Most men are guilty of using terrible cliches on their dating profile.  Check your dating profile for the 5 worst online dating cliches men use which are certified attraction killers with women.

I recently received an email from a guy who asked me to look at his dating profile on Match.com.  He wasn’t getting any dates let alone responses to his messages and was curious if his profile was the reason.

I told him I would be happy to check out his dating profile for him. His name is Kevin and he doesn’t want me to share his full name, which is understandable, but he’s cool with me sharing the advice I gave him.

His pictures were good and he was truthful about his attributes (height, hair, weight, etc..). It wasn’t until I read his "In my own words" free text section where I saw his dating profile was full of bad clichés.

A cliche will cause a woman to roll her eyes and turn her off immediately.  It’s funny that some men still write how they like "long walks on the beach" but what’s not funny are the other online dating cliches men use far too often. Here are 5 online dating cliches Kevin used in his dating profile.  If you use any of these, remove them immediately.

One of the worst online dating cliches is the sentence "My friends say I’m funny."  You shouldn’t write "My friends say I’m funny."  In fact, never say "my friends say" anything about yourself.

A high percentage of guys use the statement "My friends say" and it’s a turnoff to women.  Why?  Because it shows a lack of confidence.

Never write what other people say about you.  Think about it, if you are at a job interview and the interviewer says to you, "So, tell me about yourself" have you ever said, "Well, my friends say…"  Of course not.  You answer the question from your point of view.

On a date, if that gorgeous woman across the table says "Tell me about yourself" would you respond, "My friends say…"  Hell no you wouldn’t.

Another way of saying this is the phrase, "I've been told..."  There's no point to share what people tell you.  Just write who you are.  

No need to qualify yourself based on someone else’s opinion.  Instead, show some confidence and describe who you are instead of telling women what other people say about you.  Yes, it’s that simple.

You may not say this exactly, but if you write how you like to go out but stay in to watch movies you need to remove it from your dating profile immediately.  This is one of the most common online dating cliches found on profiles.  It’s boring, vague and doesn’t show your interests.

You can say this instead: "I enjoy checking out live music on the weekends.  It can be a cool Jazz group, a local band, or a concert in the park.  Music is good, but the right company makes it great."

You want to show you have a life and are social.  Women love music so tap into that with this type of statement.

Tack on how you like checking out new restaurants or breweries and skip the "watching movie" nonsense.  And keep the word "Netflix" off of your dating profile.  At this point, Netflix has over 130 million members so it's safe to assume the woman reading your profile has it.

In fact, if you want a fun drinking game, go to any dating site and scroll through men’s dating profiles and do a shot of tequila every time you see the word "Netflix."  You’ll be drunk in no time.

This is one of the most overused online dating cliches on men’s profiles is "I don’t play games so don’t contact me if you aren’t serious or are here to play games."  Whenever I see this statement I cringe and want to write the guy "Dude, get that crap off your profile!"

It’s a negative statement and men who use this type of statement present themselves poorly.  Men who write they don't play games look jaded.

If you want to date bitter, angry women then go ahead and use statements like this.  You both can have a bitter, angry life together.

No woman who is living life to the fullest and wants happiness is going to see "Don’t contact me if you aren’t serious" and think to herself "Wow, this guy seems like he’s fun so I have to write him immediately before some other lucky girl snaps him up."

You should keep all negative comments off of your dating profile; always be positive when you write about yourself.

Oh boy. Please don’t use this lame cliché on your profile.  Instead of saying you’re funny how about showing it on your profile.

Men who write how funny they are never show it on their profile.  You need to PROOF you’re funny otherwise it’s a meaningless statement.

If you tell women you’re funny just remove it and inject humor into your profile.  It can be as simple as "You can see by my photos I’m clearly a dead ringer for George Clooney" or "I’m a bit of a bad boy...when the shampoo bottle says 'lather, rinse, repeat' I never repeat.  That’s how I roll."

This is a weak way to end your dating profile.  Never end your profile with a comment like this.  Assume the woman reading your profile is interested.

By the time she gets to the end of your profile, she’s clearly read through it completely so finish it strong.  Write "I look forward to hearing from you" or "Looking forward to your message."  Remember to show confidence.

I’ve said it once, and I will say it till I die, never use the word "IF" on your dating profile.  The word "if" gives the option to the reader to answer "no", so keep it off your profile.

In the end, I had Kevin remove the all online dating cliches on his profile. I checked in with him later and he had much better success as a result.

Be sure to check your profile and remove any clichés you find. The results will speak for themselves. Women respond to positive, creative, thoughtful dating profiles. Women don’t respond to Hallmark card cliches you think they want to see.