You know the old saw about a picture being worth a thousand words. However, what happens if you need a few extra words to explain the significance of those "thousand words"?

Consider, for example, a picture of you arm-in-arm with someone of the opposite sex. Is it your ex, your child, a BFF? A picture of you with someone else tells a lot. Most important, it tells a prospective date that people enjoy being around you. That's good, right?

However, to make the best impression, your arm-in-arm photo probably needs a little explanation. That's why our photo system includes an easy way for you to add photo captions -- up to about 50 words -- that tell people about what you're doing or showing in the picture.

In addition to your primary photo -- the one that shows you and you alone -- you should use photos to add flavor and spice; stuff that a written profile can't adequately explain. You can write that you like to climb mountains, tame tigers, run marathons, or sculpt heroic figures. It's so much more exciting if you can show you doing those things.

Having captions with the photos also helps other people find you in their searches. In addition to mining written profiles for key words, our search system also reads captions. As you write your captions, use words that others might be using -- Bahamas, bulldog, bicycle, backpack, balloon, bronco, etc. -- to find like-minded people.

A few other things you need to know: