Is there any way to create an online dating profile that people won't make fun of?

Haters gonna hate...just have to try and ignore them. If you don't mind me asking, how old are you? For me, the older I get, the less I care about what haters think. If someone has a problem with me, they can piss off and clearly don't deserve me. I've actually said this to some men lol!

For those who have been saying that online dating is crap, I'm sorry but I have to disagree. ANY kind of dating is crap and filled with the same anxieties, games and assholes. I have been dating both online and offline and I really don't see too much of a difference. Unfortunately the world is full of jerks, dating is a process to try and weed out the good ones

The problem is that I don't find the good ones. And if I do, they're not interested.

I'm weird, eccentric, and an enigma that no one (not even me or professionals) have much hope of figuring out.

I'm 25 and I just want to experience all the life that I missed out on.

You and me both hun, I never find the good ones but I'm not giving up. And you are sooo young, you have not missed out on life!!! Trust me on that one

Why do you classify yourself as an enigma?? If you see yourself that way, than others will too, and that may not be a good thing?

I was told by a friend that I'm a puzzle that she wants to solve, but may never be able to. It's just who I am—I'm strange and eccentric and I don't know how to be like everyone else. Trust me, I've tried.

An enigma is not a bad thing. So some people don't like that. A lot of people do and you can't please everybody. Maybe you are in the wrong city. There are definitely parts of the country where eccentric is warmly welcomed. I definitely find the north east coast and San Fran to be more eclectic.

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When I first wrote a profile for a dating site, I was worried that people would find me weird or be mean. Or that some things I said or wrote about myself might be seen as strange, offensive, completely unattractive out of the context of meeting me.
So I first wrote this thing that was like... me so watered down it was barely recognizable. And everyone I interacted with kind of sucked.

Then I got annoyed, cleared it out and just began writing, quite literally- whatever came into my brain. It was kind of a hobby- I'd have trouble sleeping and then go write some other random thing that occurred to me on my dating profile [and actually mentioned that I did this ON the profile].

After I made it more geninely "me", I was able to connect with people more fitting for me to engage with.

I don't know if there is a moral to this story, but that was my experience.
You kind of have to just be like "F*** 'em if they can't take a joke"

When I first wrote a profile, I was the exact opposite…I thought it would be cool to be different and I actually wrote to other people. But then I don't think I allowed guys to see my profile because I wasn't all that interested in guys. It's after I became mostly interested in guys (and started allowing them to see my profile) that I've started to have issues.

I seriously wish that I wasn't interested in men as they always seem to go out of their way to hurt me if they know I like them or online if I seem "weird". I just want to meet someone in real life but they all have unrealistically high expectations. And not just about looks.

And the only guy I've found and bothered approaching has pretty much stopped talking to me and acknowledging my existence. Now I know I'm not guaranteed an explanation, but it just bothers me why that he at least liked me as a friend and we really got along with each other and now I literally don't exist. I guess he thinks I'm some sort of terrible person because of my past (and probably present)?

All guys want is a carbon copy of whatever the present "normal" is. Any guy who says differently is lying. And if I just say "F*** 'em if they can't take a joke", I might as well just date girls. I just hope my preference changes back soon to girls, just for my own sanity.

I haven't found that at all... not that I am some spectacularly special snowflake, but I think many people would hesitate to attach the words "mundane", "average" or "typical" to my general day-to-day disposition or behaviors. I have found many men to be interested in me regardless, but I don't think there's a special "knack" to attracting someone.

I think that if people see something the are intimidated by, they will likely be more harsh in their interactions- sometimes engage by trying to tear a person down rather than risk having that happen to them.

It doesn't mean there is something wrong with you.
It means that there is a small population of people who are worth your time, so more patience and tolerance to get through all the crap is necessary. Just because something is hard to find it doesn't mean it is non-existent. Ive also found that different online sites tend to have a different "atmosphere".

I can't just use any online site though. I refuse to pay for one and I don't want to lie about what I identify as my sexuality. The vast majority of sites allow you to be either "straight" or "gay" with no in between. Besides, I don't think online dating is helpful at all for me and I just keep going back to it out of desperation.

I need love, connection, affection, and emotional support. For the first time in my life I sort of have the beginning of a real life emotional support system. I just find it hard to believe that friends will be able to fulfill all my needs now and forever. Maybe I'm wrong, but I feel like there are some needs that won't be truly fulfilled outside of an actual relationship. There's just no opportunity for that.

I have a lot of trouble believing that someone who can stand me AND is physically attracted to me AND is single is something that exists. My friends say they can stand me, but it's probably because I'm heavily drugged with psychiatric drugs. To the point that it's almost like being stoned most of the time. I have trouble remember simple things now and my brain can hardly work well enough to do anything, at least not on the level I used to be able to do them. But people can stand to be around me finally and I'm calm…so I don't know what to do.

To be frank here, that may be a large part of the problem- your belief or lack thereof.

Perhaps, but with the lack of evidence to support the possibility that someone single can stand me and be attracted to me sexually (to differentiate between that and simply finding me attractive) makes it difficult to simply believe that such a person exists. Especially when I compare my experience to other people's experiences. How men approach them and are sexually attracted to them. Don't get me wrong, this isn't about simply finding someone to have sex with, it's the thought that I'm only attractive to men when they're drunk for some reason. I think I look above average for my age, and since men are more attracted to visual, it should follow that many would find me attractive. Unless my personality/aura/whatever you want to call it is so weird/eccentric/extraordinary (and not the good kind) that it negates my physical attractiveness.

Simply put, men aren't sexually attracted to me despite the fact that I'm physically attractive so I find it hard to believe that someone can be.

Someone who is eccentric and someone who is an enigma are not the same thing.

And maybe I'm in the wrong city?? All I was doing was offering feedback and advice..not asking for it. Clearly you don't want advice or feedback at all.

I'm out!

A lot of people can sense when someone has little faith in themselves [in whatever context]. They may not realize that is what they are picking up on, but they are. I used to be supposedly physically more attractive- I've gained weight and supposedlly that is not a basis for attraction [I actually agree that superficially, maybe my body was initially more appealing at that point. In the very least I fit into cuter clothing].

However, I thought pretty poorly of myself. I'm certain at this point that it could be felt by most around me. Things are really different now.

It's hard though, like a chicken and egg thing almost, where does it start?

If you find people are regularly attracted to you and try to flirt, your self esteem may get a boost; if you have a really positive opinion of yourself, you are more attractive... so how to get it all started?

unsure.

Act as if...
or
Fake it til you make it.

And the egg came first BTW. It's obvious if you think about it.

The moment you decide you want to stay single, you'll meet someone. No need to wonder what came first outta the bacon and the egg.

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Just plain giving up seems counter-intuitive. Besides, I had given up for the majority of my master's degree. That didn't help either.

If I could just give up, I would. If I could just stop thinking about being with someone every time my mind isn't otherwise occupied (and sometimes even when it is) trust me, I would. It's torturous to think about it all the time with no relief. (And no, neither porn nor masturbation helps.) How is sexual "pleasure" even pleasure by yourself? It's just so empty of a feeling.