Are profiles read on dating sites?

 Are profiles read on dating sites? 

No. 

Not generally. 

They are read by some people = both men and women. 

What surprised me most, is that not even lonely people (who are usually bored to death), wouldn't read profiles or self-summaries. 

They would just look at the pictures. That is enough for them. 

Hunting. 

Then they complain about being scammed. 

Read this post to see how easy is to spot a fake or spam profile (click, it will open in a new window). 

I was also shocked to realise that not even men who read books - or like to read generally (newspapers, magazines etc.) - focus on the profile or contact women mostly based on their looks. 

I read profiles with extreme passion, but that's the main reason I am on that dating website. 

I am very interested to see what people think of themselves. 

I am curious about their desires. 

I swipe left even when I like a profile, because I know I am not compatible with most people. 

How do I know that?!

I am 46, I should know by now. 

Don't you agree? 

As I said, I am not on the dating market just to... date. I don't date anyway. 

I am so... different, that I can't expect anyone to be like me or to match with me. 

More about me in a different post. Maybe. If you're interested. But there are plenty of posts with information about me. 

I am surprised when anyone thinks that we are a match or that we could make it work. 

I have read profiles that I admired deeply. 

I also read profiles that I don't like. 

I read all profiles and learn how people are. 

But very few men who wrote to me read my profile. I am not disappointed, but it's time-consuming. 

Some of those few who read, don't get it or don't believe it, or simply disregard it. 

The other day, a man a lot older than me started with nice compliments, then he ended up asking more than twice if I live where my profile says I live. 

When a man asks me that, it is clear he is suspicious (had bad experiences in the past) and to be suspicious with a profile like mine means you have not paid any attention. 

I can get the question once, but twice is a no-go. 

I can't waste my time with men who think I am a liar. 

If you were really interested in me, you would have found my blogs, my books, my social networks etc. 

So, are profiles read on a dating site? 

No. 

Not really. 

Even if they are, they are dismissed. 

Yet, some people read profiles. Some understand them. Some disregard them. 

Men look at pictures. Then complain about scammers and catfishing. 

I tend not to have any sort of conversation with men who were scammed. 

We are clearly not a match. 

We all get tricked, lied to, used, etc. but on a dating site, it could be very easily avoided. 

Read the profile and see if it matches the pictures. 

If one doesn't read the profile of a potential match, they are not interested in finding a partner, but someone to have fun with. 

I have got nothing against it. 

People are free to do what they please. But contacting me, it's a lack of respect and consideration. 

People are different in real life. 

They are. Some people are different in real life from how they say they are in their profiles. 

Read them anyway. You'll learn a lot about them and about you, too.