make her dating profile be all about her status as a mom, but she should consider that there could be men checking out her profile that aren't going to like that she saves the "single mom" reveal until contact is made. Thoughts?
(Link to article here: http://yahoo.match.com/y/article.aspx?articleid=12902)