10 Online Dating Red Flags

It’s no secret that my husband and I met through an online dating service. As introverts who worked all or part-time remotely, both with a clear sense of what we were looking for in a relationship, it gave us the opportunity to read each other’s profiles and get a sense of each other’s values, goals, and interests before meeting — something you can’t do if you meet someone in a more traditional setting.

Fast forward to today, and I am a relationship coach who helps single people navigate online dating. Often the people I speak with will meet someone online, go out for a while, and realize this person was not at all what they expected and the relationship unraveled quickly thereafter. I wondered if there was a way I could help them spot some red flags from the very beginning, just from someone’s profile.

Since I’d been out of the game for a long time and wanted to support my clients, I did my own ‘market research.’ I let my husband know my plans up front to ensure he knew I wasn’t on the lookout for his replacement!

In my research, I looked at the dating profiles of men and woman from all over the country. To my surprise, there were ten distinct red flags that I encountered repeatedly. I talk more about it in this video…