How to Use Humor in Personal Ads

If You Have a Sense of Humor, Use It in Your Personal Ad

I've been told many times that an ad that shows that the writer has a sense of humor will get more responses than an ad that reads like a resume. People like people who make them laugh and smile. A little bit of wit in a well-written ad is a definite plus to most readers, men or women.

Most personal ads sound very similar. Many are boring to read. The people who write them usually sound so serious. There is a tendency to want to impress readers. Almost every ad somewhere says something like: I like good food, the mountains, movies, wine, etc. Great. How many human beings don't like those things? Say something that sets you apart from the crowd. Say something about yourself that shows that you are different from all of the other people who have ads that say they like good food, the mountains, movies, wine, etc. Give people a reason to want to answer your ad and find out more about you.

One of the best ways to make people want to know more about you is to show that you don't take yourself too seriously and that you have a well developed sense of humor. Some people don't have a sense of humor. If you are one of them, you probably can't develop a sense of humor overnight. It is never too late to start trying, though.

Do you have a sense of humor that other people have told you is really bizarre or sick? If so, you have to make a choice. You can try to curb your sense of humor or you can try to change your sense of humor. Neither of these are very realistic. You might want to expose your sense of humor very early and hope that you connect with someone who shares it. This is an excerpt from our report, "Effective Personal Ads - How to Write Personal Ads or Respond to Personal Ads."