First Date Tips
3 Ways To Update Your Romantic Resume
You might have come across a stage in life, where you have to promote your professional skills to get a job. Ever considered the same for your love life? Well, if you haven’t, it is not too late. Finding a date is very much like looking for a job. You have to present yourself in the most appealing way, through your physical aspects, intellectual efficiency or attitude.
When you think of switching careers, you don’t usually sit back and expect a job opportunity to walk to your doorstep. If you are a wise jobseeker, you might compile an effective resume to help you to stand apart as an outstanding candidate and get a call for an interview. Similarly, you can market yourself for a date by compiling a romantic resume. By applying professional guidelines to personal life, you can be sure to land yourself a good date soon.
How to Update the Romantic Resume
The sequential approach to a dating resume is factual and straightforward. Imagine how this would work for a single man trying to advertise himself to a starry-eyed mate:
Man seeking pierced girlfriend
• 1994 - 1996 – first dates with Joanna, Jessica, Jane, Jasmine.
• February – May 1997 – nearly got hitched with Jasmine,
but later learnt that her belly ring was fake.
Following is an example of a business-like focus on undeniable achievements:
- Romantic explorer seeking pierced adventuress
- Presented witty one-liners to get hold of first dates with 78% of all the sorority
- Flaunted 170 lbs of macho sensitivity
- Created an eye-surgery method to make it easier to differentiate belly clip-ons from posts, from 15 feet.
All right, you need not go to that extent in making a romantic resume, but you sure can use some guidelines. The following are 3 easy ways of updating your romantic resume –
- Clearly affirm your intentions – Let the headline speak for you. Make sure it is informative yet catchy. Describe yourself in an alluring tone. This principle cannot be followed in your professional resume, but you can surely use it in your personal romantic one. A jazzy metaphor could be a very cute sales tool: "Charming NY peach ripe for the picking."
- Be specific and emphasize positive aspects – Just like you don’t make any confessions in your professional resume, don’t make any in your romantic one. Instead, emphasize on your positive points when it comes to relationships and romantic life. Be appropriate and adhere to discretion. Avoid confusing the other prospective mate by describing yourself as "playful". You could instead try something like; "I like bagels and cappuccino on Sundays before heading for alligator-wrestle."
- Personalize your cover letter – Whenever you hook up with a prospective date, avoid using the typical forewords. Instead, create a personalized brief note that is impressive. Always ensure that you directly respond to a certain topic or idea in her or his profile.
Make sure you clearly mention all details, emphasizing on the strong ones and avoiding the weak ones. You do not want to tell your prospective date that your old partners left because of you. But don’t forget just like a probationary period in the business world, the personal lives have a certain degree to mature before spelling out intimate details.
When you finally get a date, it is like the onset to a blooming relationship. You meet the partner's family and friends. You become accustomed to the situation, and start maturing in the relation. Gradually you disclose much more of the real you. So get going, update your romantic resume today and plan your next rendezvous.
