How To Read Between The Lines of His Facebook Profile

Okay, so you’re checking a guy out, and you like what you see and read. Before you read the flirting strategies in the next post, do a little analysis. His pictures and profiles have clues to his personality. You can tell something about a guy by his choice of pictures, his status updates and his profile, but you have to read between the lines.

Here’s how to interpret the different aspects of his Facebook profile:

Pictures

The pictures he uses tells you exactly what he’s looking for. A picture of him with friends means he wants to project an image of having a varied and interesting life. Asking questions about his friends and social habits will appeal to him. If he’s got preposterously glossy “I’m a model and you’re not” bucket of photos, then you know he’s extremely concerned with his appearance. The bad news? He’ll judge you by the same standards.

If his pictures are funny, it means the opposite. Appearances don’t matter to him as much as humor and personality.

Status updates

If he constantly updates his status with what he’s doing, when and with whom (and does it with exclamation marks!!), be very careful about how directly you flirt with him. A guy who shares this level of detail about everything craves psychological excitement, and unfortunately, will share the details of your flirting attempts. So be very indirect.

If you do end up going out, get him to take you to a quirky place because a) he’ll probably end up writing about anything you do together so you might as well give him something interesting to write about, and b) You’ll give him the excitement he craves.

His Personal Info

The less detail, the more guarded he is. Translation for you: Don’t be too pushy with your personal questions because he’ll withdraw faster than you can say, “The end is nigh.”

The Way He Writes

An overuse of abbreviations, txt sp3ak and a general lack of grammar usually means one of two things: He’s busy or he wants you to think he is. We all use shortcuts for online conversations but if you need a translator to read his status updates, something else is going on.

On the other hand, if he uses the Queen’s English for everything, he’s signaling that propriety is important to him. Using proper language in casual situations like Facebook is usually the mark of somebody conscious of appearing polite and courteous. If you want to bond, write him in the same style he’s using.

Photos

It’s natural to rate your own attractiveness by that of your friends, so if he has photos of himself with even more attractive friends than he is, it usually means he’s secure and confident with his looks.

If he has lots of pictures with good-looking guys, he’s a stud or more likely, he’s read my posts on social proof!