
Who is Cupid? (And how can they help you find LOVE)?
Meet Cupid: Your Like To Find dating coach
A little help finding the words to describe the real you
Your Like To Find profile is one of the most important things other people will see.
But writing about yourself is surprisingly difficult.
You know yourself too well. You might not know what is interesting to someone else. Or you might end up writing something that sounds like every other dating profile you've ever read.
That's where Cupid comes in.
Cupid is Like To Find's AI-powered profile coach. Cupid isn't here to write a glossy, generic dating profile for you.
Cupid is here to help you think.
The better you tell Cupid about yourself, the more useful the help can be.
💘 What is Cupid?
Cupid is an AI tool within Like To Find that helps you create or improve your profile.
You can use Cupid to:
Think about what makes you you
Find better ways to describe yourself
Get more specific about your interests
Explain what you enjoy doing
Think about the sort of person you are
Clarify what you're looking for
Identify what matters to you
Turn vague ideas into something more meaningful
Make your profile clearer and more concise
You don't have to use Cupid.
Writing your profile yourself is absolutely fine.
Cupid is simply there if you'd like a bit of help.
✍️ Do I have to let Cupid write my profile?
No.
You have two choices.
Write it yourself
If you know exactly what you want to say, go ahead.
Your profile doesn't need to be perfect. It needs to sound like you.
Get some help from Cupid
If you're staring at a blank screen thinking:
"I have absolutely no idea what to write."
Cupid can help you get started.
You remain in control of the final profile.
🤔 Why does Cupid ask me questions?
Because generic answers don't tell people very much.
For example:
"I enjoy spending time with friends and family, going out and having fun."
There's nothing wrong with that.
But it could describe thousands of people.
Cupid might encourage you to think about what that actually looks like for you.
Perhaps you spend Sunday mornings at a local market with your daughter.
Perhaps you have a group of friends you've known since school and you're the one who organises everyone's nights out.
Perhaps your ideal Friday night is cooking something complicated while listening to 90s music.
Those details are much more interesting.
Specific beats generic.
🎯 Cupid may challenge you
Don't be surprised if Cupid asks you to be more specific.
If you say:
"I'm looking for someone who is fun."
Cupid might ask:
"What does 'fun' actually mean to you?"
That's intentional.
Cupid isn't trying to interrogate you.
It's trying to help you get past the obvious answers.
🚫 Cupid doesn't want dating clichés
We're deliberately trying to avoid the usual dating-profile clichés.
Things like:
"Love to laugh"
"Work hard, play hard"
"Looking for my partner in crime"
"Love adventures"
"Enjoy good food and good company"
"Looking for someone to make memories with"
"Life is too short"
There's nothing inherently wrong with any of these phrases.
The problem is that they don't tell someone very much about you.
If you genuinely like something, Cupid will help you explain what you actually like about it.
Instead of:
"I love travelling."
You might say:
"I've been to Italy three times and would happily spend every summer working my way through the smaller towns rather than sitting beside a hotel pool."
Now someone has something to connect with.
🗣️ Cupid wants you to sound like YOU
This is really important.
Cupid isn't trying to turn you into a professional writer.
It shouldn't make you sound:
Overly polished
Artificial
Flowery
Romantic
"Woo woo"
Like a dating advert
Like an AI
Your profile should sound like something you would actually say.
If you are direct, be direct.
If you're funny, be funny.
If you're a little sarcastic, that's OK.
If you're straightforward, that's OK too.
You don't need to pretend to be somebody you're not.
❤️ Don't try to appeal to everyone
One of the biggest mistakes people make when writing a dating profile is trying to be universally appealing.
You don't need everyone to read your profile and think:
"Wow, I like them."
You need the right people to think:
"Oh. I think we might get on."
That's a much more useful goal.
Cupid can help you be clearer about who you are rather than trying to make you sound universally desirable.
🎯 Be clear about what you're looking for
Cupid can also help you think about the other half of your profile:
Who would you actually like to meet?
It's OK to have preferences.
It's OK to have boundaries.
It's OK to say that certain things matter to you.
The important thing is how you express them.
Compare:
"Don't message me if you're emotionally unavailable, obsessed with your ex and only interested in casual relationships."
with:
"I'm looking for something genuine with someone who is ready to make space for a relationship."
Both communicate something important.
The second tells people what you are looking for, rather than giving them a list of things they've done wrong.
🚦 Boundaries are OK
You don't have to pretend you're happy with everything.
A good profile can be clear about your boundaries.
Cupid can help you express those boundaries in a way that is:
Direct
Polite
Positive
Intentional
The aim isn't to tell other people what they must be.
It's to explain what works for you.
📍 Cupid can help you be specific
Your profile should include useful information about the sort of person you're hoping to meet.
Depending on what you want to share, this might include:
Your age
Your location
The sort of person you're looking for
The sort of relationship you're interested in
Your lifestyle
Your interests
Things that are important to you
Don't worry about ticking every box.
The point is to give someone enough information to think:
"I'd like to know more about this person."
❓ What if I don't know what I want?
That's OK too.
You don't need to have your entire romantic future mapped out.
Cupid can help you think about what matters to you without forcing you into a particular answer.
You can say:
"I'm not completely sure what I'm looking for yet, but I know I'd like to meet someone..."
That's much more useful than inventing an answer because you think you should know.
⏭️ Can I skip a question?
Yes.
If Cupid asks you something you don't want to answer, you can skip it.
Cupid may ask one follow-up question if something you've said could use a little more detail.
But if you skip that follow-up, Cupid won't keep asking you questions about the same subject.
You're in control of the conversation.
🧠 Why does Cupid sometimes ask me to rethink an answer?
Because sometimes the first answer isn't the answer you really mean.
You might say:
"I want someone who is kind."
That's a perfectly reasonable thing to want.
But Cupid might encourage you to think:
"What does kindness look like to you?"
Perhaps what you actually mean is:
"Someone who notices when you've had a rubbish day and turns up with a takeaway."
That's the sort of detail that helps another person understand you.
✂️ Can Cupid make my profile shorter?
Yes.
You can ask Cupid to make your profile:
Shorter
More direct
More concise
Less formal
More natural
More like the way you actually speak
You don't have to include everything you've ever done.
More words don't necessarily mean more information.
Sometimes the best profile is the one where you've taken out the unnecessary bits.
🔄 Can I change my profile after Cupid has helped me?
Yes.
Your profile belongs to you.
You can edit it, change it or rewrite it whenever you want.
Cupid's suggestions aren't instructions.
If Cupid suggests something and you think:
"That absolutely doesn't sound like me."
Don't use it.
That's the whole point.
💾 How do I know my profile has been saved?
When you save your profile, Like To Find will show the date it was saved.
You can return to your profile later and make changes if you want to.
🤖 Is Cupid AI?
Yes.
Cupid uses artificial intelligence to help you think about and improve your profile.
But we've deliberately designed Cupid to do something different from simply generating a generic AI dating profile.
The AI is the tool.
You are the person.
Your experiences, personality, opinions, humour, boundaries and preferences are what make the profile interesting.
🔐 Do I have to use AI?
Absolutely not.
Some people love a bit of help.
Some people would rather write every word themselves.
Both are completely fine.
Cupid is an optional tool designed to make writing a profile easier, particularly if you're not sure where to start.
💡 How to get the best from Cupid
The most useful thing you can do is give honest, specific answers.
Instead of:
"I like going out."
Try:
"I'm happiest sitting in a pub with live music and a couple of friends rather than being in a massive nightclub."
Instead of:
"I love travelling."
Try:
"I'm happiest somewhere warm with a small suitcase and no itinerary."
Instead of:
"I want someone who is fun."
Try:
"I want someone who will happily suggest going for dinner on a Tuesday because there's no reason Tuesday can't be interesting."
The more specific you are, the more Cupid has to work with.
❤️ Your profile doesn't need to be perfect
Don't overthink it.
Your profile isn't an exam.
It's a starting point for a conversation.
You don't need to tell your whole life story.
You don't need to impress everyone.
You don't need to sound clever.
You don't need to sound romantic.
And you certainly don't need to sound like an AI wrote it.
You just need to give the right person a glimpse of who you are.
Cupid's golden rules
If you're using Cupid to create your profile, remember:
Be yourself
Don't write what you think people want to hear.
Be specific
Small details are often more interesting than big statements.
Be positive
Say what you're looking for rather than creating a list of things you don't want.
Be clear
You don't need to appeal to everyone.
Be intentional
Your profile should reflect what matters to you.
Be brief
Say more with fewer words where you can.
Avoid clichés
If everyone could have written it, make it more personal.
Keep your boundaries
It's OK to know what works for you.
Stay in control
Cupid is helping you. It isn't writing your life for you.
💘 The point of Cupid
Cupid isn't here to create the "perfect" dating profile.
There isn't one.
It's here to help you answer the questions you might not have thought about, find the words you were struggling to find and turn a vague description into something that gives another person a genuine glimpse of you.
Because ultimately, the best profile isn't the one that gets the most attention.
It's the one that makes the right person want to know more.
