Personal ads are pretty widely accepted now. I think the most important thing is to be honest with yourself about who you want to attract. If you try and make yourself sound really great, then you might get more responses, but you will have to weed through a lot of people who are not compatible with you. So I think it is best to imagine your ideal mate, and try to think of what kind of ad would catch her/his eye. Goodluck
Oh yeah, and I was wondering if you know the word "metacogitate" ?
I learned it when I was in fourth grade, and it always stuck with me, it means to think about your thinking.
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