People resist a census, but give them a profile page and they'll spend all day telling you who they are.

Max Barry
People resist a census, but give them a profile page...
People resist a census, but give them a profile page...
People resist a census, but give them a profile page...
People resist a census, but give them a profile page...
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I have been on many dating sites and have been told many times that people don’t want to give out their personal information, but when you give them a profile, they spend all day telling you who they are. The same goes for social networking. When you put a picture of yourself online, people spend all day telling you who they are. There is a stigma in society that the only way to get attention is to be a douchebag or a partier or a sexual predator.

All of that is a myth. Honesty, kindness, and good manners are always the best ways to go when you want to find someone special.

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