Nov15
Great Usernames are Usually Puns or Plays on Words
Great usernames are usually puns or plays on words.
What’s the most memorable username you’ve ever seen on a dating site? Was it memorable for a positive or negative reason?
Are there certain elements of a username that make you steer clear of an individual?
What made you choose your username? Was it a physical characteristic about yourself or a hobby or interest you have?
Share your ideas and examples of usernames you’ve used with other readers below.
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Karl R Nov 15th 2008 at 08:55 am 1
The most memorable (in a good way) were aBlondMoment, Polyglotapus, and Toe_Tap_N.
My username combines my first name and a nearby street. The street name carries connotations (like Soho in NYC), and it reflects the sort of person I am, the type of interests I have, etc.
If I get back into online dating, I’ll probably try to come up with something more clever.
Usually I’ll steer clear of someone’s name for the same reason I’ll steer clear of their profile … it reflects that we have wildly different interests. I also tend to steer clear of ones that include their astrological sign. I don’t believe in astrology. In those cases, I might not avoid them just based on what’s in their profile.
happygirl Nov 15th 2008 at 12:29 pm 2
Anything that has the word fun in it or a sexual innuendo. Also user names that sound somewhat sad like they have not gotten over someone I try to steer clear of.
benh57 Nov 15th 2008 at 12:48 pm 3
A username would probably not make me more likely to contact a woman.
It might make me less likely though, if it is something sexual. For that matter, overly revealing photos make me less likely to contact a woman on a site. Not that i’m a prude at all, but that does say something about someone’s personality, i think which is not attractive.
But, perhaps i’m different from most guys.
Paul Nov 15th 2008 at 01:34 pm 4
I just hate it when people give no thought to their names and the body of the profile and pictures. It says something about them I think, and that is they really haven’t given much thought to what they’re doing and/or really don’t care all that much.So many cliches like “I’m sensitive, funny, can dress up or down, like long walks on the beach” that sort of thing that takes no imagination. I learned a lot just by going on things like this that are free (sorry Evan). If someone, especially a female, has sexual inuendos in their profile, wow, that says a lot…I can see it from some dumb dude, but a woman? What kind of person does she think she’ll attract? I think you’ll get out of it about as much as you put into it. Mine was kinda corny…”007type”. Real creative!
Cilla Nov 15th 2008 at 05:22 pm 5
Like the others, I try to avoid anything that’s too blatantly sexual, as well as men who claim to be great kissers (usually that means they’re not), and men who claim to be picky (if his moniker advertises it, you know he’ll never find anyone good enough). I also avoid references to hobbies I’m not interested in (e.g. football, video games, etc.).
And what about the ones that damn themselves with faint praise? “AllRightGuyFred4U,” “GoodEnoughToDate,” “OKMan,” “AverageGuy418,” etc.
And the crazies: “DoneWithIncarcerationReadyToDate,” “BipolarBob,” and “DoingBetterOnMeds.”
Or the ones who only identify with their roles as ex-husbands or parents: “GreatDad123,” “MyKidsComeFirst,” “ThirdTimesACharm,” or “NotLookingForMyExWife.”
The other thing I hate is guys who use their full names as their user names. Is that so women can look them up in the phone book and bypass the dating site?
My screen name involves a literary character, so it piques the interest of people who read, and has several layers of symbolism that seem to intrigue erudite men. It gives them a way to start an online conversation, but it’s not so ivory tower that no one gets it.
Jennifer Nov 16th 2008 at 09:36 am 6
@Cilla #5- your examples of screen names gave me a good laugh this afternoon!
minnesota nice Nov 16th 2008 at 07:16 pm 7
worst one I’ve seen so far: “MILFhunter”
Really? How many ladies are gonna respond to an email from that guy? Hahaha
I blocked him after several attempts to contact me. Didn’t even look at his photo.
Dana Nov 17th 2008 at 09:07 am 8
Some usernames seem to prove that many of us can’t see the log in our own eye.
Needy, Defensive, Entitled and Sexual. (I don’t even think there’s any tags with 69 in them that haven’t been used!)
Dana Nov 17th 2008 at 09:13 am 9
But any intriguing name that can start a conversation? Pure gold!
Troy Feb 22nd 2009 at 01:22 pm 10
What you think of those
ITripleDogDareYou
UcanQuote_me
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