My two cents? Button your shirt in the next one. Too much chest (usually combined with a user name that incorporates “hot” or “sexy”) always makes me believe the guy is cruisin’ for a quick pick-up. Also consider posing somewhere else. The intense stare and the rack o’knives over your shoulder just make me think serial killer…
Thanks. It pretty much says everything about me that you need to know.
Excellent point. The thing is, my fridge is the only furniture I own at the right height to put my camera on.
Well, you could get a friend and a decent digital camera and go to the park or something. You don’t even need an ear-to-ear grin, just no DMV stares. When I see a picture like this, I usually read nothing more into the guy than the fact that he didn’t make the effort to look his best in the picture. Which either means he’s not serious about online dating (ie, curious but not looking for RL dates) or he’s too embarrassed to ask a friend to take a picture. Either way I’d move on to the next profile. (That being said, I’m also not the type of girl you’re looking for, so my opinion probably isn’t that important)
Good advice. And your opinion counts, everyone’s does. But I’m curious, why aren’t you my type? What about my ad told you that?
Your ad strikes me more as a “looking for fun” ad than a “looking for a permanent relationship” ad. Is that your intention? (I take “long term dating” to mean you’re interested in a serious thing if the opportunity presents itself.)
Hmm. :dubious: That could be a problem. I’m looking for a long-term, possibly permanent thing. That’s fun. 
If that’s not what you’re getting, I’m going to have to make some more changes.
Or a green pea. Green peas are cute.
That was my thought. I know you are casting a wide net, but I would narrow down the list in what you are looking for. I don’t know much about it, but can’t you pick up a sex partner at a local bar? And would you want to meet someone just for sex? If you list the others, then it’s assumed that sex would follow if things progress.
If that’s the case, you might want to say something about “looking for someone whose long-term picture would include me and my artie, musicy, beachie lifestyle.” or something along those lines. Those kind of women are definitely out there.
:dubious: Is this a trick question?
Sex. Duh.
It took about two minutes to load and when it did it said “Inactive User”.
Oh, like Kalhoun said, I had the impression at first that you were looking for something casual, and the last time I was doing online dating (which worked out very well for me, BTW), I was more in the ‘looking for a relationship’ end of things. I’m also neither artistic nor musical, I’m sure you’re looking for more interesting ladies 
Good luck w/ revisions!
As others have pointed out, yep. I’ve not made my intentions clear. I need to be more explicit in that I’m looking for something pretty serious. The fix will come soon.
interface2x, the site is sometimes slow in loading. Also, I didn’t like my username. Too skeevy. I changed it to tdntdn. Try this link. (In order to do that, I had to delete my old account and create a new one. hottoddy753 is dead and buried on that site.)
I guess I somehow come across as needing someone who is artistic and musical. Not so! It would be nice, but it’s not a need. I would prefer a sexually compatible best friend who supports and appreciates my hobbies, and I would support hers.
How could I better phrase that?
Any better?
Yeah
I never saw your old ad, but you seem fine now. I’m not into men and I’m half your age, but I fail to see any major problems with the ad. You seem like a genial old “sexy geek”
Oh, that’s just my own quirk, don’t worry about it. My boyfriend is a photographer (and also into music), when he wrote me for the first time I was a bit surprised (I do computer stuff). But I was happy to reply to his email, and impatiently waited for him to ask me out for coffee. From what I understand its really the guys who do most of the initial contact, if you want a girl to know she’s your type you just have to send her a note.
You know, “action” pics are very popular. Maybe you at the beach, you cooking, you with tuba (or whatever you play), etc. Adds a little dimension, give people something to comment on, and shows you put time into your profile.
Nice picture. You’re also really funny (at least on here, you are) – maybe you could add something to that effect. You make 30-something physicists giggle. That’s big.
My long lost twin brother!