Sample Online Dating E-mails, Part I

So you’ve found someone online who you think might be a match, and you want to send over an e-mail, but you are completely stuck and don’t know what to say.

Thousands of online daters can relate.

I’ve given you tips in online dating icebreakers and other email writing tips, but you’ve asked for examples, so I’m delivering with a two-part blog post containing sample online dating emails.

Let’s start with Caroline, she’s 26 and loves yoga. You can read her full profile here -> Caroline’s Sample Online Dating Profile Example, or you can just read this short little excerpt:

I manage to stay pretty busy. Between my job, friends, and hobbies, I’m rarely even home. But when I am home, I love to curl up with a good girlie book and the softest cat in the world: Loafers. Loafers has been with me since high school—she even made it through college at UCLA with me too. She and I are great buddies. We both love tuna fish and we both purr:)

Now that you know a little bit about Caroline, it’s time to write that show-stopping e-mail that is sure to get you a date, or at least a return e-mail. Below is a sample of what you could write.

There are a few great things about this e-mail, which are in red above, but there are also a couple of things that could be improved on. For instance, in the first paragraph he should say what it is they have in common. Be specific in emails.

In the third paragraph, the idea for a game is excellent, but it’s not articulated very well. Always proofread e-mails and even read them aloud to make sure everything makes sense.

Check back on Thursday when I’ll give you more online dating email samples and divulge a few more secrets to writing good email.

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