That is true, but to get people to read a profile, it needs to be thought out and edited constantly to improve it it and above all, make it interesting and fun to read. People, including us, just get turned off by profiles that go on and on with "we are," or "I am" statements that read like a list of things the writer(s) think about themselves. If there are photos up, one hardly needs to say "we're sexy," since that will be determined by whomever is looking at the photos. I have a PhD, but I wouldn't think of putting that in a profile. (In fact, I think it's pretentious to even use the title.)
That is exactly right. However, if you want to tell people you are a fun, educated couple, the best way to do that is to make a profile that is entertaining and well written. It isn't necessary to say "we are," or whatever, to make those things clear by writing something that actually demostrates that in some way. What people write should convey a sense of their personalities. That may take some effort, but people who read it and identify with it will probably be more compatible personality wise. I think too many profiles are written to just to write something without think about the audience reading it.
That is probably true. If we are looking for "professionals" as that was described ein an earlier post, telling us means nothing. What we look for is the level of writing and effort that went into writing the profile. Does this couple seem like they would be fun to meet? Do they take themselves too seriously or seem like a pain in the ass to deal with?
I look at it like this. The more people who are interested in our profile, the more people we get to make choices about, so the time taken to trhink aout what one is writing, checking spelling and grammar, making it flow so that is readable and saying what you are looking for in a non-offensive way works much better than just saying what you are and what you want in a list like fashion. Who we are is really the judgment others have to make regardless of how we perceive ourselves. That's best done by getting our personalities into the profile by how we write what we write.