How do you submit a profile?

Profiles have to be submitted through the submission form. You will find four elements on the form:

  • Profile name [required]
  • Collection [required]
  • Website URL [required]
  • Description

Profile name represents the name you’d like the profile to show on the website.
Collection represents what category you’d like to be listed as being part of.
Website URL represents the URL (or link) to your profile document.
Description is a space for you to share whatever like about your profile.

Why link do you have to submit?

The Finding My Half directory lists profiles of those that can create profiles about themselves sharing their story and what they’re looking for. This is for serious people hence the need to spend time and work on your own profile.

What do you use to create a profile link?

We suggest you create a profile using any of the following:

  • Personal Website
  • Google Docs
  • Notion
  • Evernote
  • YouTube (if you want to make a video)
  • LinkedIn (if you can’t do a doc)
  • Or any social media profile (if you can’t do a doc)

Apps like these allow you to create notes that can include links, images, videos, and can express your personality. We want you to get creative and expressive.

What should I include in my profile?

We suggest a core set of information should be shared without sharing any sensitive personal data. This can include:

  • Age
  • Gender
  • Location
  • Interested in
  • Wants
  • Don’t want

TLDR: a profile document should tell the reader who you are, where you’re at, where you want to be, who you’re into, anything that can’t or won’t change, non-negotiables, and dealbreakers.

  1. Basic Information: Start with essential details such as age, gender, location, occupation, housing situation, and any static aspects like pets or children. Include all preferences.
  2. Personality Overview: Describe who you are, focusing on personality traits. Include traits like introversion/extroversion, thinking/feeling, openness, conscientiousness, sense of humour, ambition, organisation, emotional sensitivity, and any other qualities you find important. Discuss hobbies, interests, and subcultures to give a more complete picture of yourself.
  3. Values and Long-Term Compatibility: Highlight your values, such as approach to money, family, personal growth, community engagement, and aesthetics. Discuss your stance on critical topics like career goals, property ownership, marriage, children, and pets. Adding whether you are narrative or fact-oriented can also be beneficial, as it often influences relationship dynamics.
  4. Transparency and Self-Awareness: Be open about traits that might be challenging, areas you are working on, and past relationship issues. Discuss physical and mental health, dietary preferences, financial status, and personal history. This level of disclosure shows honesty and self-awareness, and helps set realistic expectations.
  5. Partner Preferences: Clearly state what you’re looking for in a partner. This includes relationship type, age, desired traits or values. Mention love languages, communication styles, and what you find attractive. Discuss non-negotiables, pet peeves, and deal-breakers. It’s also helpful to suggest activities you’d like to do with a potential partner.
  6. Additional Content:
    • Include pictures, especially those showing you engaged in activities or daily life.
    • Provide links to your writings, social media, or other contacts.
    • Consider adding reviews or testimonials from past or current partners.
    • Share insights on why you are single, your general attitude towards marriage, and how you handle conflict.
    • Discuss insecurities, biases, therapy experiences, and self-improvement efforts.
  7. Relevant Links and Resources: Link to relevant articles or discussions that offer insights into relationships, such as perspectives on arranged marriage or questions to consider before marriage.

Are there best practices for making a successful profile?

Please note that these are suggestions based on correlations that cannot be demonstrated to be causal but based on limited research:

  1. The more more time and effort into writing the profile. Note that writing a doc can be a positive experience whether or not you get responses. Many people say they enjoy the self-reflection exercise of defining who they are and what they want. It’s a discovery process.
  2. If you have clarity about wanting kids, being mono or being polygynous, make sure to say so.
  3. Link your doc to any other profiles you might have. People say they had positive results with this since they could help people understand what they are looking for more quickly.
  4. Lastly, realise that rational analysis of compatibility can only get you so far when it comes to this process. Aligning with someone on paper can be very different than aligning in person, even with the increased level of detail of the docs.

Can I get help with making a profile?

Finding My Half suggests you should consult those that know you for feedback as a first resort. If you want help from Finding My Half, we can provide with you services to make high quality profiles, images and videos, if needed. We also partner with services that can provide photography and videography should your search succeed.

What happens once a profile has been submitted?

Once a profile is submitted, it will be approved and will live on the website directory.

How would readers get in touch with you?

We suggest profiles use an email as a means of contact or anything else that you’re comfortable with. Remember this will be information gone public. Avoid numbers, WhatsApp, or anything as personal.

How would you update any information?

Any updates to your profiles will be under your control where the links are concerned. If, however, you wish to update anything on the directory itself, just reach out to Finding My Half and we will update it for you.